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The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
,eclshaxxar's Feast.

Apropos of the mistakes OF authors,
her. is one which came to my atten-
ton many years ago. The Rev. e, p.
Roe, then doubtless the most sue
cessful American novelist, II success
is to be judged by the volume OF
sales. sent to his publishers new
novel which ..ouched somewhat harsh
sly on the s:ns OF SOC. ETY. In de-
scribing a dinner at Newport he used
this phrase: AT this Belshazzar's
feast the popping Of champagne corks
took the place OF the usual blessing
asked Of God upon the neal"
His publisher being cultivated
both intellectually and socially sent
note of protest about as follows:
Mr.. Roe: have no doubt
Newport society is very frivolous. but
do gravely doubt II they serve cham.
pagne. before the soup. New York
Sun So ts- b. ~
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05

= w. t'aS !-St'.att- N -
money at the swcatshop By sewing u
boys pants-fve or six dollars Z
wee.s-and they had beea happy. e e
and he, in tscir two Tc7.rs OF marri.::a
life, happy and thankful. But now =
we'll, he had been out of work t..-
three months. Only twice in that
time had he found anything to }.
and that was in the big snowstor,l.
when he shoye.ed with the street
cleaning gang -shoveled through tmo
bitter NIGHTS. and that was all he ha,
earned.
He tried to 60 on, but his feelings
cLoked him, he could only point to his
wife with a look Of tenderness and
grief while Il big tear fell on the child
in his arms.
What was he to do? People said he
was strong and could work Yes, but
where was the work? And how could
he leave his wife? Who would brig
water to her parched lips? And how
could he leave the little boy? Besides,
it was too late, the rent was due to-
morrow, ten dollars for the landlord.
and If 1t was not paid-n it was not
paid. With gesture of dumb de-
spair he, pointed to the door.-Cleve-
land Moffett IN Success Magazine. !"
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
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The Value Of Simplicity.


Civilization seems to be seeking
anything but simplicity, plainness and
comfort for the individual who. in
any way, takes part in the CONNER
cial, social, or political world nova
days. The diet is selected and dishes
pI epared tc crafty the taste, the prop
er lour:shment Of the body being
seemingly deemed Of secondary i'm
pcrtance. The clothing is made to
conform to the latest fashion, rather
than to the freedom and comfort Of
the body. .
Brain workers drive their intellects
to the exclusion Of the physical man.
and when night comes, those who can.
not sleep as nature intended, contrive
to induce sleep artificially, or are con-
tent with snatching only sufncient Of
Natures sweet restorer" to aid the
jaded body and brain to take up the
next days imperative duties, appar-
entity disregarding the full need Of the
organism, and their own future vel
fare, as well as that of generations to
come.
This is time above all others when
simplicity and moderation in eating,
drinking. dressing, sleeping. and every
detail of life are highly essential The
times demand an emphatic protest
against the prodigal using for, today
the endurance with which Nature has
endowed us, without thought Of con
serving it for the morrow.
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
Hupbino !. IN.

"T believed that l had collected an
outlawed bill the other day." remark.
ed = physician. 4 met man on the
street who said he owed me 50 and
who promised to pay the money some
time. Knowing that there was little
likelihood Of his doing so, as he is a
we'll known dead beat, replied in a
bantering sort of way:
:" Bet you a dollar you will never
pay, the. three dollars.
Much to my surprise, when re
turned to my ONCE, my wife said this
man had called to settle his account
He had given her a check for $40 and
received 81 in cash. In the evening
ne dropped i'll and gladly paid him
my lost wager and thought 4 was a
smart man. To-day the. check was re-
turned by my bank marked no
rood. New York Press.
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
CITY'S GRIM TRAGEDY
WHERE POVERTY is SEEN At ITS
WORST.
sctsaf incident in New York When
Poor Family Was About to ee
oispossessed-Husband industrious
and Willing, but No Work.

