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New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

Steamboat Inspection servics and -.
Customs department are patrollI,s !, surveyor a
the lookout for oyercrowded or sns Waters os
craft Then harbor police laDrcs i1'ly sq'aDp4a
excursion vessel 20 the city nr,,ts escorts saea
her return to the COCK. mainly To- ~ again zoo,
preventing the vessel from being boa-1 purpose os
boat thieves pckpockets and card ,ss oy row.
a notorious pest. 'harps one.
The good old excursion days. When
Hln benevolent T Society or the Ms1,,,.-y .ae-y
Braves, i'oIn HeiFs Kitchen. having had s''aal,
bake and games at Long ISLAND -aa elan-
a free fight among Themselves A. !, grove. hsya,
and welded beer bottles. pistols 49, fe'irn tfo
the way down the East River whit. ~ s'aots all
ether non-comhatants hid in t5a La1, crew aud
captain kept footing four blast. >. 'a and ths
boat, and perhaps the hreboat cam. ,,. .ne polcs
deIuge the fighters with a six-frcs -'oAssds to
water-thOse glad days are ahn,,, -. 'usan e
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
OLD NlCK'S TOOLS
TURNED AGAINST HIM
CHURCH P4RLOR ROLLER
SKATING RINK.
Chicago Congregations Also Furnish
CowTing Rooms for Their
Members.

Modern militant Christianity is what the ohloaso
ciersymen call it. The tactics contemplate meet
tne the longings of society at every cornmenoaole
roint The crusade than which no period or MS
tory ever more vigorous one. is a war VI
,,narrnored knights against Satan. with his own
,rsano-,s turned on him. At church the pastor
has converted his Sunday school parlor INTO
roller skating rink Another sanctuary is 10 ne
rrovided with an apartment where spoonlns young
coupies may do their wooing in sympafhetlc COIL
nsny This is 10 be known as the churchs court
fnr room II viii be fun Of cosey corners ano
.r,.doees for hashfulness A third church already
has 2 gymnasium in which women athletes are
being developed and trained. At a fourth there
are bowling alleys for boys and men MIN 10
building q gymnasium that viii he equipped with
swimming tank. well all the appurtefances
Of an up-to-date athletic training ground In a
s,x-h house Of worship there is restaurant where
the driver anybody else may buy coffee to drink
with his dinner bucket luncheon and the poor may
eat for nothing In a seventh there is an employ
r1ent bureau. eighth is an agents ana can
vassers' supply house ninth contains nursery
and tenth a hospital. while in an annex 10 an
eleventh the church will conduct lodging mouse
fer bow waits A score more other Churches ali
=, ,bis o,,e city are furnished with reading rooms
end resi- rooms; Others maintain fresh air. head
observation-disclosures for pale babies and poverty
stricken mothers. who taken 10 the parks or
the country fields for day or g week al 1lihe
Without cost 10 themselves In another score there
are .greenroons where girls and young women
are taught to dance and to prinp and powder ana
are prepared otherwise for the stage-the church
Stare To this list of established institutions add
,inderesrters cooking schools and sewing Schools
h sskethall and baseball clubs and boxing matches'
figure in the ladies' aid society and all the olner
things that the churches ordinarily nave theh
the men, and you will have the composite chicago
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
ROLLER SKATES IN CHURCH.

Oak Parl, was one of the first places in the
country 10 feel the revival of this amusement The
sidewalks and asphalt boulevards soon became
congested with skaters. Fathers and mothers
skated with their children. One banker John
Farson. indorsed the sport. and himself joined the
wheeled throngs. One day an automobile rode
down a small boy. After the funeral IT was pro-
osed 10 prohibit roller skating in the streets. Then
the Rev Mr Shayler came forward with the pro
posal that his Sunday school parlor be metamor-
r,bosed into a skating rink weekdays. The
eburch trustees approved the plan, and parties in
which 80 10 300 persons take part have been held
Sa97llarly ever since. parents skating with each
other and with the children. Besides keeping the
skaters of the streets and Of danger Of physical
,ni,rv the rector and his church members agree
that the church rink prevents them from going 10
public halls. where they would come into con-
tact with evil Influences in the enjoyment of 4
harmless amusement. in fact, one that is conducive
10 muscular development and health. The church
rink is confined TO the congregations member
ship but is open TO all.
The courting adjunct to religious ac-
tvfties is the outgrowth of an idea among Chicago
ministers who devote considerable time sociol-
ogy. that marriages the whole do not take place
early enough in life and that thousands are un-
happy because Of hasty courtshfps. There is
scarcely a preacher in Chicago who. within few
weeks, has not devoted o more sermons to
advocacy of some means Of assisting Cupid. The
Rev. J. E. Snyder pastor OF Christ Presbyterian
Church. is the first. however, go beyond the
stage Of words. Mr.. Snyder's church is in a popu-
lous locality. and its members are young people in
the main. Since he became pastor, seven months
ago he has talked marriage in church and out Of
church score Of weddings have taken place,
and addition several engagements have been
announced. all with better encoura gements for
wooing than a stolen chat now and then in the
corner Of a Sunday school classroom a Chris
tian Endeavor social Meantime Mr.. Snyder began
preparations for building addition his church
and planning what il should contain.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
BAR SOURCE OF PROFIT

