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Arizona republican., 1909-04-12
AN EASTER INcI1ENT-The ser

vices at the First NJ E. church yes terday morning were marked by two rather sensational incidents. one be- ing naturally alarming and creating nervousness that almost threw the con-
 gregation into a panic when the sec ond occurred Rev. MT Geissinger was
 in the midst of his sermon when one
 of the huge metal pipes of the big pipe
 organ at one end of the choir loft in
 some unaccountable way was released
 from it's fastening, swayed a moment,
 then fell toward the members of the
 choir Fortunately. it struck an cleo
 tric fixture and was deflected from its
 course. falling between the minister and the choir and hurting nobody.
 However. a nervous woman screamed
 when she saw the pipe fall, and a half
 dozen others followed her example.
 Many in the audience. perhaps. did not
 know what it was that fell or the sig
 nificance of it, and probably thought
 the whole building was collapsing.
 Hardly had the pastor discovered what
 had happened and treasured the con-
 gregation. when the fire alarm was sounded. and many of the curious and
 nervous rose in their seats. To avoid a panic, the minister called attention
 to the fact that it was only a fire alarm, and the Phoenix department was amply able to take care of the situa-
 tion. The pipe that fell from the or
 gan was only one of the false construc- tions on the outside. built for effect, and in no wa- connected with the mechanism of the instrument, which was not injured. The service was re- stunned and was very effective one, notwithstanding the interruptions. as also was the evening service, which was largely a musical program, and delightful one.
 EUGENE BRADY o'NElLt AD- DRESSED FORUM-A church artisti- cally decorated and filled with anxious hearers greeted Eugene Brady O'Neill when he arose to address the Forum of Tanner chapel. A. M. E. churcch, yesterday afternoon. Preceding the very able address of Mir O'Neiil, Lieu tenant w. A. Bettis delivered an elo- quent address upon the subject, "Whither Are We Drifting?" The ad- dresses of both speakers will long live in the hearts and minds of the vast audience which listened attentively to every word. Among other things, MT. O'Neill said: 'I am pleased to be here this afternoon and contribute my mite to the general uplift of your race and the entire community through the very helpful influence of this Forum. This is a very practical and very helpful or ganization, one which will go very far indeed toward effecting better un- derstanding between the races and ed- | ucating all upon the important sub ject of the development of character. | I congratulate you upon the selection | of your ministers and the good work | they have done. Give them your | hearty support and encouragement. and | they will go on accomplishing greater things in the future. Cling to God.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-12

You are a naturally religious people, and l want to say to you this after noon that that has been one of your redeeming qualities. Continue to de- velOp the religious side of your lives. A nation that forgets God goes down and is destroyed Thus it has been through all ages" Mir. O'Neill gave an exhaustive treatment of the ele- ments that enter into the development of character and closed amid deafen- ing applause. The Forum will adjourn for the summer with a banquet at the church on Friday evening. The pub lie is invited. There will be no admis sion charged at the door.
 PROMINENT MASON PASSES AWAY-Mrs. J. w Knight, of Wor- eester Mass, left for her home last evening. taking the body of her hus- band. J. w. Knight, who died in this city last Friday at noon. Last Decem- Der MT. Wright-came to this city for the benefit of his health and was seem' ingly improving until about q week ago, when he developed tubercular cerebral meningitis. which resulted in his death Last Monday his wife was telegraphed for. and arrived in this city Saturday morning. but came too late to see her husband alive, as he had passed away the day before her ar rival The deceased VIII be taken to his home in Worcester for the funeral services and will then be taken to the
Arizona republican., 1909-04-12
Of Local Interest
PRosPEcToR IN TOWN

PROSPEcToR IN ToWN-Mickey Dolan- who has some prospects near Salome, is in the city for a few days.
 MORNING TRAIN NEXT SUM- DAY-The new time card on the NJ. and P. and on the P and E. rail- roads will go into effect on Sunday. April IS, instead of on the first day of May, as was at first announced
 MISSIONARY MEETINGS - The Woman's Home Mission society will meet at the Central Methodist Episcopal church, South, this after noon at 3 o'clock, after which there will be called meeting of the For eign Missionary society.
 ANNOUNCEMENT members and friends of Garden Valley lodge, No. l, are invited to attend box social Monday evening in the I. O.. G. T. hall. An exceptionally fine program has been prepared and every one will be guaranteed a good time.
 VISITORS FROM FLORENCE Mrs. w. E. Carver, wife of the sta- tion agent at Florence, accompanied by her two children, are in this city arrived in this city yesterday morn ing and will return to Florence this morning.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
AN INTERESTING BIRD.

