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Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04
MONEYEO MEN OPTIMISTIC
Bankers Of State, Probed BY
Pierre Papers, Look For
ward TO Good Year

Pierre, Jan. 1.-The Capital
City Spirit, published in this city,
has secured signed interviews
from bankers in practically every
section Of the state, giving their
views as to the outlook for this
state for 1912. The general fore
cast by these "men of money" is
optimistic as to what the new
year is to bring to the state. The
general tenor is that while the re-
ports of conditions of state and
national banks for the Decemb-
er call of conditions will like
Wy show a falling off Of deposits,
it will also show a material in
crease in bank reserves. This wa
brought about by the liquidation
which has been going on for the
past year, following the decline
Of the high prices Of real estate
from the point to which they had
been pushed up to the first of
last year. This liquidation has
been carried on without crowd
ing Debtors and has put the t.
nancesr of the state, not only Of
the banks but of individuals, on
a sounder basis than that which
prevailed during the period Of
business expansion of the past
six or seven years. The loss in
crop total yield to the state on
account Of the intense heat of the
early part of last crop season,
while it has been hard on indi-
viduals, has helped along the liQ-
uidation process, and in that niue
assisted in putting the state fl
nances on q firmer basis. While
the crop was short the prices wer
long, and generally the shortnesa
has not cut down the cash re-
turns for the crop which was Sc
cured.
Outlook is Good
Practically every section re-
ports that the outlook for every
thing in the line of vegetation
getting a fine start next spring
was never better. The portions
of the state which met with the
worst shortage of rainfall for the
first part of the season were all
we'll soaked last fall, and the
freeze up found the prairie full
of moisture INSTEAD of dry, as it
was the previous fall. This is
being supplemented by good snow
over the state, and altogether the
tone of forecast is hopeful, but
at the same time urging the farm
ers to engage as far as possible
in diversified farming and to leave
behind them the zone crop" idea
Of farming.
Taken altogether, the bankers
of the state stand in the role of
optimists, both as to the present
banking and business conditions
generally over the state, but also
as to what the coming year has tt
bring to the people Of South Da-
kota in the way of sounder pros
perity based on a conservatism
which is looked upon as a natur-
al result of several years of high
pressure, which came very near
racing the limitations of q
BOOM" but which is now sub
aidin0
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04
Stanley County Weddings

Stanley County Weddings
Saturday, Dec. 23rd Miss Haz-
ell French and Emory SWEET popu-
lar young people of Interior,
were united in marriage at the
Congregational parsonage in Rap.
id City by the pastor, Rev. Lewis.
Homer D. Cannon, residing
south of Fort Pierre, claimed
Miss Margaret Frandsen, Of
Capa, as his wife, the ceremony
occurring at the Congregational
parsonage on Wednesday, Dec.
28th, Rev. r. w. Roberts officist-
ing.
Elmer Liteer and Miss Mabel
Jones, both of Leslie, were mar
ried Christmas eve at the home OF
William Griffiths, at Leslie. Rev.
Riggs officiating. Both the con-
tracing parties are we'll known
in northern Stanley county and
universally respected and liked.
= H. Hayes Milton, sheriff of
Ziebach county, was united in
marriage to Miss Nina Craig, of
Pheba on Christmas eve, at the
brides home. The groom was .
former resident Of the Pheba com
try and is q most popular young
man among his acquaintances.
The couple will spend their
honeymoon in Iowa after which
they win return to their home
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04
at Dupree the capital of Zibach
county.

Zay Jeffries, a Stanley county
boy who now holds position as
instructor in the school Of Mines
at Cleveland, Ohio, was marri-
ed on Wednesday, Dec. 29th, to
Miss Frances Schrader, at the
home Of the latter g parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. F.. Schrader in Rap
id City. The groom is q son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Jeffries,
Of Fort Pierre. The couple went
directly to their home in the
Ohio city. -
Harry A. Roush and Miss Lucy
M. Stroup were united in marri-
age by Rev. r. w. Roberts, the
Congregational pastor, at the
Stroup home in Fort Pierre on
Monday evening, December Is,
at 7:3O p. m. Miss May O'Gara
acted as bridesmaid and John
Stroup as best man, only a few
invited guests being present. A
number of useful, valuable and
ornamental presents were re-
ceived. The happy young couple
left on the night train for. the
Black Hills, where they will spend
two or three weeks sightseeing.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04

