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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14

party By having spasms because
the county ehai man ara no.
publish d rolice call meet
ing in bis paperg a be Funi
was too sleepy. tho b. take the
notice We know that ia tao
case Of that committee meeting
every member Of the committee
received a personal letter telling
him Of the date. place and hour.
Possibly IL Mr.Funk hadn't been
50 groggy and sleepy be might
have received notice also, alth0'
he probably would not have been
present, at least he was not
present at last Saturdays con
yention, and it had been adyer-
tised. Mr. Funk has been try
ing to pose as a party reformer
and declaring how fortunate il is.
that be has an opportunity to
get into the reforming business.
MI. Funk is now discovering
that the reforming should begin.
at home and anyway Mr. Funk
is not of the necessary Galore To
Conduct a reform
Several have asked us why we
have not mentioned Mr..
Atkeson's name in our articles /
published. We still state as vel
nave stated before that the Tri I
pune is a Republican paper, and
ioes not believe that all caudi
lates are rascals. After the pri-
nary election we expect 90 putt
'ur best efforts forward to help 4
.lect the nominees. If we tried
O abuse Mr.. Atkeson personally Il
We would fail because lac is a
Gentleman; il we tried 10 abuse
i'm politically we would be what
commonly called fool, because 1.
very American aud every Rep.
blican comedies the fao. that
re do not ali have 70, nor can we,
elieye alike.
7e can, however, With a clear
onscience stand NIP Tor one
hom we know 70 be a true Rep Z
.lican and a gentleman. when I
e is attacked by q person or L
'per that does nos display the
asst DIT Of Americanism % Rep /
olicanism. We'thnE that makes {
n position clear.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14
GIasaLgsa.sa.

II rs now the closed season for
wad game, and it viii be unlaw.
fal to kiil until fan
In many parts Of tie state.
sporismen are forming clubs to
uphold and assist the Sheriffs as
game wardens and make war on
pot hunters and game hogs.
There IS a strong feeling favor
able 70 the restoration of the es-
sential features of the Walmseley
game law by the next Legislature:
out the new iawshould be written
50 pn>inly that even Joe Rhodes
could not uiscontrne it-Ex
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14
BaTgainSI

a six-ruom frauae
dwelling. ren lacat
IN s1ath part ogE
HiH 2 l0ss. cstern.
smali stabie pe
$50 Pzrt cash. bzt
ance time il mentsy
payments 0f s. pr
month
4 chance 70 OWE
yGF oNH h8ne ~
easy paTmenss
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quieE
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14

The merry month Of May
promises to bes record breaker
IL the marriage license depart
OF the Recorders Office, says the
Butler Democrat Up. date y
licenses have been iss2ed this
month. Only I2 we're issued
during the entire month Of May,
1907.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14

EGGs;-Pure bred Bun Ply
mouth Rock eggs for sale SI.O0
per setting oils
H. Harold Templeton.
Wanted-A horse for its pas.
tura and feed for the summer.
Scarcely 90 driving hest of care
taken. Apply az Tribune ofice.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14
Lamar III Rlsh Hm5.

The Rich Hill White Sox went
% Lamar Sunday aud played the
Athletics Of that place. The
game resulted in a score Of IL 10
5 in favor Of Lamar.
A return game win 10 doubt
be played.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14

A number OF Republicans
from southern Bates attended
the meeting Of the Republican
Central Committee at Butler
Saturday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14
FIGHTS in A CIRCLE
REPUBLICAN, PRESS CONES
BACK TO ORIGINAL FIGHT
ON HAIES.
Sore Spots Discovered
Article on Where Hales StOod
Clearly Shows Where
funk Now Stands.


