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The Washington times., 1905-09-04
BY EDITH A. BROWN.

Copyright, 1906 by Joseph B. Bowles)
The near approach of the fall with
Its school life must bring TO the
minds of the mothers the fact that
the entertainment days Tor the
children are drawing TO close.
Fun must be crowded into the next few
days. The little friends who have been
scattered to the four corners OF the
globe during vacation time are return
ing and a party just at this season will
serve as a reunion as well as a means
OF conveying the usual party joy.
The mother of today who seeks to
entertain the small friends of her small
children finds herself wrestling with a
grown-up problem. Young ideas have
learned to shoot very much after the
elders pattern in this matter Of enter
tainment and the time has passed when
the good old games Of Drop the Hand
kerchief' and the like fill the social
longing within the hearts of the young
sters. Their cry. too, is for novelty ana
many are the provisions which must lie
made for their amusement
Did you ever try a circus party, you
motners who are puzzlins over this
problem of entertainment lust now
WITHIN the memory of man nothing car
RES quite so much joy within it's con-
lines as n circus.
The circus party means work and
trouble 10 the hostess. but this is true
OF almost any entertainment for chill
dren- and the mother who devotes much
time TO the early plans of her party will
ind that the actual work OF entertain
ment is greatly lessened thereby The
object in a children's party is to keep
the youngsters basy--better have TOO
many means of amusement than not
enough. a rule which does not apply to
party for elders and which is often
the rock upon which a hostess sinks her
ship of hospitality.
Portion OF the Yard.
Now the mother who has been for
;unate enough to preserve her old
fashioned yard against the onslaught
of the park workers lawn has found
great aid in the arrangement of her
circus party In the first place there
IS little doubt about her success in en-
listing the interest and services of
many of the older boys and girls and
the grown-ups. too. and before she
realizes she Will have circus performers.
ticket sellers. clowns, and other fol-
lowers OF the circus, galore. One cor
ner of the yard may be curtained Of
for the side-Show, where young and Old
friends may be dressed to represent
many wonders and do many stunts
for the amusement of the small guests.
and. incidentally. themselves. In the
center of the yard circus tent should
be erected and seats arranged as near
~ as possible like the circus seats.
The Washington times., 1905-09-04
September Birthday Party.

The coming of September. with It's
sapphire TO bestow upon those born
within It's days. is a delight. The deep.
rich. sparkling blue of the stone anords
a pretty color idea for a luncheon or
The Washington times., 1905-09-04
The Real Circus Begins.

Along toward the middle of the after
noon the real circus will begin. Men of
the family or friends. perhaps. may be
prevailed upon to act as clowns and the
performance may include any form OF
entertainment the hostess chooses to
plan. Mechanical dolls and toys may
be brought into use. IL may be posi-
bic 10 rent many of these things-f not
and the hostess can afford to do so. they
may be purchased for the occasion and
leftover tS-s may be sent to gladden.
the hearts of the little inmates OF the
orphanag es. Regular circus booths may
contain peanuts, taffy in tissue paper
wrappings. and the popcorn balls or
squares in red. white. blue. or pink It's
sue paper. or these things may be pass
ed during the circus performance along
with the lemonade, made pink by a
dash of strawberry flavoring.
1t is highly probable that enough eat
abies will be found in these things. but
il the always-longed-for ice cream and
cake is desired this may come at tire
very close of the afternoon when each
guest NAV be sent home with a souvenir
of the occasion in the gift OF one OF the
animals
The Washington times., 1905-09-04
SERIF<MBERC
" ENTERTAINMENTS
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dinner. To be sure there are no blue
flowers TO be used. hut there are blue
fruits, and nothing makes a prettier
table decoration than grapes and their
leaves.
tive center 'decora lions II has been my
pleasure to see was arranged by very
young girl with artistic tendencies and
consisted only of a stein filled with
great punches of blue grapes. the green
leaves massed prettily about the base
of the mug and both grapes and leaves
falling over the sides on the cloth in
artistic confusion.
Another idea for a grape decoration.
which works in prettily. is the use of
mound OF the grapes on he stem for
the center. For the final course the
hostess clips the grapes In small punches
and these serve as the close OF the
luncheon or dinner-in this case, a
ter0cneon. of course
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Two ticket sellers may be placed in
booths at the entrance to the yard
one to give tickets, upon which num-
bers ara written TO the boys. and the
other to serve the girls with tickets
bearing duplicate numbers These Will
be matched and the boys and girls in
this way will find their partners for
the performance.
Let all the skill of the hostess be
brought to bear upon the menagerie.
Secure as many varieties of toy ami
mails as possible-and almost every
thing may be purchased in the toy de-
partments these days-and then take
recourse TO old geogra plies and other
books where animal pictures may be
found The menagerie should be the
acme of success. Animals and pic
lures Will be numbered and a slip OF
paper with corresponding numbers.
and a pencil will be given every guest
who enters the menagerie. From the
pictures or toys the guests Will guess
the names OF the animals and the one
guessing most successfully will be given
an animal book.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12

