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The evening world., 1909-03-09

X uANAGER Billy Gibson, Of the
mi Fairmont A. c., Is certainly
A'A handing out something to the
members of his club tonight that they
did not eXpec. When they became menu
bers.
What he is handing ont is free box-
ing exhibition, and 1t will be good
card, too The star bout will be be.
tween Tommy Maoney and Jack Lad
bury, the Australian lightweight. Bouts
between several other we'll known fight
crs will precede the main one.
The reason for this burst of generos.
ity on Gibson's part lies in the fact that
he had engaged Boyo Driscol and
frankie Neil for to.night's stag. Sun
day DriscOll found he would be unable
to appear owing 70 illness, and Gibson
got busy and engaged frankie Madden
and Jack porman to take the place Of
the pair scheduled for the original bout.
Madden was already under engage
ment to the WhIrlwind A. c. for a LOut
with Kid sullivan on Thursday night
and that club refused permission for
him to meet Dorman tonight Rather
than disappolnt his members by calling
off the stag Gibson decided to put on
the card without the headliners and
give the club members the benefit OF
free admission.
Jim Barry, the Chicago heavyweight, Is
the latest fighter who Is going abroad FOR
fgats. Jim said that he had engaged pass.
acg on one Of the pig steamers and would
sail for Paris N THURSDAY. He expects 10
get on a fight with e.ta.r sam Mcvey or
Jo" jeanette. the o0iorel heavy.weights, FOR
twenty rounds
Th1, walorer * MI colorei "pugs sam
LhaEtor! IL going 10 |lEat In Philadelphia
on M.nlav nlgh, He win meet John Will,
'h' chicago heayr-Nr'gHt f0r SIN rounds at
IN" Washington sporting club This Will be
'He second tim" they have fought In their
previous contest at Timer Park last sInm,r
. i.ang;ord uUt Willie away In two rounds, lie
careful. John.
! Joe Cans rs In great shape to- hi. ten.
round bout v''n Jlho2 white. he English
| lightweight champion which takes place a,
The evening world., 1909-03-09
Manager Gibson Refuses to
Charge Extra Price 10 Men,
bers When Star Bouts Fail.
BY John POLLOCK.

UANAGER Billy Gibson, Of the
mi Fairmont a. c.. is certainly
W. handing out something to the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
PROGRAM REPEATED.

The Thanksgiving cantata by
'Maunder" which was so exceiIently
rendered by the choir of the FTEt NJ.
E. church. will be repeated Sunday
evening. The soloists are Mrs. Ray
Longnecker. Miss Hllda Henley, Mr..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19

the table Is destroyed. like better
the plaa OF the cake on a small stand
that is elaborately decorated with
green vines. candles and roses.
AS to refreshments there may be sal
ads OF two kinds. II one wishes. or
one salad and q dish Of hot oysters.
sandwiches and cakes, bonbons and
salted nuts will be quite sufficient for
refreshments. The candles should BE-
pink and white. In the white portion
oe each quarter OF the table should be
. pink candle. with pink or white
shades. The roses are a centerpieee,
about which all the dishes must bal
ance~ % when one II put on one side
there must be another opposite to keep
the proportion. This Is the key-no;a
OF all well laid tables.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
Weddings in Apartments May
Be Made Effective and Artistic

Arrangements for Z home wedding
in an apartment differ only from those
in a house in that space is usually
moro congested and the details there
fore, more difficult to plan effectively.
yet attractive results may be secured
by covering the electric light shades
with colored tissue pAper-pink. blue,
etc. For this crepe paper should be
used. and II the girl, Or any member
Of her family possesses ingsnuity, fan
cy shades may be made from It.
Failing this. tissue paper should be
pulled out along the edge, which will
make 1t flue. and then tied in bell fash
ion. Every light should be treated in
this way.
Further decorations may be made
from asparagus vines. These sprays.
which are generally from one to four
feet long. must b arranged over light
fixtures, giving . graceful and artis-
tic effect. They should not be placed
until about IN hour before the time the
lights arc needed.
/ A corner Of the room is the best
place to stand during the ceremony. for
the two walls lend themselves best to
the formation Of q decorative screen,
constructed from ferns and palms.
As background for the bridal party
walls in the corner should be covered
with a figured paper pink scrim sev-
eral shades lighter than that used on
tho lights This should be tackled On
straight from the ceiling to the floor.
Against this the plants must - naps-
ed. making a more solid base or Wall
Should tho pink show In spots between
the green vine 1t will not Be objection
able.
Just as many flowers may be put In.
to the room as tho purse can provide
Roses. Of course, are handaomest, and
1t is not UNLIKELY that II tho asparagus
vine ID bought, nu0 . vho3eoale deal
er flowers may be secured q . special
price.
Refreshments should b served in
formally In the dining room. This
means that the table must b laid md
all the food placed on It when the
guests come into the room. The we'd
ding cake may form the centerpiece,
but an objection to mch IN Arrange
ment is that whan the tina comes for
cutting the cake the whole beauty o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