gan that is attempting to agh
Hon, J. r. Hales for congress
shows its sore spots very clearll
IN its last issue. The paper has
been attacking Mr.. Hales on in
definite things and finally 60
around the circuit to where it be
gan the fight-that is, it shows
the terrible sore spot caused be
cause the Funk man did not gei
the postofice. II gave list of
names of men who were Funk
supporters two years ago. The
only comment we have to make
on this fact is that the majority
of these men are good losers and
have no animosity towards Mr..
Hales at present, in fact. a great
many are bis supporters. Then
again some of the committeeman
named in the Fox petition signed
the paper, while the Republic.
ans Of their townships were Wix
supporters. II might be wise
for Mr.. Funk 10 look at things
from both sides before making
such sweeping assertions. The
Republican Press, or Funk's
Press instead Of conceding the
right Of any man to considera.
tion in the congressional race,
goes to work and shows wherein
Mr.. Hales has some time or
other stood in the way Of the
Funk.Press in securing its de- /
sires.
We would inform Mr. Funk
that because Mr.. Hales does not
"kow-tow" or bow to Fauk, that
the Republicans OF the 9th dis /
trict are not going TO fall out wi b
him. In fact. a great majority
Of the voters in the district think
al the more Of him for il. Wel
would explain 20 The voters that
there Is certain clique s. men
IN politics who have n in SO
strongly Tor Clark VIA, uf But I
Ter, that il Mr. Wix was Support 4
ing one dog IN dog hight tie, 1
would work Tor the opposing
dog,and ig a man is friendly wlthi
Mr. Wix he az once becomes an
outlaw, so far as Funk aud his
gang are concerned.
Mr. Funk sights you "a lhe
record Of the Republican Press
for the last SIX years Wc have
mentioned already something of
this great record aud viii now
mention some modern history. I
In writing up the Mt Pleasant
township convention Mr. Funk
divided il into the Nix ana ami /
Wiz crowds Mould ems true
Republican show his personal
sorvuess toward Air. Wxmlms
mmuefs Mr Funk oiiea re-
minds us 81 Julln, Caesar. nao
bad such efmt itpdmrtt W
dividing lhings up, that the arst
written lines of his works sss
"Ail GaUl is divided Into three
parts. - Now every issue on Mr..
F0nk's Press is endeayorlng h
divide the Repub leans Of the Gin
congressional district into two
or three parts Will aot the
scholarly Mr. Funk define the
divisions with SO much length as
Caesar / Another similarity
between Caesar and Funk with
70 Caesar) is ambition
Mr, Funk is ambitious IN she line
of forming his party machine
While ago We asked & amy true
Il publican would show ms pn
,gonism Al tho expense ~ HE
PARTY Again, would amy true
+ publican iry % iniure sae
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-14

800 young men aud women
viii graduate al the State Uni
versity ia june.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
A.,e-,... We can scarcely
NASs-Se sAA AtASAAA swallow the state

nuss AsAS" swallow the state
ment of a correspondent in the Lon
don Jemish Chronicle. who declares
that anti-Semitism largely springs
"from the ingrained prejudice of oc
cidental peoples against oriental
races, eXampling the Chinese and the
Japs. The Jew is not an oriental III
the same sense as the Chinaman or the
Jap. He was an oriental, but the ear
ly Christians were Orientals also. Jesus
was an oriental If Christians could
OccidentaliZe. so could the Jews. And
so the Jew has he is ever adaptable
and today is as occidental in habits.
speech. tastes, aye. and in religion,
too. as his gentle neighbor. The Chi
ncse and the Japanese are different.
Their sobriety, industry and thrift
are beside the question altogether. The
Jew is today no more an Asiatic and
an alien than is the modern descend
ants of the Jewish Christians of the
first century of the common era. Nor
are the Jewish minority and Judaism.
which. by the way. opposes national
eXclusiveness, the causes of anti-Se-
mitism. The causes are actually both
subjective and objective: occasioned
by the jew who derides his religion
in order to receive the Christian smile
of appreciation. who lives anythin.
but the Jewish life. and who conse-
quently brings only contempt down
upon him: occasioned by the Christian
who still is persuaded to inhumanity
and brutality by the old exploded
crucifixion myth and by the counsel
of the mediaeval church which COM
manded the complete social ostracism
of the Jew. 1t will require the efforts
of both to remove this anti-Semitism
by each understanding and practising
humanitarian teachings of their re-
spective systems of religion.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
THE WISH OUTLOOK

strategically donned the rabbits robe.
Thus arrayed, he ventured abroad,
and, being unrecognized in his dis
guise, was greeted with shower OF
missiles by the unsuspecting mob. I'm
agine the surprise of the latter when
the officer of the law, needless of his
dress, put the mob to flight with his
club. Some effort should be made to
suppress this violence. Such conduct
discredits Chicago. The better ele~
ment should unite in order to put an
end to this disgraceful persecution.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
Jewish
Prisoners

