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Evening journal., 1902-12-24
TUDs MAIL THE VARIETIES
THE PLAY WAS STOPPED.

But It Was Not by the Ordera of the
French Presldent.
NJ. Sardou, the French playwright,
once profted by joke that General
Ladmirault, who was at the time gov
ernor of Paris, played OH NJ. Thiers.
Sardou had written "Rabagas" and
the play had been given It's dress re-
hearsal ''in camera" Ii was dlspleas-
Ing to Theirs, and he undertook to step
its public performance.
As General Ladmirault was dressing
for dinner, about @ in the evening, as
officer entered his dressing room ant.
tendcred a dispatch, which, he said,i
had come direct from Versailles. {
The officer went out. and the general,
continuing his toilet, said to himself,
that he was certain that tint dispatch
was the Introduction Of "Rabagas,"
and, having II friendly feeling for the
author, the general left the dispatch
unopened wien he left the room.
The next morning came a messenger
posthagte from Versailles, 'Rabagas'
was performed last night"
"Without doubt" negligently replied
the general.
"But the dispatchY
"What dispatchT
"From NJ Theirs, mterdictlng. the
performance"
Goodness NOR replied the general
Il left it unopened on the table. See,
there II is, the seal unbroIen. Siill'
that makes little difference. Every
thing passed of well. They nearly
hissed the play of the stage, and il
viii be the same at every performance.
Tell NJ. Theirs that he has 70 cause
for alarm"
"Rabagas" was withdrawn, but not
by the orders Of NJ. Theirs.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
superstition That Is Ancient.

In many parts of Great Britain the
superstition still survives that it is fol-
ly or madness to save n drowning man,
as he will sooner or later do an injury
to the rescuer. The superstition comes
down from our ancestors. yet traces of
1t exist among the Sioux and other In
dians. who seem to have inherited il
from aboriginal sources. The belief is
most prevalent in Cornwall and vari-
Gus parts of Scotland.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

better II would he If the company were
TO send a man through the train to
make a little speech OF enlightenment.
on this order: Ladies' and Gentlemen;
We ran into a two-horse wagon. kill
ing the temm. one man. two women, and
three children. The pilot picked up
part OF the wreck. We are now remov-
ing the debris. The delay will last fif-
teen minutes longer. The engine is
not damaged"
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER "a. 1909

AS tomorrow will be Christmas,
there will be no issue Of this paper. The
employees will be given the day, and our
readers will have their appetites for
the news whitted by the days omis-
sion.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
Government Wants Good Roads

A. W. Machen, general superintend-
ent of the rural free mail delivery SER
vice, has written to the rural postmas-
ters in this State calling attention to
the need of good roads and stating that
where roads interfere with THE service
it is likely to be discontinued by the
Government. This is expected to add
considerable strength to the good roads
movement.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

We like to give our readers good adj
vice and we are under the impression
that IL is usually taken. Therefore we
advise everyone to get full tomorrow
Of turkey; and ntoxicated-with hap
niness
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
No Local EreIghts Tomorrow

There will be no local freight trains run
on the Pennsylvania railroad tomorrow
or New Years Day. neither will the
Western freight, known as No. 30. leave
the city. The work in the railroad yards
VIII be carried on however.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

Every native and naturalized citizen
in Denmark over go years and unable
to support himself or family received
a pension varying from $3.50 to $3.50
per month.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

The Brownson Library Association
win hold its regular weekly dance in
their hall, at Fourth and Jackson Sts.,
Christmas evening. Admission, 25c.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
ties XIII

From the Chicago Record-Huald.
Chicago's cigar-smoking dog is dead
Somebody shot him. If he had smoked
cigarettes shooting would probably
have been unnecessary.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

niorEc md the Telegraph Operator.
Immediately after the successful
completion Of the FIRST transatlantic
cable and the consequent celebrations,
In which Of course Cyrus W. Field
bore a prominent part Professor Morse
had occasion to send n telegram from
a small town in Ohio to his home in
New York. He wrote out his message,
presented It to the operator, who rap
idly checked it or with his pencil and
CURLY demanded Il dollar.
"But," said the venerable inventor,
Il never pay for messages" and, sec
Ing an inquirins look in the operators
eyes, added, Il am, in fact, the father
of the telegraph"
"Then." said the operator, firmly CON
vinced that he was being imposed up
on, "why don't you sign your own
name. Cyrus w. FieldY
Professor Morse when telling the
story used TO say that be was too hu-
inflated to answer.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
TRIMMING CHRISTMAS TREES