A number of social events are be-
ing arranged by various hostesses in
celebration of the Christmas season
Several of the functions however will
be given the latter part of the week
Thursday evening the Junior and Sen.
ior classes of the high school will
give dance in the Odd Fellows hall
Saturday evening Mrs. Charles Kolp
will give her annual dance in the
Pythian temple.
Wednesday evening, December
twenty-ninth the Wednesday Evening
Assembly will give it's dance in the
Odd Fellows hall. An out Of town
orchestra will furnish the dance mu.
sic. On this same evening the mem
: bers of the Tuesday Evening Cotillion
club will give an elaborate ball In the
Pythian temple. Heidelherg's orches-
ira will furnish the dance music.
Each member will be permitted to
invite guests. -
Informal dinner parties and card
companies will also be features of the
holiday social whirl. A number of the
young people who : are attending
school at different colleges and are
home for the holidays will probably
be among the guests at these affairs.
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ATTENDED BETA DANCE.
Mr.. Don Wright and Miss Helen
Doney of Cambridge City. Indiana, at
tended the Beta Beta Sigma dance
held last evening at Indianapolis.
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CHRISTMAS ENTERTAiNMENT.
A Christmas entertainment will be
given next Saturday evening at the
Trinity Lutheran church by members
of the Sunday school. A feature of
the affair will be large Christmas
tree. beautifully decorated. A treat
will be given the members OF the pri-
mary department.
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HAS GONE TO SIDNEY.
Mrs. Frank Nordyke has gone to
Siddey. Indiana to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Albert King.
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ARE EXPECTED HOME.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph G. Leeds and
Mrs. Jeanette G. Leeds who have
been spending the past week In Chi
cage are expected home the early part
OF this week. KS
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IS VISITING HERE.
Miss Margaret Farquhar of Marion.
Ind, Is the guest of Mrs. Charles Wet
tfg at her home on South Thirteenth
street. . -@
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CONCERT WAS ENJOYABLE.
The Christmas concert given last
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
Public Officers As
Political Workers
(Los Angeles Outlook.)

Because of the growing appreciation
of the evils resulting from the polite
al activities Of federal place holders,
the question is being asked with COM
pelling force why, If it is improper for
such officers to take part in certain
elections, it is not equally improper
for municipal officers to participate
in municipal politics.
James Bryce, in an address in this
country several years ago. made a sug-
gestion which received little attention
at the time, but which will receive
more and more as the years pass and as
the public appreciates the tremendous
responsibilities involved in govern
mental activities. In substance, the
noted English statesman recommended
the establishment OF class of public
officers to be promoted from the low-
est to the highest grade upon strictly
civil service lines, depriving all such
officers of the right to vote, canvass.
speak or write upon political-that is,
partisan political-subjects.
His exact recommendation was that
mo public officer, or member Of an
administration. or Of the public SER
vice, should be permitted the right Of
suffrage; but every person should be
excluded, absolutely and entirely, from
participation in the ballot.
Forbid the public servant to canvass or
to speak or write upon any political
subject. Teach him to regard himself
as a servant Of the nation. and not of
a particular political party"
At first blush it may seem a hard
ship to require all those entering upon
public service in an administrative Ca
pacity to forego an expression OF their
political views and the contributions
of time or money to the extension Of
those views. Nevertheless, in the
light of the abuses which have follow
ed the prevalence in America, from
the beginning OF contrary policy
some such remedy as Mr.. Bryce sug-
gests would seem to be necessary to
correct the abuses attendant upon the
unlimited privilege Of public servants
to serve as political managers or work.
ers.
If public service in this country were
obligatory, then the Limitation on the
rights of public servants 10 participate
in political affairs would be unconsti-
tutional: but so long as entry upon
public service is voluntary, it is no
more than unconstitutional to require
that those 50 entering shall abstain
from political activity than it is to re-
auire them to possess certain mental.
physical or residential qualifications.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
CLUB NOTES
MARY HILL W, C., r, u,


