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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
Burial Ceremony
of the Polish Jew

THE burial customs of the orthodox
l Polish Jews are most interesting
to witness. There are but few in
the United States of the sect. so that
it is a rare opportunity that one has
' to observe a burial which is carried
out in manner prescribed by the rules
of the orthodox Polish Jews. Not long
since mother AID daughter who were
| members of this sect were burned to
| oeath by the explosion of a kerosene
| IL mp, and there were many present at
the burial ceremonies who lad never
seen a funeral so strange. In accord
ance with the rules of that body. In the
absence of a raDoi the nearest relative
Of the deceased is to officiate, and the
husband and father conducted the cere-
monies of the funeral. At the house
the bodies were laid upon the floor and
the shrouds wrapped around them. A
number of lighted candles We're placed
in two rough boxes, and two teacups
which had been broken into fragments
were placed over their eyes. The rea-
son for this last act does no. seem to
he clear, but the hest Hebrew authors
ties say that it is in accordance with
the ancient custom of breaking vessels
of different kinds and placing tn I'm in
the collins or the deceased. The de-
ceased were then removed to the ceme-
terry, where the lids of the collins were
raised 1t was found that hut one
grave had been dug for the reception
of the bodies, and according ro the old
Jewish doctrine but one body can be
placed in grave. When another grave
had been dug the ceremony proceeded.
Two bags, about twelve inches deep,
were filled with sand and ono placed
on each coffin this act corresponding
with the custom of sprinkling the
graves of Christians with ashes.
In ancient times the Jews did not use
collins, but covered the dead with a
shroud and placed them in the ground,
so that they might decompose as soon
as possible. Two padlocks were then
produced, one being placed in each
coffin, locked, and the keys thrown
away. This action is supposed to lock
the fate of the family. so that no mis-
fortune may happen to the relatives.
The clothing Of the deceased vas then
torn in accordance with the custom dat
ing back to the patriarchs. The lids
were then replaced, and when the
collins We're lowered into the graves
the clothing worn by the deceased at
the time of death was gathered tc-
gether and placed in the respective
graves. This action is also one which
dates back many hundreds Of years,
and provides that all clothing found
on or near the deceased who have died
sudden or violent deaths should be col |
lected and buried in the grave with |
them. Then in case the judicial au-
thorities wish at any future time to
investigate the case they will know
where to find these belongings. The
ceremony was concluded by each of |
the friends assembled throwing three |
handfuls of dirt into the graves, after
which they sang a hymn and dis
persed.
A baby at Rios, Wales has been
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

skirt. Cut into strips the scarf may
be used to stripe the gown from shoul-
ders to the hem of the skirt.
The fabric has the advantage of not
shedding it's glitter so readily as do the
spangled gauzes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

A girl Of ~ was committed to a re-
form school from a London court the
other day. She had stolen money from
her mother, taken off her little broth
er's clothes and sold them. and boiled
the family cat alive.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

A baby at Rios. Wales, has been
christened Revivalist Hughes. AL
most every boy baby born during the
last four or five months in the Rhond-
da valley, Wales. has received the
name Of Evan Roberts.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

A woman who attempts TO cook according to
her husbands IDEAS IL apt 10 make mess OF
it.--Chicago News
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
BY Virginia Niles Leeds

scene-h fashionable church in Fifth avenue
Characters-Amanda's kin,
TIme-Spring.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