The grown people will have their fun
tonight. in the trimming of the Christ
mas trees and the arrangement of sur
rrises for the youngsters. There will
be Christmas tree trimming parties all
over the city. The work is usually in
terspersed with a supper and jollity
reigns supreme. To the younger gem
Grafton, particularly, these PARTIES are
the feature of the Christmas festival
Evening journal., 1902-12-24
Machanios Have AnIidnu

The Pennsylvania railroad machine and
car shops will be closed both tomorrow
and New eYars.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

For Bargains in Holiday Furniture
90 TO Adairs.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

Persons Of great stature and well
constituted physically and mentally are
exceedingly rare. Giants are USUALLY i'll
formed and short-lived.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

A Fine Lot of Catskill Mountain
Xmas Trees for Sale at 7th and Tat
nall Streets. Wholesale and Retail.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

Among the foreign-born residents of
the United States the mortality is
greatest in Irish and Germans and
least in the Polish.
Evening journal., 1902-12-24

Paint your roof now with cartmell's
Roof Paint
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
HAS PASSION FOR SNAP SHOTS
Heroine of the Great SwindIe Has a
large Collection of Pictures.

Paris, June "A Paris photographer
has just revealed to the public that one
of Nine. Huberts amusements was
taking snap shots. not of picturesque
bits of landscape, but of the notabili-
ties such as dukes, barons, ambassa-
doris, senators. deputies, painters, wri-
ters, ETC., who frequented her salon. 1t
appears that the heroine of the
"Swindle of the Century had the habit
of photographing her guests at dinner
In her salon and thus she made a YER
liable collection of notabilities, which
are today proof of what distinguished
circle of acquaintance she had. The
photographer adds that it was some
times difficult enough to get his bills
paid for developing these pictures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
BoNI GETS RID OF EAGLE.
Pet Given to Jardin des
Plantes,

Paris, June Count Boni de Cas-
tellane has given proof of his diplomacy
In his disposition of the souvenir be-
slowed upon him by his supporters in
the recent election. An enormous live
eagle, whose wings measure from tip
to tip three meters, was the offering to
the young politician. It is silver gray
and lived in the mountainous regions of
France. 1t was captured while carry
ing away a lamb from the pasture
grounds on the Alps. Count Boni Moth
ing dismayed, received the gift with
enthusiasm and installed it in an i'm
mense cage in the sumptuous hotel on
the Bots de Bologne. He later an
nounced that he would present it to
the Jardin des Plantes, which possesses
no eagle of such size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
BUTCHERS PUT ON BLACKLIST.
Dispositions Taken in Suits Against
Packers at Kansas City.

/
Packers at Kansas City.
Kansas City, June Nv. T. Reed, an
attorney, is taking dispositions to be
used by George Nj. Tucker, butcher
and retail grocer of Argentine. kas IN
damage suits against several packing
houses of this city and Kansas city,
Kas. Tucker alleges that until about a
year ago his meat bills had been
marked 20. X" as he paid them
| promptly; but. according to his story,
iii May of last year Cudahy's represent
/ ative failed to present the usual state
lnent on Wednesday. The bill came. but
no statement. Tucker called for the
statement 1t came the next morning,
but that was Thursday, and the pack
ing house rule is that all bills must be
paid each Wednesday for the week pre-
vous. Tucker sent his check. but 1T
was returned without presentation to
the bank and he had to pay cash.
The next day each meat bill cane
with star stamped on it, The star
means that the dealer whose bill it APP
pears on must pay cash on receipt of
the meat or the driver must take 1t
back. Tucker says every bin that
came from every packing house in the
city had the same star or 1t and he had
to pay cash at once.
The second day every wholesale
house in the city received information
that his credit was bad and demanded
payment of bills that called for cash in
sixty days, but had been running, some
OF them, not more than week.
Alfred NJ. Wicker, a former cashier
for Swift & Co, testified that while he
was in the company's employ there was
q credit book which was taken every
morning to the deck of w. F. Colladay,
the company's credit man, for revision.
II retail butcher was day behind In
paying a bill to any packer in the asso-
citation his name went on list which
was furnished afterward to drivers.
and they We're never allowed to give
him credit afterward.
Colladay went on the witness stand
and said he never heard of such book.
Testimony was secured showing that il
a butcher disputed with the driver
about the quality of meat or refused to
take meat, alleging that it was tainted
or not up to the grade ordered, that
butcher soon found himself on the
blacklist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
TAX ON GRAIN TO REMAIN.
Chancellor of English Exchequer Says
There Is no Reason for Removal.