pIlSIleu Ill tHe Ilcltt Ol
criminal reclamation by the Jewish
Prisoners Aid Societies in England.
by making opportunities for dis
charged Jewish prisoners to lead 1,
better life and become respectable
members of the community. Many
are thus saved from drifting into
crime again and becoming habitues
of the prison. We are aware of the
difficulty of obtaining work for dis
charged criminals. but the effort, we
are told, has met with extraordinary
success, and some old employers have
been induced to take back former de-
linquents. 1t will of course take
some time for the work to adjust it.
self, but we cannot but bespeak sue
cess for it. The endeavor is humani-
tartan and moral 1t stands to reason
that some for whom we may hold out
high hopes will disappoint us. Yet
we have to expect this. We must not,
however, refuse aid to others because
of the ill-success in the case of the
few. Such work should become much
more general and should be undertak-
en- in every Jewish community where
the need arises and exists. We be-
lieve that the G.. G.. A. r. is contem-
plating some such work. 1t would do
well to study the methods employed
in the instance mentioned above and
even improve upon them wherever DOS
sible. There is certainly no better
or more laudable means to prevent
crime. The time is past when we
should refuse to help discharged
prisoner who may have done wrong
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

No crown carries such royalty with
it as doth humility; no monument
gives such glory as an unsullied name:
no worldly gain can equal that which
comes from observing God s laws: the
most beautiful of all things man can
do is to forgive wrong. Cherish a
good heart when thou findest it in
anyone; hate, for thou mayst hate it.
the haughtiness of the overbearing
man, and keep the boaster at dis
tance. There is no skill or cleverness
to be compared to that which avoids
temptation: there is no strength that
can equal piety. All honor to him
who prays, reads, learns, all with
passionate yearning for his Makers
grace.--Eleazer Ben Yehudah (thir-
teenth century,.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
The
Open
Pulpit


favor of the "open pulpits, by which
is meant the permission for ministers
of other denominations to occupy, or
rather preach in, the pupit of the
Episcopalian church. This order pre-
cludes lay and unordained preachers
Christian Sectaries are as narrow and
rs mutually antagonistic as ever as far
as some important divisions are con-
cerned. Consequently this inter
change of pulpit is inadvisable and
impracticable. and will result in in
increased bitterness. a narrow and
self-opinionated preacher will give sec
tartan doctrine, etc, in another's pull
pit, and dust storms will ensue. The
very fact that such thing Is impOs-
sible in Judaism: that orthodox. con-
servative. reform, and radical rabbis
may interchange pulpit without any
annoyance. proves that there is no
schism ~ Judaism. that Judaism is
not sectarian, that it is one and that
the synagogue is one.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

Bernard Bernard Shaw has an
Shaw swered the attack of Max
=. Nordau which was origin
NeplleS ally itself provoked by the
English dramatist, declaring that his
intention was misconstrued and that
in referring to him as zone of those
remarkable cosmopolitan Jews who
combat civilization, he did not pur-
pose anything flavoring of anti-Semi-
tism. He told Nordau that he ex-
pected him to be proud of being
called jew, and that he him
self was Zionist. Shaw referred
also fiatteringly to the good for
tune of those peers who married
Jewesses, to Disraeli, to Irving's SYM
pathetic portrayal of Shylock, to
Jewish patriotism in the Boer war,
eclipsing that of Englishmen, and
stated rather pertinently: "The only
Jew who is despised in England is the
Jew who is ashamed of his race. Such
men are despised everywhere, be they
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
The
l.. p. s.

II
Ips Society of America has
j. Z. D. just issued from the press
Stories of Jewish Home Life" by S.
IL. Mosenthal. In spite of the fact
that such publications possess some
intrinsic merit, we nevertheless feel
that the society is in measure failing
in its duty towards its members. Its
main object is to educate, to inform
Jews and others of the vast store of
Jewish ethical literature, scientific lit
erature, and so. forth, and to arouse
Jewish interest in this possession. We
have had sufficiency of jew
ish stories. We want good food.
Too many promises have been
handed out to us: very few of
them have been realized. Will the
j. p. S. awaken to this fact and not
alone keep the members it has, but in
crease the number? 1t would be well
if it would produce volumes on jew
ish science, which our people are
awaiting with no little interest and
appetite. Stories of Jewish home life
and other matter of this kind are wei.
come indeed, but superfiuOus when
published by the J. p S.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
New Year
for Trees