and reason at our command to hasten
IL securing the unity and coordination
OF the power of the central govern
ment and TO ssure the success of the
measures for pacification in all circles
Of public life, which are essential to
the well being of our people.
Directs the Government.
I'VE therefore direct our govern
ment to carry out our inflexible will in
the following manner:
Il. TO extend to the population the
immutable foundations of civic liberty.
based on the real inviolability of per-
son, freedom of conscience. speech
union and association.
-. Without ~suspending the already
ordered elections to the state douma,
to invite to participation in the douma,
so far as the limited time before the
convocation Of the dOuma will permit,
those classes of the population nov
completely deprived Of electoral rights,
leaving the ultimate development Of
the principle of the electoral right in
general to the newly established legis-
lative order of things.
-. To establish as an unchange-
able rule that no law shall be enforce
able without the approval Of the state
douma, and that it shall be possible
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, KY, Oct. 30.-(Special)-It
has long been claimed that Diabetes IL
incurable, but Mr.. f. J. Thompson,
teacher in the Hinton school, has
pleasing evidence to the contrary. Mr..
Thompson had Diabetes. He took
Dodd's Kidney Pills and is cured. In
a statement he makes regarding his
cure Mr.. Thompson says:
81 was troubled with my kidneys
for more than two years and was
treated by two Of the best doctors in
this part Of the State. They claimed
| had Diabetes and there was little
to be done for me. Then l started
70 use Dodd's Kidney Pills and what
they did for me was wonderful. 1t is
certainly owing to Dodd's Kidney
Pills that l am now enjoying good
health"
Many doctors still maintain that Dia-
betes is incurable. But Diabetes is q
kidney disease and the kidney disease
that Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure
has yet to be discovered.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
spain,s Rlirhe Young King.

There is a grave crisis in the history
Of Spanish etiquette, says the London
Chronicle. King Alfonso XIII, who
is described by q French journal as
very impulsive and at the same time
very sporty" wishes to make a royal
progress through his kingdom In an
automobile. Horror Of the prime min
lister! Such a vehicle, he says, is be-
meath the dignity Of a monarch to
whom the constitution has ~intrusted
the ''sumptuous car of the state" The
sumptuoys car must not be driven by
petroleum. Horses are still harnessedi
to the chariot Of the sun.
But Spanish etiquette does not pre-
vent the monarch from travelling by
railway. Lady Currie tells a story Of
a young man who jumped into a COM
partment one day on an English train
and started a conversation with an old
lady who greatly admired his pleas
ant manners. When he was alighting
she asked his name and he answered,
blithely, alfonso" He was Alfonso
XII, then a cadet at Sandhurst. The
anecdote will probably be read at
Madrid with pain and incredulity.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
blow Elmer ON Impressed thr Guide.

how Elmer on Impressed tho Guide.
A New York man fond of passing
much of his time in the Adirondacks
tells Harper's Weekly a story with
reference to a visit made to that pic
turesque region by Ralph Waldo
Emerson. According to one Of the old
guides, who remembered the philoso-
pher, Emerson had enjoyed his stay
immensely. Once some one asked this
guide, known as Steve" what sort
Of an impression the Sage of Concord
had made upon the natives. well.
sir" obligingly responded the guide,
she was a gentleman, every inch Of
him; as nice a chap as you'd care to
see-pleasant and kind. And he was q
scholar, too, allus figgerin', studyin'
and writin', though we did think he'd
had a better time a-huntin' an a-fsh-
in; but, sir, I'm here to state that he
was the alltiredest, homeliest critter
for his age that ever came into these
woods
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
The Emerald Isle.

Many aspects of the present-day
life of Ireland are as characteristic
and picturesque as any survivals OF
earlier ages. The tiny, matched cot
tages, w~hite-washed. OF frequently
tinted pink, blue, or yellow, vine-cov-
cred, in the midst of their gardens,
are a constant delight to the visitor.
The most characteristic Gaelic villages
are probably to be found in the west.
although many districts in Munster
and Donegal have also preserved the
national language, with distinctive
customs and dress. In many parts OF
Connaught the old, hooded, Irish cloak
is still worn by the women, and their
scarlet skirts. homespun and home
dyed, make brilliant dashes Of color
among the gray rocks and brown bogs
Of this weird western country.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

ing. In many places the students and
strikers are fighting the BLACK Hun
dred,' az the bands of roughs are term
ed.
The demands of the people are increas-
ing proportionately with the success of
the demonstrations. The cry for a con-
s%tituent assembly is now almost univer-
sal, but the Reds" declare that even
that would not satisfy the people, and
add that there must be some %lamp-post
work"
At Odessa there were persistent ru-
mors in circulation Monday that the
crews Of the vessels composing the Black
Sea fleet mutinied on arriving at Sam
sun, on the coast of Asia Minor, killed
Admirals Birileff and Chouknin and sail
ed back to S%ebastopol after hosting the
revolutionary flag. The authorities are
coniscating all political kilograms.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
FUNNY
People Will Drink Coffee When 1t
"Does Such Things.n

