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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15
CLIMATE AND CROP BULLETIN.
Weather Bureau, Missouri Section For The
Week Ending Last Monday.

Spring opened up most favorably
and about ten days to two weeks
earlier than the average. The week
just closed averaged much warmer
than usual, although rather low tenn
peratures prevailed on the 9th, 9th
and 7th, resulting in heavy frosts over
the greater portion of the state, but
doing no damage. Precipitation for
the week was below normal, only
light showers occurring in all sections.
Moisture is lacking somewhat in the
central and southeast sections, and
showers would be beneficial, but the
soil is generally in unusually fine con-
dition in all sections.
Flowing for corn is progressing
rapidly, and planting has become gen
eral, except in the northern tier Of
counties. In a few southwest counties
namely, Cedar, Dade, Lawrence and
Barry the soil has been too wet, and
farm work is not so we'll advanced as
in other counties.
Wheat is reported in fine condition;
also rye and clover. There was no
alternate thawing and freezing during
the month of March and wheat
steadily improved. None of the cor
respondents report the appearance of
Hessian fly.
Oat sowing is nearing completion,
and many fields are showing green.
The acreage sown will be considerably
larger than last year. Potatoe plant
ing has become general; gardens have
been generally planted. All grasses
are growing finely. In some localities
pastures now afford sufficient feed for
stock.
The outlook for fruit Of all kinds,
except peaches, is very good. Apple
trees are reported to be in good con-
dition ard promise fair crop. Very
few peach buds are alive, except in
the southeastern counties. Cores
pondents report that from one-fourth
to three-fourths of peach buds are
alive in the following named counties.
Perry, Ripley, Pemiscot, New Madrid,
Madison, Iron, Jefferson, Bollinger,
Scott, ,Stoddard and Butler Cherries,
plums, apples andpeacbes are now in
bloom in the central and southern
counties. Strawberries, black kberries
and raspberries are very promising.
Farmers are all we'll up with work
in all sections.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15

We teach dress cutting and dress
making. Special inducements during
June and July. Call or write.
MISS MARY YOUNG,
Brookfeld, Mo.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15
Notice.

Keep your stock from getting poor
by feeding Bruins ground feed. Corn
and oats; cracked corn; corn, wheat
and oats; bran, ship stuff, ground oats
and corn meal.
4-15 If G. E. BRUINS.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

Clyue ADAMS, OF Linneus, anu
Miss Anna Robinson were united in
marriage Tuesday at the home of the
brides parents near Brookfield.
| The anti-horse-thief association held
a meeting at Sunny Point schoolhouse
north of town Thursday night and
added some new members to their
roll.
Several members of the Laclede
fishing club were down at their resort
on Grand river this week having some
new building erected, and the premis-
es were given spring cleaning.
Members of the Modern Brother
hood should remember the regular
meeting to be held Saturday night,
April Is, at Woodmen hall. This is
an important meeting and every mem
ber should attend.
On next Friday evening Rev. G.
M. bishop, of St. Joseph, will deliver
the annual address to the high school
graduates of the Linneus public
schools at the opera house in that
city. There are six members of the
class.
The April crop report ISSUED last
Monday by the United States depart
ment {! agriculture, gives the present
condition of winter wheat as 91.6 per
cent as against 1855 per cent last year
at this time and 83.1 per cent for ten
years average.
The Burlington fence gang that
had been making its headquarters
here for two weeks moved up the road
Tuesday. Some new fences and cat
tie guards were put in along the line
north Of town which gives the road
cleanup appearance.
Rev. Prnnty will preach at the
Christian church next Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock. All are cordially
invited. Rev. Prunty is an earnest
worker as we'll as an able preacher,
and is endeavoring to build up the
Christian organization here.
Bills were printed at this Office
Monday for A. M. Walkers stable of
fine Percheron stations and big Ken
lucky jack. Mr.. Walker is one of
the most successful breeders of draft
horses in the state, and his stock finds
a ready sale at fancy prices.
The last number of the lecture
course will be given at the M. E.
church next Tuesday evening, the at
traction being the Dixie Jubilee con-
cert company. This promises to be
one of the very best of the course.
Secure your tickets at the postofice.
J. Clair Lomax, A. j. Baum, FL
gin Burke, J. s. Conent and Howard
Carothers were in Macon Friday
night attending state meeting of the
Modern Woodmen, at which time a |
class of 25O were adopted. Several
hundred Woodmen were present and
a royal time was had.
The Laclede cemetery is being en-
larged, the city having bought
block of ground adjoining it ON the
south of E. J. Robson, and strip
wide enough for one row of lots on
the east side of E. NJ. Lockridge.
Judge Bigger came over from Marce-
line yesterday to survey and plat the
new addition.
Mrs. Joe Albin received word
Monday of her brother being serious
ly injured in an accident at Kansas
City. he was employed at the Ar
mour packing house and was in some
manner caught by a pulley. One
leg and one arm were broken and his
skull fractured. He is being treated
It hospital.
Taylor Weaver was late in opening
up his place Of business Monday
morning and his early customers were
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15
Keep Out

