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PREs. EL,oTss NEW RELIGION.


Charles n. Eliot, president emeritus
OF Harvard. in an address before the
Harvard summer school of sheology
! day or two ago prophesied the ad-
vent of new religion 1t vii not
be bound By dogma or creed he said
Its workings viii be simple, but its
field OF action hmitless Its discipline
viii be tie training in the development
|of cooperative good will It will at
tack All forms of evil. There win be
no supernatural element; it VIII
place NO reliance on ANYTHING but he
laws OF nature. Prevention will be the
watchword and a skilled surgeon one
of Its members"
The coming religion, he thought,
will be based on the two great COM
mandments the love OF Goo and the
service OF fellow men. He went on
to say, as reported In the dispatches:
The new religion vii not be based
upon authority: the future generation
| Is to be led, not driven. In the new
| re igion there Will be no personifica'
! ton of natural objects; there viii De
no dedication of remarkable human
beings.
The new religion will not teach
that character can be changed quickly
lit will not deal chiefly with sorr
and death. but With JOY and life
God will be so smmanent that nc
| Intermediary viii be needed III
priests viii strive to improve socia
and industrial conditions The new
religion will not attempt TO reconcile
people 10 present ills by the promise
Of future compensation
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Expelled From the Fold.

Sioux City Journal: Abel, the home
of Lieutenant Governor Clarke, Is
wrought up over the result OF an &c
clesiastic court trial OF Mrs. Minnie
Douglass, socially prominent in that
town AS member OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. she was arraigned
under section Is Of the code OF Metho-
dist discipline She was player OF
whist-or one who played at it--and
she persisted in her sin. Her pastor
had warned her and besought her to
an exhibition OF proper humiliation
Further appeal had been made in COM
pany with one or NOR discreet mem
bers of the church" and she remain
ed obstinate. Hence the third and
last call to a church trial Mrs.
Douglass was found guilty. ard the pen
atty is, If there @be no sign OF humilf-
ation.a that she be expelled. The re-
port from Abel is that Mrs. Douglass
| is standing pat The humiliation to
which she may be willing to confess
| is not recognized within the fold as OF
the proper quality
Mrs. Douglass is not left comfort
+ less, nor is she disposed to quit the
game. She will fight the minister and
the court to the last church ditch, re
ported to be located in 1912 and with
the general conference The report
is that about fifty women of the
i church will stand by Mrs Douglass
and that already an exodus has beer
started. The fear is that the Metho
dist pastorate in Abel has struck
lean yer.
5. It is not improbable the newspape
reports of this unhappy strife are thu
product of sinners given to playini
worse games than parlor whist. 1itl
the ordinary penalty of drinking tea
But It is alleged by the reporters tina
I. the trial was farce: that there wa
: nothing that looked like square dea
and there are hints of persecution sus
: gestiye of the intolerance OF othe
years.
In reading section &c of the disc
lpIine one of the world can hardly ris
superior to the impression that
should be revised downward. Nor ca
one escape conclusion whatever kin
: of whist PLAYER Mrs. Douglass i
I that she is guilty under the law
the preacher takes the pains to sa
she is, and to Insist Upon it for tn
first, second and third time.
9 On the whole. however. it Is som
i what pity to see mothers in Israe
necessarily the best hope of societ
q arbitrarily driven from the sanctual
;, as unworthy of communion with God
g PEOPLE The spectacle is discouragir
to sinners In general
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not imagine they are quite a success
with the ladies.
ETIQUETTE IN COURT.
Different Judges Have Different ideas
as to What is Proper Behavior.

