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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
Mark Twain Again a Prophet.

Harper's Magazine: There has
recently been exhibited atcthe National
Arts club, in New York. a hitherto UNI
known statue of A~phrodite, claimed to
be by Praxiteles. The owner, Fred
erick Linton, refuses TO tell how 1t
came into his possession, but ne a
challenged experts to prove that It is
not a genuine antique. Discussion has
ragged hotly. Mark Twain, in the course
of conversation the other day, said
that the situation reminded him of his
story OF THE Canitoiine Venus" in
Sketches Old and New. In this story.
an artist, having made q beautiful
statue which he annot sell, despairs
OF winning the lady whom he loves. To
him comes a wise friend. who takes q
hammer. Smash, Off comes the
statues nose. followed by two fingers,
part Of an ear and a row OF toes. A
few months later the weekly edition or
III Slangwanger di Roma contains the
following letter.
.Wonderful Discoveryi-Some six
r,onths ago Signor John Smith. an
resident of Rome, purchased for a triffe
a small piece OF ground in the Cam
magma. > : -Four weeks ago, while
making some necessary excavations
upon the property, Signor Smitthe un-
earthed the most remarkable ancient
statue that has ever peen auueu 10 tHc
| opulent art treasures Of Rome. 1t was
an exquisite figure of a woman, and
though sadly stained by the soil and
| rhe mould Of ages. no eye can Q UNI
| moved upon it's r~avishing beauty. The
nose. the left leg from h knee down.
| an ear, and also the toes of the right
foot and two fingers OF one OF the
| hands. We're. gore, but otherwise the
noble figure wat q remarkable state
OF preservation. The government at
once took military possession OF the
statue, and appointed a commission OF
art critics, a~ntiquarles n cardinal
/ princes OF the church 10 assess It's value
\ and determine the remuneration that
must go 10 the owner OF the ground Ia
which il was found.M The whole affair
was kept a profound secret until last
night. In the meantime the commission
sat with closed dccrs N deliberated.
Last night they decided unanimously
that the statue lis q Venus. n the
work OF some unknown but sublimely
gifted artist Of the third century be,
fore Christ. They consider IL the most
faultless work Of art the world has any
knowledge Of"
Has Mark Twain again proved him
ELF q prophet?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

Everywhere that I have seen IL. the
coast OF Spain is an iron bound beach
with q rough sea breaking writes q
traveller. Whether on The Atlantic or
the Mediterranean shore, whether on
the Biscayan or the Andalusian coast,
there Gems to be I'VE a heavy surf
booming along the Spanish beach Here
on the extreme north there were the
same somber mountains that we a
once seen when coasting between Glib
raltar and Marseilles, here we saw the
same stern landscape and the same
Eaunt cliffs crowned with watch tow
ers. sad colored like the cliffs and
seeming to be stony growths out OF
the rocks themselves."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

The Canadian parliament is discuss
ing an appropriation Of s400, 900 for es-
tabsiehing "A mint. which it is contended
- desirable for patriotic. reasons for
The advertisement 1T would be TO Cam
ada 10 have It's gold circulating all over
roe world. and for the effect 1t would
have III aiyerting 10 Canada trade now
Ening to the United States. Canadian
miners take their gold 10 American
cities. such as Seattle. and ID goes 10
American ruints, when. If Canada had a
mint, they would bring ii good part OF
4 70 their own cities and exchange q
for Canadian goods.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

urtel $. Croker. a Boston lawyer.
who made a speciality OF drawing wills.
in his own will left his $3.50. 600 estate To-
has widOs1 fhis second wife. who had
been his stenographer) IN trust 10 pay
herself the income for life, with the
right 10 give such OF The annual i'm
eome as she felt she did not want to
such Of his three sons as she might
select, and to disnose Of the trust estate
after her death among these o and
their heirs as she wished. The sons
contested. alleging fraud and undue
tnUIeEcN. and "a 4ssnN
npon appeal the supreme court sus-
tanned the jury's finding.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
DAKOTA

Al the request OF the secretary OF
commerce and labor the department OF
ciate at Washington has been c~oilect-
ing information concerning the use OF
paving blocks ana building brick m1de
oil glass. Paving blocks OF this char
acter are used in France. Old glass
obtained from broken bottles. window.
panes and the like Is used In the man
~ufacture of these bricks n tiles.
Tests carried out in Paris showed that
"a certain make OF this artificial stone
resisted a pressure of 2S,774 pounds TO
the square inch, while granite stood
"a pressure OF only 9.245 pounds. The
glass block too extremely low tenn
peratures without cracking, endured
friction well and proved 10 have great
power 10 resist blows.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

