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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
JOAN OF ARC DENIED {
HONoRs IN FRANCE
Although Rome Has Accorded Her Honors Of Saint
hood, France Forbids Worship of Her. :"


her, and mighty champions like
Schiller, replied in her behalf.
The warfare has ragged without ces-
sation for centuries.
But certain cold facts of history
speak for themselves. They tell of
how on the night of April 20, 1929, she
threw herself with supplies of proyis-
ions into Orleans, then closely be-
sieged by the British, and from the
4th to the sth Of May made successful
sallies on the British which resulted
in the siege being raised. This impor-
tant victory rekindled the ardor of the
nation, and a mighty wave of patriot
ism reached its crest when Joan con-
Quoted the dauphin to Rheims on July
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
"l1i Never Dc 1t Again." Marie
Promised in a Low Tone.

opened the door, The woman who
lived next door stood there. kin
you let me have a little bit of coffee,
Miss Lappin?" she said. Il didn't
know I wuz out"
Miss Lappin went to the closet and
began to pour out some ground coffee
into cup. There! that'n do.
only wanted little bit" the woman
cried. Miss Lappin handed her the
cup, which she took with many thanks
and promises of payment in the near
future. She walked to the door, then
stood there in a hesitating, embar-
raised way. Miss Lappin-don't
mind me astin' it-but is your Marie
all right? H."
''Why do you asst anything about
Marie?" Miss Lappin cried angrily.
Her sallow face was crimson Her
black eyes Dashed.
''Oh,- nothin'. Nothin at ALL the Wis
itor explained hastily. I didn't mean
nothin', Miss Lappin."
Miss Lappin suddenly sank into a
chair. She buried her face in the
corner of her white apron and began
to cry. Marie walked out of here
| yesterday mornin' to see the circus
parade, an never came back she
sobbed.
The woman placed her cup of COT:
fee on the table. She came over to
Miss Lappin. miss Lappin, I'm very
sorry for you, am indeed. Not one
kin say but what you brought Marie
up all right. An now I'll tell you
somethin'; what came in this morn
in to tell you. Last night my hus-
band went to the circus, an after, he
went up to the depot to see the cir
Gus people goin'- off. An, Miss Lappin,
if your Marie didn't sit on the cars
with them! It gave me turn, I kin
tell you, when he told me that. T
insisted he must be gettin' off, an
that it wuzn't your, Marie, but some
one else, but he stuck to it like glue.
He said she. had On a. pink dress an
a sailor hat, an that he'd know her
in China Gettin' right on the cars,
Miss Lappin,, with one of the circus
men 1aughin' an ta1kin' to her."
] M1S0 Adpplu dIUSe.> Sic udQ CeaSeQ
crying. Her face was gray, and her
eyes looked as if film covered them.
'.Bad blood will out, no matter what's
DONE" she said, grimly. :. -,
The woman took her coffee and de-
parted in silence: '..> ~ - - <
But Dame Gossip was not so sure
of Marie's: heredity being responsible
for her detection. Said she. ""Any
girl, even the best, might have did
the very same thingi il they had an
old maid who didn't know the first
thing. about bring1n' up children in
control Of them. When peoples too
strict with girl, that's generly
what. happens. never knew it to
fail, unless the girl didn't have gump-
#(5tion enough to I'll q thinble. J, #S7z.
The problem s Of & the influence OF
! heredity in conHo lling the. &C tons Of
individuals neither INTEREST," nor i'm.
], pressed Boisyll
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

II, 1929, and with many tears saluted
him as king.
For eleven months Joan continued
to lead the troops, but in May, after
being hurled with few troops into
the Compeigne, which the Burgundian
forces besieged, she was driven back
by them, and taken prisoner. The
officer in charge sold her to the Brit
ish for sum said to be 10000 francs.
While controversalists may. have
disagreed in France as to the divine
nature of Joan's inspiration, the Eng
lish had no doubt as to the proper
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