Kansas City Star: Decorum in
the record courts OF rural Missouri is
as varied as the weather in spring
time. What may matter of perfect
propriety under one judge may be
flagrant act OF contempt under an
other. For instances Judge n. a..
Shelton of the Second district held
special term recently for a Judge in
neighboring district. Just before open
ing court he noticed a lot OF men
with their hats on, sitting around the
bar, close to the desk. The Judge
whispered TO the sheriff who communi-
Gated to the hat-wearers. Every hat
came off with astonishing rapidity.
One OF the offenders told the judge
he knew it was wrong to wear his hat
in church but that he had never heard
1 the question raised in the court room
/ before, and he was frequent court
attendant in his district
A judge who was a great smoker,
and who tolerated pipes, cigars and
cigarettes by anybody while court
was in session. on one occasion pre-
sided over another district where
! the home iudge held smoking in the
court room as cardinal sin The
smoking Judge, however, found
congerial spirits in the jury and law
yers, and as he held the fort that
court room looked like a foggy day
in the winter time. A local paper.
whose editor did not smoke, severely
criticised the court for having
Outraged the proprieties'' BY al
lowing men to smoke in the pres
ence of women witnesses and spec
tators. But the twenty-four jurymen
stood BY the Judge, and before he de
parted for his home circuit they pre-
sented him with box OF Havanas and
their representative made grateful
speech on behalf of himself and his
elderly loving patriots"
q When Judge Edward Mckee d
Memphis was on the bench Of thu
First district he issued drastic rule.
against smoking, especially il there
were ladies' in the court room. Hi'
honor was an inyeterate smoker, al
ways carrying with him short stem
med briar pipe and pocket full o
natural leaf. His own order probabl,
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HOW 7HE srATEs STAND.

An attempt made By 4 New York
newspaper to ascertain sentiment -
regard to an income tar has pro
duced some interesting facts Let
fers we're sent to all governors OF
states. asking for their opinion on the
question Governors mar notxsneces-
sarily represent the sentiment Of their
eonssituencies on this subject but
their opsnioz Is more than oI1tnerily
important beca1se they nave been
asked TO cali special sessions To ratify
the constitasi0nal amendment per
hitting an income tai ana tbeif y.
plies give some index Of their inten-
lions in respect to this demand
The canvass shows thus far only
fifteen governors willing to declare
/ themselves In favor OF an income tax
Seven are non-commital, one Is OPP
posed, and twenty-ihree. or just half
the state executives, have not an
sEered at all Az II vii require the
Affirmative vote of thirty-dve states
TO ratify the amendment 1t may be
seen that 50 far as the movement TO
call extra sessions IS concerned the
point is long way from being Won
/ The states which have declared
through their governors for the in
come tax are Florida. Montana, Ne
vada, Colorado. Idaho, Mississippi
Kansas, indiana. North Dakota. Min
nesota, Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas.
Kentucky. and Iowa. Twelve Of these
| fifteen governors are Democrats, at.
fording fair illustration OF how VIII.
Iingly the Democrats viii rally TO the
support OF national administration
when 1t attempts to carry out Demo
cratic principles.
4 Non committal replies come from
Georgia. Illinois. Rhode Island
wyoming. Missouri. Oregon and
n Washington, a group having one
Democratic and SIX Republican COVER
lnors. In Utah the governor. Re
publican, is opposed. The great Re
publican states OF the central wes'
Il and the east, where the fight for tht
proposition must be won, have no
answered with the few exceptions
above noted.
Il These figures indicate that It ma,
!. take some organization and agitation
!, | to put through the amendment. ~
serious opposition to 1t has yet de
: yeloped, only one governor takinl
this position, but unless the publi
shows a sufficient interest the amend
i ment may fail through apathy Tn
politicians, 1t may be depended upon
Z will not press the amendment nnles
/. the people show a disposition to BAG
e them up.
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Goes Without SAVING.

Sioux City Journal: Why does
everybody say thunder and lightning?
Why not lightning and thunder, in ac-
cordance with Chronological order? A
correspondent who has given the mat
ter some consideration sends pos
sible explanation. 1T has always
been" says the writer, that objects
or people that make the most noise
takes precedence It goes without
saying that this correspondent has
given some attention to politics.
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No Occasion for Worry.