Now is the time for every man
to stay by this country. The
history of every newly settled
section shows that the stayer is
the one who won, and it will be
the same here. No man with 16O
acres of land here, can afford to
go back east and rent land at
from So to Sc an acre. There he
is working for the landlord with
no chance Of ever making more
than a bare living; here he is
working for himself, and though
it may be "hard shedding" for q
few years it means independence.
"Stick brother, stick. Quinn
Courant.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04

Cloudy or ssoray weather does
aOt interfere With taking flrsi
class photoGsaphs. An work fully
gsesrs.Atsst . - Msh m aia
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-01-04

g At the hearing in the case of
Frank Ripley at Onida yesterday,
in which he was defended by At
torney Martens Of this city, there
was no evidence to show that Mr.
Ripley was in any way connected
with the writing of the black hant
letters, and he was discharged
The sympathy of the community
was with MI Ripley, as ite is
believed that suspicion had only
been thrown on him in order to
divert it from the guilty parties
--Dakotan.
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In the Sunday School Class

getting late. and the disciples felt that
the Master should dismiss the people.
"Ihis is Il desert place where it j;
not possible to procure IL food.
send them away" Let them dis
perse themselves and go where they
can lodge for the night and get Wet
uals. "Thry have nothing to eat In
thci excitement and hurry to follow
Jesus they had forgotten to take any
food with them. Give We them to
eat it. was Il startling suggestion
to the disciples that they should turn
host and entertain this vast throny.
shall we go and buy?" This was the
only thought III their minds, and vet
they realized how difficult it would he
where they were to get an adequate
supply Of food for such a large com
pany. 1.-Two hundred pennyworth,'
"ShillingS' WORTH The deuarius wa
worth about II cents. 1t was a full
days wage Of a lahorer. This large
sum Of money was probably more
h the twelve had in the common
treasury. How many loaves have
ye:' A diligent inquiry was made,
and Andrew reported that there was
Il lad who had tive barley loaves and
two fishes John vi, 81. That seemed
to the Master to be sufficient. He in
structed his disciples to get ready to
feed the people. We can imagine their
excitement as they proceeded 10 ar
range the people in groups "by hum
dreds. and by fifties." Looked
up to heaven. This is Ole of the at
titudes of prayer. "Bless~d'--literal-
ly. gave thanks to the God OF all
bounty. The accepted form Of bless
ing was. -''Elessed art thou. 0 Lord
our God, king Of the world. who
bringest forth. bread from the EARTH"
Break the louves" before distributing
the pieces to the people through the
disciples. 1.-Two fishes" They We're
probably sailed and dried like herring
and constituted Il relish to be eaten
with bread. Were filled" All who
partook of the repast We're satisfied.
There We're more than enough for the
5000 men, besides women and chill
dren Matt. XIV. 2D. '"Twelve baskets
full Of the fragments" These were
the wallets carried by Jews who trav-
eled, that they need not be defled by
eating gentle food. The abundance
Of the miraculous provision was seen
from. what remained.
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Java NV 49, D''N 49, '~'
| am the bread of life.-John vi, 81.
Verses Bob An ATTEMPTED retreat.
The tragic death Of the Baptist had
saddened Jesus. ana he resolved to go
away 70 a place Of solitude Matt. xiv,
~. AnutlIe" reason for this retire
mcnt was thai the apostles" the
twelve. had returned from their mis-
sionary tour. Come " yourselves
APART" Jesus sought to get an oppOr-
tunity to listen t. their reports. = F"
Rest awhile" 1t would also be an oc-
casiou for quiet meditation and prayer.
There is Il time to work and Il time to
cease from working. . Is r Things
were at their height when they left
everything for their WI sake and for
the sake Of the work and ~"caparted
into il desert place i Sc "Trivate-
IT," apart by themselves. But they
were 10 learn that they could not be
alone. Jesus Vas paying the price Of
popularity.
Verses 81. 34.-The needy multitudes.
TOO many people We're interested in
Jesus. and they We're watchin" his
movements. MANY knew him" They
