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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
s0uT HERN Will SEND
n BRANCH OVER MOUNTAINS

5s ,(speclal ia irhe Times pispa tch] II sfssl
4 NEW 81 lRK, Feb. IL. vt The Southern RAFT
way has a corps o. on aeTs$ maxine q sur-s
sves4 from, AIarlon.S y. 70 Johnson 81
nnint, OYER the, ghest cast Of tho
Rock les. thTaugh What W Rs M Blue
fldgs, MI en-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
Peter DanceY's Chances.

y N. ]. Lewis. The colored lawyer, is making
strenuous. efforts to secure a mommutaton Of.
the sentence OF Peter oancey. the negro who
Is undorS sentence to hang next month"; ,rtet
signatures OF most OF tho jurymen have been
secured to a petition, md 1t Is quite likely
that NIL Roftthen may he secured. y Tho fund
amounts TO $3.50 .45 and lis on deposit ut tho
True gRefornicrs' Bank, 9$'5S 5B
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REPORT SAYS NITTE
HAS NOW RESIGNED
CIV Associated Press.)

siis$52 (By 5Assoclated Press.) HI
ST. PETERSBURG. sfeb 16.--M; NVitte,1
according to @the latest report, has re-
signedJhis position as, president of the
COMMITTEES IS Of ministers on account Of
differences with Minister OF Agrlculturea-
.YerInloff, over the conduct of8ithe pro- =
ceedings Of that body. .555a ermlolt Is
probably the most liberal Of Emperor
Nicholas s ministers. 8}Sss3 Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
RUSSIAN STRIKE
BEG|NsIA||F RE | J. /
II orkrlc, 6, g o ,LI,.t. Several
Big Plants iii Peters
,,8 bur bur g..
y! (By Ass ciat ed Press.)1

ST. Pr:rERsBUR & TT en- en-.
fploycs 81 the Putlloff Iron Works ap-- a
pcared at the works but instead t;es q
rcsumiiig Their detF,a ~ 80 9 ls 9
condition of going t work lea cas- ' e
Of Their comrades who are undef arrest ts Z.
Similar ton zen BY the men tof
tile Nevl works. Upon other grounds the
;workm,cnE gain went out at the FRANCO II
RUSSIAN Works, the Russo "a merican Run
Der Works, the S Petersburg Gar Car
Works and the N iclolas r abroad shops
Considerable mystery surrounds a he re-
acrudescencct of tho strike movement u II
being ri,mured that Father Gopon Is
again directing operations through his
llielltenalltS SS;stgs y tESs s i ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
hestProduce Market

There was a. little more animation On
Cary Street yesterday among the 8pro-s
5duce commission nerchant IS Il he3receipts9
na wera
changes in prices. Eggs ana fowls con-
tlnue very scarce and iareSEigh. Si x =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
Y .ls fltl- 57IeI- - ~
I MARINE INTELLIGENCE,

PORT NEWPORT NEWS. FEB. ls. 1905.
& d ARRIVED u a.
Steamer Eeran. Norfolk. ri "a a
Schooner Prescott Palmer. Hampton Roads
schooner Maude Palmer. Hampton Roads, IL
Z 4Ss i,Hf s3s SAILED. -
Steamer Vera. Norfolk, I! ss$ & " III S3i
steamer A.lbuera, Hamburg via Norfolk. &
schooner Perry Setter, Portland. Is 4 III
z Schooner John b. Manning: evidence. VI
Barge White Band, g Providence. WA a NJ FIJI
Barge Liberty, Boston. n 3s BY 4 IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
4 Gornpers Is Speak Here.

s& Mr. Samuel Gompers. president Of the .Amer
can Federation Of Labor Will nuke an Address
In this City onsthe night 5of February He
tho Central Trades and Labor Council " "a
committee was appointed to make MI arrange
ments for the meeting, and this conmitte
will report at7n meeting on Sunday afternoon,
at 8 40 o'clock. Tho meeting VIII be for the
benefit OF the public. 81 f5 w TT Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17