the old calendar of the Jewish econO-
my, remembered only listlessly today
by our orthodox cO-religionists be-
cause omission of Tachnun, thus cur
failing the daily routine prayer some
what and even on the Sabbath, when
Tachnun is omitted, by dispensing
with some Biblical verses at afternoon
prayer. We have all unfortunately
permitted ourselves to forget the mes
sage enshrined in and borne to us
by the annual recurrence of natures
new year. we have closed our eyes and
our ears to the lesson from tree-life.
The new year for trees, the bursting
asunder of the bonds of winter and
the arrival of spring: the freeing of
our cnslaved and frost-lOcked sympa-
thies by the warm rays of the kindly
sun. If anyone charges Judaism with
hard ritual and obsolete ceremonial
without any sturdy relief therefrom,
it is but II display of ignorance. Ju-
daism would provide occasion which
should be symbols of Il higher interest
and a more glorious endeavor. which
should lead us on the stepping stones
of dead. though pregnant. past to a
living present and an ever more hope
ful future There is a wealth of op-
portunity if we would embrace the
opportunity: there is much precious
metal in the mine if we would do the
miners task. There is a possibility
and there is potentialty. We must
regenerate ourselves. strive to see that
we warm our cold indifference. We
want to come closer to nature and
learn from nature. whose laws are op-
Grated, not by chance. but by order
and with regularity. We want to
heal our spiritual winter and be per-
suaded to effort and to life by the
warm rays of the sun of spring. We
need to release our souls from the
hard grip of gain and greed and
grasping. and become aware of the
pregnant fact that ''man doth not live
by bread alone We need to do all
this and more. and we are aided to all
this by day of this nature which Ju-
daism has put in its calendar. a ma
ture celebration. We would do well,
then, to permit ourselves to be gently
influenced by its annual occurrence so
that we may be all the better for it.
and refreshed and re-invigorated. We
may go forward to meet life with it's
duties. obligations and responsible
ties, and fulfill them as best we can
to our own good and for the good OF
our fellOwman
MONTAGUE y. A. COHEN.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

Jews or heathens. Our Jews are in
deed more disposed to err in the con-
trary direction. They boast of their
race as boast of being an Irishman.'
This is well said, and his honesty can
not be questioned. Yet, notwithstand-
ing this, he has scarcely squared him
self in his main contention.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

once, and save him from further
crime. That time, indeed, never was
society, however, made it. Such So
ciety is ill-constructed. We must give
the discharged criminals a chance,
and if we can but gain their conf
dence, our task is in the way Of ac-
complishment.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

The There Is some discussion
I1..... in church circles as to
EAAAAsseA what the minister's wife
Wife should do. The univer-
sal answer is: Nothing. She should
be free to select her own friends. Yet
she can be cordial to all. She should
not be an office holder, choir member
nor should she feel that more RESPONSE
bilities rest upon her than upon any
body else. In charity and sick visit
ing. she should follow her own
promptings. This is very sensible.
Some grabbed congregations imagine
that in engaging pastor they become
possessed of lien on him and on all
that is his. This is erroneous Pro
viding minister does his duty and
he and his are cordial to everybody
they are absolutely at liberty to have
their own special circle of friends, like
all others in different walks of life. to
whom they feel close and whose friend
ship is exhilarating and pleasant.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
For the Jews of Chica-
go's West Side to be har-
Chicago
R0WdyiSm

wise maltreated is no new thing. For
the last twelve months and more we
have from time to time been informed
of the repeated malicious acts of Chi
cago hoodlums against the inoffensivo
and inoffending, irrespective of age,
OF our co-religionists. Recently,
West Side rabbi was the victim of
murderous attack, and a policeman
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17
JANUARY II, 1908.
EDITORIAL
The
Hilsner
Case

Austria will no doubt be among those
to receive amnesty on account OF the
Emperor diamond jubilee. a law
yer has the case in charge. however.
and instead of a pardon in which his
guilt is condoned, justice will be asked
for. This would be the proper course.
The man s name must be cleared from
a crime which he never committed.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

Amid a food of bitter and
almost vindictive protest,
the Episcopalian church
conference has decided in
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-17

Tomorrow will be the
fifteenth of Shebat, the
New Year for Trees, a
real red letter day in
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
LEYDEN.