The companies found II dfdn,t 49,,
boats wrecked as to inferior fittings .,s 'ss tdeis
refuse charter to irresponsible soc,a.t.- .ae7
patronage OF roughs and hoodlums ia NJ, IA
Nor IS IL common to-day for several hund-.s - -
siongoers to be coerced into drsr5t- exeu,.
large stock OF beer and spirits laid in -. " W -
concesstonaire. Until they drank evA-,v s He oas
ship-at least paid for every drop vrba.l-fa dUuafa
drank IL or not-they positively corld -. - uns7
in the old days. The captain was ofss, q, A'na
with the barkeeper r. much liouor -s-...-1s s1s
the homewaTd "trip the steamer went a. 80 %
or even anchored until the contents OF ts,..Sa
bottles mad been transferred to the nassn
stomachs. Protests were Of no avail -rL-.-s -r9es7'S
would not bulge until he got word fror- s''a'a
engineer that all the passengers vvaro --.--- --4
loaded sometimes the unhappy passenger. -.
with their early potatons could rot pet .- ~.ae
their allotment Of booze until n1idufzh+ ,s ~. 80
when they were at last landed az ths r,.- :. .'1
could not tell whether they were On tbs IT.. --'
or solid ground. There is classic stcr,, "a
steamboat which started for the irtsr,..,~-,
yacht races at a. m. but only got a. far a., %
lows Island and anchored there until q n ~ -
her captive passengers were forced N co,
vast quantity Of wet goods under peuaItv ~ -
getting back to dry land. Twelve hours ~ -.
pulsory drinking converted many Of ther, N ,.s-
totaIism for the rest of their lives il is said
There are about fOrty-fve excursion stsar...
plying in New York waters. with passengs- :.
pacity ranging from eight hundred % avs ,,oa
sand Most Of them are side-wheelers and ouly :,
a summer business, which is at its height bstr..,
July and Labor Day, in September They ar. ~
spected four times during the year by sovsrnns,.
represen tatives the Inspections covering huls hr
ers. machinery, fire apparatus. life pressrvers and
small boats. rigid supervision has been sra,.
cised it is stated since the slocum disaster Of 1
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

wisdom that caused this sign to he printed is only
surpassed by wonder at the thoughtfuness which
provides small shut-up seats or stools for the
motormen in the open In fact there is
notable care in conveying passengers about the
city in subway elevated surface cars which
extends 10 the stationng of officials at all
stations and terminals te point the way to the
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
THE MODERN MINISTER.