VI 1, ], Is u 81 +, \. ,.,.. IN
Norlhe1ls ~ 81 nn 1O4N
Norfolk anu ,nl inr ds 97Tt
Oregon sprt i!inn , III Z, !, III
. G Y ~ @ 3 ; 102N
ReAnlng T. n, con, IS III
.l,Ouis unu II, W. ~ m Al 90
LOUIS M i Pun ILL., 4 -, ron S2h
,Seaboarl AIR IS a III
I,i ~, X (. {. lJss
Southerli q, "a q =. " Z, - +
lexas sat, ~. = 84l
NJ - a't1 1904
uion cnnv 1237s
ilip ~ z ~ Il, 7, \. 81
" e. Z, ~. ~ y 2. 10 z
w, "a y, M M, \ 7I{
" hDLsn @cS -, /. 90
we ,, MI a III. t,rj /. rs b
WnteiIs - ~ ~ - 10 ~ !, :, "a
issu,,sm S,niia tor, i';l,ri1st 49, !. 9Ss
~. LILY X Z. tad Inc Z. 60
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single carload. Feeling firm, but no trading.
Receipts, head Demand aoi ings
q 40: ttIp nivcs s. !: barnynrd calves S2ap
$50 Dressed calves higher: city dressed y We
pei pound country og i eec
head. Firm ana higher for good sheep an NJ
lambs 3; choice lambs loc higher Sheep zee Sis0
sg.aS. Hogs cccip.a. h5l7 head :; few state
pigs sold al &c.. Firm for med
UNION SToCF, GUARDS. q
st tea d, Choice, S. Is prime
fair; maj ket IS Vt cady Prime
ers. y5 light workers.. 81. 2og5.5 20 pig
rouEhs q e ~ y eoG.,
s5o !. common. ssJ0QJ 10 lambs sos. 90; veal
calves, SS1S.61. IA 5iss
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my GOODS MARKET =.

NEW YORK, FEB. lie. notwithstanding the
enlargement q ftrhdo38wlth local tobbers dry
goods ,,,ispess at @lltt hand is Sill 5restrctcd
and the outlook Is for cont nIed conservatism
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
SIX CHI DREN MEET
HORRIBLE DEATH I in FIRE.
ls5 tBy Associated Press.)

E . A, Sstis fBy Associated Press.) II
Ii I'OYNI1 CITY, MICH, E Feb. 16.--Three
children were burned to death at SPRING
dale, sixteen niles from here carly to-
day and their father Frank Persons,
was so badly burned and also frozen
.whilo fighting the fire and trying to
rescue his children. hat he will probably
die. a defective fluc is thought to have
caused tho fire.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
+ (By Associated pre .Ai;)

EDWARDS, I'LL, Feb ls. --I'iro of q
origin in, the house OF Man
ming Harris. Il coal miner burned the
bodies OF Harris's three small children to
4 crisp early to-day. Harris and his wife
wern5 rea cned, but were horribly burned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS ii MARKETS
MARKET,

PETERSBURG, IS VA \, Feb. s16.-PEANUTe-
Sparish--alarket ifirmgat S71sc.: receipts. light
Firm Ii at 39i f4c. for fancy n stock;
ma chine picked, Giah q; Smelling stock IN q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
Nv ~. BRADLEY.
fRN .,AssocInted n I,rcsa.

FRAN X 6R i, Ky. 4 Feb. i.
Bradley, aged gslxty-t hree years, brother
of Edison Bradley OF q New 8 ork, and
general $manug ers Of II a large dis tillerys
company, died or lleapt disease day.
He was AbornSsin New. s. e,rll, and was one;
Of tho best known dlstillers In America.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17

22 Cash QuotatOns We're ms Z loIlowS: "a Fl4CUH
Easy no. 9 spr n5 wheat sl1sdl.l9; No. 3.
sl,osQl. rs; No. re 81. 21ay l.ssa. No: corn.
4fAc; No, yellow No. OATS s., sos ss e
No. rye, 7G,sc.s Good feeding barley, b sSc: X
fair TO choice mailing; No. = a1s q,
othy seed. tess Mess pork. per barrel, Sl2;650
1870; lard ger 100 pounds So. 7sfS, 75 short RIBS
sides (Ioose). $669Gd7s: short clear sides lbox-
ed. t6.75aG. 81 % 1Yhskey. basis of high wines
sl.22s, Closcr, contract grade. s1e.50, Butter
Tlrm; creaneries, eSl diaries. ~ 2sc.
mark. casss includsa IA SOC, frsts, SOC. prime
fGrsts, 32c. = extras a4c s slss Sgl ls
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET. 4
Richmond. VA. Feb. l6, 1905.
QUOTATIONS. 4 3&i