We turned now into Eldridge street
and drove slowly through lines of ped
Slers' carts until we came to a bar
Esr's pole in front Of q 1row door
way. A black-haired v5ma1 peered at
Ms cnriously from a window pver red
snd blue announcements, in Y3dish, Of
:.artoua balls in the neighborhood.
hia was No. 1863, the home Of Abram
s..al'inov1tch. whom we presently
found in two rooms Of the rear apart
ment, rooms that were clean and neat,
despite their poverty, and that show
ed woman's effort to make them
bright and homelike. s7zsese
The woman lay on a bed in tk>
back room in sort Of stupor. It WAS
partly the heat, for the place wss
sitting and the windows tight shat.
but it was partly want of food, as We
realized when she murmured milk
aunger" She was not over twenty
sbTee. and as she lay there, pale aad
stlll she looked quite beautiful.
The husbands grief was pititll.
When the baby came. he said, SET en-
days before, there was no money aad
no food For three days he had 81, en-
HIS wife tea, nothing else, he Fad
nothing else. Then a visitor left Elm
fifty cents and he bought her chick-
er. For himself he bought some st:lle
bread, and for little Israel, one ytar
old The was holding Israel in his
arms), he bought stale bread also.
He would not have us think i'll Of b IN
would we come away from the door
lest the neighbors hear? He had lever
told any one of their Gsstitution. ne
has: his pride he had always hen a !e
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
THE TEETH AND GOOD LOOKS
importance.of Keeping Mouth in Good
Condition.

NOEQIIIOn.
Prof. E. E.aSymes Thompson, Gresham
professor of medicine, in the course
OF an address at the Polytechnic, Re-
gent street, on "The Evolution and
Degeneration of the Teeth" remarked
that while the bones of man and ami
mails had decared greatly during the
past 5000 or 1000 years, the teeth had
been preserved in much better con-,
dition. Teeth were not part Of bones,
but part Of the skin-theyi were, in
fact, -dermal appendagcs. Old people
were surprised to find that when the
teeth of the lower jaw departed there
was very little of the jaw left This
produced what was called the nut
cracker physiognomy. Referring to-
the fact that the crocodile had an an
imated toothpick in the form Of a
bird, which removed foreign matter,
the lecturer enforced the lesson of
the necessity Of attending carefully to
the cleansing Of the teeth, and rec
commended attention to them at night
as being more important than in the
morning. In these modern. days, he
said, no chance was given to the:
tooth, because everything was cooked
for man, and that was the cause of
the deterioration of our teeth in mod
ern times. Bad teeth, Prof. Thompson
concluded, destroyed good looks
London Standard. Il.
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
/, H+.E SOL ,"T!.!HIRssIY. {! sEkLhIs 4
hoW IN English Publican Made His
4,ss,s Customers Want More. sg5 sss

How IN English Publican Made Hls
a Customers Want Mors. s4@ MN
q publican who was hned E5s and
costs for adding green copperas TO his
beer at Marleybone, says Il London
special to the Pittsburg Dispatch was
held to have done 40 for the purpose
Of making his customers thirsty. His
name was Thomas Sands and until re-.
Gently he carried on business at West.
bourne Park road, Paddington.
Mr.. Hawkins, who prosecuted. said
that two inland revenue oficers visit.
ed Sands house and took samples of
his beer. The porter was found to
contain green Ncopperas in the proper.
ton Of twelve pounds to barrel.
It had since been suggested that the
copperas was used to make the beer
afrothy, but the revenue authorities
knew nothing of that method and it
was impossible to suppose that twelve
pounds was necescsary for the pur.
pose In barrel. .
any the worse for the addition?" said
Mr.. Plowden.
1t would have the effect of dis,
guising the taste of the beer and leay-
Ing the throat and mouth Of the con.
sumner dry, SO that customers, would
be induced to- buy and drink more. =
replied Mr., Hawkins. ...I.Bx !.
Mr. 'Plowden said he considered the
real object was to promote on. the
part Of the customer passionate de
sire for another glass. No publican
could hope too strongly for thirsty
customer, and If he could keep the
thirst going his source of income was
inexhaustible. It was very ingenious
device. but it was hardly the way to
retain custom.
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05
Simple Living ana Hiah rhinkIn,

Simple Living and High Thinking.
1t is related by q gentleman who
had an appointment to breakfast with
the late A. T. Stewart, that the butler
placed before them both an elaborate
bin Of fare; the visitor selected . list
of rare dishes. and was quite abashed
when Mr.. Stewart said, Bring me my
usual breakfast-oatmeal and boiled
eggs" He then explained to his
friend that he found simple food ne
cessity to him, otherwise he could not.
think clearly. That unobscured brain
applied to nobler ends would have
won higher results, but the principle
r>.'-o o'-,s the same
The Ward County independent., 1905-07-05

# "A PetItion.
tie care &
Is Joy and rest. sas
Whose counsels and commands so ern-
cious are.
Wisest and best
Shine on my path, dear Lord. and guard
the way.
Lest my poor heart. forgetting. 90
sG astray.
Lord of myllife. my souls most pure d.
sire,
Its hope and peace!
Let not the faith thy loving words I'M
Falter or cease; {Sa9 f1Ais5
But be to me, True Friend, my chief
delight,
And safely guide. that every step be
right.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
CCDA'S PROGRESS.