M. Clemenceau, premier of France,
has just laid down the dfctum that in
one country at least Joan of Arc, the
warlike and inspired virgin cannot be
Worshipped. as saint. )"
Though the Church of Rome may
finally officially place her in the list
of the blessed, though the remainder
of the world concede her place
among the elect, that France, for
which she fought and died, will permit
her to be honored only in civic sense.
1t was in connection with the re:
newal Of the ceremonies by which for
centuries the city of Orleans has eel
ebrated it's gratitude for the deliver
ance Joan of Arc brought to it, that
the premier announced his stand on
the subject of the national heroine.
He would permit a civic celebration,
speeches and parade, but there must
be no religion in it. Joan Of Arc, no
matter what the rest of the world
might say, was in his eyes no saint.
The decision has provoked great
er protest among the common people
than perhaps any of the many discuss
ed acts of the present forceful head Of
the French government.
Joan of Arch has always been the
special delight of the French peas
ant. They, in their simple manner,
have worshipped her memory devout-
ly, and when recently the Church Of
Rome completed her beatihcation,
there was general rejoicing through
out the republic.
Not that this final official act was
necessary in France, for there she had
been worshipped for centuries: The
peasants of her own country had long
ago conceded her those seven virtues
Of faith, hope, charity, temperance,
fortitude, prudence and justice, which
in the Sistine chapel on Jan. 6, the
492d anniversary of her birth, the pa
pal bull pronounced her to have pos.
sessed. Only canonization, formal
canonization, remains to complete the
ceremonies that will establish the
sainthOOd Of the famous maiden war
rior, and put her as securely in the list
of those worshipped of the Church Of
Rome, as any other wearer of the title.
This Injustice to the Maid Of Or
leans is nothing new. In fact the
wrong against her began during life,
and steadily continued in various
forms for many centuries.
The extreme humility Of her birth,
she was peasant in Domremy, de-
partmcnt Of the Vosges, who, though
she could sew and spin, never knew
how to read and write, gave many of
her critics chance to dilate on her
ignorance, and to argue that woman
SO lacking in education never could
have achieved the marvels that have
been credited to her.
Every act Of that wonderful career
from the time when brooding over the
sufferings and humiliations of her ma
ton, she fancied herself called by
spirit voices to be the savior Of
France, went to the dauphin, told her
story, persuaded him to let her don
male attire, and go to the war, critics
have striven to discount her deeds.
Two men as great as Shakespeare and
later Voltaire, drew the pen against
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
Paper With Dual Opinions. :

Il Paper With Dual Opinions: ( /. .
The oldest newspaper in: the world
is one named the Wochenblatt, which
is published in Gruningen, a small
town of some 1900 inhabitants in: the.
canton Of Zurich. in Switzerland 1t
is the only.n ewspaper il the place,
and is at: one: and the same time the
organ IF the Liberal onservatiYess Of.
the social democra IS: Pages :1= and452
belong to5 the EELi berals s and pages7Sss=
and =to.! the SSocla ii sts the two
parties abpseXon y other heartily SIS.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

moved Mgr. Dupan1oup to present to
the Holy See the claims of the peas
ant maiden.
Rome did not respond Immediately.
The habitual caution of the Holy See
in dealing with the bestowment of the
church's highest honors, acted as a
deterrent. The good Pope Leo, then
in the Vatican, advised slow proceed
ure, and at his suggestion, it was
agreed that no matter what the find
ing of the court might be, that it
would be ten years before announcing
the Qualification of Joan.
The researches at that time to prove
the complete worthiness of Joan were
most exhaustive. Nothing could have
been more detailed. One hundred and
twenty-five meetings were held at Or
leans, and the church gained access
to records that enabled it to review
every word of the famous trial. At
the end of this examination, it was
unanimously decided that no stigma
attached to the candidate for saint
hood.
France hailed the result with en-
thusiasm, and Orleans wishing to
make the first of the annual celebra-
tons succeeding the church's recogni-
ton of Joan a notable affair, immedi-
ately arranged to have prominent dig
nitaries of the church to take charge
of the ceremonials.
This brought about the interference
of Premier Clemenceau. He based his
objection to the worshipping of Joan
of Arc as a saint on the proposition
that the evolution of society depends
on the gradual abandonment of GER
tain traditions. In voting the separa
ton Of church and state, he said, the
French republic had renowned many
ancient forms and secular traditions.
In his eyes it would be a. step back.
ward to take Joan of Arc from her
place as a warrior and patriot and put
her in the list of religious characters
This brought angry replies from
those who contended that all thai
Joan did for France came as result
of religious promptings. That in he1
character piety and patriotism were
so closely allied that it was not posi-
BILE to separate them and that her ev:
cry act was animated by both i'm
pulses. 80
But the premier is all powerful for
:. the present at least, and has decided
against Joan. Perhaps in so doing he
may invite his downfall, for the
French peasant is loyal to: his heroes
and has a stubbornness Of character
that IS proverbially hard to overcome
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