recognized him as he entered the boat.
:and some Of them eve saw where he
landed. The distance across the lake
from Capernanm t Eethsaida was not
much more than four miles. while the
way by land was at least ten miles.
IRAN afOot thitiIer.' What eager haste
was shown by the people to get to
Jesus. The company which started
from Capernaum was increased AS 9TH
crs Joined them On the. road. when
he came out" The quiet wHs:diSturb
ed: but. though it upset one Of his
plans to he with his disciples. he calne
forth and "welcomed them" I.uke tx,
~. Moved with compasSion." The
sight of so much misery and anxiety
touched him. He forgot all about the
need for rest and began to teach
hem about the kingdom of God. and
them that had need Of healing he
cured duke, il. ~. = y r. -
Verses 35-44.-The sufficient Master.
The work vas continued all day. and
so great had been tho interest that no
one: thought OF eating. 1t was now
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fore the time of Christ; back. in fact,
to the great heroic age Of Japan, when
two gods We're called upon to create a
land from the liquid islands of the air
and they created Japan.
From these gods he claims descent.
and not even the most highly educated
and scientifically minded Japanese will
which no modern sophistication can
pierce.
Veneration For Ruler.
This in part explains the attitude OF
veneration in which the Japanese re-
gard their ruler. explains the senti-
ment which marks him forth from
brother soyereigns.
So enters Y%oshihito. the new emper-
or Of Japan. upon his kingdom-the re-
cipient. in western eyes. of strange
marks of japanese respect. For II the
race follows the presedents given to
MutSuhito, Yoshihito's, name will not
be pronounced by any Of his subjects.
THE sovereign" the emperor he
will be; never Yoshihito. TO call the
name Of Ynshihito will be sacriiege.
No, man. or woman will sit before him.
None. If convention be maintained.
will speak directly to him. for it is the
custom to address the emperor OF ia
pan only through, members OF his
household. In his presence eve the
greatest will look upon the ground.
Etiquett. Ct Court.
However. while the japanese EN-
peror no longer lives in the dim re-
lig(ous light by whic4 once. he. WAS
surrounded. q s%eclusion greater by far
than any practiced by any other reign
ing sovereign will lee his. for even yet
it is 0 the sentiment Of the royal
race. that any OF its members shall be-
come the familiar OF any among the
people. 1t is the etiquette of the jap
les court that the emperor's public
appearances shall be iufreQuent. Even
the diplomatic corps Sees him only ut
the New Years reception and at the
spring and ;fall cherry blossom and
chrysanthemuM garden parties.
In his visits to the shrine ut Shiba
park. for instance. lie' .wil! be immo-
lated on the altar OF eli,plt1ta. in a
inanner unapproached by. ANY. reigll+,g
sovereign, for here it is that. he bays
his respects to the memory Of Ills ais
,cs.Stu!S, -; - -
However, in spite Of all such. cere:.
moniais. .~AYshohitc will, undoubtedly
be viewed by his subjects us closer to
the human species than my Of the
emperors that preceded him. for even
his father began his reign as the prnc-
teal prisoner Of his own. d~eificatioa.
Prior to 1865 'he-as were his, .prede-
cessors- for hundreds Of years-Was the
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- Asst week, amid the mourning or
his former subjects. Mutsuhito.
the late mikado Of Japan. was
49, laid at rest at MOmoyamo. D-
rectly after his death, July 80. his
body was placed in a special room IN
the palace at Tokyo, where 1t remain
ed until the day of the funeral. being
visited only by members Of the royal
family, who kept constant watch.
Kyoto, the city near which the inter-
ment was made, was the site OF he
imperial palace almost two centuries
prior to its removal to Tokyo forty
five years ago, and it is there most Of
the former emperors lie buried.
The resting place Of each emperor Is
made a park, beautifully kept. with
rare trees and flowers. The late EN-
peror Mutsuhito was buried in of
the pine covered hills near the pictur-
esque' old capital Of Kyoto.
At the funeral uniforms Of all kinds
were discarded, except those Of army
and navy officers. The people who par
ticitated in the service wore the old
japanese costumes. The new emperor,
Yoshihito. wore the old costume, which
he had never worn before.
6uryinQ an Emperor. .