Dubuque Times: In its latest
bulletin the geological survey says
that at the present rate Of consump-
ton our petroleum, natural gas and
phosphate will last only twenty-five
years. our iron thirty years and our
coal until 20a0. There is no need
to worry. however. Posterity may
substitute denatured alcohol for
petroleum and water power for coal
Iowa will have plenty OF both.
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Mister Otto Knowsomepetter was an
economic chap
With a well developed liking for
dollar in his trap.
He was wont to ponder wisely. with
his fingers IN his lair,
On the various exgenses that an hon
est man must bear
And the one that most distressed him,
cen to giving him shock.
Was the awful cost Of fodder he vas
forced to feed his stock
Now. we know the ancient fable OF the
man who fed his steed
On single sawdust diet and had
made tie same succeed
As steady equine rationif the VIC
tim hadn't died;
And he knew that plan was useless.
and devoid Of sense beside
So he figured OUT a process. widely Diff
ferent from that.
Whereby he could save his pocket, and
his cattle keep their fat
He procured load Of sawdust. with
the happy scheme in mind.
Shorts and J ran and other staple OF
fat-increasing kind;
Which he mixed IN true proportion,
with touch OF pepper stout,
Just to keep the stock in spirit and to
make them move about.
For he'd heard it said the secret Of the
sawdrst steed's demise
Was little too much sawdust and the
lack OF exercise.
So he placed the tnothsone mixture
in a freshly secured bin,
Smiling as he thought aow boss,
would be neatly taken in;
Then he measured out portion ant
! he gave it to his COW,
And she hesitated slfghtl..t. but she att
1t. anyhow.
Then he went at eve to milk her. Will
elati0n In his soul
And she gave pat of butter In Iii
tie wooden bowl.
Chicago News
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It is announced from Des Moines
that there win be no increase in the
railroad assessment and no decrease.
The railroads made a strong effort
to get a reduction. on the ground that
their earnings and the comparison
with farm values demanded it, but the
executive council declined to make
any change. There will be some ad
justments in the assessment OF land
values as between different counties
in the state, to meet the need dis
closed by recent reports.
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Not EXTRAORDINARILY swift.

Cedar Rapids Gazette; The Wash
ington Democrat tells Of dressmak-
er in that town who is excellent but
she is very slow She is so slow
that sac had dress all cut out and
psrtly made for woman. but before
/ shts got il done she had to cut the
sleeTes over again because the style
had changed The chances are she
isn't very STOW. 1t is more likely that
she is simply not extraordinarily swift,
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anybody else. and be net the diff
Guilty this way. After the session
had run along an hour and a half or
two hours the judge would suddenly
bring his gavel down or the desk.
Gentlemen. he would say. we've
been working pretty steadily for an
hour or so, and court will take re-
cess. Of ten minutes Those of YOU
who wantto so down in the yard and
smoke can do So
The Judge himself would generally
lead the exodus to the yard.
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cal passenger trains or accommoda-
ton freights. :
These conditions are met IN Keo-
xxx for interurban lines running east.
north, west and south. MI Mckinley
attention should be called 70 Keoknk
as an ideal interurban center
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A New Orleans Judge has ruled that
wives, once they make complaints
against their husbands. can not for
give them. Where's the advantage OF
being wife If q woman cant prefer
charges against man and then with.
draw them to save him from rnerited
punt hmenf!
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New Enterprise at CORN.