There Is no Reason for Removal.
London. June "A deputation repre-
senting the owners of 100000 horses in
terviewed the chancellor of the
excheuuer, Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
yesterday, and strongly protested
against the tax on oats and maize.
The chancellor, however, informed
the delegates that It was impossible to
give up the general tax on grain or
specially exempt oats or maize. There
was no greater reason. he pointed out,
for the exemption of horse food than
there was to exempt wheat or other
grains used by humans. If the alleged
increase in the cost Of horses and food
was due to the war, with the expected
peace there would be a fall in prices
considerably greater than the amount
of duty.
Meanwhile, horse owners could make
the public pay the duty, as ought to be
the case. In his opinion the present
high prices. especially of maize, We're
temporary and were due to the short
harvest In America last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02

Buencamino had served as private sec
rotary to General Macarthur, but he
denied having betrayed Philippine Sc
crets to that officer.
Would the Fiipinos take indepen-
dence after eight years of tutelage by
the United States?' asked Mr.. Pat
terson, referring to the plan of the
minority.
IF congress so determined, that re-
suit would be accepted" answered
Senior Buencamino, but congress
would become responsible of the Phli-
ppnes were devoured by other nations,
and the F'ilipinos would be left to
damn the congress for bringing about
S,,nh :, result
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
The Iowa & ST. Louis.

Macon, Mo-, June 2.-There was filed
in the office of the recorder a deed of
trust dated May by the Iowa & st.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
Iowan Arrested for Ria...,

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 90. j. Orman
of Winterset, Iowa, was arrested hers
on a charge of bigamy. Sheriff j. w
Gleedy. of Winterset, has been on Or
mans trail for two weeks. 1t is claimed
that he has wives in many cities in the
west, including one in ST. Joseph
where he has lived at times. Orman
1t Is alleged, has wife. at Winterset
He is 40 years old. He will neither af-
firm nor deny the charges brought
against him, nor talk concerning the
promised disclosures of an alleged wife
or two in st. Joseph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02

Large car repair shops are to be built
at Missoula, Mont. by the Northern
Pacific
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02

Louis Railroad Company to the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. in
the sum of $2,0O0,O00. William A. Rule
is. named as trustee. The deed is first
lien on 100 miles of railroad now build
ing from Centerville. Iowa, to Macon,
and the trust company is to advance
$4,000 per mile upon each section OF
five miles or more of road as complet-
ed. This assures the building of M
road and its probable extension to -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
MULE MEN GET FORFEIT.
Abandonment of Camp at Lathrop In
wolves a Million Dollars.

Lathrop, Mo-, June 2.-It is claimed
that because of the British abandoning
their camp at Lathrop, the Guyton &
Harrington Mule Company will receive
$1,000,000 forfeit. The contract be-
tween this company and the British
government Is said to stipulate that if
within the next five years the company
fails to properly care for the animals
gathered here by the British buyers, or
If the British vacate their contract, the
sum of 100000 shall be forfeited by
the responsible party. John Bulls ST.
100000 autograph is therefore expected
to become the treasured possession of
the American mule traders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-02
CLEVELAND WILL SPEAK.
Ex-President to Address TiIden Club at
New York, June 10.

New York, June 10.
New York, June Eek President
Cleveland has accepted an invitation
to speak at the opening of the Tilden
club. June 10. Fifteen hundred promi-
nent democrats have been invited to at
tend. Among those expected are Da-
vid B. HILL VIM. ]. Bryan, Richard Oh
ney, Bourke Cochran. VIM. c. Whitney,
eX-Mayors Grace, Grant, Giroy, Van
Wyck, Hewitt, Cooper. Edison and Lew
is Nixon.
This is the first time Cleveland has
consented to address a political au-
dience since his retirement from office
This, coupled with the fact that so
many distinguished democrats whose
views on silver and other questions
have been radically opposed to each
other are to be present, is pointed to as
evidence that the occasion means d.
rect effort to harmonic the various
discordant elements of party.
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-28