longberry Gear lots) Is; I, E. S12o qsl,e2
Mixed Gear lots) ,......4.,,..,.,. 1.aa0 q 1.23
Shortberry Gear lots)...,. q q Lee
,,6 81 bug iafs, i'i9 @lsl
White. VI, bag ,ot il /. !, III "a IS
No. white tear lots) ,,,...;,.,y, u 81 dp 62ii
!, No, 8 white (car. lots) .,...,,...,, MAO 81
Noa2 mixed seara lo q So, hIHg ~ 81,
No.a mixed Gear lots, \. ,,..,. s.s3 81
10, white car ic ,i Nv, Si,:g 81
y No. 81 white Gear LOTS ,.,..,. 4 - az 36ls
Wlnler seed Observation-Disclosures; q g 40
n ~ 4, J, Z, 50 %
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III s. reminding 2s registered /. \. !. 1. 1o4h
III 81 re fIndinr 81 co,if,on . \. q, Z. "
" & r rcs,s,ssred . 1 1SsS
~ A. stored M (, i. 2. v. 1915
,i s. New ds COUPON M /, 1914
o1a ~ rsxls.sred , 'SsH
Tobdcco Us certificntes I. !. VI. 76ls
American Tobacco 81 ertiflrat cs y!
,AtchiHon general 1914. lOtH
"a tchIsor md tnstrient 4s. VIZ
Atlantic tyonat Linn ~ Z. n. 7. OH
Baltimore and ()hio IS q. 1854
Baltimore and Ohio 3isY. t6z
Gent rul or Georgia y. 1lbM
Central of Georgia List Inc 4. y. va
Central Of Georgia "a Inc II.
Chefsipeake and Chic IA 1904
Chicago and Alton n 3,as.. (. Seh
C,ntca and o ncy ne ~ Az HI. (. 100 8
c,hicaso r. I and Pacific As Y. y. q. B2ks
Chicago, II. Il and Pacific col IS. SEX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17

Y c,rNcINEATI.& o. & ii Feb. 10. I'll oGs--Quiet.3
Butchers l y, 3 e. ), Cat
com mon 3t ST. a.. ;heepSt b lst W
4 Asr,lbs-4SSt cad ~ at $Jfpf.7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
PRODUCE II AlaIlET.

n Spot cotton clo4e;i steady. points higher g
$mddling upiands, 81; 1niddlinB gun, etYY ~
saie g., 1883 bulcS. {fi s512 q a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
Funeral @off n Genera Wallace

By & aNssoc lated Eress.) Ss8 W aaFa
5 CRAtyvT CltDS YILLI5 ~ d. lTeb. ~
were conn eted to-day for
heSfuneras Of General Lew Wallace Tie
body will Elo%in Sthu ibrnry Int his resi-
dence, to-nlorroW,,nd wi 4 BE- ewesl from
will lie held sunday ana will be private
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
clorroNs D or .alARK1s-

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Cottonseed oil was5
quiet and irregular AZ to prices. Primo crude,
f.5O. b. mills. 1SGl l9c. prime summer yellow
white. 9s1ss4c.; prime wintcr yellow. g 02osc.;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
STEAM BOATS.
"a I'd DOMINION
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Might Line for Norfolk

Leave Richmond every evening foot Ash Street at
7P.hi, Stopping at Newport News en- toute. Fare f2,N
one way, 81 50 round trip, including aateoom berth;
meals, Soc, each, Street Cars to Steamer WHAT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
NERO HANTS AND 3 NJ lNERS 4. :
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

