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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

r HERE are two snuff takers in the
] United States senate, MIR. Over.
man of North Carolina and Mr.. Carter
of Montana. For the benefit of these
two men the senate still maintains the
official snuff boxes, which are kept
carefully with fresh material for pro-
ducing neeze
These boxes are little l%acquered az
fairs about four inches long, two and
a half inches wide and an inch deep,
and are fastened by screws to the
top of the projecting ledge, one on
each side of the vice-president's dais.
The snuff is purchased by the SER
ge~ant-at-arms in four eight pound jars,
at a cost of IS cents a pound, and it
takes In average OF about five pounds
a year to replenish the boxes twice a
week during the sessions. The work
OF refilling the boxes was for years
one of the duties tremendously per-
formed by the late Capt. Bassett, the
venerable assistant doorkeeper of the
senate and fnveterate user of the pow
dered weed; but since his death, five
years ago, the task has fallen to the
lot of one of the pages, who. naturally,
does not bestow upon 1t the loving
care of his aged predecessor.
Capt. Bassett when he died had
completed nearly sixty years of con-
tinuous service in the senate, and was
almost the sole relic of the days when
the use of snuff was general in that
body. For many years before his
death his dignified. almost ceremoni.
Gus, manner of indulging in the habit
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
HARvARD's HISTORIC CHAIR
Ne State Ceremonies o. the College
Would Be Complete Without
the Unique Seat.

nosfon.-Th@ antique chair shown I'm
the cut has been used 80 long for com.
uencemcnt d inauguration cere-
monies that no such occasion nj fiar-
ward would be complete without H.
President Lowell sat In II during his
Inaugural ceremony just N his pre-
deeessors in Office have done for the
last " centuries.
Tradition says that II came into the
possession OF the university during the
administration OF President ffolyoke,
bat 1t Is not known exactly when nor
how, Tradition again says that IL was
given to President IIolyoke by the
Rev. Ebenexer Turell of Medford. .
relative OF the Aashers. Who were
among New E.ngiand's earliest set
tiers.
President Holsoke always believed
that the chair was brought from Eng.
land By SONS member OF the Mather
'asniiy.
benjamin Pierce. one of Harvard's
historians. connects the chair with =
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
Queer Piece of Red Tape Is Found

and mailed in Beebe Plain, Canada.
goes 294 miles. 81 of them In Canada
and the remainder in the United
States. just exactly as the other letter
does, for the a hat that Is the
way that mail is routed. and. of
course, II has to follow that string OF
red tape. whereas II the fellow who
has a letter to mail to some one in
Beebe Plain. VT, but lives In Canada.
simply walks across from one side OF
the post ofic e to the other and sticks
his letter in the Vermont post once.
the Vermont man will probably get
1t within a couple OF hours.
The remarkable thing about II Is
that there are separate entrances to
these two post ofices. they have the
same lobby, and there IL not . sign
Of q partition to mark the division be-
tween the domain Of Uncle Sam and
the possessions of King Edward. and
yet some railroad company Is carrying
the letters OF these two places. II ad.
dressed to the other. 294 miles. when
they need not be carried at all except
in the carriers bags.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

1uoeo AnosrsoN - po1oeal coug4
Mules Against osvsmmsMe N
rwe Vital Instances.

Observation-Disclosures la the hast ysar
has Judge Albert Barnes Anders0a AZ
the United States district court, district
u Indiana. been called upon I 10 dsctds
rsses os vital interest to the govern
mcrf and In both cases hiA aecisiou
has been against sh* United States.
u waa Judge AndersOn Who snaIly
decided the famous t1s. OK, 900 Ssand-
ard OIL Company cass. Which nov h
legal history.
Recently IN this city the cases Al
Charles r. Williams ana Dslavaa
Smith. owners II the Indianapolis
News. Indicted b The District al Co
lutnnia for libsl In coun~cstoa witt
Tie Panama canal prusscutious. cams
esfors Judge AnAerson for deciston-
Smith and Williams claimed they
could not be extradited tn waaAing-
tn for trial and that N any eStms ~
been committed they should b. tsisd
IN Indianapolis. Judge AnA~rsoa ~
tanned their contention~
He said In part:
7 am Of the oplnion that the tact
that certain perxona we're called
thieves and 'svindi~rs' does not con
stitute libel par -. A n~~snapsr haa
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

