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The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
KATHERINE ELEANOR CONWAY.
Presented with Laetare Medal by
Notre Dame University

World and Other Ways" 'Laros
Naples" and, with Clara Erskine Gle
ment, Christian Symbols and Stories
of the Saints" Miss Conway is also
a frequent contributor to the general
magazines and to literary journals.
In 1883 the faculty Of the University
of Notre Dame determined 70 choose
each year from the ranks of the Cath
olic laity of the United States a man
or a woman conspicuous for further
ing the interests of morality, educa-
ton and citizenship and to confer on
that person a tangible mark of honor
that will bear witness to the appro-
baton and sympathy Of Notre Dame
This unique expression of esteem
takes the form of the LaetRre medal
The medal receives its name from the
day on which it is bestowed, Laetare
Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent
The day takes its name bscause the
introit Of the mass for that day be-
gins with the word 'Laetare," which
means rejoice"
AAAO bGsA AlOlil " U4Cu the ulSh IL
suspended is lettered "Laetare Medal" L"
The face of the disk bears the inscrip-
ton Magma est Veritas ct Proevale-
bit Truth is mighty and shall pre-
vail" The reverse has the name of
the university and the recipient. The
address presented with the medal is
painted and printed on silk aRd sets
forth in each instance the special rea-
sons influencing its bestowal
DR.. John Culinary Shea, historian.
was the first on whom the medal
was conferred The list of subse-
quent names bears some of the most
prominent Catholic laity in the United
States. Since 1888, the year in which
DR.. Shea was the recipient, the fol-
lowing men and women have received
the honor in the order named:
Patrick J. Kelley, architect; Eliza
Alton Starr, art critic; Gen. John
Newton, civil engineer; Patrick v.
Hickey, editor; Anna Hanson Dorsey.
novelist; William j. Onahan, public
ist; Dainel Dougherty, orator; Mai
Henry W. Z. Bronson, soldier and
scholar; Patrick Donahue, editor; Au-
gusttn DAILY, theatrical manager; Gen.
William S. ROsencrans, soldier; Anna
T. Sadler, author; Dr. Thomas A. EN-
NETT, physician; Timothy E. Howard.
jurist; John Creighton, philanthropist;
William BOurke Cochran. lawyer and
orator; Dr. John Benjamin Murphy.
surgeon; Charles Jerome BOnaparte.
lawyer and statesman; Richard c..
Kerens. jurist; Thomas E. Fitzpat-
rick, inancier; Francis J. Quinlan.
surgeon.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
DANCED WITH POET IN 1882.
Longfellow was Guest at Wedding
of Portlznd's Oldest Woman.

Portland, Me.-MrS Pheneas F. Var.
mum. the Oldest woman in Portland
and contemporary of the poet, Henry
W. Longfellow, with whom she danced
at her wedding in 1882, the other day
celebrated the ninety-seventh anniVer-
sary of her birth
Except for a slight lameness as the
result of rheumatism, Mrs Varnum ID
in remarkably good health and retains
a wonderful command of her faculties.
She reads daily without the aid OF
glasses and is at present engaged In
completing a piece OF embroidery
which involves much fine work.
On Washington's birthday Mrs. Var
mum showed unusual activity. She
arose early and awoke the other mem
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
HOME OF THE MALAY.
,,uTIvE HABlTATIONs ARE
STILL IN EXISTENCE.
.,, but Rainy Climate Calls for
Ir.,t and Waterproof Houses
I,eiert Rites Still Practiced
by the Natives.

,u,org the most distinctive homes
- far East are those Of the Ma
y. = Who .ahabit the island on which
- p-fHsa city of Singapore is built.
-. town. beside the great marine
i,-sgav between India and China, is
-s5srr- the houses in the country a
g rom il are as ancient as the his
u u of the land itself. They have not
~.rgsd .a style in a thousand years,
= ,robably will not in q thousand
m the Malay peninsula the weather
:. always warm and several months
!. tbs vssr il is rainy. In such a ci-
- a house must be both light and
-.,srBr5of These two properties the
'.vyss secure with the simplest mate
81, ready 10 their hand in the lush
s.-ssr growth al around them.
Tbsy make the frames Of their
,,nses of light. strong trees, planting
1s rmbers firmly in the ground. Be
,gsar the uprights are fitted squares
=, bark reinforced with light Stats of
.,Hr bamboo. to which the bark is
laced with roots of fiber.
The ro0t is matched, lightly, but in
manner TO keep out the heaviest
sownpour Of rain, with the leaves OF
the ara9 palm which are laced in lay
srs TO the ratrers.
The floor is made of split bamboo.
laid fat side upward.
The house. as in most eastern coun-
tries except China and Japan, is rails
ID from the ground several feet, for
he double purpose of keeping out
damp and Drowlng beasts.
It's a sweet light and airy habita-
non. better than a white man could
devise for such a country, and an ideal
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Mans Inferiority.