People Will Drink Coffee when 1t
"Does Such Things"
81 began to use Postum because the
old kind Of coffee had so poisoned my
whole system that / was on the point
of breaking down, and the doctor
warned me that / must quit it,
My chief ailment was
and heart trouble.
Any unexpected noise would cause
me the most painful palpitation, make
me faint and weak.
81 had heard Of Postum and began
to drink 1t when / left off the old cof-
fee. It began to help me just as soon
as the old effects of the other kind of
coffee passed away. 1t did not stimu-
late me for a while, and her leave me
weak and nervous as coffee used to do.
Instead of that 1t built up my strength
and supplied a constant vigor to my,
system which / can always rely on.
1t enables me to do the biggest kind
Of a days work without getting tired.
All the heart trouble, etc., hac passed
away.
II give 1t freely to all my children,
from the youngest to the oldest. and 1t
keeps them all healthy and hearty"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little book. sThe Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

The autocracy o. Russia is no more.
The absolute reign of the Romanoffs
has ceased and the peoples fight for
liberty has been won.
In an imperial manifesto Monday
night Emperor Nicholas SURRENDERED
and Count WItte came into power rs
minister-pTeSident, with al imperial
mandate which will enable him to
convert the farcical national assembly
into a real legislative body elected by
greatly extended suffrage and to con-
fer upon the people fundamental civil
liberties, including free speech.
The conditions Of the imperial man
date grant to the people of Russia free
dom Of the press, the right Of assembly
and the immunity Of the person, In
Guiding the right of habeas corpus.
The municipal council, after reading
the imperial manifesto at its sitting
Monday evening, dispatched the fol-
lowing telegram to tie Emperor:
The council welcomes with delight
the long-desired tidings Of freedom,
firmly relying on a bright future for
our dear fatherland. Hurrah for the
emperor of a free people"
Text of Emperor's Ukase.
The following is the text of the i'm
perial manifesto issued by the Gar:
I'VE, Nicholas H.. by the grace Of
God emperor and autocrat Of all the
Russias, grand duke Of Finland, etc,
declare to all our faithful subjects
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
QMaMEGessk,os,g,.

Adolph Carnot, mentioned for presi-
dent of France. is a brother of the muir
dered president of that name.
Paul Heyse, said to be the most fam
Gus living German novelist, is almost az
well known in America as in the father
land.
The Duke of Sutherland is one of the
greatest land owners in the world, his
holdings being only exceeded by the Gear
and the Esterhazy family.
Gen. Pierron, who at Sedan burned
the ,colors of the French regiments so
that they might not fall into the hands
of the Germans. has just died at Yer
sailles-
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
PANAMA CANAL IN 1915.
Engineer Randolph Thinks 1t Will Be
Ready Then.

Randolph Thinks 1t Will BE
Ready Then.
Isham Randolph, one of the members
of the board of consulting engineers for
the Panama canal, has written a letter to
X. Carter, president of the SAM
tary district Of Chicago, in which he dis
cusses canal conditions. The isthmian
canal commission has made the letter
public.
Mr.. Randolph says he expects the
canal to be completed before 1915. The
work of preparation, he says, is going
on speedily and when the equipment is
on hand and the organization perfected
at least $4,000 men will be required on
the canal. Much of the present labor is
worthless because the demand Is larger
than the supply. The application of the
eight-hour system to the canal he re-
CARDS as a lamentable mistake and win
add about % per cent to the cost of la
Dor.
Mr.. Randolph says the whole line 10
"cluttered mp with abandoned French
machinery" which cost about $4,000
600 and Is now valueless. He declares
that any statements foreshadowing the
report of the consulting engineers "can
be set down as the manufacture Of Q
news monger."
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