did. Meanwhile. the conductor. who was
alone IN the caboosc. the tra.nmcn being
scattered along tho train ON the tops OF the
cars. had come 90 the conclusion that he
alone OF the entire crew had survived tho
lightning stroke. and he. lantern In hand.
started back TO fiag any train that might
be folio wing and also 90 wire In TO division
headquarters about the accident
The engineer got his dispatch In frst.
OF course. II read:
Train struck by lightning. All rear
cars destroyed. Conductor and most OF
crew killed -
This caused q great stir In the super's
office. OF course. and a wrecking train vas
ordered made up. Before it could be got'
ready additional confusion was caused BY
the dispatch from the conductor. which
read: /.
Lightning has destroyed front end Of
train and bridge. All killed but me-
q matter OF fact. none OF the crew
was Killed. the trAinmen having been near
enough 20 h engine TO escape the force
OF the lightning. They were so scared
that they were not able TO reach the en-
CINE TIL after the engineer had sent hts
wire. The conductor got the worst Of ~.
for either the lightning or the explosion
knocked him nat ON hts back and he was
unconscious for some time before he was
able to start Jack with his lantern. The
oil car and the bridge. ovcr which n was
passing NJ the moment. were completely
destroyed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12

Etom tnJ E&athN AtIntns
A stone carvfnE.of n grixxiy bear In
the attitude OF offending her cubs has
been carved by Andrew Chester
mediately shipped 20 Alaska TO be
placed over the grave OF X. shadesty,
one OF the most prominent Indians In
the north when alive. He died Decem-
Der II. 1903. leaving 300 to defray the
cost OF the monument.
Tho big piece OF stone carving. weigh
ing 1000 pounds. will be shipped from
Seattle TO wrangel. Inc from that
point will be carried about $50 miles
overland TO the home OF the Bear fam
lily OF Indians. The Indians themselves
will transport the grizzly OF Its over
land journey according TO their own
primitive methods OF transportation.
Mr.. Thompson has been carving
lima ges for Alaska Indians for the past
twenty-five years. but this 10 the largest
monument he has shipped to Alaska
carved from n single piece OF marble.
The stone carving provided for Sha-
desty IN the first to be ordered In n de-
fensivc attitude. For the black bear
tribe Mr.. Thompson has carved several
statues OF bears, but they have all been
on all TOURS. The Wolf tribe and others
taking their names from wild animals
have ordered carvings. but the work
done for Shadesty In novel I'm Its concep-
ton.
II In customary NOM the Alaska In
dams TO leave money TO pay for their
W tombstone and Shadesty saved for
a lifetime To give himself n suitable
piece for hts grave. He was wealthy
enough. though. TO leave his kinsmen
considerable money.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
CAREER OF JAMES J. HILL
rendered the Railroad President . Banquet In Honor Of HE
Sixty Seven IN Birthday.