Ex-RepresentatiVe Walter Mabry q
Welsville, was holding a baby with
one hand the other DAY and reaching
with the other hand to pick some OBJ
iect from the floor. The movement
strained him so that he broke his
wishbone. 1t is evident Walter doesn't
know much about babies. A woman
can grab a baby with one hand, button
her husbands collar, make the bed
dust the furniture, take up the ashes.
put a stick of wood in the stove. wind
the clock, pick pin of the floor, swat
a fly on the back of her neck, shoe
the chickens out of the flower bed
and knock the cat out of the milk pan
with the other hand and never strain
a muscIe.-Louisiana Press-JournaI.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
New and improved Mandolin.

In Italy, where, says the London
Telegraph, the mandolin is still al
most as much in vogue as when Apollo
is tabled to have struck it as the Tyre,
there has been brought out new type
of instrument which can hardly fail
to add greatly to its popularity. The
inventor is the well-knOwn Italian
maestro, Sig Nicola Didone. and he
has devised what is practically an
entirely new mandolin-thOugh still
a true mandOlin-greatly easier to ma
nipulate and therefore to learn than
the existing four-stringed instrument.
Sig. Didones mandolin has five
strings. and the novel feature consists
in this, that whereas on the old four
string mandolin the hand had to be
moved about TO the sixth, and even
to the seventh position, any piece can
now be played without moving from
the first position.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Chair Once Owned by John Eliot, Fa-
nous Apostle to indiana.
church as a venerable relic.

church as a venerable relic.
At the suggestion of the pastor,
Rev. Eugene R. Shipper. it was recent
ly voted to present the chair to the
Roxbury church in recognition of the
fact that as John Eliot, The Apostle
to the Indians had been minister in
Roxbury for many years the Eliot
church, so-called, was the most suit.
able place for it.
A recently erected tablet in the
First Church of Roxbury-placed high
up on the wall back of the pulpit
gives in brief epitome EIiot's life's
history. 1t reads:
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Belle CarsfulIY Guarded.

..1arE precautions have been
--.. .. .aa fuabriIec Wells corpor-
. .. Insure tine safety of the Mel
... which was bought by Coun-
. - Noulan for $4,000 and
.. .. the town. and which is
from the British Museum
.o historic document which
distractions iu Nelson's hand
-. .' the conduct Of the battle
-...t.-ar. viii be framed and
..-.. .. d heavy steel safe set into
.. wall and there visitors will
5. .. .' view it, The room in which
-... wa. stand has had heavy iron bars
..--e- across the windows.
- S4-Esszs2uF srpz-Ezv-s
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
sHUN MEAT AND BE STRONG.
Yale Professor Finds Nonflesh Eater
Has Greatest Power of Endurance.

New Haven, COnn.-Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale has just completed en-.
durance tests which be claims vim.
dicate a diet without flesh foods. The
tests were simple but effective, being:
First, holding out the arms as long "a
possible: second, deep knee bending:
third, leg raising with the subject jy.
ing on his back.
Forty-nine persons were examined.
including Yale students, physicians
nurses and college instructors. Com
parisons were made between flesh eat.
ing athletics and nonf1esh eating S.
dentary workers.
Prof. Fisher says Of the result:
The experiment furnished q se-
we're test TO the claims of the flesh alb
stainer. The result would indicate
that nonfiesh eaters have far greater
endurance than those accustomed to
the ordinary American diet"
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
(Nsw Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.)

Of assistant secretary of the treasury,
for which he was recommended by
Secretary of the Treasury COrtelyou.
Mr.. Winthrop is about 80 years old, 3
Harvard graduate and a personal
friend of President Roosevelt. He
went to the Philippines several years
ago as assistant executive secretary
to the Philippine commission, and dur
ing that time he served as secretary
to William H. Taft.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
JOHN EUiOT'S CHAIR.
Presented 10 Church He Once Served
az Minister.

BostOn--A quaint old chair once be-
longing to John Eliot, the famous
apostle TO the Indians, is to be the CEN
ter of great gathering.
On Sunday evening of March II,
this chair was presented with appro-
pirate exercises by the First Church
OF Dorchester TO the First Church Of
Roxbury, Eliot square. near the Nor
folk house
The First Church in Dorchester came
into possession of the chair two gener-
ations ago through a former minister.
DR.. Thadeus Mason Harris settled in
Dorchester 1793-1836 and his been
cherished these many years in the
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
cRocKER MEMORIAL CHURCH.
Built Mainly of Field Stones After
Early Norman Style.