Hunting and fishing is forbidden
on my farm and all trespassers win be
prosecuted. J.H. PREsToS.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15

Mrs. G. ]. Lyons, who has been
quite sick for q week or more, was re-
ported somewhat better yesterday.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-04-15
OVER THE COUNTY.

|
Browning.
The Meadville Messenger says "tht
city election was considerably re
sided" Indeed!
The merchants association at Brook
field has closed up its business and
gone out of existance as an organiza
ton.
There is a movement on foot to es.
tablish a bucket shop in Marceline.
and the Journal calls upon the city
council to do the right thing by pre-
venting it.
j. E. Hartzler, who was succeeded
as county treasurer April l, by j. B.
Flemming has returned to BrookGeld
with his family and will conduct a
private hotel.
The total vote on school commits
soner up to yesterday gave Prof.
A. w. Baker 1906 majority over
Prof. Ryals. There are few country
districts that have not yet reported.
Brookield is to hold a special elec-
ton to vote on a proposion to vote on
proposition to issue bonds for the
purpose of providing 81, 800 for pay
ing indebtedness and $500 for paw
ing between the parks.
Charles W. Leppart, of BrookfeId,
has been selected as the state univer-
sity representative for the Rhodes
scholarship to be awarded this sum-
mer. Mr.. Leppart is 81 years old
and will graduate from the academy
department in June.
Some fellow without fear of the law,
God or the devil threw brick at Mr..
Kane, the Browning harness maker,
as he was at work before his window
the other knight. The window was
wrecked and only for the brick glanc-
ing would have struck Mr.. Kane
square in the face.
The Brookfeld public schools will
close ON May IL. The commence
ment exercises will open by baccalau-
rate sermon at Presbyterian church
May 7, by some devine from
abroad to be selected by Superinten-
dent White, who has been unanimous
ly elected for another year.
Elmer Sims, who formally lived in
Laclede, was instantly killed in the
railroad yards at Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming, where he was employed as
switchman, on Friday night of last
week. The remains were brought to
Brookfeld for burial, he having re-
sided there before going west.
Mrs. Nancy o. Fay, died at the
home of her son Postmaster 0. I. Fay,
at Boomer, on Wednesday of last
week. She was rs years Of age and
had resided in that portion of the
county since 1866. The funeral was
held Thursday, burial taking place in
The cemetery at Brookfeld. She was
a good woman and loved and esteemed
by large circle of friends.
Tuesday Gov. Folk signed the COM
pulsory education bill passed at the
ate session f the Missouri legislature.
It compels every child between six
md fourteen to attend school and
provides truant or parental schools.
Under this law parents can be arrest
ID and fined for not sending their
children to school. The act also pro-
libits the employment of children |
Turing school hours.
The Argus says the Burlington is
contemplating change in the rum
ling of the passenger trains on the
J. B. d K. c. division. The road is |
o be put under the jurisdiction of
Ustick, of the Brook
ield division, and the passenger trains
rill run between Brookfeld and Burl-
ngtOn and BrOOkfeld and CarrolItOn. |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
FRENCH CATHOLICS TO
MAKE LOYALIST LIST