II; '7::.ct~. '' ~oszz~ t Eg'sfs: ',-%
aging, I reckon This was the worst
school in the county. You are doing
excellent work, child
wait a moment, Dr. Whitcomb,'
said Miss Grayson, her face flushing
pink with embarrassment. Il wish to
talk to you about the school. You
must have heard the complaints. I
hear them also through the children"
well, there's no use denying it,
then," answered the old doctor. Cali
the old maids in town have their ideas
about running school, same's they do
about doctoring sick folks"
''The people do not approve of the
Friday exercises, because the children
hear stories written by our best au-
thors, recite poems by Longfellow,
Whittier and Eugene Field, and com
pose little stories Of their own. Yet
| this is important work, DR.. Whitcomb
and the Improvement society work is
all done outside of school hours. If
people would visit the school, they
would see that each pupil is learning
rapidly. But protest against all this
ill-natured, unfounded gossip. If con-
sent to remain next year, I shall carry
out still further plans for the good of
this school. Without neglecting regu-
lar work, we shall have easy lessons
in botany and natural philosophy It
is best to understand matters; do you
heartily approve of my idea, DR.. Whit
comb?"
Most certainly. The three Rs are
I.no longer sufficient for Fairfield boys
and girls. L am sorry you hear the
gossip. I get so tired of complaints
and advice that sometimes am rather
sassy as my grandson Rob would
say. Stuff your ears with cotton next
year, Miss Leslie, but keep en-, for
PHYS sake, keep on"
The next morning, Robert Drew
gave Miss Grayson neatly folded pa.
per, his face aglow with fun.
"Grandpa sent you this, Miss Gray.
son." he explained laughingly. "He
let me read it and it's comical
enough" The children on the play
ground heard peal after peal of merry
laughter, as Robert and Miss -Grayson
laughed together eyer the doctors
quaint acrostic.
Say nothing about your GRANDPA.
theirs poetry, Robert she said, as he
went out to tease the boys about the
secret he and teacher knew
How people would gossip if they
knew this" thought Miss Grayson as
she reread the verse.
Lovely and noble, THOU art
Enshrined in every pupils heart, r.
Scattering flowers I'll every side, ~.
Long may your work in Fairfield abide,
In spite Of the old maids just keep on,
Everyone would miss your bright face
| if twas gone. u.
She paused on her way to the win.
dow, bell in hand, her blue eyes
sparkling with merriment. with the
4 doctors approval and his sharp tongue
! to fight my bsttles with the gossipy
iflfolk think Leslie Grays !, !, shs
Unused ~ just keep on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
Never Got over It.

-. Never Got Over It. H.
:: Ezra Winrow-I never see the like
NV that storekeeper in Canniff's Mills.
He amt ever got what .yew call fer,
but. always offers something Jest as
good" Z: T.. :. 2 LIZ, .,5:s ~ ~
Silas struhble----Runs ia his nature,
sEzry:.. Why, even when his country
called fer him durin' the Rebellion, he
sent substitute. b' gosh Puck. 5z j
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

81 This IS said tos. be the land ot.thes
free. Vet the owner. of real estate has.
ztospayS taxes on 1T
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

1T . E. . IL The Beauty Parlors s.$ j
.s:z EYaThe beauty doe or.s said my
ears were like shell That DC YOU
think of B
zz Edna uesss he nv as vRorking
she a. e In
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24

- Practical NomeneIature.: T.. * -
: SO the name "a Porous Plaster got
the prize. offered to- christen that new
play. Did they select that name be-
cause they wantedzit to stick?" =:
1T Il rather imagine st was because
they wanted lit Ito draw" -<. i ~ .j zs<
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
EXIT UNITED STATES SENATOR ALLeE.
President Said to Have Him Slated For In
ternal Revenue Collector For This District.

United States Senator j. Frank
Alice went out of Office Monday and
Harry A. Richardson succeeded him,
becoming Delaware's junior Senator.
1t is rumored that President Roosevelt
may appoint him the collector of in
ternal revenue for the Delaware and
Maryland district. Collector Colds
borough, of Maryland, it is said,
will be given another position. Sena-
tor Richardson had busy day. Two
rival delegations came to Dover, con-
testing for the Unites States marshal
ship. Senator Alice having appointed
the present incumbent, Marshal Will
liam r. Finn, it was thought that the
choice of Flinn's successor would fall
to the lot of Senator DUPONT, but he
evidently wants it put up to Mr..
Richardson. Marshal William r.
Finn and former State Detective
James p. Ratledge were the candida
tes. The fact that neither side APP
peared willing to concede anything
made the prospects brighter for Rep
resentative Robert keenan,, the dark
horse in the conflict.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
WILMINGTON EVENING JOURNAL SOLD.
Horace G. Knowles Retlres. the Paper Having
Been Bought by New Company.