New York.-A memorial church.
given by George Crocker to the Epis-
cOpal mission of st. John to Ramsey,
N. J., in memory of his wife, who died
several years ago, has just been COM
pleted. The church is designed after
the early Norman style, as found in
the south of England. 1t is construct
ed mainly of field stones, laid with
their natural faces exposed, with
dressed stone trimmings about the
windows, doorways and essential de-
tails. On the east facade is the char
acteristic battlemented tower, with
belfry and low spire. The transepts
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Millions Of lies Demanded.

Owing to the unusual activity in
railroad building. it is estimated that
In Ontario alone 4.500.0O0 ties will ba
cut this year.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
ASSUMES TREASURY POSITION.
Beekman Winthrop Made Assistant to
Cortelyou.

Observation-Disclosures Winthrop,
of New York, formerly governor of
Porto Rico, has assumed the position
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13

His First Years Seasoned With the
Fear Of God, the Word and PRAYER,
Educated at Jesus College,
Cambridge.
Came to the New World, 1881
Preengaged to the Church in
ROXbu
Ordained as Teacher with Weld, 1892,
Whom He Succeeded as Pastor, I64l
l645 Founded the
Roxbury Latin School,
1883 the Eliot School,
In Jamaica Plain.
One OF the Authors Of the
Bay Psalm Book.
1886 Began His Marvellous Work
Among the Native Tribes
of New England.
1850 Founded, at Natick. the
First Indian Church
In the Massachusetts Colony.
1858 Completed the Translation
Of the Bible.
In Zeal Equal to ST Paul,
In Charity Equal to st. Francis.
He TraveFsed the Land for 10 Years
In PeHis of the Wilderness,
In Perils of the Heathen.
In F'earleSsness to Bear the Gospel
to the Children of the Woods,
Who Were to Him
the Children Of God.
Died May q, 1890.
First Among Puritan Saints.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

Death of William Hart-NeWs
reached here Monday of the death Of
one of the old timers in the county,
William Hart:.of Cleveland, who pass
ed away at his home at that place
early this morning from complica-
tion of asthma and pneumonia. He
was 63 years of age and has been a
resident Of the county for some %
years. He leaves a wife and living
children of whom there are Fred,
Chester and Mrs. Roy Ackerman, by
his first wife, and six other children
by his present wife. For some Is
years Mr.. Hart engaged in farming
near Eldridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Acker-
man left Monday for Cleveland to
mako the funeral arrangements.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

Senate Objects-A Bismarck cor
respondent of the Minneapolis Journ-
al says:
The senate is making strong Objec-
tion to the appointment OF HildIeth
on the asylum board, and Hancock OF
Fargo on the penitentiary board, j..
B. Eaton of Fargo on the agricultur-
al college board and II. q. Perry Of
Glendale on the industrial school
board. A committee visited the gov
enor 10 get him to withdraw the
names. but the governor will stand
pat. 1t is PROBABLE the senate will
not conirm these appointments.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

In Fair Japan-The Alert has a
copy Of the Yokohama Daily Mail
containing the passenger list of the
Minnesota that arrived from Seattle
Jan. % with H. C. Flint and mother
among che passengers. The Mail notes
the fact of distinct shock of an
earthquake Jan. 25th at That point.
Outside of the police and students,
and few Europeans, everyone wears
the native costume in Japan. saws
Mr.. Flint, sandals. wooden shoes and
kimonas. The climate IS about like
that Of southern California, bright
and warm and little rain. All the
trucking and draying is done BY men
using Il small two wheeled cart and
some OF the loads would stagger
horse In this country. Narrow streets
prevent the use OF teams. From To-
kio they left for Ki0ta, distance Of
10 miles across She Island on the
st,oses Of the faDsus 81 q Japan.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