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, November 25.--In view of the i'm
pending separation of church and state in
France the Bishop of Grenoble has ordered
his clergy to institute without delay house
to house visitation throughout the diocese
for the purpose of ascertaining the loyalty
of the Pensioners. The cures are to give
notice Of their visit in a prescribed letter
appealing to all who, so the wording runs
wish to live within reach of church and
of priest to baptize their children and pre-
pare them for their first communion, to
marry and bury the faithful with relig-
ious rites"
The clergy are, however, required to ex-
plain that the inscription of names COM
mits the parishioner to nothing more than
the statement of a desire Ito maintain in
the parish the existence and the liberty of
the Catholic religion" The completed rec
ord is to be preserved among the archives,
and an authenticated copy must be sent to
the bishop before January l, 1905, by which
date 1t Is expected that the law effecting
the separation will be finally voted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
REGULATING "THE GRoWLER."
Excise Board to Formulate and Enforce
New Rule.

The much discussed question of the con-
tinued existence of the "growler'' in Wash
ington will probably be settled Monday for
the ensuing twelvemonth at least. A meet
ing of the excise board will be held that
day, and, besides giving their decision con-
corning the future existence of the 800 and
more saloons and wholesale liquor stores.
the board will determine what shall be
their attitude toward the aggregation OF
tin cans, pitchers and buckets, which con-
stitute the city's "growler."
1t has been previously stated that the
board would draw up a form of resolution.
to which in certain cases signatures will
be required, before issuing licenses for the
new year. BY the terms of this resolu-
bind himself not to sell beer to be carried
original packages.
Assessor II. II. Darneille, chairman of
the excise board, said yesterday that some
such agreement will be waiting for the
saloonkeepers and wholesalers of intoxi-
cants when they appear tomorrow for their
new licenses. Signature of the form will
probably be required of all wholesalers and
Of all retailers against the character or
whose establishments objection is made.
A similar course was pursued in one pre-
vious year not long ago concerning the
sale Of intoxicants to women. Certain deal
ers at that time were required to sign
agreement, by the terms Of which they
were bound to discontinue such traffic, and
the results attained. 1t Is said, were salts
factory.
s. T. Kalbfus member Of the board of
assistant assessors and of the excise board,
who has been out of the city for some time,
will be at his desk tomorrow in time to
take up consideration of the liquor cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Extension of Rechabite Order

Eagle Tent, No 2, Independent Order Of
hechabites held meeting Thursday even
ing. High Chief Ruler Wayne w. Cordel,
was present and demonstrated that IL win
be necessary for every member to give
his earnest support to the COMMITTEES which
is arranging for the extension of the organ
ization and the temperance cause. Among
the others present were: High Tent Chief
Deputy ]. c. Eller, Shepherd Charles VIII
liams, Past Chief Ruler John A. Mitchell,
Chief Ruler William A. Conway, DEPUTY
Ruler Allen H. Lithgow. Financial secre
tary John R. Mahoney. Recording Seere
tary John Schrott, Treasurer Percy J. Cook
sey, Guardian John Dewey. Levite George
A. Root, w. d. Woodward, DR.. w. s.
Barnes. I. w. Woodward and Joseph
Thompson, all of Eagle Tent; James q.
Lee of Advance Tent and w. H. Barry Of
Jehu Tent
A rising vote of thanks was rendered DIR.
Barnes and John Dewey for the excellent
work accomplished by them for the order
and the temperance cause" After the first
degree had been conferred arrangements
were completed for turkey dinner for
Thanksgiving night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

mama in the wilderness or the supply for
the five thousand, besides women and chill
dren. that Jesus miraculously fed; the proc
ess may be slower, but it is none the less
from Gods hand.
Today at the end of bountiful and glo-
rous harvest, we can say with Whittier:
"our common mother rests and sings,
Like Ruth, among her garnered sheaves;
Her lap is full of goodly things,
Her brow is bright with autumn leaves.
40 favors every year made new!
gifts with rain and sunshine sent!
The bounty overruDs our due,
The fullness shames our discomfort
Some go to extremes in their views of ma
terial things. One class makes everything
of them; the other almost nothing. The first
crowds out the thoughts of God and heaven
and the welfare of the soul; the other class
regard earthly good about the same as
moral evil. The Scriptures do not so; they
strike the happy medium. His gifts are not
disparaged neither is He overlooked or for
gotten. 1t is God who crowns the year with
goodness. Thank Him. AS we look out upon
the world of men there is much cause for
Thanksgiving. God is upon the throne,
though there be strife, contention and con-
fusion God is turning and overturning for
His glory and the good of the world. In
connection with the recent war in the east
surely We may say with the Psalmist:
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard
from heaven. Surely the wrath of man shall
praise Thee; the remainder of wrath shalt
Thou restrain" Let us hope that the great
upheaval and internal strife now going on
in Russia is but the dark hour before glo-
rious day dawn for the oppressed.
Nationally we have great occasion for
thankfulness. We stand today second to no
other nation; great land. a great people
wealthy, powerful, cultured; but, If
! read history Alright, together with
the signs of the times, therein lies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
ANNUAL DONATION PARTY
Entertainment Under Auspices {
Catholic Knights of America