Wyaconda News: A stock company
with capital of $4,000 is being or
ganized in CORN for the manufacture
of fire brick and to mine coal It
is claimed that four foot vein of fire
clay and a two foot vein of coal, at
depth of ITO feet. have been tested
and found to be OF fine quality. The
enterprise is being pushed by Dr.
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A bronze bust Of James J. Hill
which is to be unveiled at Seattle. An
gust 3, has been completed. It IL re-
puted 70 be the largest bust OF the
kind in the world. Ii will hare to be
admitted that 1t is = fitting tribute to
Mr.. HILL He IL big man.
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A Mason City paper states that
the ordinance against profanity IS
going to be enforced By the mayor and
police there They probably have it
in mind to discourage the use of choo-
choo cars in that locality.
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Wonnan's Way.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: II the
price of gloves is raised as a conse-
quence Of the tariff many women will
buy new ones just to show that she
is not wearing her old ones as con
eenrarcc.
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A taximeter invented by Nebras-
kan registers the number OF persons
who occupy seat in public vehicle
and the length Of time used and the
distance covered by each occupant.
This arrangement Is all very well in
its way, but what is really needed is
some sort of device that will pay the
fare.
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A ut. Pleasant boy swallowed his
chautauaua button Buttons aren't
the worst things people swallow at
chautauqua He has that conso.a-
ton, at least
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The Ohio State university viii COZ
duct a wireless course next year.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald says
a western senator is never expected
to explain why he votes against an
Aldrich proposal
Eight hundred ships. including war
ships. giant liners and replica Of the
Hall Moon, will participate in the
Hudson memorial at New York.
The Sioux City Journal foresees
that II Col LATE Young reports for
duty with the Cummins reception
committee 1t ma1 be awkward, and
If he doesn't it is certain to be-
According to French scientist the
rays from incandescent lights are ben
eficial TO human health, destroying
bacteria. stimulating circulation and
cellular activity and reducing pain.
After you come back broke" from
your vacation you can commence
| work on your Christmas fun. It's
a gay life. any way you look at it."
soliloquizes the Sioux City Journal.
OF all the gas meters in New York
City tested during the month of April
over 30 per cent were found to run
too fast OF the electric meters, IA
| per cent were found too fast and 5
per cent too slow.
Assessment rolls received by An
ditor of State John L. Bleakly from
all but one of the counties in the
!. state show that Iowa farms have
s175,s51.470 invested in live stock
,, an increase of more than s6,oo0,o0t
over the total valuation a year ago
The Iowa City Republican says i
is published by a corporation and l
would be very much pleased to be in
Guided In the list of those that mus
: pay the corporation tax. All corpora
! ton making over $1,000 a year aboy'
! all expenses, must pay special tax
t Those who have to pay the tax ar
i likely to kick and those that do no
e are apt to wish they were in the othe
e fellows places"
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Senator Brown of Nebraska charac-
terizes Supreme Court Justice Brew
er's income tax criticism as absurd
and senile And there you are.
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Come to think Of 1t, il was eminent
" fitting that Justice Brewer should
speak In Milwaukee
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Vain Man.

Washington Democrat: Very few
,.4 -.--s.- 4t2&4 $3.50. -
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keekuk, iowa ......... July q, 1909
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Eight hundred ships. including war
ships. giant liners and replica Of the
Hall Moon, will participate in the
Hudson memorial at New York
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The Sioux City Journal foresees
that il Col. LATE Young reports for
duty with the Cummins reception
committee 1t maye be awkward, and
If he doesn't it is certain to be-
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NoTEs AND COMMENT.

The Ohio State university viii Goa
duct wireless course next year.
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One department gets all Of the bene-
| fits OF the building, and the other de-
partment bears all the expense.
| The department regulations require
the flying Of the flag; provided further
that it shall be ha'f staff on Memoir
| ial Day, and such other days as the
department may direct. There is big
lot of rules to be remembered in car
ing for the building. certain methods
of procedure for practically every
emergency There Is a specific provis-
ion that the building shall not be
draped. Thus 1t happens that whether
Lit is on an occasion of mourning or one
of common JOY and delight. the walls
of the post office will remain bare OF
all indications of any sentiment that
may be felt either by the custodian OF
those associated with him.
In furnishing the building detail
was prepared showing the require
ments Of the various departments II
the building. The regulations require
that the desks and chairs shall remain
IN the rooms and in the service t
which they are allotted. No criti
cism would be made if. to meet al
emergency for moment, there wal
some other arrangement made bu
there are regulations which make !.
clear that the equipment is to be TO
the specific uses to which it was az
signed and for no others.
The federal building in Keokub
thanks to the efficiency of the janitor
employed in its care, is said by tray
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According to a French scientist the
rays from incandescent lights are ben
eficial to human health, destroying
bacteria. stimulating circulation and
cellular activity and reducing pain.
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The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says
western senator is never expected
to explain why he votes against an
Aldrich proposal.
Evening journal., 1909-04-05
DONOVAN HELD FOR
BEATING A BOY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. April 5.-James
Donovan, the man who, It is charged,
brutally beat and kicked Harry Mat
thews. a nine-year-old boy, until his face
and body were a mass OF bruises. was
given hearing today and held in 81
bail for court for aggravated assault and
battery.
The police, on the strength Of accusa-
tions made by the boy are making a
thorough search for evidence TO connect
Donovan with several burglaries in
which, the boy alleges, he was forced tC
assist
A. J. Kincald, special agent Of tsse
society TO protect children from cruelty
took up the boys case when he was res.
cued from the home OF Donovan early
last week. and yesterday succeeded IN
finding the chlld's grandfather. Simon
Matthews. who lives In Orange. n. ]
The grandfather told Kinsid that IN,
boy had been stolen from his last May
and although he had had searched al
over New Jersey and had been helped II
the search by the police no trace Of IN,
boy could be found.
Evening journal., 1909-04-05
WILLIAM TURNER
DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken While Seated in His
Chair---RaS a Trustee
of the Poor