OF Militia 1nterest-Go0d business
methods are appearing in the adju-
tant generals Office that will he a
benefit to the national guard. One of
the results alleady seen OF adj. Gen.
Poo)e's efforts, is to get from the ma
tional government Il complete equip
ment for Battery A, Lisbon, OF two
breech loading cannOns with all nee
essary pharphanalia. This is termed
battery section and is half the size
of that furnished the regular army.
The value of the arms is given az
S2s, ,250, all free to the company. An
other matter in which the present
adjutant general has brought about
is securing ruling from the wa-
department which permits the send
ing of an expert rifle team to the ma
tional rifle practice at Sea Girth,
New jersey the coming summer
without any cost to the state. The
Dick lew provides that the national
government shall appropriate to the
several states certain amount of
money annually for the express pnr-
pose of promoting rife practice. Un-
der the conditions Of law, North Da-
K0ta receives annually from this fund
S3980.A. The money If not used for
the specific purpose for which it is
set apart, is credited to the state at
the beginning Of the fiscal year-Jnly
and accum1lates until it is used in
accordance with the requirements of
the law. Last year this. state did not
use this appoI tionment and oD July
l next, 4 similar amount will be due,
making nearly es, 600 available 1or
the purposes specified Ri
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28
NUMBER 26


united to make the Western farmer
master Of his land to completer de-
gree than in the old days Of early set
tlement. lie knows what clops may
be grown, how to plant those crops,
and what varieties to follow in pre-
serving the. fertility of the soil. Ex.
pertinent stations are sending their
bulletins free to tens of thousands
OF farmers scattered over the plains
region. Some of them are in the we'll
moistened Middle West; some are
out in the ''short grass" country,
endea voring to determine the CROPS
that will grow where comes less than
fifteen inches of rainfall annually.
The old time settler tried to farm in
Western Nebraska as he did in lllin-
Ojs--and failed.
Even out in The dry prairfes, where
crop production is out of the ques-
tion, except in the wet years, may he
seen the settlers 'shacks.' TO be
sure, there are also the little mounds
Of earth that tell OF sod houses built
twenty years ago and deserted-but
the later cOmers do not expect 10
raise crops as is done ''back East -
They will make their income from
cattle and sileep.
Each year some 100000 settlers
pour in a stream arcoss the Mississ-
ippi westward. This modern exodus
results naturally and directly from
the full settlement of the older states,
and thn desire of the younger gener
alton for new homes. The homeseck-
ers' excursions test the facilities of
the rail ways: trains run in four Sec
tions as far as the lower panhandle
Of Texas, and out into The Short
grass regions Of the Dakotas.
But aside from several years OF in-
creased rainfall extending to the foot
hills of the mountains, there arc 9th
Ell reasons for the increased prices
such as better conditions OF rural
ife, the rural telephone, the free de-
livery Of mail, and the lower rates OF
interest in western communities.
But these influences have been 1T
work throughout the nation; they
are noL peculiar to the West.
The Vest ha. entered on new era.
ls-S.so ws4Jsb btl5inks lIssnows-~s,x
]y what crops to raise, and how 10
cultivate them to secure permanent
income from the farms. 1t is so con-
ident Of this that it is paying the
large prices for real estate, basing the
price on the income. Land that will
produce net return OF $40 an acre
per year is reasonably worth 800 per
acre. Vast areas OF alfalfa land 10
that-and more. If it can be done
every year, why not 500 land all
through the WesG?
Inquiries sent to hundred bank
ers and loan dealers of the middle
West have brought almost unvaryjDg
replies holding TO this view From
Missouri comes reference 10 Il farmer
who in 1900 bought forty acros Of
land apart from his own farm. FOr
six years he has kept an accurate ac-
count, charging the land with every
days work, every load OF manure.
The net income was l4.2 per cent an
nually on a valuation of 800. With
the improved methods of agriculture
it should pay as good an income on
valuation of Sl5O, and will then bring
that amount. In the sections farther
west the bankers say the land is se-
turning fair income on the high
prices, the enormous wheat crops
being responsible.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

Promotien of imuigxation 10000
Increase in pure food appro-
priataon 1900
Grain commission 1000
Increased. aid to high schools 10000
Expense state officers $1,000
Library commission, Increase 900
Historical society, increase 500
Clerk of court, Stark county 400
Experiment station near
Hannah 10. 600
Law library books 1850
All of the bills providing for the
purchase OF land for state institu-
ti0ns we're passed with a proviso
that the governor must approve the
purchase before the appropriation
should be available. The dill provid-
ing for the payment OF an expense
fund for the state officers included
a fiat appropriation of $500 annually
for the officers, and the adjuntBnt
general, clerk..of the supreme court
and land commissioner were included
in the appropriation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