The Mary Hill w. c. T. U. will
meet Monday afternoon at twothirty
O'Clock in the dome room of the Nor
rissonReeves library. Business mat
ters of importance will be considered
at this time. Members are urged to
attend.
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MEETINGS DEFERRED.
The Magazine and the Ticknor
clubs will not meet Monday afternoon
as is the usual custom. The sessions
have been deferred until after the
holidays.
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p. OF r. MEETS.
The Daughters Of Rebecca will hold
their regular meeting Tuesday even
ing. All members are invited to at
tend the meeting.
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MRS. JOHN THOMAS HOSTESS.
Tuesday afternoon for a meeting of a
card club at her home on South Tenth
street.
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AFFAIR SUCCESSFUL.
The ladies of the Golden Eagle serv-
ed dinner and supper yesterday in the
Odd Fellows hall. A large sum was
realized.
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CHRISTMAS BAZAAR.
The Ladies Aid society of the Grace
Methodist church held a Bazaar all
day Saturday. A number of beautiful
hand made articles we're on sale A
considerable sum was realized by the
ladies.
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TOURIST CLUB.
The next meeting Of the Tourist
club will be held Friday evening. JAN
uary seventh at the home of Miss
Sarah Hill on East Main street. The
program according to the year book is
as follows:
'The Universities and Literature of
Spain D. W. Dennis.
The Prolongation of Life as Pro-
posed by Metchnikoff-Dr. c. s.
Bond
Members are invited to attend the
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19

Leroy Lacey, Prof. Chase. Prof. True
blood and others from Earlham give
splendid support on the male chorus
numbers. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19

Custom Omcer-Aiss. you VII have
to let me know what that blue trunk
contains.
Miss TriIIer-Oh. 1onseDse!
Cusfom Of8cer-But demand In The
name of the Aw-
Miss Trflles-wen. didn't just tell
ron the trunk contains nonsense? II II
packed with love Iette9s I received au
over Europe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19

most important event. The affair
was held in the coliseum under the
direction of Mr.. Carlton and Mr.. Ed
ward Taylor of indianapolis. A large
number of persons attended.
Wednesday morning the Music
Study club held a meeting in the Starr
Piano parlors. Modern English
Composers" was the subject for the
mornings study. Mrs. ]. E. Cathell
arranged the program.
Several other informal musicals
were features of the weeks schedule.
LLANELLY CHOIR.
Lovers of music in this city and vi
cinity will be glad to learn that the
Llanelly Prize Choir of Wales will ap-
pear in this city at the First Methodist
church January twelfth.
The following clipping concerning
the tenor soloist is of interest:
John Brazell, the tenor soloist of
the Llanelly choir, who has won such
honors on the American tour. achiev-
ed a notable triumph with critical
audience in Binghamton on Friday
last. His number evoked a tremen-
dous outburst of applause and when
Mr.. BraZell was somewhat slow to
respond, the applause was thunderous.
He then gave Welch selection and
although there were possibly but a
half dozen Welsh people in the audi
ence the marks of approval and the
breathlesS interest were most compli-
mentary to this finished soloist. The
Binghamton audience was one of the
most cultured in the entire tour, and
the splendid ovation given there to
Mr.. Brazell was one of the features
of this most successful trip of the
choir.
SACRED CONCERT.
The choir of the First Christian
church under the direction of Mr.
Robert Wilson viii. give a sacred con-
cert this evening at the church The
public is cordially invited to attend.
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JANET SPENCER.
Janet Spencer, contralto, sang a
the afternoon of December g. The
proceeds from the recital went toward
the endowment of the annual Alum
nae Fellowship of the Women's col
lege. The program contained works
by Handel, Scarlatti. Weber. Durante.
Strauss, Schumann. Brahms, Pierne.
Lalo. Debussy and others-Musical
Courier.
Miss Spencer is we'll known to a
number OF musicians in this city.
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Mr.. SHENk MAY COME HERE.
Mr.. Lewis Shenk of Dayton, Ohio,
who last Sunday evening sang at the
Reid Memorial church will probably
organize a vocal class in this city
Mr.. Shenk is noted baritone
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is A SUCCESS.
Madame Nordica has been acaiev.
ing wonderful success at her recent
concerts in the large cities. At a con-
cert in Brooklyn last week which she
gave the affair was termed one of the
social events of the season.
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PROGRAM REPEATED.
The Thanksgiving cantata by
'Maunder" which was so exceilently
rendered by the choir of the FfEt N.
E. church. will be repeated Sunday
evening. The soloists are Mrs. Ray
Longnecker. Miss Hllda Henley, Mr..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
MRS. COLEMAN A COMPOSER.