The American crossbill is one of the most interesting of native bird species, particularly because of its peculiar nesting habits. Unlike most other birds, the crossbill nests very early, its nests, containing eggs or young, having been found as early as the latter part of February or early in March. How the young birds are able to withstand the rigorous temperature of this sea son of the year is not clearly under stood, but they dO. The nest of the crOssbill Is usually made of moss, about the size of a football. with walls about two inches thick, and has a door just large enough for the parent birds to enter. The food of these birds con- sists largely of the seeds of pine trees. its odd shaped bill seeming to be espe- cially suited to extracting them. They also feed upon garden fruits, upon the seeds of some varieties of grass and cankerworms. The mature birds are a trifie smaller than the English spar row. In color the male is of a deer brick red and the female a mottled olive green.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
CRIMINAL CARELEsSNEss.

A case was reported to us the other day in which a renter of a tract of land knew a certain portion of the meadow was infested with Canada thistles, but notwithstanding this al- lowed the crop to get overripe, the thistles along with the rest, and on harvesting the hay crop sold 1t to a large feeder in the vicinity. Nothing but a careful inspection would deter mine what per cent of these thistle heads contained mature seed; but, if any at all, some one, either the owner of the land, the renter or the feeder, ought to be liable under the law. We incline to the view that the first and second parties certainly are. With such wholesale carelessness and indif ference as this on the part of men who ought to know and do better it is little wonder that pests like the Canada this tie, quack grass and other noxious weeds are being scattered broadcast much faster than they can be isolated and eradicted. When 1t is clear that ones neighbOrs will not be patriotic enough to exercise care in a matter so vital and one that concerns the public welfare he is under necessity of eStab- fishing, as it were, a rigid quarantine against the products-hay, straw and grain-frOm such infested farms.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
A QUERY ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA.

A reader of these notes, a young ten aut farmer living near Hettick, H., writes asking about farm lands in the vicinity of Pierre, S. D., especially as to their adaptability to growing corn ard if this can be counted on as a sure crop. Our correspondent also in- quires if there is alkali water in the sections mentioned. With a view to securing more accurate and reliable information than was at hand regard ing the locality in question, inquiry was made of Professor c. Willis of the state experiment station at BrookingS, s. D., who writes that land in the vi- cinity of Pierre, north, south and east. may be had at from SIG to $40 per acre: that this section is the drieSt portion of the state, the average rain fall for the past eighteen years being 16.5 inches per annum. In spite of the low rainfall, which is about half of that in states lying east of the Mis- sOuri river, Mir. Willis states that Gt the college substation fifty miles east of Pierre he has been able to secure a lStu Ol oIAlg pNA SiNAN from the variety of corn known as the : Minnesota No. 13. and at the main sta tiOn at BroOkings the same variety yielded 74.5 bushels. This Is an eX- cellent showing and would be conSi3' cred so for most any portion of the corn belt, but whether equally large returns could be counted on during period of years we are not in a posi- tion to state. 1t Is we'll to remember that during the past seven or eight years the rainfall in the longitude of Pierre. which is usually classed as In or bordering on the semiarid section of the west, has been considerably lar ger than for a number of years pre- ceding. A question that arises is whether this cycle of dry years is like ly to return. Should they do so 1t would make the raising of corn as primary business in the territory named somewhat precarious. Nobody can answer this question with author ity. Only time can tell. If our friend rather inclines to the Pierre country. it would seem wise for him to visit the section he plans to locate in and give it thorough inspection from as many viewpoints as possible. If the system of 'dry farming has to be fol lowed-briefy that in which the land has to be summer fallowed every other season to conserve enough moisture to produce a crop-the prosecuting of az ricultural operations in such locality by one who had been used to Illinois conditions would be fraught with a good deal of hardship and discourage ment.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
SOUTRFIELD
J. A. Turner and wife were in Tor1i ing ton and Hartford recently.