7EtealnorA 3IeaYo NoT16lkI Tor Boston Tuesday,'
Boston, Mass.& Providence,k Il. /,
wsdnssday. Frplas and SUNDAY, For Provis
r.. M. pussongers and freight taken for. ali
New England points Tickets on ssid at tSs,&
o. sRy! and N. y w. ny. ogicsa. and 20. s1a
East Main. 81 ". 55iS v
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NEW YORK, n a.! FIG irnl. y, ), Rye
Flour steady Duckwheat Torn
nc ai---Firnl. ye n omnnl Barey-Ttsule,
Firm. Options net Y, hie her.
aay closed
5s1sc- 5s 4 -, n 4. g al lana
XSa7. .iet lower. May closed AL 62c. y ulE,
sac m oat Quiet mixed. ara sss L, Is
~ Cut MeatsE-llu 3sasl ard
steady RI fined. quiet. M
cnfet:s R3si-t 9uisl. 'T.lrpsntin Easy
a MO QUIET: mid eiui Fut ures
.,saiy. lo5ii53 3pcintssS higher. snsar--RaYt
steady; "a rsu ted. sts:sdy lsice-Tl'i No g.
lassGs III rrl. Fl ~ 49,, NJ =,
41s an s'aas
cha nGed. h Firm; men rby "A 81
sor5 IA SOU. hcri, 4 s. S XIV
Al lonE nd 81 5lil
ana Western. 40: ersey sweets.
slSIi 5J Peanut rifn; Fancy. handp Picked
N other domcst lie, SIX Cabhas
stendy tlus Dutch. per 1907. ssu3. o. cotton.
i;y steam To- Livei'pool. l3ag he
(,tIIcACO. j IL, Feb 1G,- Under strongly
market wheat for May delivery
~ EoId mp 10 II. W t,isof
yesterday.s new high teeord price for The sea
son. rhe narket closed q almost me 7; n n
~, point IT the day with net gain OF l:a! ssc..
Final quotations on July we're OF ~ tics;5
n6rn and suts are esleh down 11sc;4 PROV istons
sr,,yy a i0sS OF 2 y.
The leading futures ranged as fonoTs Z.
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RICHMOND L sToCK MARKET u.
Rlclnond. ;,ra.. Feb, 10. 1905.
& SALES. n &

MS p MI -, bigat on--2 1t go.
snnboaryi Air Line prefe q az 1871.
i s;cabon III Afr Line ,:Glnfnor-G al }16E. agE
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
He Got an Excuse.

1T was in a Long Island village last
summer" said a New York lawyer,
when a big automobile came tearing
along, and just in front Of the post
Office it struck and killed a big hog
belonging to a villager who was lean
ing over his gate at the time.
"How fast was that machine go
ing?" / asked of him as he came out
and looked after the flying auto.
Forty miles an hour" he replied.
"Then you can make the owner pay
for your hog"
Eyes, / suppose so, but don't think
I shall fool with the case"
Don't you think the hog is worth
going TO law about, eh?"
"He was a fine hog, and / ought to
be paid for him, but me and the old
woman have been grouty at each 9TH
er for a week, and I've been aching
for a chance to open out on her. This
is just what / wanted, and I'll let the
auto go and go in and tell her some
things she won't forget for the next
twenty years!"-Cleveland Leader.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
TWELFTH NIGHT" AT VAssAR.
More Than 1000 People Saw .
Shakespeafe Production.

Sunset hill, Vassar college, was
the scene recently of a beautiful out
of-door production Of Twelfth Night"
under the auspices of Philalethia, the
students association, which promotes
the study Of the drama and directs
all the theatrical enterprises at the
college. 1t was a fitting close to a
very successful season, the plays
heretofore presented being "Hedel-
berg" AN American Citizen" and
"The Little Minister"
A broad greensward at the foot Of
Sunset hill served as a stage, the
players making their entrances from
a clump of dark pines and blossom
ing apple trees, which formed beau
tiful setting. The side of the hill
was a natural amphitheater, afford
ing seats for the thousand or more
students, alumnae and professors
who made up the audience. Electric
lights and Japanese lanterns illu-
minated the scene.
All the characters we're taken by
girls and the costumes included tights
similar TO those used for the play on
the professional stage, a costumer
from New York being employed TO
equip the hundred members in the
cast.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
WAYS OF THE ALLIGATOR
Old Hunter, Up to Snuff, Tells Of Its
Habits.