INTERNATIONALLY great white
W United States capitol building IA
q sort Of central magnet Of great DOW.
er which attracts many queer people
from MI sections Of this broad land
Capt. J. P. Megrew. a union war vet.
r with . splendid record, il in
command Of the capitol police force.
and the peculiar people who flock to
the big building come under his OBJ
servation.
Away back In the '7Os, before Cant.
Megrew became chief of the capitol
police. the tragedy OF the dome" oc.
Cured. A young Catholic priest. who
had become demented from overstudy
assembled to the platform just below
the Goddess of Liberty. more than 259
feet above terra firma, and plunged
headlong into space. In striking the
thick copper sheathing of roofing over
the rotuna the body made a deep In.
dentation In the metal, which is now
pointed out to visitors by the capitol
guides.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
Uncle Sam Worried Over $40 Error

lost and the valuation. SO. was paid
by Postmaster Weart. Subsequently
post once inspectors discovered that
the package had been delivered to the
addressed and the records mislAid.
When the facts Eel disclosed
every effort was made by the de-
partment to return the amount to
Postmaster Weart. He had moved
from Deal Beach to Hood River. Ore.
Inquiry showed that he had died
there. An effort to locate his heirs
proved u~navailing. Neither Of his
two IONS could be located. although
they both were traced by post ONCE
inspectors from place to place. The
search already has cost the depart.
mezt several times the amount Of the
original loss. but the disbursing Of
hce Of the department still has the
check ready for delivery to Weart's
estate ii his heirs can be located.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
HE United States post-ofice d.

- HE United States pOst-ofice de.
partment has had brought before
1t just recently a queer piece Of red
tape. Way up on the Canadian border
At Beebe Plain Is a post Office. Right
In the same building with 1t Is an
other post office. Beebe Plain Ia In
Vermont and Beebe Plain is also In
Canada.
Two ofices are under the same root.
within ten feet of each other. In case
I resident OF Beebe Plain. VT, wants
20 send q letter to somebody who
lives In Beebe Plain. Canada. II he
mails his letter In this post Office 1t
makes . trip OF 294 miles to reach
6eebe Plain. Canada. and likewise .
letter addressed 10 Beehe Plain. VT.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
Tragedy and Romance o. the Dom.

Next to the tragedy Of the dome u
a recent occurrence which ID desig.
mated as the romance OF the dome"
A young couple secured permissioa
from Capt. Megrew to Be married be-
meath the great bronze Coddsss q
Liberty on the lofty congress steeple.
A preacher rendered his servicea. ana
the novel ceremony Was performed In
mfd-air beneath the goddess with two
capitol policemen and . sprinkling a
visitors as witnesses.
Then comes the comedy az the
dome" An eccentric fellow who had
invented q parachute made IN inef.
fectual effort to test his invention By
sending down from the dome several
OF his parachutes with cats attached
to them. He was evidently afraid to
risk his own precious life, 20 decided
to use felines. His purpose was
thwarted by the capitol police. re-en-
forced by the Washington Humane 20
ciety.
Statuary hall Is OF the most In.
teresting apartments In the capitol
1t contains the stone and bronze
statues OF a number Of Americans.
distinguished alike In war and peace:
famous generals. statesmen. explorers
and Observation-Disclosures TO the gen
eral government by the several states.
each state selecting It's most fllustrt
Gus sons.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

TIME and money are being expended
every day by the government IN
efforts to locate claimants against
he limited States. For months the
post once department has been direct.
ing q search for George w. Weart.
me time postmaster at Deal Beach.
Y. J.. to whom Is due $40.
On June is, 1905. a registered pack
.ge was mailed by Mrs. Estelle Ro.
yeti to Mrs. e. D. LedgermaD OF Deal
Beach. The package was reported
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

. certain duty TO perform. A. =
former president had said: n n the
duty Of = newspaper TO print the news
and to tell the truth about H. II II
the duty OF = newspaper to draw In
ferenees for the people"
Judge Anderson was born In Zion.
Vile. Boone county. Ind. In 1857. He
was graduated from Wabash college
and studied iaw In Indianapolis and
Charlottesville. He practiced his pro
fession in the latter city and was
made q United States judge recembes
ID. 1902 He lives In Indianapolis
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

certain variety OF furniture found IN
the chershir@ district of England In
the last OF the Seventeenth and the
beginning OF the Eighteenth centuries.
iiorace waipole. rsngiand's great
statesman. wrote &c a friend. asking
him 10 ert one OF these curious chairs
from the Cheshire district He D.
serEbes them ~ being OF wood" the
seat triangular. the hack. arms and
legs loaded with turnery. and carved
and turned In the most unc0uth and
whimsical forms"
The whole question II nov dr.
missed by the statement that u was
probably brought from that EngiisA
district. but I'm times unknown"
President Holyoke himself turned
the knobs and put them on the main
posts with his own hands. The quaint
and elaborate seat il now stored =
one Of the closets Of Harvard hall md
is brought out only Tor specified eerep
monies.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

Nicaragua Hevotutionists Meet With
Only Passive Resistance.