Saturday evening. September -. mt
Minneapolis. that city honorcd James
j. Hill. president OF the Great Northern
Railroad company. by giving him n
splendid banquet. on his s1th birthday.
The Minneapolis Journal published the
following OF his career:
Many self-made men have risen from
poverty TO power. built IN seldom hat
men dispiay such grasp ofsopportunity.
such breadth OF vision. n such ener-
~ I'm realizing their ambitions. James
J. Hill. like many another genius. used
10 be called a dreamer. The world now
knows that those dreams were really
the visions OF an exceptional foresight.
He saw the future development OF the
northwest and its wonderful
M he felt within him the power TO
lead I'm hat development and reap fame
and fortune. When thirty-two years
ago he took hold OF the bankrupt Sc.
Paul and Pacific railroad ms told the
world his plan TO transform hat In
significant stub Into n tran~scontinental
railroad. men called IL 'Hill's folly"
That folly has made a fortune for
lin" Hill. and for mani others. N
The world now lends In eager a to
Hill and his "foliics."
The president Of the great system In
n positive character. Those who know
him. or who nave interviewed him have
DtEu tfuHTrt.fu Win tuAs lnCt. me- u ~
large man. massive OF head and brow.
The eyes are steady. cool and brown.
From the top OF his gray head TO the
soies OF his shoes. there - not an ire
dilute line. He In quiet. grave and
reserved. but those who know him well
say that he In Intensely human. fond OF
comforts. impatient OF conventionalities
and possessed OF a rugged self-appre-
iiation that IL a part OF the makeup OF
the successful men OF the west. OF
medium height. he In powerful OF build
and erect I'm bearing. He In fuii-faced
and ruddy and has a biz. strong nose.
His neck Indicates that he is n fighter,
but his eyes suggest gentlencss. The
mouth. hidden by his gray beard. IL
large. full. sensitive. the most striking
feature OF a face. which In repose In
sad and grave. He speaks deliberately.
but this In no measure of the time he
requires for thought. He looks the
human dynamo and master that he IN.
without a land grant or n subsidy.
but with the capital he had won TO his
disposal by his persuasive eioquence.
Hi built the Great Northern TO the
coast. weathered theh hard times OF 1884,
%. which wrecked the government-aid-
ed Northern Pacific. and with the tails
man OF success enlisted still more cap
ital, which has made him today the
master OF three great railroad systems
and an ocean steamship line. He has
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12

realized his early dreams. Success has
closed his lips TO many things. but no
one can doubt that he r. still dream
ing" His campaign for the oriental
trade In OF his latter-day dreams.
Though I'm it's infancy. this trade haR
already swelled the earnings OF the
Hnl railroads. and has proved n sub
stantial sort OF dream.
Great Union Of Qualities.
II was this creative instinct that led
Hill as a young n into h paths
ending In wealth and power. He com
bined with his lively imagination the
mind OF a student, n mastery OF detail
and a capacity for work h Is stiil
n wonder. He displayed them nrst un-
der humble surroundings, which soon
grew too restricted for him. and as his
horizon grew 40 did his ambition.
There are many apocryphRl stories
about the youth n early career OF
the man. One OF them. which has an
attractive romantic flavor. tells how
Hills attention was first turned TO
Minnesota. When he was working on
n farm back I'm Canada. n stranger
stopped at the house for dinner. Young
Hin didn't have TO do II. hut he saw
the horsa at the gate and carried n
bucket OF water TO ~. The traveller
noticed the act. and as he rode away
tossed the youth n copy OF n paper he
had brought from Minnesota. saying:
60 out there. u mani N oun
try needs youngsters OF your spirit"
Whether the story In true or not. II
is certain that within a few years the
"youngster'' landed In st. Paul. after
a short season OF wandering In the
eastern states. Hts father. a sturdy
Scotch Irish farmer. died when the boy
was Is at their home ncar Guelph. Ont.
Young Hill had found work In the gem
ernl store OF A. Passmore. having de-
clined 90 follow the family choice and
enter the ministry. This was too mar
row n field for the young mans am
billions. however. and In is5s, when he
was % years old. he landed In 81. Paul
and went TO work.
nesota, aid had not made his venture
IN the west? Tho map Of the north
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12

Issuss Of the Old New Brunswick State
Bank Of New Jersey in Circulation.