Since the Rev. w A Bartlett. pastor of Chi
Cages First Congregational Church, announcer
that eight theological seminaTies Of his oenoIlil
ton could supply the pulpit this year with only
ee,,en:v-seyen graduates. both clergymen and lay
men have been searching for reasons why COM
rarativalv few enter the ministry some ol
The layrnen have pointed out the muluphcltE oI
5,,ties Of the Chicago preacher and suggested that
the pulpit nowadays requires perhaps TOO nluCh oI
i,s occunanr In former times the pastor preached
twice a Sunday, led the weekly prayer meeting
studied his Bible. made pastoral CANS, visited lhe
sick and once a year held revival III was d
strong man who could answer all the calls hat
v,ere made on him. and a long summer vacation
,-.s necessity If the minister TO withstand
the strain of his work. Compared with the present
these were days OF ideness- No wonder, say the
advanced preachers. that the churches didn't grow
ss they ought to have done. They didn't meet the
mace set by the world in other directions To eaten
up a church revolution was necessity and this Is
now being wrought.
The theory of the new regime is that the church
should minister the physical and intellectual as
well as the spiritual, being II man is nan
starved he must ne fed before he can be expected
10 turn his undivided attention to his soul If an
o+b- is rh,rstfns for knowledge the church should
rrozide him things TO read and place TO read
them. II young womans No Is are qulVerlhs III
rby+bro with some unseen violin, the church, not
the club should furnish a ballroom In other
words many of the city churches have come TO the
belief that what were regarded few years ago as
sstans own instruments in reality social neces-
stiles and Furthermore. aids to righteousness
II was this idea that led the Rev. f. V. Shayler.
rector Of the Episcopal Church Of Oak Park in a
Chicago suburb. 10 turn his Sunday school parlor
inro roller skating rink. When the roller skating
craze was at its zenith. sixteen seventeen years
ago big halls were built throughout the country
10 satisfy il. These rinks became moral plague
spots The agitation against them drove them out
os existence The craze however, only lay dor
mani When II next showed itself in the West il
Tpesred in the streets catching first the children
and then the youth and finally adults
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
Graphic

stranger in Boston. The corporations that control
transportation also take the trouble advertise
the papers frequently how drivers may avoid col
lisions with cars and how small children may be
kept out of danger.
Carefulness in small things is typical of Boston.
and in IL is carried TO a degree that
,s ispsbabls 1n winter every e9aiRsss must have
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

He is a man of great imagination, isn't he?"
Il should say so! He has been keeping the books
of a mining corporation. Life.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
COFFEE DRINKING
a Doctor Says =, weakens the Heart.

IN my opinion" says a well known
German physician. no one can truth
fully say that coffee agrees with him.
as II has long since been proven that
caffeine. contained in coffee. is an in
furious. poisonous substance which
weakens and degenerates the heart
muscles.
For this reason the regular use OF
coffee. soon or late. causes a condition
OF undernourishment. which leads TO
various kinds Of organic disease.
Convinced OF this fact. have often
sought for some heaithful beverage 10
use instead OF coffee. At last found
the thing desired in Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid peoplN using
coffee. whose hearts were affected. |
have recommended Postum as a bev-
erage. since 1t is free from all injuri-
Gus or exciting substances. know
this from results In my own family,
and among patients.
Hundreds of persons who now use
Postum In place Of coffee. are greatly
benefited thereby" There's Reason"
Name given by Postum &C.. Battle
Greek. Mich Read. The Road TO
WeUviila." in pkss-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
AND TURKS CLASH.
Explosion of Magazine Follows Pitched
Battle at Van.

vienna-Many persons have been
killed. and the greater part OF
the Armenian quarter az Van. Asia
Minor. wrecked by the explosion OF a
magazine. the seizure % which By
Turkish soldiers an Armenian band
was resisting when the blast occurred
The Armenians. Who are already ey-
identity preparing for an uprisin,
against the Turks. had concealed a
quantity OF dynamite cartridges and
rifles in a church. according To the
reports from Van.
The Turkish soldiers had found the
hiding place and were carrying the
arms and ammunition away when the
Armenians. determined 10 prevent its
loss. attacked them and a furious frht
followed
The explosion hurled the church
high In the air. the combatants were
blown In every direction. many build
ings in the vicinity we're demolished.
and large numbers Of people. 1t Is re
ported. were either buried In the ruins
or killed by flying bits of wreckage.
Van. which has about %. 900 popula
tfon. IS an important seat OF the
American missions. but 50 far AZ
known none OF these suffered.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
CAR hostile TO JEWS.
Russian Ruler Accused Of Completely
in Msssaeres For Years.

Rerlin-AlleEations OF tho cars
completely In the Pogroms. which
in the last two or three years
have led to the massacre OF hundreds
~ Jews In various parts OF Russia.
have reached the German Jewish Re
aef League from what are bellevd
20 be Trustworthy sources
II is stated that at an audience ne
granted recently to Count Konow-
nitzy. leader Of the Odessa branch OF
tho Genuine Russians Union" the
cEar said:
1t is true that the courts. in ac-
cordanee with the strict letter Of the
law. have had to convict certain lead.
ers OF the sntiJewish mobs. but
give you my imperial word that none
OF the sentences against these heroes
shall be carried out"
The ears policy has accorded per
fectly with his alleged speech.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
THEIR DEGREES OF HAPPINESS.
Marital Relations Of Rural Postmas-
ters Not All Serene.