face. The strike committee continued
to restrain the people from violence, this
being considered the best means of at
tanning the ends in view. The commit
teemen believe that the longer an open
collision, which would force a show of
hands, can be avoided the better their
chances. The army. they say. is being
gradually won over to the peoples cause.
Only the Cossacks are absolutely faithful
to the existing regime.
The news from the provinces indicates
that the authorities are getting control
in some sections, but generally the situa-
ton is growing worse instead of improv-
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

for the elected Of the people to exercise
real participation in the supervision OF
the legality of the acts of the authori-
ties appointed by us.
I'VE appeal to all faithful sons Of
Russia to remember tEeir duty toward
the fatherland, to aid in terminating
these unprecedented troubles and to
apply their forces, In cooperation with
us, to the restoration of calm and
peace upon our natal soil.
NICHOLAS"
How the News Is Received.
The news spread like wild6re
throughout the city. The revoIutiOnists,
and active agitators generally, de-
clared loudly that the governments
promises would no longer suffice, and
that the strike must be continued.
In fact, an hour after the news be-
came known the revolutionistS took oc-
casion to throw the first bomb in st.
Petersburg used since the strike began.
The incident occurred near the poly
technic school, but there was no fatal
ity.
Practically all classes, except the So
cialists and the extreme radicals, how
ever, read the document with delight
and ~amazement, declaring that it could
not fail to rally the moderates to the
support of Count White.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

about forty persons. Similar scenes are
occurring everywhere. The crowds fee
ing before the charging Cossacks invade
private houses and hide in sarrets and on
the roofs. Many private apartments
have been converted into temporary hos
pitfalls for the succor of wounded refu-
gees.
st. Petersburg up TO Monday contin-
ued outwardly calm, but there was the
most intense excitement beneath the sur
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

At one barricaded corner Sunday q
student, on the appearance of the Cos
sacks. mounted the barricade and an
pealed to them to join the people instead
of killing their brothers who were strug-
Cling for the freedom o. their common
country. The Cossacks answered with
four v~olleys, killing nine and ~wounding
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

quirers. Infantry, of whose loyalty the
authorities are doubtful. are kept in bar
racks and the cossacks and gendarmes,
who show no Discrimination to shoot down
people on sight, are left to deal with the
crowds.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
Emperor Nicholas II. Grants His
Subjects Liberty.
~AUTOCRACY AT END
The LAST Absolute Monarchy of Europe
Passes Into History.

EN- Surrenders the Absolute
Rights of the Romanoffs and Gives
the Helm to Peace Envoy as Premier
President-Czar Yields TO Uprising by
Whole Empire and Promise of Con-
stitutional Form of Government
Brings Signs of Peace.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

arise great national disruption. They
menace the integrity and unity of our
empire.
1.-THE supreme duty imposed upon us
by our sovereign office requires MS to
efface ourself and to use all the force
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08
COSSACKS DEAL DEATH.
Cold"BIooded Slaughter by the CzEr's
Mounted Soldiers i'm Odessa.

Mounted Soldiers i'm Odessa.
A dispatch from Odessa says there
were two serious conflicts there Sunday
between the troops and a mob, in which
many persons were killed and wounded.
1t is impossible to fix even approximate
ly the number of the victims. The Off
Gals in charge of the hospitals, m
teries and lock-ups are strictly forbidden
to give the slightest information. The
dead and wounded, whose numbers must
be considerable. have been removed by
the police and hidden out of sight of in
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

Don't attempt to sing before the pub
lie, unless you are certain the public
wants to hear you sing.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

that the troubles and agitation in our
capitals and in numerous other places
fill our heart with excessive pain and
sorrow.
THE happiness of the Russian sOver-
elgn is indissolubly bound up with the
happiness of our people, and the sOr-
low of u people is the sorrow of the
sovereign.
From the present disorders may
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-08

Catarrb of the Bladder and Kidney Trouble aSss-
tutely cured by DIR. David Ksnnedy's Favorite Rem.
sdy. World famous for over so years. Sl.OO q hottie
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-28
A Sad Death.