William Turner a retired grocer, and
one of the best known citizens on the
east side Of the city, died in his chair
at his home, No. 81 East Third street,
shortly before o'clock this morning. lie
had gotten out Of bed and dressed for
the day and was seated in the Twins
room OF his home when he was stricken.
lie died almost instantly. Members OF
his family were with him.
Mr.. Turner had been unwell for sew
eral months, but his condition was not
considered serioups. He was out walking
yesterday and retired last evening feel
ing unusually well.
Mr. Turner had been engaged in the
grocery business at the southwest cor
ner OF Third and Poplar streets for
thirty years. He was successful and re-
tired about a year ago.
He was only recently appointed a
mmeber of the Board OF Trustees Of the
New Castle County Hospital He had
served in that position once before. how
ever lie was at one time a member OF
the Board of Education and also OF the
Board OF Pilot Commissioners.
Mr.. Turner was 50 year + age. He 4:
survived by a wife and two childrei, AIis.
Elizabeth Turner and C. NJ. Turner. Nc
arrangements have been made for tn,
funeral
Evening journal., 1909-04-05
MORE THAN $4,000
DUTY COLLECTED
BIG Increase in Business
Done in Local Custom
House

According to tho report OF Collector OF
Port Clark. for the month ending March
81. the past month has been one Of the
most prosperous in that Office for long
time. More than 5000 IN duty was COLI
lected compared with $ziS25 collected in
the month Of February. The full report Tor
the month follows:
No OF vessels entered from foreign ports,
/: vessels cleared for domestic ports, /;
entries OF merchandise FOR duty, Z, entries
OF merchandise free OF duty, f.: entries
from warehouse for consumption l. en-
tries for immediate transportation without
nppraisement. 20; certificates OF enroll
ment granted. 1; licenses for coasting
trade granted n; licenses for vessels un-
der ~ tons. 8.
Duties collected on imports. S2oS239. ton-
mage tax. s250OS; fines penalties and for
FIXTURES. S5l5: storage labor and carriage,
81 80: officials fees. S557; total receipts. ~
3ii69. The expenses amounted to $'se0o
Evening journal., 1909-04-05
FIRE LICKS UP
FARM BUILDINGS
Lester Property in Red Lion
Hundred Damaged to Ex-
tent Of 10000
STOCK SAVED BY
FARM TENANT

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
barn, stable and barracks on the Sam
uel b. Lester farm. in Red Lion hum
dred last evening, causing loss OF &c.
600. The farm is tenanted by Edward
Lester. Shortly after o'clock the straw
ricks were discovered on fire. There was
heavy wind blowing at the time and
the blaze soon spread to the barn. The
farm bell sounded a fire alarm and in a
short time farmers came driving from
all directions and lent in their efforts
to extinguish the fire.
The fire burned hercely and spread
rapidly 20 adjoining buildings. In the
stable at the time were the milch cows
and young stock all haltered. John Les
ter cut the tiers and released the cat.
tie.
All the harness and much Of the farm.
ing implements were saved.
BY tearing down the fences the fire
was prevented from spreading to the
farm house. and another barrack re-
Gently erected. Lester will be consider.
ably handicapped for water for his stoci
at the windmill an dtsnk were destroyed
by the flames.