The chief clerk OF the post Office de-
partment at Washington recently sent
TO all the pos.masters in the country
a list OF questions asking for certain
information. SAYS the New York sun.
to be used in the preparation of the
government Blue Book One Of the
questions in the list was. What are
your marital relations"
The object Of this particular ques-
tion was to find out whether the post
masters are married. single. widowed
or divorced. But some of the rural
postmasters did not understand. and
many answers were received In which
the persons addressed endeavoTed to
give clear and lucid explanation OF
the status OF their married life Ons
postmaster briefly stated that his do
mestie affairs were Fine and dandy"
Another. not so fortunate. replied.
Fairly middlIng." while a third filed
in the blank space with two words:
The worst"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
TwENrY.NINrH DAY.

The paramount topics in legislative
floor proceedings today were the anti
Lucketshop bill, or the Boddie bill. in
the Senate, and the bill to establish
the county of George in the House. The
former was practically an alI-day mat
ter with the Senate, the only other
feature being Mr.. Harper's resolution
proposing to dishand the State national
guard in Mississippi. The Boddie anti
bucketshop bill, as amended by Senator
Anderson, passed the Senate by unani-
nous vote, after an all-day round, dur
ing which about half of the senators
spoke for or against it. The bill goes
back to the House for concurrence with
the Senate amendment. which does not
affect a vital r-incipIe, and will be
before the governor before the week Is
out
In the House. after a stiff debate, in
which the honors as to argument were
pretty nearly even, the bill to create
George county from two townships on OF
Greene and a township and a half of
Jackson. was defeated by close vote,
the score being So to 81.
In the House resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Stennis, to the effect that
after Saturday this week NJ measure
reported adversely by a committee shall
be considered, unless called up by c
two-tbirds vote. The object Of this is
sirniAcant. implying that the members
desire TO keep strictly to tho business
in hand, and finish, if possible, by the
date set for adjournment, March 10.
Two bills of Importance to TIE agri-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
THIRTY-FIRSr DAY.

Mr.. Engle created a futter in the
Senate in offering a resolution de-
manding the ejectment of all lobbyists
from the chamber, and specifying openly
the men supposed to represent the Cum
beriand Telephone Company, some of
whom were on the floor of the chamber
at that time.
The House Of Representatives spent
the morning in routine work, a num-
Der Of bills being introduced and several
passed. Among the latter was the bill
appropriating the sum of 81, 800 to de-
fray the costs incurred by the State in
carrying the sixteenth section land cases
to the appellate courts of the United
Sites; also bill to pay the law firm of
Stone 4 Sively of Oxford, for services
rendered the State in prosecuting the
assassins of Sheriff Poag Of Tate coun-
ty, the amount having been reduced to
$500 by the oommitte-
The Boddie bill, providing for the
payment OF levee tax by railroads op-
Grating in the Ievee districts, after q
brief explanation, was passed without
opposition. The bill simply increases
the present rate or scale, according TO
the existing classification
Other bills passed were the House
bill to prevent the blacklisting of en-
ployes of railroads, telegraph or teie-
phone companies who may affiliate with
labor organizations Of any kind, which
went through unanimously; also the
Tyson bill, fixing . penalty of SIS
against all telegraph and telephone COM
panies for failure to deliver promptly
all OF any message entrusted, which was
.ft>~-.xJ ,rudar tho v,,k>s raturrAd IN
be engrossed at 12:45 pm.
A message was received from the
governor. & announcing his approval Of
some half dozen bills, after which the
House stood adjourned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
TWENTY.EIGHTH DAY.

Neither house was in session in the
afternoon, the time being devoted As
usual to committee meetings. there hav-
ing been well attended sessions of the
two Judiciary committees. both these
committees being well loaded with bills
and resolutions.
Both houses unanimously accepted
the invitation from the city of Natchez.
extended by the representatives from
Adams county, to attend the Mardi
Gras festivities on March =, which will
be repetition of previous legislative
experience.
In the House Mr.. Quin introduced a
bill having for its object the enactment
of a law regulating the holding of pri-
mary elections for the nomination OF
candidates for the United States sena-
tor and for Judges OF the Supreme
Court, ehancellors and circuit judges.
which will he quite a departure from
present regulations.
4 bill was passed reducing the price
Of the Mississippi eo:e of 1906 from
IS 10 s., the vote being practically
unanimous. Mr.. Gex of Hancock cast
the only negative vote.
The Senate passed the bill carrying
an appropriation for the carrying on Of
the departmental work and general care
of the capitol. one of the most urgent
of the appropriation bills. which for
various reasons has hung fire for some
time
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
jap Spies Make Maps.