The service vas simple. The high
priest. Of the Shinto made a lengthy
prayer for the spirit Of the late en-
peror, and every word was the old Jap
anese word.
When the prayer was over the new
emperor placed Il small branch of the
evergreen tree on the grave Of his IA
Their, and he was followed In this by
the empress and other members Of the
royal family. Then the high officials
also placed their branches Of evergreen.
With the slow and melancholy music
Of old Japan. with the people cos
tuned in the old dresses surrounding
the. Pickering pine fires. the scene did
not suggest a single aspect Of the mod
ern Japan, which the late emperor did
No much to establish. and. listening 10
the priests prayer in the old language.
the people felt that they We're in the
Japan of many centuries ago.
Yoshihito. who has taken up his s,fi.
Tiers burdens, is endowed with. the
same broad and modern views with
which the late emperor raised japan
from its oriental back wardness to its
present place asa world power.
The succession Of other emperors is
clouded and disconnected; that of
Yoshihito is complete and self sutb-
eient. One hundred and 'twenty-third
sovereign Of his line, he traces his
royal descent back to the mists Of the
world; back COO years and more, be-
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~Splendldly Isolated but practical pris-
oncr or the Shotgun, in whose hands
the real administrative power lay.
And the personality Of this new rul-
or. who commands medieval respect
from Il nation So ultra modern as the
Japanese:
\ slight. small cheSted figure. of in
expansive shoulder and somewhat frail
bulld-a figure with 4 head abnormal-
ly large. coal black eyes, the coarse
black hair, the somewhat sOmber eX-
preston and the underShot law of the
great emperor. his father. In his au-
gust position today he seems some
what OF an anomaly Ia western V
for he Is not the son of the empress f
Japan. but Of II Of Mutsuhito's less
er wives. The Countess Ianawaware.
ana chosen by the last emperor as that
sovereign's successor under the law of
Japan. He is t%hirty-one years old
and. with the exception OF a recent
illness. harder than he has ever been.
FOL I0ShjhitO hats been Il frail fig.
ure since ~infuIicy-a sufferer from Il
constitutional complaint which carried
Oft his elder brother and which the
ulusu;i! size OF his head sufficiently
suggests. He is Il sufferer from water
onrthe brain. Which. however, impuirs
his mental faculties not the least. but
only renders him unusually sensitive to
nervous dispaSe>.
Third among The SONS and one among
the twelve children Of the late en-
petot. iosilihito had no greater reason
to expect a succession to SOVEREIGNTY
than had any Of his brothers had they
lived, for it is the custom Of the en-
peror to nominate his successor from
the most likely material, only bein.
limited by the fact that he must be Of
royal blood. The death of his two
elder brothers, however. opened IN
vast royal perSpectives to Yosl,ihito.
and i'll ,lSS1 he was Nominated. heir ap
parent, being proclaimed crown prince
in 1889.
A Modern Palace.
In 1906, when his three storieu pal
ace was built at q cOst Of $500, GOO, it
! was European rather than Japanese
in character. Even in his unofficial
mome' too, he uses European dress.
His matrimonial condition also is sin.
| yuiar in that it may only be referred
to in the singular. and, he has been re-
puted TO consider that Il plurality OF
wives Twelve hitherto has been the
custom 10" an emperov is Of modern
Japan. In other regards he has con-
formed to an older spirit. His wife.
the present empress, was chosen from
a merely noble family. the quality OF
health entering. arpreciably into the
choice. n
J. They have three children, all boys.
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tract for $4,000 ends this year. will
demand renewal at $4,000 for the
next three years. Cobb is mum on the
subject for publication. but he has
casually told some Of his teammates
that he expects to be paid well for his
services hereafter. Ty is one Of the
biggest attractions in baseball, and, II
is generally believed that he will get
the top salary for a player.
Under the careful tulelage O.. Walter
Camp the Yale football machine L.
slowly being rounded into form. The
have succeeded. in drilling the elements
Of team play into the squad, and great
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-20