Washington. d. c. Reports re-
ceiyed al the state department tend
To show that Nicaragnan revolutionists
are gazing strength in men and arms
and are In practical control OF that
part of Nicaragua east OF longitude
IS. There is no evidence. 1t Is said,
that President Zelaya Is making any
move 10 regain the territory now in
the hands OF General Estrada.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
SHAKES HIS HEAD
AoMlaAL chEsTGn opGMlY On
cREotrs COOKS olAia4o
70 os8oovGav
POINTS OUT SOME ERRORS
AND SHOWS sMpo48lOalfTv o.
NgMARkAolG SUNSET No
ogscaeeo 3

wasAingsoa. Nov. 4 That Cooa
cook coald mt hAvs reaxhed - pose.
and that P~ary 81 sftain skas enal.
vers sastsmsass tsatsAa ~ Aaatrsi
Chester. retired
Ths admiral wax 3 na~mbss a. to
Nstioaai O~s9rHpAsc sn<s~ty eummls@
- that paas%1 ntpn r@sws*a data ~
announced ccuvtxtixtn Uf IN s~mmine
newA Th~ lsrf are SO A~tIs&sed To -
@nsists ss III CAis~rstsy r1nh. aad wae
pFArstcaliy the arst usf~rsn<s NY ~
oAseaaI VI The C~cxsaphtr society.
which cp~nly d~is~v~aIseA Cxsok
Chester rons~nA<a sh.s rxnpk err~1
In saying tAas III ! esrssfn psins ~
witnessed . remarkable sums~ts IN ~
had bssa there. tAe sp~shss euafin-
uef. No wouiA hare fDunA tAe sun In
the high k~av~nn
The t~essimony at th~ keqatwanx
Who accompanies Ckso&. The a1mtrAs
insisted. shos~d vonxiustvely shaa ths
PARTY Witnessed the snnsee n ~ -
xr~es uorsh. considerable atssanes
FROM the uptel ue aisn declared shns
Cuok's party woutd hsve h~~n tmpps-
sshle Hpder th~ moss fAvorahte No.
disioaa
The speaker made nnmesuus rwler~
cures 10 ahs nausteal almanac 10 H.
prove Cunk'a r~cnfe~stoas anA prove
those Of P~aYy.
The admiral snnOumce1 that - go
psspsrtng 3 pshite Ganfem~at. vhAeA
hc said would establish - truth "
the matter
C~cp<nhAsen. Hov. 6-TAe ccosis&cry
~irsously declined 10 psruHis . rDsnnnaf-
to az the Nassonai 0~nxYspAir society
~ tAe United atasss 70 - present ~
~xaninatton of CoDkss rseoeda 4
member of the ecnsistosy sAids
We refused because vs consider
interference Unnecessary. We ase
comp~s~nt To exasnine The reco~dx aisa~
Furthermore. ne sspsId not permit rep
r~s~nfatises Of this society 10 asssnd h
preference to others Cook only eaa
per rntt this"
Washinxt0n. Nov THE GSograpA~
lie society issss~a the folIowtnas
The Geographic ~su~i~sr al not -
sire tn participate with th~ rnfvessfty
of CoYenhag~n or SIT In tadxnseat WITH
them on css,k's siaifnx The society
has hevn informed frum Cock thaa
oniy copies OF the rsco~ds would ~
SORT To n. The ss,~f~ey rossId not N
until ~ had $50 the original docu-
fnents. - i'm the caxe at T~Ary. A. there
" mn rrnsp~et NJ the originals eu@tmx
~ this eouasry. the society determined
20 send a enmtsiasion In C~op~nhagen-
W. understand fraona The answer u
the University III CoF~nhAx~n tAaf th~
originals ufli - open for Inspection
30 soon as the University has PASSED
aron them This IL al sh~ society re-
sss@sfed."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