Miss Annie Lonsborough, of
Woodland Mills, died in Nashville
last Monday morning The circum-
stances surrounding this sad affair
were shocking enough without en-
tering into details, or recounting
the reports heretofore published.
However, if the facts in the case
were fully known those who are in
clined to be charitable might look
with sympathy and forbearance
upon the misfortunes and Affections
of the dead. AS rule the public
is too eager for sensation and often
the application of false impressions
is fastened upon the public mind.
Even though she had faults, how
many OF us are free from them and
how few apparently realize the
truths which might perhaps dispel
many OF the dark shadows closing
about the form in the hour of death.
How many can look upon the scene
with the eyes of merciful SlvIor?
How many of us are Pharisees?
At the time of her death Miss
Lonsborough was postmistress at
Woodland Mills, and there are num-
bers who can recall her kindness.
How many perhaps are indebted to
her for favors now forgotten. Her
faults we write upon the sands, her
merits upon the tablets of love and
memory.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-28
Stole a Watch.

Yesterday morning Ozie B.
Shell, negro who claims Jackson
as his home, and who has beer
working for DR.. f. M. Mckee,
went into the residence and to the
Doctors room and took a $50
watch. The watch was missed in
short time and the negro placed
under arrest. He finally admitted
stealing same and said he had hid
it in the barn. The watch was re-
covered and Deputy Sheriff Enloe
Chiles landed the coon in jail.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-28
Corner Stone.

Tuesday, July Is, the Episcopa
Missionary for the Diocese of Ten
nessee, the Rev. r. w. Rhames
assisted by the Rector of the Epls
copal Church of Jackson, laid the
corner stone of the new Episcopa
Church now in the course of cree
ton.
The ceremony took place at 2.3C
P. m. and was witnessed by mem.
bers and large number Of interest.
ed friends.
The address, which was made
by Rev. Wells, of Jackson, showed
him to be not only forceful speak
er but scholar and orator as we'll.
We trust that the people of Union
City may have the pleasure of hear
ing this talented young clergyman
address them on future occasions.
Prot. e. c. Ownby, assisted by
Mr.. ]. HI. Arm, Mrs. Farrar, Miss
Wootson Davis, Mrs. Adams, Mrs.
Wheeler and others rendered music
suitable for the occasion.
st. James Church, which is the
name of the new edifice, will, when
completed add one more attractive
house, dedicated to the service of
the Lord, to Union City's already
many handsome church buildings.
Everybody goes to Dahnke's for
1tiuch
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-28
Society,"
BY MARGARET DALE.

Mrs. Joe Prieto entertained a
company of young friends IN honor
of her guest, Mrs. ]. w. Frahn, of
New Decatur, Ala, last Tuesday
night, An interesting game of
finch and a course of refreshments,
consisting of brick cream and cake
and frappe, were served. Mrs.
Prieto made a capital hostess.
Those present were Mesdames
Robt Bramham, Fred Klein, Ed
Crenshaw, T. r. Massey, Robert
Thompson, Allen Thompson, John
Semones, J. F. Carter, Harris Par
tin, W. w. Heathcock and Robert
Bats; Misses Ida Sanders, Nellie
and Rhyme Joyner, jessie Harrison
and Dorothy Bradshaw.
Mrs. D. A. Edwards entertained
a company Of ladies with bridge
whist last Tuesday afternoon at
the Edwards home in East End.
Miss Nora Gardner captured the
trophy offered to the winner of the
game. A nice luncheon was served.
Miss Irene Moss entertained last
Monday evening at the family resi-
dence of Mrs. Moss in honor Of
Misses Corinne and Louise Rat
cliffe, of Franklin, Tenn. An elegant
course of refreshments was enjoyed.
The Columbian Club met at the
elegant residence of Mrs. John T.
Walker last Friday afternoon. The
hospitable hostess entertained the
visitors with a game of finch and
delightful course of refreshments.
Those who we're complimented with
invitations are as follows: Mrs.
Dan Beckham, Mrs. G. w, Miles,
Mrs. Geo. Hardy, Mrs. Jas. Arm,
Mrs. Swiggart. The home was
beautifully decorated with plants
and flowers.