Santa Monica. Cai-Seyen Jap
anese, with a small cannon. have
been at work several days on an un-
srequented blum which marks the
northern limits of Santa Monica bay.
making maps of the cliffs along the
water. These experiments have
aroused settlers. as II is thought a
portion OF the American battleship
fleet will spend several days in the
bay. The small pivot gun. mounted on
a cliff ls5 feet above the sea. was
fired first in one direction and then
another.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20

The late Senator Hoar was extreme
ly fond pf whist. which he played
with remarkable skill
A friend Says that the only time he
ever knew the usually placid and
genial man from Massachusetts, to be
absolutely impatient was when en-
one occasion at whist the senator had
an unusually stupid partner. Notwith-
standing this haAdicap. the pair were
winning right along even against good
players.
In the middle OF one game. some
one paused behind the senator's chair
and asked We'll. senator. how arc
you getting on
Very well. indeed" was the reply.
I'm view Of the fact that have three
adversaries. Sunday Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
HIS ONE AVAILABLE ASSET.
Mr.. johnson Willing to Give Well-Wri.-
ten Note OF Hand.

The financial prospects OF Mr.. WASH
ington Lafayette Johnson were decid-
edly clouded. but he still preserved 4
sanguine spirit. which his friends did
not always appreciate.
I'D like 10 borrow jes' little
money oh you" said Mr. Johnson. con
tidentially. TO a friend. IL wouldn't
az You TO IT. but ! ain got 4 single
cent left in De WORT"
What security can you sib me-"
asked his friend. without any enthusi-
asm.
Why. I glib yoG my note OBJ hand"
and Mr.. Johnson looked panied and
amazed at such 4 question. 4 reckon
you don know what good. clear
handwriting I got in de eben.ng
school. Companion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20

NashiuEton-Oratory In the public
Friday gave wav To legislation. with
the result that material progress vas
made in the executive. legislative and
judicial bill u met with comparative
iy smooth sailing until on points Of
order By Mr.. Macon % Arkansas. the
proposed Increases in salaries Of The
assistant secretaries % the several de-
partmen's were stricken out. Mr.. Ma.
con explained his action by saying
that a, appropriation bill Was no, the
place for such legislation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
Mrs. oowie Plans Leadership.

ChieagO-Mrs. Jane Dowie aspires
to her late husbands place as
head OF the Christian Catholic Church.
and believes she Is destined to bring
the warning factions OF Zion together.
AT her home near Muskegon. she is
making plans OF induce the former fol
lowers OF the late John Alexander
Dowie to rally to her standard. accord
ing to statements made in Waukegan.
ILL., She made secret visit to Zion
City Tuesday
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
Pass Railroad Rate Amendment.

Washington-yhe senate passed a
bill amending the railroad rate laws
in relation 20 free transportation. Sen
ator Clapp. explaining the change OF
law effected by the measure. said It
merely includes superannuated. dis
sbled and furloughed employees with
in the scope OF the free transporta-
tion clauses of the Law and also allows
such transportation for employees back
and forth on tire road. as occasion re
Quires
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20

Beaumont. Texas-Rains which fell
in torrents all day Wednesday and
nearly all Wednesday night have
flooded the city and outlying coun-
try as far south as Houston. Rail
road trains are nearly all delayed
The tracks Of the Sabine a. East Tex
as road are badly damaged. The storm
was especially severe at Houston.
where il was accompanied by heavy
winds,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
Shot as He Was Leaving Town.

Salina. Kas.-George Washington.
a negro. charged with brutal
assault on his wife. was taken
from the jail at Ellsworth. Kas.. by a
mob OF 100 masked men Wednesday
and threatened with hanging. lie was
released after a horsewhipping was
administered to him and as he was
leaving town he was shot in the shoul-
der by a member OF the mob. He
made his way to Wilson. Kas. where
he received medical attention. He
will recover