The wood of tree growing on the
coast OF Lake Tchad, in Africa. has
even less specific gravity than cork.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19

evening by the OrafOrlO society OF
Earlham college was most enjoyable
and successful affair. A large num-
ber of persons from town attended.
The old English. French and German
carols were varied by beautiful solos,
trio and semi-chorus numbers. Mrs.
Grace German, Mrs. F. w. Krueger,
Mrs. Ray Longnecker and Mr.. Frank
Braffett assisted with the program.
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:. is HOME FOR HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. Abraham Strattan who attends
school at Tome, Port Deposit. Mary
land, is in the city to spend the holi-
days with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
s. S. Strattan, Jr., of North Fifteenth
street.
THINGS QUIET SOCIALLY.
There will probably be a social iuil
this week on account of the Christmas
season as the women are busy shop
ping and are also preparing for holi-
day parties to be given later. The
Indianapolis News published the fol-
lowing article which is quite apropos:
Speaking Of parties makes one Won
der what becomes of the Invitations
sent out that do not reach their desti-
nation. Is it for lack OF postage, for
most invitations are delivered by
postmen. lack of address, lack of any
name at all. or why is it that ones
best friend, she that has feelings and
&c hoS S~v
and so often the nearest neighbor,
who is invited by telephone to assist.
embarrasses her hostess-to-be by say
ing she is not invited to the party?
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ENTERTAINED At WHIST.
One of the most charming social
events for the past week was the
whist party given by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Mcclure. Before the game
dinner was served. The house was
decorated appropriate to the Christ
mas season.
MRS. COLEMAN A COMPOSER.
Mrs. Charles Igelman has composed
"a ~oeShs t"o StSp SuuticO SOlItdiIe.
The cover for the piece was designed
by Miss Pearl veregge. Mr.. Paul E.
Wilson has published the number and
has 1t for sale. Mrs. Igelman is an
elocutionist as well as a musician of
ability. She has appeared in recital
number Of times and always delights
her audiences with her pleasing man
her and most excellent interpreta-
tions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
Music
MUSIC REVIEW

MUSIC HEVIEW.
In review Of the notable musical
events ef the past season the Tina
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
IS VISITING HERE.

CONCERT WAS ENJOYABLE.
The Christmas concert given last
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-19
, is HOME FOR HOLIDAYS.

Mr.. Abraham Strattan who attends
school at Tome, Port Deposit. Mary
land, is in the city to spend the holi-
days with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
s. S. Srattan, Jr., of North Fifteenth
street.
Minnesotské noviny., 1909-12-30