Bombardier Wells is the most popu-
lar English boxer who has appeared
IN the United States. 1t is most I'M
usual for Il British fighter to receive
Il farewell dinner sue as Promoter
Billy Gibson rendered the big heavy
weight before he left for home.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-20

Gossip among Detroit players has it
that Ty Cobb. whose three year con-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-20
Crisp Sporting Chatter
By DISCUS"

n OBERT SHAW OLIVER. as.
sistant secretary of war. in a
letter to Colonel Charles Cal
ther OF the Maryland national
guard. who was captain OF the Amer
lean rifle team which swept every
thing before it at the pan American
competition in Ruenos Aires, congrat-
uiates the team On its signal success
and declares tile results there and ut
the Olympic games in Stockholm show
ed not only the superiority Of Ameri-
can ritlemen. but of the American RI
tie. He added hat Americans could
point with pride TO the fine mechanical
genius and workmanship Of American
ordnance officers n workmen. Colo
nel Gather in reply declared the South
Americans fully recognized the fact
that the team from the United States
had the best rifle in the world.
II the suggestion meets with approx
al of the college authorities Harvard
and Cornell will hold dual track and
cross country meetings during the next
two years.
William =. Garcelon. the Harvard
graduate treasurer. said that. while
nothing had been definitely decided,
the plan haG been discussed by the
athletic representatives of the two uni
versitieS as we'll us with Dartmouth
men. In the vent of an athletic agree
ment with Cornell it is expected that
the annual dual meet with Dartmouth
Will be dropped.
In speakin. of great battcrs do not
overlook Charley Carr OF Kansas City.
lie is one of the peculiar characters
who could not make good in the ma
jors. but cain go like T., house atire in
the minors. For years he has been one
Of the best and most consistent stick
erS the American association has ever
known. and this year he is hitting $50.
While Ray Bronson. welterweight
boxer. injured at NOblcsville, Ind.
when. his automobile went into ditch.
is recovering, it is doubtful whether
he will ever amount 10 much as Il
ring artist again, his back having been
severely wrcnclled and his right arm
and shoulder dislocated.
Bombardier Wells is the most popu-
lar English boxer who has appeared
in the United States. 1t is most UNI
usual for 4 British fighter to receive
Il farewell dinner such as Promoter
Billy Gibson rendered the big heavy
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Walter Camp, Who Is Advising the
Football Squad at Yale.
things are expected by the time the big
games are t. be played. The games
with Brown and West Point, which
have been looked upon as practice af-
fairs in years gone by, will be gone
after in a more determined
this year. as the stimulus of a victory
is a Lig help in tie later games.
1t is said that George Wright once
played through Il season without max
ing a wild throw. That was in the old
days. AS an example OF modern per-
lection in fielding Ed Konetchy's al.
legged record Of playing without an err
ror for the season up to his fifty-third
game stands out conspicuously as one
of the features Of the year in base
bali. The big st. Louis Cardinal is Il
great mark to throw at.
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Y%oshihito, the Young Emperor
Who Has Taken Up the Reins of
His Late Father, the First Pro-
qressive Ruler of That Little
Nation Who Raised Himself
Above the Traditions Of His
Ancestors-Tke Ancient,
Fantastic, Oriental cere-
monies and Customs In
Which the Sovereign
Always Plays the
Chief Part.
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SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

Golden TeXt.-JesilS said unto them.
! am the bread Of life.-John vi, 81,
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p Asst week, amid the mourning OF
his former subjects. Mutsuhito.
the late mikado Of Japan. was
1o;1 ar roSt al Dl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-30
OBJECTS TO 5-YEAR TERMS
Civil Service Reform League Sends
Protest to Congress.

Members of the Senate and House oil
Representatives received yesterday the
rnemorandum prepared by the National
civil Ser,icc Reform League in opposi-
ton 10 the provision of the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
Tor the year ending June 30. 1913. by
which all appointments Of civil service
employees in the executive departments in
the District Of Columbia after July ] Of
next year shall bc made for fve-year
terms The league CharaCterizes the pro-
vision as d deliberate return 10 tine dis
credited theory of a short tenure - Of
fee and rotation.
Under the bill. which is now before the
Senate Commute on Appropriations. the
employeS whose terms have expired may
lie reappointed without examination for
additional periods Of five years, in the
discretion of the head Of the executive
department. Should this clause be enact
Cd into law every employe will feel it a
necessity to secure Endorsement for re-
appointment from members of the legis-
lative branch. and his reappOintment, the
league holds. is certain 10 become a mat
ter Of political eXpediency with little re-
gard to efficiency.