Colonel Sidney O.. Cooke. local man
ager Of the Leavenworth soldiers home,
probably Is the only man in the world
who ever sneezed "A bullet out his head.
He was badly wounded at the battle of
the Wilderness, u Confederate bullet
having penetrated his brain. He was
taken prisoner and sent to Anderson
Vile after having his wound dressed
by a doctor who did not attempt TO
extract the bullet. Cooke recovered.
and the lump in his 'noggins did not
bother him at all. One day he COM
menced to sleeze, and he nearly
sneezed himself TO death. He sneezed
for ten days. With the last sneeze
ar the bullet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

According 10 one OF the old English
ehEpsscles. royalty IN 1884 had nothing
III the day Of Queen Elizabeth Iii least
hall Of the population OF London slept
on boards. Blocks OF wood served as
pillows. The sleeping chamber or the
queen was daily strewn with fresh
ryshes. Carpets were unknown. Henry
Nj. immediately on arising. tossed off
a cnp OF vine. Tea, coffee and chocc-
late we're. OF course. unheard or at that
time. Sugar was to be lax only in
drug stores and the by the ounce.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

David Moffatt, OF Denver, is the
wealthiest man In Colorado. which out
ranks all other states in per capita
wealth. Colorado mas the further dis
tinction that most of It's vast fortunes
were made within it's boundaries, not
alone In mining, but In the cattle In
dustry. In realty, speculation, in fruit,
sugar beet culture. potato farming and
In manufacturing and other mercantile
pursuit. There are 108 resident mill
~lionaires III Colorado, their total wealth
being worth being about $3.50. 000, 600.
Mr.. Moffat Ks worth from $25. 600, 900 to
$50, 600, 000a About 100 men worth seven
or more figures made their money in
The state and reside elsewhere.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
CLUBS MAKE BETTER MOTHERS

Mrs. HaIlam, in an Apprcciatve Article Upon the Women's
Orga Mira lions. Takes Issue With Grover Cleveland and De-
clares No Mother Will Forget Her Child, and the Club Means
More InteIlisent Devotion. 70 Twelve Thousand Iowa Women
Are Banded in Federation Sta ndins for improvement. % %
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
Not AIike.

Detroit Free Press: Old Chum-Doe.
your little girl take after her mother?
Married Man-Not especially; she's three
a dozen words.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
METHODS OF SECRET TIPPLERS

There Are Many Device. for Takins Disguised Liquor. From
the Teddy Of the Drug Store Fountain TO Diued Alcohol.
Stery ef tAe @n..nke-s= Es=, !" ~ Whose Ribs a Quantity Of
Wine Was nrried by Fashionabe Ladies. to Sip at Leisure.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
WHO WROTE OF IMMORTAL CASEY

Penned by Hin While Editor Of the Funny" Column OF the
San Francisco Examiner. >s Denies 1t Was the Work of Will
Valentine of Sioux City Tribune. ~ Original Copy of Poem.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

In his recent hook, Child Slaves OF
Great Britain" Robert III. Sherard
writes: There are thousands of our
poor children In London starving, not
on account OF the poverty OF the par
ents, but by reason OF the ignorance
and sloth OF the mothers. They know
nothing OF cookery, they wish to know
nothing. They dc not care for the trou-
BILE. In every London Stun you win
md a fried fish shop, or a cooked
meat shop, or a grocer who sells
cheese and pickles and ported things.
II is much easier and less worriting-
like To send the children out with cop
pers for n penn-'orth OF fish and
chips or a bit Of cheese, and pickles
than TO cook anything for them
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

More trees are needed I'm South AZ
RIGA. In other parts OF the dark con-
tinent trees have changed the ppear-
ance OF the country in comparatively
recent times. The trees seen by the
traveller from Cairo TO the pyramids
were introduced by Mehemet Ali. and
the banks Of the Nile are not the
same as were those in the days of
Herodotus or Napoleon. The prickly
pears and the gun trees OF North Az
RIGA have changed the country entire
~ since the Carthaginian period. In
the Hawaiian islands many OF the
shrubs which give a tone TO the land
scape am during the last eighty years
from Asia and America.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

Ballad 20 the Republic. Sung In
Year 1850
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
The Original Poem.