They've an aggravated case Of civilizins
down in Cuba
Reat the tom-tom, sound the hewSaC,
slam the cymbals. blow the tuba.
They're so much like honest nations that
they're laying claim to graft,
And the man who says they're heather
yet is lS-carat DAFT.
In a clash at Cicrfuegos Nilluendas got
his dose.
And the L $. Consul's busy wearing
clothespins on his nose.
Mister Palma's charged with treason
his accuser's gone to glory.
They are civilized in Cuba-'tis 4 fas-
c~inating story.
They arc civilized in ~Cuba-shout tho
tidings To the breeze,
They arc kicking on the government and
doing as they please.
They are raising merry hades with their
dynamite and SIGH.
And the COP with eve to business will
be soon retiring rich,
Not n blessing were enjoying In this
country grand and free.
II denied those blessed Cubans any moro
than YOU or me.
For the sur of their enlightenment Is
soaring to its noon
II they hecp right OF progressing they'll
be burning negroes soon.
New York Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12

Cinnamon have been exporting their
porcelain to the west for at least q
thousand years and probably longer.
Medieval Europe could mike nothing
like porcelain and therefore regarded
it as a magical product endowed with
uncnnny powers. 1t was said, for in
stance. that a porcelain cup would
break II poison were poured into it.
Travellers declared that porcelain was
composed Of various substances. which.
after being tempered. were hidden in
the ground for ages before being At for
use. Even 81 eruditc a man ns Sir
Thomas Browne. writing in the latcr
seventeenth century. was mot thor
oughly resolved. concerning rorccllanc
or china dishes. that according to con-
mon belief they are made of earth"
The secret of the true Chinese porce-
lain was first discovered In Europe q
generation later by the German chem
ist Bottger. the inventor Of what IL
now known az Dresden china.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12

One OF the medical papers has been
discussing the Connemara custom Of
dressing grown mp boys in petticoats
and does not seem to be aware that it
Is merely a survival Of what was once
the general practice In Ireland. Half
a century ago young men OF nineteen
might be seen-and were seen-within
thirty miles OF Dublin counting In pet
ticoats in the country lanes. These
were worn with high waists and long
skirts reaching almost to the ankles,
and a Holland overall resembling an
English soun,ryman's smock completed
the costume. but there was nc difficulty
In distinguishing the sexes by their
dress. The mans waist was right un-
der his armpits. while the woman'a
was in the usual place. When they
walked out together they rssembled a
couple of figures from the Noah's ark
Of the toy shop, a proof Of the real
antiquity OF the costume.-London Tat.
ler
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
Women In Church.

The following remarkable notice has
been issued by the Rev. g. NJ. Parsons,
vicar Of Cranstock church, NewQuay,
Cornwall:
"Cranstock church Is closed until fur.
Their notice except at hours Of divine
service. The church has hitherto bsen
freely open. 1t Is deplorable that It
cannot 80 remain, as It ought to. This
Is wholly due TO the irreverence Of
numbers Of women who, walking un-
covered, presume to enter Gods house
with no sign Of reverence or modesty
upon their heads. A small veil or kerr
chief would betoken this and be SUN
Client, but remonstrance during several
seasons has proved In vain.
Such a refusal by men to offer the
customary respect Of u%ncovering would
justify their exclusion from Gods
house. The corresponding refusal by
women to cover their heads obliges 1t.
The church Is closed with deepest re-
greet and shame for the cause. 1t will
mean much loss TO the church of the
devotion and offerings Of the reverent-
~ disposed. 1t is hoped. however, that
the solemn protest thus made in Gods
name will bring t~houghtless persons to
q better sense Of what Is due to his
presence and glory. so that his house
may speedily be set open as freely as
beforc."-London Telegraph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12