Bank Of New Jersey in Circulation.
From the Chicago Tribune.
At least $4,000 OF wildcat" money.
issued by the New Brunswick State
bank OF New Jersey before the war Of
the rebellion. n being circulated
p~eciaily I'm the territory adjacent TO
According TO the United States secret
service men hundreds OF bills OF various
denominations ave been passed by
swindlers. who give them to small
s-torekeepers In payment for merchan-
disc. The passage Of three $40 notes OF
the spurious money has been called to
the attention of the department during
the last week
Although the laws against counter
feitipg are stringent. and the punish
ment for their violation severe. the
United States government has no juris-
diction over cases where worthless
money In passed. According TO Captain
Thomas Il. Porter. head OF the secret
service bureau I'm Chicago. the crime
Is thai OF obtaining money under false
~pretension. an offensc against the state.
and not against the federal govern
mcnt.
Daily cases OF small merchants being
swinGied by the sharpcrs who circulate
the money are reported to Captain
Porter. In almost every case the
morey passed IN OF the New Brunswick
issue. II Ia sold BY Silns G. Stevens. n
cu-lo and coin dealer at 90 Dearborn
street. stevens Toes not deny that he
handles the money. He says he sells II
for what n II. and hat he does not care
TO what use ~ IL put after II passes
out OF his hands.
Ellis OF the s. denomination bear n
close resemblance 20 United Slater NON
cy. and hundreds OF this denomination
nre daily being circulated as real mon
ey. Although the so notes are utterly
unlike the federal issue. little trouble
haB been found in getting small ner-
chants To- accept them. Il. Schroeder OF
1857 Wellington avenu reported to the
secret service men that he was given
one ~ these bills. and that when he
prcrentcd II az the bank he found ~
worthless. Two cases also were report
ell from Racine. Wis. and one from
Milwaukee.
Five years ago. according to Captain
Porter. he seized $4,000 OF the spurious
money found I'm the possession OF Ste
veuA. The dealer aued TO the
notes. and was successful. the court
holding that the United states govern
meut had no case. The Judge also said
that as long ms he sold them without
misrepresentation he committed no
cr.inc. Stevens has n regular schedule
OF prices. For the s. bills he charges
co coats apiece.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
After Him Again.

From The New YORK Sun.
This Mo.nan's Christian Socialism
turns "A sinister face To Mere Man. The
chi Is OF the movement are going to
send. prepaid. To Washington forty-hvc
women representing the several states.
Tine forty-ave will sound To that cow
ard and luxurious town their terrible
approach. storm the capitol. occupy the
" hite House. and demand. temporarily
hut firmly. That the old and enete con-
st!tution be- abrogated and a new on
stitut,on. meeting the e~xigencies OF the
hour. be- adopted"
The constitution must be old and cf-
fste. or so many people wouldn't be
ysarnlng To amend or reform II alto
gether. II anybody can save IL. the
Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey OF Texas
IL the man. blu what can even he do
against the fo~rty-hve7 And they mean
business. Mere Mans capacity for
maintaining n peaceful government
has reached its natural limit: so. IL n
TO be feared. has he. Woman. the
representative OF the mother principle
OF the creative force" Is TO rule alone.
Agreeable prospect for papa.
We don't mind NJ much the Woman's
Christian Socialist resolve TO abolish
private ownership OF land. That II
nm old story: and the farms here In
this town are held nj too high n figure.
anyway. Nor do we kick at the pro-
posed abolition OF money. There seems
TO be no other way 90 ~scrubbing out
the faint. But when n comes to abol-
ishing Mere Man. ms u ferocious Kan
sas female sociologlst savagely urges.
then we wan TO resort To arbitration
No use. This "tranS0rcssions OF
man" are the n OF all h trouble
In this sorry scheme OF things. Wipe
him out. Communities. states and the
national government" are To be "ad-
minlstered by female boards OF d.
r~ectors."
Finally. the female boards NJ direc-
tors are TO revive and enforce the prin-
ciplr "if n man will not work neither
shall n" eat" A fortiori. neither shall
he drink. IL looks bad for papa.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
Coats and Wraps.
From Hnrper's Hazar,