IF ever you have the luck to be
caught by an alligator, put finger in
each eye" says an old Australian
hunter. That will have the effect OF
making it open its jaws, and then you
can make the most of your opportuni-
". There are several known in
stances of the escape Of natives by
that means. Alligators prefer their
food high, so the chances are If you
are caught you will be deposited on
the bottom somewhere. | heard OF
one native escaping even then. When
crossing the rivers the natives carry
stout sticks, so if encountered by an
alligator they can ward him off by
showing a stick down his throat.
"One day a live alligator, a twelve
footer was brought in by the natives.
1t was well dashed down, and then we
began operations on 1t. We were pro-
ceeding nicely, with great satisfaction
to ourselves if not TO the alligator,
when one of the -Malays, in easing of
the tail lashings, gave 1t too much
drift. Suddenly there was windmill
display and the tip of the tail caught
me on the side of the head. | did an
involuntary fly and came down on the
Malay, who had a sheath knife in his
hand, which gave me bad cash on
the left palm.
That alligators have enormous
strength | have evidence, besides my
own experience. At Port Essington a
buffalo was drinking in a stream
when an alligator nailed it by the
head and drowned it. Soon afterward
a horse was caught while drinking at
the same spot Il dragged the alliga-
tor about forty yards before the brute
let 60 Mr.. Robinson anchored the
body Of the horse a little distance out
from a cliff close to his camp In due
time he had his chance and shot fif-
teen-foot alligator"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
The Country Journalist.

According to Harper's Weekly, Sen
ator Hansbrough Of North Dakota has
long been the owner of a country
newspaper. OF late years other du-
ties have prevented his giving it much
attention and he has depended on
divers itinerant journalists.
1--WE had some good men in the
place, too" the senator once observed
to a friend men capable Of holding
an important place on a city daily.
Then | have had some who did not al
together make good. | remember one
in particular, man named Linkwood.
Linkwood was never satisfied with
simplicity. He would refer to an
equine horse and in the case of
tramp killed in railroad accident
said that the unfortunate man sus-
tanned a fracture of the spiral column
Another Of his pet expressions was
tripping the light bombastic toe"
you probably didn't keep him
long," suggested the friend.
ooh, | didn't mind these so much.
But when the daughter Of leading
citizen was married and he spoke OF
the bridal procession proceeding
down the aisle TO the enhancing
strains of Mendel & Sons wedding
march decided that we had reached
the parting of the ways"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
IRONClAO VESSELS.
The First Ones Seem to Have Been
Built by France In 1858.

The idea of protecting ships by means
Of armor appears TO have originated
in the United States, but the French
were the first to adopt ii. Five floating
batteries were constructed in France
with oak sides eight inches thick, pro-
tected by armOr four and three-eighths
inches thick In March, 1880, the first
Of these, the Tonnante, mounting six
teen guns, was launched at Brest, and
the other four We're all launched in the
same year. These vessels were first
used at the bombardment OF Kinburn
in the Black sea on the 18th October
1866. Two English vesse!s-the Erebus
and Terror-were at once built on SINH
lar lines, but did not arrive at Kinburn
till the oath of october, too late to take
part in the bombarGlment
The results Of this experiment were
so satisfactory that the French govern
ment fitted a wooden frigate, then
building, with armor OF the same thick
ness, and In November, 1859, the first
ironclad frigate, La Gloire, of $500
tons displacement and 800 horsepower
was unched.-Pearsons Weekly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
SEARCH FOR AN AFFINITY.
One Woman Who Was Fated to Fall
In Every Love Affair.

In one Of the departments there is a
little woman, a quiet, timid-looking lit
tie body, still in the early 30s, whose
life story reads like the widest of ro-
mances, says the Washington Post.
She was born in Florida.
AT 16 she became engaged TO a
young man, and Tilted him for an Eng
lishman. The Tilted young man blew
out his brains, or at least let fresh air
into the place where his brains ought
to have been, and so died. The Eng
lishman had a younger brother who
fell in love with the Florida girl-we'll
call her Julia, because that is not her
name. The elder brother, finding out
how matters stood, withdrew, where
upon Julia, instead of marrying the
younger brother, ran away with sea-
faring man. The seafaring man had
unpleasant habits, so Julia divorced
him.
A year later she decided to remarry
him, but before she could carry out
her intention he was lost at sea. With
in six months she married an elderly
man, and left his as soon as she dis
covered that he had wife and family
out in Iowa. She then engaged herself
TO a young man who died of fever on
the day set for the wedding. After
that she married Dane, divorced him,
married a Richmond man, and sepa-
rated from him after two years. All
this, and she is not yet 80. One of her
intimate friends told me all about it,
and when she had finished telling ne
she sighed sympathetically
Poor Julia!" she said. "She always
wanted TO marry and have a home, but
fate was against her. She never found
anybody she could really love, and
goodness knows, she's tried"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
Van Buren, County Gone Wet.