George A. Sanford of the army Y. NJ.
u. A. thinks that the Greek is reaching
out for his old time military supreme
cy. Mr.. Sanford writes: "Modern
Athens Ia full Of soldiers. They are
mostly uniformed In two shades Of
blue, not unlike the old service uniform
Of the United States army, but with
added trimmings OF red. The kings
wi regiment Is attred in rufled
shirt waists with gold buttons. short
plated skirts Of white material like q
ballet dancer. which are said to contain
Vxty yards of material. red pointed
shoes with a big rosstte on the apex, a
jaunty cap without a visor. but with q
long tassel, and a histrionic cloak.
Were 1t not for magazine rifles, re-
volvers and knives you would mistake
a group Of these soldiers for a green.
room OUTFIT. At the annual carnival
this regiment includes In its evolutions
some high stepping and ballet dane
Ing"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
A Pussltug Find,

Come very curious iron hippo san
dals Of Roman origin which were
brought to light some time ago in tho
course Of the extensive excavations
which have been in progress In the
neighborhood of MoorHelds and Lon
don wall have been added to the collec
ton OF antiquities in tho Guildhall mu
scum.
Although believed to be horseshoes
there Is a wide divergence Of opinion
among antiquarics as to the real use r.
which they were put. Some indeed
owing to their peculiar shape, have &C
tually supposed them 10 be hanging
lamp stands Of a kind which were
much in vogue ut the period.
Others have suggested that they were
wheel shoes. or skids. which were Mt
tached to military wagons at a time
when such vehicles were built withou'
wheels and merely rested upon q cou
pie Of shafts protruding from the rear
london Telegraph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
Reason For Anxiety.

A large pawnbrokcr's shop was on
fire. and the fremen We're busy trying
to prevent the confagration spreading
Among the large crowd Of onloOkers
vas me oma who was evidently in
an agony Of excitement. Every now
and again she would urge the hremen
to more strenuous efforts. and as the
danes leAped higher her grief became
violent.
whats wrong. missus?' said q gym
pathetic bystandsr. Don't you upset
yourself. There amt no one in there,
What's the rowr"
Row" exclaimed the lady through
her tears. There amt no row at oil
at present. but there will be II they
don't get that fre out soon. Ny old
mans Sunday suit 10 up that spout. and
he don't know it!'-London Answers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
The DECLINING Birth Rate.

DR.. Karl Pearson thinks that not on.
~ ia the English national birth rate
declining. but that the more brainy
classes are falling behind proportion
atcly. He thinks the decline is true
Of the United States too. lie says:
The birth rate Of tho ADLER and more
intellectual classes In this country Ia
falling relatively to that Of the poorer
stocks. Statistics are forthcoming and
will he shortly published to show that
the families Of the intellectual classes
are smaller now very sensibly smaller.
than they were In the same classes
fifty years ago; that the same state
ment Ii true Of the ADLER and more ca.
pable working and artisan classes, but
that as you go down in the social
grade the reduction in size Of families
Is less marked. This Is true not only
Of Great Britain. but Of the United
States and Of some OF our colonies"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
accidents appears from examination

accidents appears from examination
Of the following table Of accidents re-
sufting from causes to which all men
are exposed without regard to their
employment" taken from the Casual
ty company's compilations: In 1895 Of
all accidents 24.14 per cent were to
pedestrians in city streets or on coun.
try highways, 1880 per cent occurred
indoors. a somewhat smaller proper.
ton was attributed TO horses and We.
hicles. and nearly ~ per cent occurred
outside OF the victims house or some
other building. Even recreation vas
responsible for S.15 per cent. while rail.
road travc! WIS charged with but ATT
per cent. OF thesc latter accidents
only one in ten was to passengers.
In other words. accidents incident to
travelling on the railways average less
than onc-sixth of the number which
happen to people who are passing to
and fro through the streets about their
daily occupations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12

hundreds Of men; you meet thousands
Of men. Do they spiritually zee youi
Are you spiritually In the city and yet
not part a ~ Flow many Of the me
you pass in daily i,fe look up at you
with q smile and say, you helped me
to Christ" You extended to me q
saving hand when I was struggling In
the Quicksands Of a great temptation"
by the noble work Of your life You
have been q Christian example which
has inspired me to lead a Christian
life" How many Of all the men and
ome you have known In this city
life can speak thus to you? OneY
Tent One hundred7 A thousand
Are you spiritually to your friends
what I was In Boston many years ago7
Are you in one Of the silent placesY"
Then. my brother, II you have neg.
lected the spiritual opportunities Of life
for the great outside world. how have
you dealt with those of your own
homer Did you never realize that q
husband and VITO could live side by
side for years and never know each
other In the deeper and In the holier
sense3 Did you never realise that there
ran be great silent places between
brothers and sisters. between parents
and children. between children and par.
ents? "Silent places" there are in
which peoples souls do not comminele
and know each other In holy fellow
ship. Nv God. can IL be that there ara
spiritual 'silent places" between US
and the lives Of our dear ones3 Can
1t be that there is any mother here who
has not talked with her children about
Christi Il there any wife here who
has not talked to her husband about
Christ? Are there any men or women
here who have spiritual silent places
In which God Is calling them to 60 and
work In his vincyard3 VIII you 60
and labor for him7
copyright. 1905 by Louis Kiopsch.]
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
Hugo a. an EngItshman.