Mrs. Doolittle's mother has come lor al
extended visit with her.
James Fairly of Chicopee was guest
over SundaNat e. +. Severance
Miss Ethel Burlington of New, 1orR
city was at home from Thursday TIL Mon
day. =.
Alvin MCGOWAN has come to i've d.
Mr. Longwells and Walter Hartford at
Mr.. Mclntyre's.
Fred O. Darling, who has been IN Ne,
troit. Mich, through the winter, mas coiiie
to his home here.
Prof. and Mrs r. A. Burlington OF MID
dletown, Conn, have been at his iatiier
several days of their Easter vacation
Master Walter Griffiths OF ,SSpuytel
Duyyil. N. Y, came to his grandfather
with his aunt and is making longer
stay. -, ,I;as
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman and Miss
Ruth Chapman of Bardwells Ferry weie
over-Sunday guests of Mrs :, Sha H},
parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Ii. ~. ;.;taJ tbe
Mr.. Mowry and Mr.. Chapman vls,'eu 'ie
ruins Of the Chelsea fire SATURDAY J,
Mrs. A. G. Gallupe of Green III; River Wl III
her daughters Catharlne and EVA, sis Satl
at her fathers, 5. q. eeVe Gii',a Who
h Lad"i ho a snending a week at his grand
f naI went home with his mother
There were flowers and spe sn interest aSsa
music at church Sunday WIN nr' ain Inv NV the
ing new an pastor aa Rev. E. F. Hooper: n All
Ester e% concert in the evening was wen =
a attsnded 1o and enjoyed. Much credit Is Is
d a,.en the children for their singing ana
raoit atoms.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
WESTMINSTER.

Miss Lizzie Arnold is spending some
time with her brother.
P. G. Dawley will sell large amount
at his farm this afternoon.
Miss Martha Wright spent Easter and
a part of the week in Boston.
Miss Alice Dawley returned to her work
in the Rutland hospital last Saturday.
Miss Bessie Leach spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. +. Leach.
Mrs. Eveline Farwell has returned after
a protracted stay with relatives in Towns
bend.
j. F. Ward is receiving a large guam
titv of slate for. his seasons business,
which is now opening.
Mrs Eva Atcherson went Sunday to
New York to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. L. M. Rugg.
Milton E. Ellison and Miss Nellie M.
Rice were married in Hancock, N. IT,,
Monday by Rev. ID. A. Morehouse.
The Porter farm at the south part OF
the town has been sold to George T..
May, who has already moved there.
Fred Lovejoy and family of Springfield
spent Sunday with Mrs. Lovejoy,s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. G. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Wright took their
young son, who has been i'll for long
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

time. TO Boston Monday for medical irat-
mrnt,
Mr.. Gcorgc 4. Dascomb j. expected
Z si1n from Texas. Mrs. Georgia David
.on will bc the housckecier again tbs
season.
Harry kimhall. employed ia a store IA
/ Springfield. Mas. sIent Easter and a lew
daAs Al the home q his parents, Mr., aud
Mr.. d. ;. kimhall,
The members oi the newly organized
hand held the first meeting Monday even
ing. They viii usc the hall IN the village
,thoolhuusc for a band room.
II. r. sleeper. who has been in poor
health al winter i stll unable Go do
any work although be Is able 20 get out
VI the house nearly every day.
Interesting Easter services were held
both morning and evening Sunday. The
church was beautifully decorated with
pat,ed plants and iloWers. The exercise,
in the evening were largely taken up py
the children IN speaking and singing
The republican caucus held Saturday
afternoon TO choose delegates 20 attend
the district and state conventions was
organized by choosing ;. NJ. Nutting
chairman and 7. |. Lane secretary.
George II. Walker. Sidney Gage and \.
l.. Ranney were chosen delegates TO at
tend both conventions.
News was received here "Wednesday
evening OF last week of the death OF
George T.. Evans al his home IN Lowell,
Mass. Mr.. Evans Is the owner Of sum.
mcr home here and has a large number
OF friends and acquaintance who viii re-
grct To hear of his death He had been
in poor health for nearly two years
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
NoRTHFIELD SEMINARY.

Miss Dora Peck, 'O7, spent Sunday with
her mother and sister.
Miss Margaret Whittle has been in New
Haven studying music.
Miss Anna Day, 05, was recent visi-
tor at the Crane cottage.
Miss Helen Woodbury. has been Obliged
to leave school on account OF i'll health.
Miss Edith Hetherngton is a visitor
here this week She is attending busl-
ness college in Canada this year.
In the challenge basketball game be-
tween Maruuand and East Hall Monday
morning Marquand was the winner, the
score standing "a to %.
A Midsummer Nights Dream was given
by some of the students IN Stone hall
Monday evening and those who took part
received much praise for the successful
performance.
Easter Sunday was made bright and
cheerful in the village church by the
presence of the students, which was some
what unusual as they are generally away
Easter Sunday on their vacation. Inc
choir girls dressed in white made pretty
contrast against the greenery and lllles
with which the church was decorated.
There was special music and Miss Whlt-
comb PLAYED the violin accompanied by
the organ. The students attended the
musical in the evening in the church ana
the seminary quartet sang and other SUI
dents sang solos.