The original Casey at the Bat is as
follows;
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Ironclad Oaths.

Here oaths of invoiIable secrecy, with
the penalty of throat-cutting, are adj
rni,,iatered to the awe-stricken and in
Inundated neophytes. They are sworn
IN render implicit obedience TO the
priesthood and to depend upon them
for everything, and especially not TO
touch any woman unless given through
the priesthood A sign, grip. and q
password are given TO the 'endowees,
and the first degree of the Aaronic
priesthood is conferred.
scene four. if / may so term IL, IS
set in the original waitiusroon. which
now represents the world. Adam, Eve,
the. 'endovees,' ard the sectarlan char
acters mentioned among the dramatis
personae. enter. These sectarian persons
are made TO recite monolosues designed
to cast ridicuIe on their respective de-
nominations The part assumed by Far
son Peabody The Presbyterian, viii,
suffice TO show the design of this par1
of TIE ceremony. Speaking in a nasal
tone, the parsons says:
MY dear hearers, this is fallen
world We are all IN the gall OF bit
telness and in the bonds of iniquity.
Satan. the great enemy of mankind
is ever seeking our destruction. Let Us
close our hearts against his wiies ano
come 70 Jesus. and If we are OF the
elect. foreordained from before the crea-
ton Of tie world. we shall be saved
| and. If not. We shall - 1t We car
The Washington times., 1905-01-15

with a blessing peculiar to each. They
are then pronounced clean from the
blood of this generation, and a new
name is given TO each by. the Apostle
Peter. They then return to the waiting
room, where the brethren are annoint-
ed with OIL the sisters receiving their
amounting in the lavatory. This an
nointing is preparatory to being ordain-
ed "a king and priest unto God AND the
lamb 1t is accompanied by the aGiur-
alton, Brain to be strong, ears to be
quick to hear the words of Gods ser
wants, eyes to be sharp to perceive,
and feet to be swift to run IN the ways
of righteousness
THUS creased and blessed the holy
garments are put on. A dress Of mus
lin or linen is worn next to the skin,
reaching from the neck to the ankle and
wrists. Over this a shirt, then robe
e fine linen, and over this a small
square apron Of white linen or silk,
with imitation Of fig leaves painted or
worked on it. A linen cap and white
linen or cotton shoes complete the
dress
Thus attired the candidates pass into
another and smaller room where Flo
helm brigham Young is discovered
seated upon his throne Jehovah, Jesus
and Michael (Adam) enter and receive
a mandate from 'Eloheim' to go forth
and examine weilzthe boundless realms
of space and bring report from thence
back TO the eternal throne that we NAV
create new worlds and people them with
beings who, by slow degrees shall rise
and fill the place of those deceived by
! Satan
The three heavenly messengers de.
| part and return in a few moments will
/ the announcement
% Almighty ruler. The way is clear
| Send forth the word alone and word,
will rise and circle into space, obedien
| to thy CALI
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Drops Band in Clock

Immediately on his arrival the we'll
trained homer opens the wicket in his
cage and goes inside. 50 that the coun-
ter band on his leg, which was attached
by the starter when the bird was set
free, may be removed This band IS
dropped into a specially prepared clock,
which records the time IL took for the
bird TO reach home The clock in ques-
ton is oblong, three inches thick, four
inches wide, and six inches long
It cannot be opened by anybody but
the secretary OF the association. as II Is
locked and sealed The clock Is set at
u and when the band is deposited IL
starts the timepiece. When the clock IS
returned TO the secretary he computes
the tine IL required for the bird 10 make
its flight and the yards per minute In
diploma contests the yards flown per
minute are what IS taken into account
There is some difference Of opinion as
TO the average life OF q pigeon Some,
however. have been known 10 live TWEEN
ty-five years. and there are fanciers
who claim confidently that birds live
to be one hundred. The birds have
been known 20 fly as fast at eighteen
years OF age as at any time in their
career Birds are full size at five CT
six weeks old. and weigh more then
than at at other time. When they COM
mence to fly they reduce their weight
and gain muscle
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Cheap and Blasphemous
Al!egory Forms the
Ceremony
Bonbastic Dialogue IS
Spoken by Alleged
Celestials
Curses Most Frightful
Accompany Oaths of
Vengeance.