= Vzrusujici vyjev odehral Sc v
ned6li rano ma zdejsim Union ma
drazi, kdyz nakladni vlak Great
Northern drahy 35 vozich, zenou-
ci Sc rychlostf as 65 mil "a hodinu,
vjel pod klenbu nadraznich trait a
V okamziku ma to prorazil zed ma
drazni budovy a vjel do mistnosti
pro zavazadla, kde parostroj a ne
kolik vozG pfislo dplne k rozbiti a
nakupeni na jednu hromadu. Stroj-
fidie La Clair pravi, ze nehoda byla
zavinena tim, ze brzdy Ma vlaku ode
Ipfely konati sluzbu. Vlak vyjel z
Como zeleznicnich ohrad as 411a mile
d nadraM a veskere pok .sy zm<r:'
beh vlaku zGstaly boz = J..
IJelikoz trat6 drahs lug, ...tdcny
\svah k nadrazi, rozsel Sc wax ne3-
(7ysSl rychlosti. Str JrIdlc sefr1a Il
parni zaklopky a odyazil sc kn sko-
ku teprve kdyz vlal jiz Y aivok6m
letu Sc hnal pod stfechu nadraznich
trait. Padem k zemi pfisel pouze k
lehcimu potluceni Ostatni zfizen-
ci vlaku seskakali drive. la velke
stestf lie poEdadati, ze vice osob ne
pfislo nehodou tou zivot neb k po-
raneni. V nadrazni mistnosti do niz
vlak vrazil, nenalezal Sc tn chvili
nikdo. Naraz, jimz zed nadrazni
budovy byla prorazena, byl tax sill
ny desny, ze mnozf re zamestnan-
cG NELL "a to, ze nastalo zemetfese-
nj. Ma tisice. lidi navstivilo nadraM
k Will zvlastnimu tomuto divadlu.
Pfi vyrocm volbe sboru Cechie
{. 12, J. G. D. bylt zvoleny nasledu-
jfcf ufednice: Pfedsedka pi. Novy
namestka K. Kosik; tajemnice Rose
Sanda dcetnice Kat. Mares; poklad-
Minnesotské noviny., 1909-12-30

nice pi. Emil Vondrak; dozorkyne
Kat. Vancura; strazkyne Marie Ko-
hout; vybor majetku Albina Klima
a Marie Pavlecka.
= Liga ceskych knezi archdiocese
st.-paulsk6 vyda nejblizsi dobe tt
skem dejiny 13 ceskych katolickych
osad, nalezejicich k arcidiecesi. De-
jiny zapocinaji cd nejstarsi~ osady
a pokracujl postupne az IA pfitom-
nou dobu. Popis osad bude provazen
pohledy na kostely, farm skoly, sine,
klastery atd. Pofadatelstvi a spraco-
vani d6jin bylo svefeno do rukou
biskupskeho rady tajemnika ligy
Rev. Jana Ryndy, farafe osady sv.
Stanislava, jehoz podrobny popis
zejmena zdejsi katolicke osady jest
zasluznou praci dejepiseckou, pokud
Sc tyce pf1chodu ceskeho zivlu do
st. Paul. Pfikladu toho melo by
byti nasledovano We svobodomysl-
nych nasich fadach a radi bychom
praci toho druhu sloupce tohoto Ii
stu propdjcili. Ukolu toho mel by
Sc podjati nektery re starych narod-
Mich pracovnikd, jenz jak fakty tax
/ vzpomlnkami mohl by o mnohem
Wv n6rodnim nasem ziyot6 Sc re
4opsati mnoh6m pfib6hu vypra-
yovati Okoluost. ze mnozi z 5e-
::ss.ssess35 lasist;1rslns
0bYvatelfm n2st r7ihec a ze mnoh6
2 naSich svo5odomyslnych spolkti
mali "a sebou jz nekolik desitileti
trvanf, jest jiz sama o sobe dosta-
citelnou pohnutkou k tomu, a prace
tohoto druhu byla by vd6cnou tomu,
jenz by Sc nj pokusil.
= Vecerni vyucovan1 anglicke re-
ci pod vedenim mist. feditele tohoto
listu na vefejne skole Monroe zapo-
cne po vanocnich prazdninach opet
pf1sti pondeli 3. ledna a bude po-
kracovati dale po dobu desiti tydnd.
Vecerni tato skola byla zorganisova-
ma hlavne ma vyslovne pfani move
pfijevsich Cech6 do teto zeme a t6
pffciny jest zadoucno, ably navsteva
byla co mono nejvetsi. Skolne pro
osobu obnasi $125. Vyucovaci dny
Minnesotské noviny., 1909-12-30
sou V pondeli, itery, We ctvrtek