J. A. Turner and wife were in Torl ing ton and Hartford recently.
 Mrs. George Kellogg is in Winsted visiting her sister and friends there. We are sorry to hear that MT. and Mrs. Kellogg arc expecting to leave Southf1eld ill the near future.
 MT. Kellogg's mother is considerably improved ill health. She is at her daughters, Mrs. w. Wards where she will be for while.
 Rev.W. R. Terry of the Baptist church has handed in hls resignation to take eff feet, April 1st.
 Miss Ina Gaylord is visiting cousins in Bridgeport and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Black Rock, Bridgeport, is with her cousin, Mrs. D. Cruikshank.
 Miss Sarah Baldwin is spending the week with friends in Interlaken.
 "A Gentleman From Mississippi is one of the best serial stories ever writ ten. It is running i'll THE NEWS. Sub scribe.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

In order to clear up some confusion which may exist in the minds of few 1t may be we'll to state that the Swedish Select oats and the Regenerated Swei ish Select are two distinct varieties The former has been grown in the northern states for number of years is thoroughly acclimated and is rated by the department of agriculture as being one of the best varieties grown in this country, if not the best. The latter variety, the Regenerated Select is type developed by an English seed firm and. while remarkably vigorous and giving. a good deal of promise, i, still considered in the experimental stage.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
SHEFFIELD

Mrs. Edward Andrus, 69, died Febru- a'y IF at her home in this village after a lingering illness. She has lived here nearly all her life and leaves her husband and three daughters, the Misses Jennie and Catherine of Sheffield, and Mrs. Emma Snyder, of Hudson, N. Y, and a son, Charles, of Sheffield.
 "A Gentleman From Mississippi" is one of the best serial stories eyer writ ten. It is running ip THE NEWS. Sub scribe.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

The increased prosperity of tho southern states during the past fifty years is quite accurately gauged by the production of cotton,- its leading agricultural crop. - Tn the year 1860 the cotton crop of the south was 4,699, 700 bales and the price 1115 cents per pound, the highest up to that time. In the year 1907 the crop totaled 13,550,. 160 bales, the price ranging from 10.TU to 1855 cents per pound.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

Considering the way fax pulls on the soil, 1t should be source of sat isfaction that the area sown to this cereal during 1908 was 1S5,0O0 acres less than in the year preceding. How ever, because of better prices the croP gave a return of $30577,OO0 against $24713, 900 for 1907.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

Mir. Henry Wallace, editor of lead ing western agricultural magazine and a member of the country life commls sion, who has taken some pains tC look into number of western irri@a- tion projects carefully. sounds a word cf warning that it would be well fOI all prospective purchasers of land in the vicinity of such enterprises to take into account-namely, that before in. vesting the settler should have an alb Solute guarantee that the land he buys supposedly under ditch, Is so located that he can get water on it at those seasons of the year when water will be most needed. He calls attention t" the fact that in a number of privG.r irrigation enterprises land Is being sold at high prices outside of the area which could ever be adequately fri gated by the water available. He cites the fact that Uncle Sam is straight forward enough with settlers to state the truth about the amount of land which can be supplied with water from a given drainage enterprise. not offering for sale more land than there is likelihood of supplying with an ade- quate amount of water. Mir. Wallace states that.a few of the privately own ed irrigation schemes are being man aged as commerdablv as those whir1 are backed by the government but that they are the exception.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

Considering the expense connected with the laying of a system of tile from $1O to SIP per acre for the area drained, it is we'll to have the work done in the very best possible manner including the surveying and laying out of the system. the establishing of the proper grades, the selection of good tile and the laying of them care fully and evenly. A sag Of a few inches in any section of the system will likely result in clogging of this portion ard the putting of it out of commission. It costs money to tile we'll and still more to tile poorly; hence it is economy to do the job as it ough; to Ee done
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