CLEAR, detailed. and concise
~ narrative of the secrets of the
~ Mormon endowment house has
been given by Mrs. Catherine v.
Matte, of Chicago, wife of Judge Charles
B. Waite, one of the early Territorial
judges of Utah, appointed by President
Lincoln. During her residence in Salt
Lake City she was afforded the oppor-
tunity of studying the rites of the re-
ligion that has been brought INTO recent
publicity because of the Smoot investi-
cation before the United States Senate
Describing the oaths and ceremonies of
this particular phase of Mornonism, she
says:
AT the time of which I am speaking
the endowment house, where the secret
ordinances of Mcrmonism were admin
istered, was a separate building, stand
ing at one corner of the block on which
the old tabernacle was located, now
supplauted by the handsome Mormon
temple, begun by Brigham Young
whose foundations of solid rock, cost
ing over million in materials and
labor, were even then completed.
These ordinances. commonly known
as sealing are only a cloak TO cover
the grossest RIGHTEOUSNESS. They fur
nish bitter satire on human purity
and progress, a disgusting and paIpablt
proof of human depravity.
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Pledged to Secrecy.

An oath, whose penalty is that the
heart shall be plucked out, with agon-
lzing details, is here administered TO the
candidates The utmost secrecy is en-
joined and the second degree of the
gether with its signs and grips.
The concluding scenes of this cere-
mony now follow quickly The Apostles
Peter, James and John take their places
again before the candidates for en-
dowmeuts and Peter thus addresses
them:
=" Dearly beloved, you are now in the
way of salvation. Be faithful to each
other and 10 ali your brethren. Betray
not the secret things of Zion to the I'M
cody Gentiles. Think not with your
own thoughts, but come TO the priest
hood Obey without murmuring what
ever they command. though 1t may
seem TO you unjust or unreasonable.
Be ever ready and willing to forsalle
father or mother. husband or wife
house or lands. for the glory of Zion
And more especially, brethren. as you
value your eternal salvation and tenn
poraI welfare, speak no evil of the
/ Lords anointed.'
An oath is now administered witt
particulars the most disgusting and re
: voting. Another sign, keyword ant
( grip are communicated and the first de
/ gree of the Melchisedec priesthood i:
conferred
The scene now changes TO anothel
room with an altar in the center On /
| are the Bible. the Book OF Mormon ant
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
WAGNER'S "PARSIFAL."

to come in supreme disregard of all
mans learning-through q guileless fool
The suffering Is due 10 sin. The tempta-
ton has the form of the Ioveliest offer
ing of the earth Only service for the
Saviour, with a heart true TO His cause,
can overcome this temptation and earn
release from the worlds heavy burden
Amfortas ard his knights typify the
brave men of the world who fight VAL
iantly. rushing into the fray with sturdy
hearts. conseerating their service with
Christian prayer, but tempering their
t,raver with reliance on their own little
understanding Klingsor is the spirit of
evil. the figure of heather sensuality OPP
posed to the Christian brotherhood. His
chief agent is KundFy-a figure intro
duee{i into the epic by Wagner-Sleek
and dangerous. like the wild beast held
lease from its yoke; and The poets
thought may well have been that II IS
these human figures. who Yield 70 the Sc
auctions Of sin while yet they aohor II,
the spirit of evil ParsifaL whose in
fiuence on the events OF the drama is
vastly greater than his position in the
J drama ernbodieS. first, the unIruitful in
nocence which IS due 10 ignorance.
and. after he has met and overcome
| termination the Innocence which IS due
| 10 faithful, prayerful battle against
| wrong
| long struggle between the church and
satan. He gave ii all the bright light
| and Swallowed depth of his talents. and
! spread forth in it alike his own faith
| in the power CT humanity when re-en-
forced by religion and his own con-
| tempt for the little knowledge which
men have sought to substitute for re-
ligious faith.
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Tie SI Llruaon Tabernacle.