Found Body in R1ver-The body
of Carl Evans, the driver for Mayor
Wood, who disappeared mysteriously
laat October, was found in the river
Monday afternoon. The body was
found at a point just west of Mr..
Woods harm, by two bows skating.
They noticed something sticking up
from the ice which at first glance
was taken for a rag; but a closer
look showed that it was mans
hand.
The discovery Of the body clears up
a mystery and makes it plain that
Evans death was clearly accidental.
Evans had been working for Mayor
Woods at.his barn and on the evening
of October %, was sent out with a
rig to take Tom Leine to the BaumeZ
Ilace, north OF the city, where the
latter was threshing. The horse aud
empty buggy we're found in the rear
Of the barn the following morning,
but there was no trace of Evans. His
disappearance was advertised and an
attem pt made to find the missing
man, all of which we're unsuccessful.
The recent warm spell probably
caused the body to come to the sur
face, aid as the ice is thin OF, account
of the sewer the body no doubt be-
came imbedded in new ice which
formed within the past few days. The
body was discolored BY the water, but
otherwise not greatly disfgured. 1t
was fully identified by the clothing
and also by letters and other papers,
among which was an insurance policy
for $1,000 in the Order Of Maccabees.
Valley City Times Record.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28
APPROPRIATIONS AS PASSED
BY THE SENATE.

The following appropriation bills,
as recommended by the committee in
the senate were passed by that body
of the legislature without dissent
ing vote and will probably 20 thru
the house with no change:
Interest on institution bondsS l3,20O
Paying institution bonds ille-
gally $1,000
Institute for feeble minded $4,000
Blind aylum 1924
Insane hospital, expense ac-
count 1890
Insane hospital, new build
ings, etc. 1924
Wheat experiments at agri-
cultural College 1000
Repairs on University, order
ed by Emergency commits.
sion 1925
Reform school 2O,5OO
Increase in printing appro-
priation 10000
Mayville normal, buildings,
etc. 45,5oo
Mayville deficit on building 8,3l6
School for the deaf 1850
Agricultural college, new
building $4,000
Agricultural college, repairs,
etc. $1,000
Valley City normal 1888
Penitentiary ISL, 300
Deficit in capitol mainte-
nance 1850
Increase in capitol mainte-
nance 1900
University, new buildings,re-
pairs, etc. e5,ooo
Bacter iological laboratory at
U. $500
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28
Superintendent OF Healthy
Grassick, Grand Forks. S
Bsphlic Hxe eninar-(H1ip Yer II nilH

Superintendent of Healthy
Grassick, Grand Forks. sss
Public Exsminer-0liver Knu6sI,
Nelson county.
Trustees; Science School-George E.
Wallace, Jofa0 Tribke, Chas. OHM, all
OF WahpetOn.
Trustees, Retorm Sehool-'Rilliam
Harris, Oliver county; Frank Lisch,
Dickinson; Fsed Fritz. Towner.
Trustees, Deaf and Damb School,
C. NJ. Fischer, Devils Lake; A. J.F.
Voight, Leeds
District Veterinarians-J. W. Rob-
inson, Coal Harbor; Vim. Machin,
Mandan; F. ". Weston, Dickinson ;
DR.. Rishell, Mayville; F. fl. Farmer,
Wahpeton; George Davidson, Rugby
Z. F. Nliot, Maton.
Trustees Universit7-Jas. Brooke,
Cando; FL. T. Hageson, Milton.
Trustees. Soldiers Home-D. e.
Siegfried, !Sanborn; o. F. Sperty.
Lisbon.
The house devoted The afternoon
to the Sharp primary bill, and amend
ed it so that it resembles the meas
ure that passed the senate very little.
The bill passed the house with
amendments, but it is doubtful il the
senate will agree and conference
will probably result.
The principal change is in the
manner of selecting United States
senators.
The house passed .Casey'S bill pro-
viding for a commission to revise the
school laws.
Bismarck, Feb. 26. Especially To-
day was lively one in the house,
the principal debate being on the re-
apportionment bill, and which was
warmly debated. The Red river Val
ley members voted for the measure
which was opposed by most OF the
western members. The excuse OF
not admitting the full growth of the
western counties was taken advan-
tage OF on the grounds that the con-
stitution required certain census sta
tistics to be used as basis of COM
putation.
.After an animated debate the
house passed the re-apportionment
bill recommended by the committee
which gives the sel,ate A members
and the house lO4. The discussion
lasted over an hour and the western
and northwestern mer bers voted
against the bill.
The house killed senate bill No. 4,
which provides that persons can not
hold more than one office, the duties
Of which require him to sit on an
equalization board. The bill is sup
posed to have been aimed at Ed Pat
terson Of Bimarck and prepared by
Bismarck parties. Patterson is on
the city council and the board of
county comm issioners.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28

School Of Science
Industrial school
School Of forestry
Edgeley sub station
Dickinson sub station
Field officer for historical 90.
Ii ciety
ISakajawsa foAndAtiea Nj
2 q Q sFnssis1 h y u y. j !.