- 49, WDD ~ = MA
To- Hes&ian ~ ha u&rIEAa cDu1nm
which vas cceeeivsA II ntQ1onv -
harm In s~snerkrast Ms i hnE UmU
~ with = bass tke = sseei u1A. - r
Iays = pAi~ bln~. ohioas 60 ~ -
r&s< a. se.see N hous. - I1snm1nn
ay Win NJ &nysAing frum 1n1Aye1
cussard pie 10 : ki&ss tnkwsIl - -
fAvuxfse dish ~ tA4 1n9hte ns<k = =
INT rent This bird 90 pese1g0 >
twostep @ sticky ~ psper w111oa4
crookinw In toea. and n pFoa1 a1n1nne
ROACH 90 rats tn aAlsy ~ k110k. -
d ssryeAntse hypod&Tm3ck eeuamnnn
ny was ever kAcwn % d. G. anytA1ne
but old a9e which secUnMtS - -
cnios of III whisk~ssL n h evss r.
tens upon y0ar 5owL u VIII sEny Uk11
removed BY the un1sssAkaf.-Maor
chester tIA-D pr~mA
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12

Paris. France. The Countess de-
Chambrun. who Is n sister of Repre-
sentative Nicholas Lougworth. has
given birth TO y son.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-12
TAFT JoLliEs

AuStMfa. Ia NuY* 8EAlE arrives
At Augusta. ~hish ~ Often calls
home. at 4 30 tonight 10 rest snsii
Monaay His r~espsnn - A~ rode
through the crowded and t~llansirase2
sfr~~ss 10 the karsa~ % Major Io~~p2
Cumming. whose guest he II. vx< like
= Homecoming celebrations. The name
Taft. wiItam H.. president ~ the
United states. Terr~ta CotsAs~. Sam
faerytlie appeared In the city dirsc
fury. ~ wMa from An9nssn tksf sh~
president w~ns Il wasAin9tnn 10 take
the oath of oahee
This affernusn. In Columbia the
president VAS entertained at tun<heon
In th~ house chamber al The ssaf@ eApi-
tai os South Carolina The nnly c<her
president who ever vtast~1 Columbia
was Washington Who wnS fikewi~e -.
~trrtasned In the capital. thoneA not th<
same buiidink. which h<asn sks &rars
az Shersaans hcmhardmsns 1h~ pess-
ifent today san the T3aretss ~AnrrA
where the ~&ec~@sion convenstnn NJ
s~mhled. and also xav The manstan
wh~rein sherman established h~sd-
quarters
In bis capital sp~~<A the prssidsss
said.
II feel much more today shan I can
xay. wh~n I think 81 the part 0oath
Carolina rlaysd In al sAs great his-
scstcal crisis az this cuuatry feMi
that In taking this rereestnm fsusm zoo
Am honoFed Tar heyund my dasesta
II eosnt u = great privilege u tesss.
~ to the fart that while the past =
as II In. and while shnee shiAxs thai
rome oat a n wuula make ~ prO1d
on hath sides. there II heAure - =
united Mfe In arAolding oar coantry.
eievaiing thu standard a eitix~nship.
and making greater the character and
equality az opportunity 81 The indi~
viduAl that we are glad to seise ~ :
common and hnfsed people. nos SOAR
ased By past history. hut more united
because while - have those troAi-
fions. memory leaves In the mind ~
awfuln~~s II = separation thai \ now
borrower ended. This In b. .slst ppsacA.
but IN none. Of them hare I felt -
much satisfaction In expressing thu
trsth ~ I know T."
The patAes o. pionssring
Huron. 8. D.. Nov. 6.-8peeial:
morninR. : woman on her way iron
her claim west Of the Missouri river
TO her former home af Violin, Jowa.
In her arms she carried m Infant
child and BY her side. upon : oot.
was the euaaciated form Of her ~ yoas
old son and from the baggaee car 900
taken . ca1ket containing the rema1na
Of another ~. WHOSE 1sokh OeeuEse1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-11-29
II divOrciio De Nj. AStOr

Ell dia 8 de Noviembre la Corte Su-
prema de New York. Condado de Rock
land, concedio divorcio absolute a la Sc
nora Astoren pIelto de divorcio entabla-
do en- contra de su esposo ell coronel
John Jacob Astor. Los expedientes en- ell
case fueron tratados como documentos
privados y Ell p1blico no puede- conocer
las razones en- que Sc fund6 la resoluci6n
de Ia Corte.
La seflora Astor queda en- libertad de
casarse de nuevo. denegandose este de-
recho a Mr.. Astor Fl coronel esta ha-
ciendo una excursion por las Antillas y
Sc encuentra actualmente Ell esta ciu-
dad
Esta tarde saIdra en- su yate
Nourmahal para jacksonville (Flori-
da)
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Numero 286
Re!lgn ndg1!llMDysanlarall