The total production of rice in the United States for the year was 21,S9o,. 900 bushels from 655,O00 acres, valued at $16.0S1, ,000 In 1908 the acreage was 627,OO0, the yield 1S,73SOO0 bush. els and the cash value of the crop SIG. 0S1. GOO
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

An Illinois farmer who evidentl! mixes some brains with his work anC incidentally makes some observations on his own account has suggested tho possibility of putting to new use ( system of draintile which was put il the ground primarily for the purpose of removing surplus water. His idef is that in very dry seasons water might be pumped into the upper ent of such drainage systems, thus fur nishing the soil with the moisture nee essary to a proper maturing of tht growing crops. The least that can Lc said of the proposition is that it is original and unique. It Is certainly practicable if the water needed could be pumped without too great expense The putting of the above suggestion into operation would be watched witl a good deal of interest.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

Readers who may be interested fl! changing their location and have beer more or less interested in reports oI cheap farms for sale in some of tht New England states would do well tt write to the States Land and Improve ment company of Oneida, N. Y., fol its descriptive bulletin of farms whicl are for sale in three or four O: the central counties of the Empir, State The bulletin is vouched for b.! the state experiment station officials The farms are well adapted to stock and dairy purposes and fruit, vegetable and poultry farms. There seems to bt little question that in the craze fol western lands eastern farms have beer abandoned or sold for a song when they were as we'll suited to the above pursuits and could be worked with much better prospect of success than many western tracts, to secure which the former have been passed by. A hurried perusal of the descriptions of some of these lands would seem to in dicate that among them were some first class bargains that will not go begging long.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

England is snid to consume annually 4.400,GC0Co0 eggs. rtreign hens dc the cackling for 2.130OOO,000 of this number.
Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
AMENIA UNION

Friends of Rev. Mr Lewis were sad enei to hear of his death, he being the minister of the people here some few years ago.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

Northern Philanthropists, according
to Mr.. VIM. E. Curtis, have donated
the magnificent sum of $47,0O0,OOO as
a permanet fund for education. The
most prominent of these donors are
as follows: Rockefeller, forty.three
millions; Peabody, two millions;
Slater, one million; Miss Jeanes, two
hundred thousand. BhEid es there
are in the north, five great organiza-
lions for the promotion of education
in the south. The great donations
mentioned above were not, exclusive
ly for the education of Afro-Ameri-
cans, but for the general benefit of
both races. Mr.. Carnegie, as is we'll
known, has also donated large sums
for the promotion of educational in
terests. From the above, we deduce
the conclusion that the results of
the donations have been to a great
extent satisfactory to the donors, and
that certain of our Southern brethren
are in error when they asset so
Dramatically that the moneys have
been wasted and that the educational
pr14ect has been a disastrous failure.
Such men as Rockefeller and Car
negie and Slater are generally sup
posed to know little about busin-
ess matters, themselves, and are not
addicted to blowing in" millions of
dollars for the promotion of fakes.
Mr.. Carnegie closed his remarkable
Edinburgh speech by quoting and en-
dorsing the following declaration of
Rev. Lyman Abbot, editor of the Out
look: NEVER IN THE HISTORY
OF MAN HAS A RACE MADE SUCH
EDUCATIONAL AND MATERIAL
PROGRESS IN FORTY YEARS AS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
A Way Out of 1t,


A company of select colored ar
lists were rendering version Of
"Othello." The scene between the
Moor and Desdemona had been reach
ed where in Othello demands the dan
kerchief which he has given his wife
as a wedding amulet. The actor who
had been intrusion with the title role
confused righteousness with Impress
iveness.
: "Desdemonia!"s'h cried, fetch me
dat han'kerchief!" s
But the doomed lady only babbled
of Cassie, and her liege shouted again:
II asst you TO- de second time to git
me dat handkerchief"
Still the fair one parted the issue
with talk of Cassie, and the lordly
Othello, now thoroughly incensed, bel
lowed:
woman, TO- de third and las tim
tell you to get me dat dan'kerchief!
Away"
And as he was just about to open
his mouth again big, leather lunged
patron in the top Of the gallery shout
ed down at him:
go de Lawd's sake, niger, why
doan yo' wipe yo' nose on yo' sleeve
an let de show go on ?'-Tit-Bits.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
Joy of HAVING q Cold.