Arrangements have been perfected for the
donation party and entertainment to be
given under the auspices of the Catholic
Knights of America of this district for the
benef1t of ST. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum
This years party, the twenty-second of its
KIND, Will be held in Convention Hall. 5tb
ana streets northwest Thankssivins,
night at o'clock. The program will he
opened by Rev. D. j. Stafford d. D.. nresi-
dent OF the board of trustees of the asv,u,,
VINO VIII make few Introductory remarks
He Will be followed by the orphan bows in
a program of songs, drills and calisthen;c
exercises. Supper will be served and there
Will be dancing, the music for which w,1,
pc rendered by a band of twenty niec.s
under the direction of Prof. J. + Hersinoau
The Catholic Knights make an earnost
appeal IN behalf of st. Josephs Asvlu,, vi.
year. Never in its history If is st,ts
mas IL Deen so crowded with inmates
receives no aid from public funds hnt a.
pends entirely on private charity ana ~ :
large extent on what is derived from this
annual donation party. With the inaaaa .S
In numbers and the increased cost of lease Ease
1t is said. the needs of this Institute, ing,
many and pressing. Donations of mona,,
and food will Thanksgiving dav he ,
10 the asylum on III street bet weep on, sSH s
10Th streets Or to Convention Hail III
nlght OF the donation party. 'iie
Inc executive committee in charoa 30 a.,
anair consists OF the following gentlemen.
Mess vice chairman: John A. Madiaan e. I.
rotary; N. H. Snea, treasurer. and Ngioheo,
A. Keane, chairman of the donat ton e lac
mittee. eoii-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

organ. The other half is partitioned off like
an ordinary private car with sleeping apart-
ments a kitchen and a dining room. Mrs
Hermiston plays the cabinet organ and
and teaches, organizes Sunday schools. leads
prayer meetings, baptiZes children, performs
marriages and does the same work that
was performed by the itinerant preachers
on the frontier in early times Every
night they have singing meetings. The
miners and lumberrhen flock into the little
car and enjoy them Immensely Mr.. Herm
iston said that he seldom finds a man who
mas not been taught to sing hymns In his
childhood us
Rev. Wayland Hoyt of PHILADELPHIA. and
was suggested to him when he was making
a pleasure tour through the west and found
so many towns without churches or relig-
ious services His brother. Colgate Hoyt
banker of New York. whose father used
to be pastor of the First Baptist Church Of
Cleveland, built the first car at cost of
81 800 and the Rev. Wayland Hoyt selected
the crew in Cleveland and started them in
business on the Pacific coast That car
since II began work In 1899 has organized
600 churches and 215 Sunday schools
There are now six gospel cars In the Unit
ed States, named Emanuel. Evangel, Mes
senger of Peace. Good VIII, Glad Tidings
owned and operated by society of young
men in Michigan. The other cars are work
ing In Minnesota, Missouri Texas Colorado
and Oregon. They are under the direction
OF Colgate Hoyt.. who guarantees all Of
their expenses John D. Rockefeller has
contributed literally toward their support
HIS tainted money" does not seem to have
zone any injury to the miners and lumber
men IN the Rocky mountains and the for
ests OF the west. They are practical enough
90 appreciate whatever good q man may
40, without fnquiring into his motives or
criucising his materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
IS WHOLE UNIVERSE
FOR WORLDS BENEFIT?