The sale of the Wilmington Evening
Journal of Wilmington was consum-
matad Monday when the property was
bought by the Evening Journal Com
pany, the officers and stockholders of
which are Robert S. Baird, president,
Albert w. Cummins, vice-president;
ClementB. Hallam, secretary and Gill
bert s. Jones, treasurer. The new
owners assumed charge of the paper
yesterday. Mr.. Jones is to be the busi-
ness manager of the paper and has
entered upon his new work. Mr.. Cum
Minis and Mr.. Hallam in the not dis
tant future will assume their duties in
the editorial end of the Journal.
Horace G.. Knowles, who has been ap-
pointed minister to Roumania and
Servia aud who will shortly leave for
his new post, severed all connection
with the Journal Monday.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
"MISSlONARY DAY" AT cHESWOLD.
Anniversary Day Exercises Given Sunday
Evening Before a Large Congregation.
Spicy Program Rendered by Children.

CHEswoLD, March 5:-Rev. W. C.
Buckson gave fine talk on interces-
sary prayer in reviewing the lesson in
Cheswold Sunday School, Sunday
morning and in the preaching hour
following, Pastor Derrickson pleased
large audience on Missions. In the
evening missionary anniversary ex-
ercise in charge of Miss Il. Ella CATER
son of the literary, and Mrs. Hattie
Money of the music, was nicely rem
dered and very entertaining. The
amount given by classes aggregated
$92 and Bethel having given $4S made
up $40 for the year for this charge
The program follows: Hymn 636; The
Lords Prayer, led by Superintendent
G. BOggs; Responsive Reading; Sing
ing by the school; Recitation, Little
Light Bearer" Anna Pearson; Recita-
ton, 'What She Forgot" Florence
Hardcastle; Glass Exercise, Mary
Cooper, Elizabeth Scarborough,
Myrtle jackson and Doris Thompson ;.
Male Quartette, Tenors, j. H. Ander
son and Norman Hoffecker, Basses, NJ
D. Casson, Clifford Anderson; Recita-
tion, GA Little Boys Plea," Leroy
Pearson; Recitation, "The Kings Mes
sage" Myrtle Derrickson; Recitation,
"a Brave Little Missionary" Margaret
Learned; Vocal Solo, Mr.. Harvey Phil
lips; Recitation, "The Two Ways, -
Willie Cantwell; Recitation, ''Freely
Receive, Freely Give" Katie Helms;
Quartette, Misses Belle Moore, Nellie
Swain, Messrs. M. D. CGsson, Harvey
Phillips; Reading, "Giving for Mis-
sions," Mrs. Maggie Learned; Remarks
by Pastor; Contributions by classes
Hymn 634; Bendiction.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
BROKE THROUGH ICE AT TOWNSEND.
Three Young Persons Had a Thrilling Exper'
ience on iarman's Pond Monday Afternoon

Three young persons broke through
the ice on Harman's millpond, near
Townsend. Monday afternoon, and,
although they had thrilling expert
ence, none is the worse for it. Many
young people were skating on the
pond when one of their number, Miss
Husfelt, living near Townsend, broke
through the ice. AS she went down
Oscar Lockerman and Raymond
Watts, both residents of Townsend,
went to her rescue. They found the
ice very thin and both went through
while trying to catch hold of the young
woman. All three were then in the
water, but fortunately the pond at the
place where they broke in was not
very deep and their heads were not
under water, but the water was about
up to their chins. The ice proved to
be so treacherous that their only hope
was to reach the shore by breaking the
ice and wading through it, which they
did. Fortunately they were not very
far from the shore and after some hard
work they succeeded in getting out
without going under water.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
DEBATERS FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOSEN,
Champions For Smyrna Ia the Inter-SchOIastic
Debate Between Smyrna and Dover Chosen
Friday Afternoon After Lively Contest