A woman who was called upon to
write a paper at n suburban current
topic club on Victor Hugo went to the
Carnegie library erected there and col
lated her facts from a number Of ency-
clopedias. When she had finished. hav-
ing q quarter inch Of space at the end
Of her paper, she thought she would
add something original and wrote,
"Whatever We and succeeding genera
tons mny think Of Victor Hugo. we
must agree on one thing-that he wrote
good ENGLISH"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
SAFETY ON RAILWAYS.
The United states Much Better on
Than People Thtuk.

The United states Much Better on
Than People Thtuk.
There Is a somewhat prevalent idea
that America Is an unsafe country IN
which to travel as compared with Eu-
rope. The perfection of the English
railways In particular is frequently
held up as an example. AVID 1t is said
Over and over again that the traveller
who gets on a train In the British
isles Ia absolutely sure to be landed
safely ut his destination, while quite
the contrary conditions exist here.
Examination of the relative statistics
for the United States and Great Brit
ain brings out the fact. however, that
the proportion of passengers who lose
their lives on trains in the former
country ia less than that In the latter.
The official figures show that, whereas
one person has been killed in England
for 81. 100 transported a mile, in
the United States there has been tho
loss of one life in every G5, les. l43 car
ried the same distance, this In spite
Of the many difficulties in construction
and In climatic conditions which our
railways have to meet.
An equally favorable showing for
American management and operation
as compared with the British Is made
from other points of reckoning. The
number Of passengers carried on this
side of the water is 2O.9l5. 783, 1851 and
ON the other side 0.GGO. OOO, 600. In &c
t,,oI poAnIttnc only 1ltE 49, ann lr
charged up to American railways than
to British, while the mileage repre-
scented is nearly ten times as great.
What ia shown by these comparisons
with the British railways seems to be
borne out to a great extent when the
transportation systems of continental
Europe IRE considered. The total rail.
way mileage of Europe Is III. S63-or
was a year or two ago, when the off,
cial statistics were collected. That OF
the United States at the same time
was 3O7 ,077. The number Of passen.
gers killed abroad was 500; the mum.
Der who lost their lives In this coun.
try 321. In Europe $3.50 employees
were killed and In the United States
$3.50, but when this Ia considered on
the basis Of the tons Of freight carried
n mile It appears that about thirty
employees are sacrificed abroad for
every billion tons transported that dis
lance. whereas In America the numbes
Is less than nineteen.
That undue prominence is frequent
~ given by sensationallsts to railway
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
The Aioaauifo Plant,

In northern Nigeria there Is a tree.
called in scientific language Ocimum
vir'de. which mosquitoes cannot toler-
ate. Two or three plants kept in every
room and placed along the veranda are
enough to shut out %trespassing insects.
A mosquito gently inclosed in a leaf
Of the plant will lose consciousness In
q few seconds. The bruised leaf has n
scent not unlike that OF wild thyme
and eucalyptus. The natives Of north
ern Nigeria prefer an infusion Of its
leaves to q%uinine in malarial fever both
for themselves and their children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12

There are about sxty words in Eng.
hsh that have no rhyme. A. given In
1.-THE Rhymers' Lexicon" BY Andpsw
Lang, they are as follows: Aitch. alb,
amongst, avengs. bilge. bourn. breadth
brusqus. bulb. colt. coash, cuim. eusp.
depth. doth. eighth. dfth. dim, forge.
forth, fugue. sul&. hemp. Lounge.
mauve. month. morGus. incurred,
mouth, ninth. obligs. Of. psart, pint,
porch, pork. poulp, prestige, puss, re-
cumb, sauce. scarce. scarf. sixth. spollt,
swoln. sylph. tenth. tersk, twelfth. un-
plagued, volt. warmth. wasp. whaxyG-