jsou pondeli, dtery, We ctvrtek a
patek.
- Frank Strand, zak Central
vyssl skoly byl zatcen tajnymi straz-
Milky na obvin6ni Z kradeze elektri-
ckych a mechanickych pfistrojd Z
laboratofe Manchester koleje. Odci-
zene veci Gene as $500 byly male
zeny V male kolne vedle domova
mladika na st. Clair Hamline ul.
Mladik tesil Sc dosud dobr6 pov6sti.
Pfipad odkazan byl velkoporot6.
= Guverner A. O. Eberhardt
fecnil pred sdruzenim spolku Kfe-
sfanskyych Mladiki na thema "Dobre
obcanstvi'' pfi cemz hlavni diiraz
kladl ma telesnou vychovu dorostu a
"a pf1klad uvadel, re Is procent pc
nez vynalozenych na vzdelani jest
zbytecne utraceno nasledkem teles-
nych vad a neschopnosti deti k uce-
nj. Guv. Eberhart chvalil toto sdru-
zeni, jez obralo 81 "a jeden z nejpfed-
nejsich uceld vychovavati dorost po
STRANGE telesne, pestenim telocviku
a vzdelani v6bec, nebot jen lid silny
telem duchem jest schopen sob6
a budoucim lepsi zivot a existenci
zaopatfiti.
- Die rozhodnuti soudce @. B.
Lewise jest snatek uzavfeny do 6
mesic6 po rozvodu Minnesota ne
platny.
= ZdejSf feditel povetrnostni sta
0ice j. N. Ryker paw, ze caste
predpokladanG tvrzeni zc nyn6isi "a
~ -r41i-.-sa - tnh% al24--aat.s
'ssrarsich parfdtnikj', iast zcela Siam
ne a vyvraven6 1fedafmi zaznamy z
minulych let, poAud e tyCe teploty,
spadu snehu desGu ydbec Iadna
podstatna zm6na Sc nedeje a celko-
w stav povetrnosti jest rok cd roku
tentyz.
= Pfisti jaro pfipadaji nam opet
m6stske volby, jakoz i statni volby
nasledujiciho ma to podzimu a toho-
to nell by 81 povsimnouti tt, jenz do
sud neopatfili sobe druhy obcansky
list. DIE zakona jest Minnesota
opravnen k hlasovani jen ten, kdo
| dosahl plneho obcanstvf. Povinnostl
kazdeho pfistehovalce jest stati sc
obcanem teto zeme dobe co nej
kratsi a brati cinnou ucast ma vsech
otazkach a zalezitostech tykajicicE
Sc vefejne spravy.
Minnesotské noviny., 1909-12-30
Nemoc pana Rosickeho.

ke zprave sve o stavu pana Ro-
sickeho, uvefejnene ma STRANGE H.,
jez byla psana die s+avu nemoci
utery rano tohot me, uvadime,
ze V dtery vecel nanu Rosickemu
pfitizilo. Dostav'j, Sc poznovu
blouznenl, ktere potrvalo az do pill
noci ma stfedu. Nemocny tim velice
seslabl, ale doufame, ze spanek, KITE
ry Sc snesl pax ma vicka jeho, bude
mfti blahodarny dcipek.
Minnesotské noviny., 1909-12-30
&c Zpravy ze St. Paul. &c

nice pi Emil Vondrak; dozorkynt
Kat. Vancura; strazkyne Marie Ko
hout; vybor majetku Albina Klims
a Marie Pavlecka.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-13
nae WORK OF EoUALIzArIoN.

The assessors of Hartford are en-
gagged in the work of eQualizing taxes
in a most commendable way, for they
are intent upon finding out what prop
erty is exempt and what the. inequities
are, as the plan Of levying taxes ex-
lists today.
The Courant does not think that it
is necessary to waste time in bothering
over church and public properties
which are legally exempt, and will re-
main so. 1t says:
Lets get at the inequities and in
justices that the law does not permit
before we get to work on what we
know to be lawful and most of which
we know is established too firmly to
be attacked"
This Is excellent counsel. and is APP
plicable to the work of readjustment
wherever it is being undertaken. The
inequality Of taxation is apparent In
every city in the state, and it is main
! ly attributable to an old practice OF
/ letting some citizens off easy and hit
ting other citizens hard. It is enough
/ to make a dog laugh to see business
! property for which $4,000 has beer
refused in the tax lists for less thar
/ $4,000, while other property listed
/ for a price which the owner says he
/ will gladly sell for. Equalization Of
/ taxes in theory is all right, and il
Hartford will only blaze the way II
! good shape every other city will bt
| obligated to the capital for its good
work.