Debate Between Smyrna and Dover Chosen
Friday Afternoon After Lively Contest
There was intense interest at the
meeting of the Smyrna High School
Literary Society last Friday afternoon
when the debaters to represent the
Smyrna High School at the inter
scholastic contest with Dover High
High School were chosen. The sue
cessful contestants were Miss Eliza
beth Price, daughter of j. W. Price,
near Walkers; Irving Brinton, son of
Joseph H. Brinton; and William Ford,
son of Walter Ford, of Smyrna. The
Smyrna Literary Society contains a
number of good debaters and the con-
test for honors made a lively feature of
Friday afternoons program. Super
vising Principal Burdette had asked
Mr.. J. e. Hoffecker and Capt. w. f.
P. Jacobs to act as judges. After the
contest was decided by the school
judges in favor of the affirmative, the
judges appointed by Principal Bur
dette, took up the qualifications of the
debaters, without respect to sides.
The question was the same that will be
debated between Smyrna and Dover,
Resolved, "That the japanese should
be excluded from the American Public
Schools for white children" The
Affirmative side was represented by Miss
Elizabeth Price, Walter Chandler,
Irving Walls and Merrill Hutchinson.
The negative side was represented by
Miss Marie Bedwell, Irving Brinton,
Horace Spruance and William Ford
The debaters handled the subject in G
lively manner, after which the judges
retired and returned later with the an
nouncement that the three who ex
celled in points were Irving Brintol
and William Ford representing tn,
negative side and Miss Elizabeth Pric
| representing the affirmative side. Il
the contest with Dover which will tax
| place at Dover on Friday, April 9th
| OmyEud Will nave bu6 dulEuldIlN6 Blu
3 of the question. Charles Ho veil Le
] Fevre ESQ.,, has been selected by tn
, Smyrna High School as one of th
Q judges. Dover High School will seleC
q their Judge and the two judges will s,
e lect the third member of the judici
g board. The debaters are preparin
t themselves on the affirmative side
n the question and hope to be able A
:. carry off honors for Smyrna. Theco
, test is being looked forward to vii
: keen interest by High School pupil
,r These inter scholastic contests whiC
n will be of the friendliest kind has bee
d arranged with the idea of advancir
It education and other towns beside d
yer may enter into the contest
Ie which case they will compete for sta
b honors.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
SUPPOSED KIDNAPPING CASE
WORKS UP KITS HAMMOCK
HORACE, THE FOUR -YRAR-OLD SON OF DR..
MARVIN DISAPPEARS FROM HIS HOME.
State Detectives and Posse of Fifty Institute
Search But Nothing has Been Heard OF
Him Since he Disappeared Monday.

search but NOtnl0g naS Been 1edr0 OF
Him Since he disappeared Monday.
Horace, the 4'year old son of DIR.
H. W. Marvin, recently of Sioux City,
Iowa, disappeared from home Monday
morning and has not yet been found.
kidnapping is suspected. DIR. Marvin
who is said to be wealthy, recently
purchased farm near kits Hammock
eight miles from Dover and moved
there on Saturday. 1t was while the
family was working in the house se!-
ing things to rights Monday that the
boy, who was playing around a hay
stack nearby, disappeared. With At
torney General Richards and his as
sistant, Mr.. Hastings, directing the
work at Dover, State Detective Hawkins
and his deputy, Fred Minner, of Har-
rington, took possession of the prem
ises of DIR, Horace Marvin yesterday
to investigate the alleged kidnapping.
The detectives found it not difficult to
search the country house, as much of
the Marvin furniture only arrived from
Sioux City, Ia, on Saturday. Crap
plug hooks were rugged and the wells
were drained. Floors were torn up and
every box or chest in barn or house
was opened and searched. Meantime
the search of the country by posse
of fifty continued. Last night Detec-
tive Hawkins hurried to Philadelphia
He believes the child has been stolen.
With him he carried photograph of
the boy and written sketch of his
antecedents. Hawkins declined tC
say word concerning his theory ot
the case, but Detective Minner, his
associate, said:-Only one of three
things could have happened. Either
the earth opened and swallowed uE
that boy, or an eagle swooped dowI
I upon him, or child-stealers got ava,
+ to safety with their prize. Hawkin
i hurried to interview Mrs. Moore,
9 neighbor of Marvin's, who was alleget
II to have seen a man running across th
0 farm and into the woods. So mucl
l. time has elapsed now that the griev
ing father hopes that the boy may b
s. in the hands of kidnapers and not dead
kidnapping in this State is capital Of
u fense. Practically all the large famil,
g agrees on the kidnapping theory.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
TRUSTEE ELECTION AT AsBURY CHURCH

A. L. Hudson, John A. fiOffecker aud George
Nj. Stevenson Elected For Term Three Years.
At the annual election which took
place Monday afternoon at Asbury ME-
Church Messrs. A. L. Hudson, John
A. Hoffecker and George NJ. Stevenson
were elected trustees to succeed them
selves for term of three years. Mr..
Andrew d. Cole was elected trustee
for two years to fill out the unexpired
term of Robert d. Hoffecker, deceased.
The Official Board met last Thursday
evening and elected Walter w. Hyn-
son, Financier, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph q.
Carter.