A long loose coat on the ulster or
has lately come into favor. and Ia M
up I'm cloth or cheviot: while loose
ting, the lines OF the figure are IN
Indicated than In the absolutely shn
less styles that have been fashlonal
and consequently the garment 10
decidedly smarter. II has much m
fulness around the skirts than had
oid-time ulster. n necessary at
when the present width OF skirt
taken into consideration.
There are many light gray. tan. bl
and red coats built on these lines. 4
there are also several smart shapes
black, while In the medium-length q
ment that n a combination OF coat |
wrap are several most attractive M
els. While wraps and coats are VI
I'm the evening. and are made. as a II
OF white cloth. either on rather se1
lines or deliberately trimmed u
heavy lace. the long coat In SINAI
than the short one for the moment. |
there Is n rather long medium led
shape that In exceedingly smart 1
has good lines.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
The Literary .m.sssuss In Chicago.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
A woman OF wealth residing OF the
north side returned home n trifie late
for dinner the other evening and en-
Enthusiastically began talking learnedly
TO her husband OF current literature.
She quoted Steven Phillips "Marpessa"
and she fung Georgne Bernard Shaw
az him. Thcn she ratified on some
verses by Mrs. Payne Whitney.
Hold o." he admonished. These
voman's Gibbs are ~plunging you In be-
yond my depth"
"woman's clubsl" she secuted. Il
have been to my masseuse."
The lady referred to a cultivated and
crudite hairdrcEscr and Masseuse who
"a maid by the hour for instructing her
PATRONS In the latest literature and art.
while she messages their faces and
m%anicures their fingers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
Some unbIaxonsd Heroes.

From the Baltimore American.
Among the heroes OF the day must be
counted the Louisiana physicians who are
fighting the battle OF the people against
the dread Scourgc and who will not give
up the fight. even when stricken them
selves. IL often takes more courage TO
face plague and pestileneco In the sick-
room thar danger on the field. for In tho
former case there Is lone OF glory TO win
In the end. II Is simply the sacrifice OF life
and all tina makes life worth living at
the call Of duty and many a hero OF the
battlefield would shrink In fear and loath-
ing from the danger fearlessly faced by
these nameless heroes In h~umanity's
cause.
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likely 10 drop just a. quickly. n he
makes n false step. Hi never wayers
from the intensity a. his purpose, and
brooks-no opposition 60 his plans. hesi-
tating not TO crush n man or q city that
stands In his way. With ali. he n poe
sessed OF rare tact and shrewdness In
handling a transaction. He In not taci-
turn. like most men OF Affairs. but
likes 60 talk when he finds an INTEL.
gent listener. n a taiker OF more
charm IL would be hard 90 find. Always
n student. his mind has a wonderful en-
pacity for facts and details. and turns
everything to account. The farmer. the
lifeblood OF the nation Inc the support
Of a railway system. has always enlist
.pex1typ Of the farmer means n pros.
perity OF the railroad. he a followed
up the immigration work Of h rail.
road with an industrial department
which has taught diversified farming
rotation Of crops. I'M up-to-date man.
agement OF the farms. The railroad
president loves TO talk 20 the farmers
Ind often takes q day from his busy
life for the sake Of addressing an audi
nee at a fair or nm institute.
Mr.. Hills temperament. like that Of
many constructive men OF affairs. 10
Of an artist. He In himself a lover
OF the best I'm art. and his collection OF
paintings In one OF the finest In the
west. Their owner In no mean con
~noisseur. and has n judgment that
artists respect.
All I'm all. the president OF the Great
Northern In a man to study and know
a man whose impress upon the north
west will last for generations TO come.
and whose name will live M that OF y
pioneer and n genius In h world OF
transportation.
The northwest In honorcd In payins
due honor TO James J. Hill.
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o,d... school in America.

Boston Post: Georgetown, Me-. hai
oldest schooIhouse In America which
actual use for the purpose for whit
was built. IL In OF solid ton blocks
has been In constant use for Is year
quaint old place IL ". with It's substa
stone walls inciosing a little single -
room, no bigger than a dressing roo
OF our modern city school building
The old fashioned forms. which are
ably as old as the building itself. are
IN uRe. Built originally OF rough be
In the crudest possible way consistent
strength. they have stood the ravag'
time. worn smooth by nve generation
schoolboys and girls who have left
record by initials and notices n
carved m the wood In the good old
toned way.
The school II situated at some
roads. and the children have TO come
distances that would seem impossIh
city folk. The little building In a pal
reminder OF the days Of the early Sc
who In The midst OF trials and 'har'
.ncalculable set up their temples OF
ing. determined that even. In the VI
ness their children should learn NJ
the three RS.