According to the state board of health,
during the past three months, from
April 10 to July 10, there have been but
80 working days in which it has not
rained, and in majority Of cases suffi-
cient rain has fallen to cause work to
stop for a whole or part of day. The
rain that has fallen during that time
amounts to 1917 inches, which is almost
half the whole amount of annual rainfall,
the average fall for the past 20 years
being 34.45. These reports were from
statistics taken from the daily markings
in Lansing and are without doubt in ex-
cess OF what has fallen here, as there
was a cloud burst in that region a few
weeks since. The sandy soils in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Paw Paw have suf-
fered but little, il at all, and the damage
caused by rain has been more than COM
pensated for py the extra growth of
grain and grass. With the exception of
low lands, crops are looking well and a
full harvest is in sight, wheat promising
a better yield than for years past.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
liF0ri0I Comment.
The FRANCHISE.

"Robbing their childrens heritanc
their fathers handed down."
Any proceeding on the part of natiq
or community that deprives those wo
come after of the same privileges tat
they enjoy is tersely set forth in me
above quotation. No matter whsher
the deprivation be caused by neglet on
the part of the present generatio' or
failure to properly safeguard the 'gisla-
ton enacted by them, the accusapn still
holds good.
The American people are az TO ig-
more the little sins of omissio on the
part of their leaders and condae wrongs
that do not directly affect then. There
is no part of the heritage leffus by our
forefathers so priceless as jhe elective
franchise. Through it the atoms veal
or woe is worked out, the dependence
of the people maintained the policies
that rule the nation api the leaders
chosen to work out the problems to be
solved, that make or mn the destlnies
of the people under thef guidance, are
selected byst.
The most vital part Of our government
is the public school, where 80 per cent
of the people are taught and vino are the
ones to whom future control will be Civ
en-. With this thought in mind one
would think that there would be no lack
of attendance at the school meetings.
On the contrary, inquiry through many
school districts reveals situation that
should be sharply Observation-Disclosures
to what might be done at the annual
meetings where the officers for the en-
suing year were to be elected and mon
eys for the proper maintenance of teach
ers, buildings and grounds were to be
raised.
If you were not present, ask yourself
if you have any reason to criticlse the
result of the actions of those who were;
and will you, in tax paying season, be a
kicker: or will you if anything is wrong
chastise yourself and resolve that part
of my heritage which my dead father
did bequeath to me" shall not be lost be-
cause of temissness Oh my part?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-14
BLessINetHE WATERS.
urt.ua md lemn Annual Ceres
mouv olhe River Neva.

ur,. nm. Tenn Annual Cere-
many n lhe River Neva.
NJidwintar 1T. Petersburg each year
secs a unjo,I and solemn ceremony
called "tbe Using of the waters" 4
chanel NJ icfichly decorated with or.
namantc frd the palaces and churches
and dedicad 10 81 Johh the bapus|
is erected ( the frozen surface Of the
river Nov The river is then called
the Jordt ana reiiglous services arc
eonductdin the temple by the metro
nolitan I high priest of the nationa!
church lttended by the emperor and
all his jurt. The ceremony is in mem
orv othe baptism Of Christ and is
suppdd TO be a safeguard against
danes from floods as well as TO bene-
ft Use who make their living on the
sea-
Mole is cut in the ice in the center
ofhe floor of the chapel. From this
III people are baptized by sprinkling
hthe priests. and the faithful men,
,rs of the Greek church go in vast
iowds to get their share, while reli-
hous devotees often plunge into the
&c cold food through the hole. If they
atch cold and die, as they often do.
heaven is secured for them. On the
vening before the ceremony devout
hurchmen make crosses on their
thresholds TO prevent the evil spirits
hat are driven from the water from
aking refuge in their houses.-Chicago
News.