Ha empezado ell reclutamiento de nj~
nos desamparados para Il Refugio Las
damas de la junta, los suscriptores, Las
personals caritativas y las autoridades
populares, que han solicitado plaza para
niflos sin instruction, huerfanos en- Pc
ligro de perderse, pueden enviarlos al
senior Chetini, Secretario de la Comisi6n
de informes, que tiene su ofcina en- Ii:
casa Municipal, durante las horas la
borables
Los niiios deben ser huerfanos, de c
~ Amos de edad y permaneceran en- e
Refugio tres aiioS, tempo indisDensable
para su instruction, reforma v prepa.
raci6n para la vida del trabaio.
Manuel Fcrn0ndes Juncos.
San Juan, Nov. 26 de 1909
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-11-29

mente sc completan, Ell cuanto pueden
completarse la cienca de 10 INCREADO
y la ciencia 10 CREADO.
Ell error fundamental de las numero-
sas inconsistencies escuelas naturalistas,
y materialistas esta en- negar el objeto
y sujeto de la Teo1ogia, para dejarse
caer en- la Filosoffa escueta, que en- ma
nera alguna puede extender su inves-
tigaci6n hasta sujetos que son para ella
lnfinltamente superiores { inadecua-
dos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-11-29
I [

n,anas, que preguntaran a que viene aho-
ra la existencia de DiOs
.Pues sencIllamente, viene como "pie-
dra en- oio de boticario'', porque con las
eternas radiaciones de la sabidur1a di-
vina. necesario es iluminar las Oscurida-
des de los tiempos hist6ricos, para YER
las negaciones todas y todos los errores
ateos, panteistas, deistas, etc, y que en-
Ia retorta del analisis filos6fico de las
negaciones vaciadas en- ell filtro de la ig-
norancia de todos los autenticos princi-
pios fundamentals, resulte ell hlbrido E
incoloro conjunto de privaciones cienti-
ficas y l6gicas, que, quienes no quieren
perder el tempo estudiando, han here
dado con la rara mania de llamarse H.
brepensadores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-11-29

Y aunque Dios no puede ser definido,
porque no puede ser definido ell Infinite,
el concepto que de Di0s el Cristianismo
tlene, es claro y concrete, q saber: ES-
P1R1TU PURO Y SUPREME, POR
81 Y EN- 81 MISMO, f INFINITO
EN- TODO GENERO DE PERFEC-
Clones.
Veremos como sobre ese augusta v su-
bllme concepto, gira y Sc exalta hasta
los cielos traves de la Historic, Ell VIC
torioso, Ell perdurable, el eterno CRIS-
TIANISMO.
ELPDIo DE MIER.
San Juan, P. r. 1909.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-11-29

Como el Librepensansieasto, en- la acep-
ci6n err6nea que hemos convenido admi-
tir, no tiene un flo y SECURE obieto, pa
dece una incoherente variedad de anita
g6nicas tendencies que dan por resultado
un verdadero CAOS de la inteligencia.
Librepensadores hay que Sc llaman
deistas,en cuanto en- una divinidad Green
por medic de las no concretas luces de
la raz6n. Sc apellidan teistos otros, en-
cuanto que admiten la existencia de Dios
por revelaci6n inexplicable.
Haylos m0n0teistas, que Green en- un
solo Dios, y polteistas que te6rica Y
practicamente admiten doses de varia-
das formas y pasiones.
Algunos llevan su inconsistencies hasta
llamarse potiteistas, sonando que Dios es
todas las cosas y todas las cosas, Dios,
y por fin 0teos, que niegan la existencia
de Dios.
Todo ese conjunto de individuos de
enfermo cerebro sc dan ell moderno ape
lativo de Librepemsodores, y Sc empe1an
en- DISTINGUISH mofandose de la
Religion y generates creencias, y con el
pretexto de pensar libremente, enseiian
los crasos errores del Ateismo Y ell Pan
teismo, y hacen p1blica gala de estulta
infidelidad.
He aquf porque traemos la radian-
te plana de la investigation cientifica
todos esos sitemas va debelados, Y 'por-
que solemnemente afirmamos ante tan
tas err6neas negaciones que DIOS
EXISTE!!
AL examinar los estuItOs dislates de
los hbrepensadores equivocados, Sc We
claramente la total privaci6n cientffica
de sus trucuIencias y Ia falta de funda-
mento l6gico de sus afirmaciones, y ante
sus atrevidas blasfemias necesario sera
repetir con empefio: DIOS EXISTE y
confunde q los soberbios.