have often asked to be told why it
is that man with a cold in the head
feels himself to be a superior sort Of
being to the man with no cold. You
must have observed for yourself that
this is the case Take, indeed, your
own cold. You refer to it, thirty or
forty times a day, as my cold" You
feel quite sure that everybody you
meet will know that you have cold,
and that everybody will be interested
in its progress. You will find yourself,
when in full enjoyment of cold, air.
ing opinions that you would certainly
keep to yourself under normal condi-
tons, and casually contradicting the
statements of those for whom, as
matter of fact, you cherish very sin
cere respect. There must be some
physiological explanation of this, and
I should be- greatly obliged if some
medical reader would put me in the
way Of understanding it. Is it that
the cold acts in some soothing way
upon the nerves, thus freeing the self
conscious man, temporarily, from his
timidity? Or, is it that the fever ac-
companying cold has stimulating
effect upon an otherwise slightly tor
pid brain ?-London Sketch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

While the Swans, philosophers and
everybody else are eulogizing all of
Lincoln's deeds and sayings. THE
APPEAL ventures to remind them
that one of his sayings was: "That
no man is good enough to govern
another without the others consent.
We may not quote verbatim, but we
give the sentiment
THE APPEAL believes that the
whole of President Lincoln's official
life was saddened by a struggle be.
tween his feelings as a philanthro.
pist and his conceptions of his duty
as President. AS philanthropist,
he would have reioiced at seeing all
slavery banished from the face OF
the earth; as President. felt he had
no right to interfere with it in the
states, could he save the nation other
wise. Fortunately, the southern hot
heads soon. convinced him that the
nation could be saved only by eman
cipation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
SATURDAY MARCH 6, 1909.
THE MISREPRESENTATION OF
FREE MASONRY.

Grand Master Martin of the Caucas-
ian Masonic Grand Lodge of the more
or less grand old commonwealth of
Mississippi, has set seriously about the
task of reforming the institution of
Freemansory and making it such as
it ought to be and must be in order to
flourish in that enlightened section of
the universe.
Grand Master Martin recently dis
covered that the Caucasian Grand
Lodge Of New Jersey had, among it's
subordinate lodges one-Alpha Lodge
of Newark-composed of Afro-Ameri-
can members.
AS Alpha Lodge has existed for
nearly century, intelligent Masons all
over the world knew of it's existence.
but the Mississippi fellow never
"hearn tell'' of such a thing before.
And it is fair to presume that his ig-
norance is sufficiently comprehensive
to make him unaware of the fact that
the grand lodges of England, Scotland
Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy
Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Janai.
ca, Porto Rico, Peru and Argentina are
in the same attitude as that Of New
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
MoBBING HoMER's PEOPLE.

The national mania for lynching
somebody, has developed a new phase
within the last few weeks. The last
suitable victims for the discipline of
the rabble, in localities where sup
ply of Afro-Americans cannot be
found, are the Greeks. Accordingly
in at least two cities, Omaha, Neb.,
and Dayton, Ohio, the mob has been
engaged in civilizing the countrymen
of Homer, and Heroditus and Truci-
dides, by burning their houses, des-
troying their stores and maltreating
their women and children-and the
Star-Spangled banner in triumph doth
wave, DER the land of the free and
the home of the brave.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06


Jersey. Possibly that is the reason
fit and thus limit pure masonry to the
confines of Mississippi.
Brother Martin, please take notice
that the Grand Lodge of Liberia, COM
posed of colored men, is affiliated with
by nearly all the Grand Lodges of the
world, except those of the United
States. For further information, THE
APPEAL respectfully refers you to
Bishop and Grand Master hampton of
your own state, who could give you
many valuable lessons about an in
stitution in regard to which you mani
fest such a lamentable ignorance.