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON November 25.-Sir Oliver
Lodge the famous scientist, is the latest
to attempt a reconciliation between science
and religion He is delivering series or
lectures upon this subject which are at
tracing considerable attention from scien-
tific sources as well as from members OF the
royal family. His idea is that where there
is strong personality it will persist con-
tinually, and after what is called death
may rejoin the larger personality Of which
it is a part and from which it sprang for a
life in this existence y. Aink, said Sir
Oliver, indicating his BODY, &4at TINS Is
bit of matter here for seventy svsfs' OF
perhaps less, and then that II Will iSa2ha
its larger self / shall then tnd nave
larger memory or a larger personality al
together. I am specializing OF course, put
am specializing with some reason loI man
ing these assertions, though 1t Wouid tdke
too long to explain what my grounds are
Sir oliver was asked whether in his opin-
ION man existed only on this earth ana
whether the sun and the stars ana an the
universe exist for the benefit OF this glope'
as was argued by DR.. Wallace ,
Sir oliver replied that DIR. Wallace liked
tn hold a minority view, and in tins respect
he certainly did hold the minority view.
Wherever scientists probed into TINS piahe.
they found life so suppose ;pto ether na arts
Of the universe we shall also find life OF
so some kind. It depends upon what you mean
by man. We might not find beings WIN
noses and with five fingers on their han nus
like ourselves. 1t is improbable tnat IN lns
inverse we are the highest that exist, ana
it is therefore probable that others exist
somewhere. r,,,
He continued that worlds might be unoc
o,1nied for long periods like our own giope.
Datidas mistakes might arise in other ways.
Astronomers in Mars looking at our earuh
1,-ould probably say it was too wet to be IN
bahited. It was nearly all water.
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tional. Rev. D. w. Montgomery; Keller
Memorial Lutheran, Rev. c. H. Butler;
Douglass NJ. E., Rev. G. C. Bacon North
Capitol Street NJ E., Rev. H. NJ Rider;
Epworth M. E. South, Rev. d. l.. Blake
more. The other churches in the associa-
ton either hold their own services or par
ticipate with other nearby churches.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church will
unite with Waugh M. E. Church for
THANKSGIVING services at the latters house
of worship at II o'clock Thursday morn
ing. Waugh Church Is located at the cor
ner of Sd and A streets northeast.
Other Methodist Episcopal services Thurs
day will be az follows: AT Hamline, IL a. m;
Wesley Chapel, union service at IL am;
Dumbarton avenue, Georgetown. at IL a. m. /;
at the Union NJ. E. Church, 10th street be-
tween H and Pennsylvania avenue, union
service with the Western Presbyterian
Church. at IL am, when Rev. DR.. George
Bailey, pastor of the latter church, will
preach.
Rev. Luther Hess Warning will preach at
Thanksgiving day service at the Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
The First Thanksgiving.

From the Uplook.
We cannot rightly appreciate Thanksgiv-
ing time without knowing something of its
origin.
Can you think of time when there were
no white men, but only Indians, In this
country of ours; when there were no cities
such as we have now, but only endless for
ests, with here and there village of wig
vans? 1t is hard to do so, and yet that
was the condition of America 300 years ago.
Then the white man, after his discovery
Of the new land, desired to make his home
there as a refuge from the religious perse-
cution of his old home. Consequently lit
tie handful OF men and women sailed from
England, across the wide Atlantic, In the
Mayfower, and landing far up the coast, In
the fall of the year, founded Plymouth.
They had arrived too late In the season to
plant crops, and had barely time to put
up few rude houses before cold weather
came on.
The hardsilips of that first winter are In
described. Cold, barren homes. famine, In
dian attacks, eickness-left a little band
much reduced in sise, II not In determine
ton. by the opening days of spring. But
with summer came better state of affairs.
Grain was sown; game was more plentiful;
the people in better health.
Then the fall came and the first crops
were harvested. It WINS then that the peo-
pie, In the fullness Of their gratitude to
God for preserving their lives through the
long. hard winter and for giving them a
bountiful harvest. called their Indian
friends together and for these days prayed
and Toasted, celebrating the first Thanks
giving.
Since then, every year. one day in No
venaber Is set apart by the President, that
we may follow the example set us by the
Puvitans two hundred and eighty four years
ago.