scene in the Mormon dramas an
apartment in the center OF which IS an
altar, nicely cushioned, with a cush-
Toned ledge to kneei on The men
kneel on one side and the women on
the other, each brother holding the
hand of his wife, also OF he woman
TO whom he is to be sealed. The cere-
mony of sealing for eternity then be-
gins, Eloheim officiating I viii not
weary you with its Details Elofeim
says to the wife OF one OF the candi-
dates:
Sister. as Sarah, the mother of the
faithful. gave Hagar unto Abraham.
command you to give unto your hus-
band another wife, that ne may be ex-
allied in my celestial kingdom
THE wffeSnow takes her place on
her husbands left hand. while the
bride-eIect stands at the wife's left
hand, and EIoheim continues:
.t<SisteT. are you willing to give this
wosaau te- your husband. TO be his law
5fsiI and welded wife for time ana
eternity If you are you viii manifest
it by placing her right hand Within
the hand of her husband
The right hands OF the bridegroom
and bribe being Joined, the wife takes
her husbands left arm and while in
this attitude they make the matrino-
NAL vows and are pronounced one by
EIeheim. The tendowees' then dress.
get a lunch, and return to the -celes-
tiai Kingdom to hear q lecture explain
atory Of the performance they have
gone through
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
WHAT "PARSIEAL" IS.

What-in conclusion-does all this sig
nifv? What purpose underlay so much
work of so many kinds2 What IS the
result?
The significance. the purpose, the re-
suit are one-an opera which affects the
listener as a great religious experience
While Wagner worked upon = Parsifal
from 1878 TO 1882, his spirit was troubled
and his heart discouraged His festivals
at Beyreuth had drawn sadly on the re-
sources of his friends; they were only
then taking OH the expected artistic eH-
cellence which the composer had plan
ned. His health was falling, and much
of his work was done ct retreats in the
mild. sunny. religious little valleys OF
north Italy Furthermore, he had come
TO regard 'Persifar as the successor
70 his long cherished Jesus of Naza-
reth.''
So II was that Wagner wrote "Parsi-
faF' III a mood of unrest. of vague yeaIa-
ing for peace, of deep reverence for the
Christian faith And these are the quail
lies which stamp "Parsifal-" AT the out
set all is aquiver with pain and longing
suffering and punishment All the knowi-
edge of the world will not bring peace
If that boon shall be vouehsaTed 1t i
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
Alleged Celestial Dialogue.

Then follows a bombastic dialogue
between the heavenly characters, in
which is grotesqueIy interviewer clumsy
paraphrases of the opening chapters of
Genesis. closing with this declaration
from 'Eloheim':
Let us make man in our own image
man in our similitude. and let them rule
over the fish and fowl of sea and air,
beast of the field. and over all the
ground and every creeping thing that
creeps the ground. Thou art created
male and female, in the form and like
ness of the gods. Go forth. be blessed,
be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth.
subdue it and throughout dominion
hold over all that breathes upon its
bosom
To represent the creation Of man Je-
hoVaiI, Jesus and Michael then stroke
each candidate separately. pretending
70 form, and by blowing into their faces
pretend to WITTY them. They are then
supposed to be as Adam, newly made and
perfectly ductiie to the hands of their
makers. The new Adam. according &c
instructions previously received. then
pretend to fall into deep sleep; the
gods go through the motion OF extract
ing q rib from each and carry these into
an adjoining apartment in which the
wives are supposed to be formed. Tho
men are then commanded to awake
their helpmeets are introduced TO them
! after which. two by two. they file int,
another room designated as the Garde:
/ of Eden.
THE sides OF this room are painted il
| Imitation of trees. flowers. birds. vii;
1 beasts etc. The ceiling is painted blue
dotted over with golden stars. In tn
/ center OF it is the sun. a little farthe
| en- tb- nloora Near the door is a paint
The Washington times., 1905-01-15

hand to gather his people and to de-
stroy the wicked from Off the face Of
the earth
Here another oath is administered
binding the 'endowee' to revenge the
ton, to obey the church authorities, and
no Others.
Curses the most frightful, penalties
the most barbarous accompany this OBJ
legation, and thus the second degree OF
the Melchisedec priesthood is conferred
! After the oath is administered the
Apostle Peter kneeis, takes hold OF the
hand of one of the standing brethren.
all of whom are united by a fantastic
| INTERVIEWING of hands, and offers a
prayer that they may be kept faithful
| to the oaths they have taken, the can
didates repeating it slowly after him
Peter then arises and announces that
the candidates are now members OF the
/ holy orders of Gods priesthood and en-
! titled to all the blessings and privileges
of the same -
The sendowees.' fitted for heaven
and celestial glory. pass behind the
we'll a new name is Whispered very
! softly and quickly TO each<and certain
marks are cut in the undergar1aents
on the left breast, and en- the right
knee. The candidates ore then ushered
Into the full light md glory of the
celestial kingdonfr THE brethren TURF
their backs to the veil and admit their
la similar fashion.