Hope life | its heal tim; l!y in
John Prune's helrf Magic was
comoly and altogether m,ro desira-
bic than Milly Ann. As tim, draw
on Prune conclulel what he hal
gained in the tran saction.
Zook let a contract 81 a city man
for the building OF a barn. The
contractor spurra around Maggie
with the city airs and quictly wJl
her. Zook, Will pleased at the al-
dltion Of such II energetic an | use
full person t. ii ; iamily, provided IL
second Unfair. slpler.
John Prune ost his temper lie
waited until nearly midnight on the
kitchen porch, with Il singletree in
the shadow OF some morning glory
vines, for Iook to come out, but
Zook didn't coma. The sound Of
revelry AMI looks big voice in
laughter overlowel the house.
They're a-lau Chin at me-" said
Prune and he bowed his heal to the
porch railing aud sobbel He was
there when Zerilda went out to
take a puff at her pips. She put
her hand on his SHOULDER AMI said
Poor man, poor feller!"
Prune looked up.
,'Woulln't worry bout them
there 'ceitful critters in yander, she
continued. They're a-pokin fun
at a heap of more honester an
Christianer persons than themselves
SO they air, an | told 'em it too"
"Thank you ma'am,' said Prunc,
wave of gratitude sweeping over
him thank you fom the bottom
O. my heart"
''What a you mean foolin' away
your time a-workin' out your insides
here for Shem on promise of gal
an 40 acres o land? Shem he never
did tend to let you have Milly Ann,
neither did he tend to let you have
Maggie. Brags all round the coun-
try what a cheap hand he's got.
Spem he'll likely come round in the
mornin' an offer you Tif1A Jane.
She'll DO big enough to marry in
bout five year"
Prune reached out in the shadow
and grasped the singletree. Zerilda
went on:
always did puzzle me why a
sensible man like you wanted to bs
humbugged so by Shem. Forty
acres an a girl! Huh! I own the
south hun'rd an sixty, an l am as
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-28
Farming is the fund n .

/ best farms Farming is the fund
me nta operation. 1t is the first opel
alton. The farmers ptys, the lawyer
! doctor, prea cher, soldier and he pay s
them all, The farmers come first
and then up springs tho CITY. lie cut
the tree, built the log cabin, planted
his corn and long before the street
, was paved we had the sturdy farmer.
Burn down the cities and they will
all surlng up nEAH when you des-
! troy the ,aimi The cities can neve!
raise their heads
Should the fields OF the great north
west ceace to give their yield aud
Chicago would die in u night and
The rats wculL flee from IT as from a
shaking sup lie would paint the
farmer behind his pow and he would
say "Gen,lcman. OF industry" The
great body OF inlepan1cnt citiz.ns
TO whom is referred the great ques~
tions Of the day.
Bat the iniepend.nt citizen is
growing scarcer and scarcer, The
independent shoemaker, the miller.
and the blacksmith. is no more. They
are the employ Of the great big con-
Germs.
The blacksmith is gone. That
great art is dead. Not an indepen.
dent man. Our country needs an
independent man. Thank God, the
farmer has no paymiS!er. He owes
nothing save to Providence. This
great occupation OF making our
da lily bread leaves us the class Of
Independent men we need. If this
body Of independent citizens were
wiped away Tree institutions would
not long survive.
You have got your own living to
make and you must pay your share
tothe support of the County, State
and United States. When we get
in office the Government supports
us and if we do not take good care
they support us ii little longer. You
have Il great deal of taxes to pay.
In an 1853 gazetteer the whole ex-
pense Of the State of Delaware was
$25. 900 of which SIS, 900 went to the
public schools.
1t costs today about $500, 900, 600
to run the national Government.
He did not lay the state of affairs
to any one party. BY making the
taxes sufficiently heavy the farmer
may be made peasant. Every
piece of poor road Is a tax on .hs
farmer. It takes the value of your
horse away and cheapens the price
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-28
gI(>,S ); p IS .ij{SS

said so An sister Zerilda she owns
the hunrdn sixty j'inin on the
south, where We got the wheat an
al!alfy. She haIn't got no heirs 'cipt
my four gals That's forty more
apiece. MilIy Ann she's Young yit.
Won't b. fit to marry for three years
II you want to keep on like you have
been a.doin' she's yourn with hor
eighty end OF that time. VIVA dye
saw"
John was Il man OF few words
He considered it foolish to waste
energy In talking that nigh: be 81
much more probably expended in
hoeing potatoes, So in answer to
looks proposition he climbed up to
the barn loft, Invested himself OF his
travelling suit, put hlsoveraIIs on aud
went out to pillow corn on the forty
he hoped to acquire with the hand OF
Milly Ann.
AS he followed the lohy rows he
began to think Of himself as Il mon
eyed man. He also spccuated on the
chance Of ZeriIda moving along to an.
other world before the expiration of
three years. 1t did not look likely.
Zerilda lived with her brother Shem
and sat just across the table from
Prune. She was little bit dry and
grabbed, but sound in wind and
limb.
Two years stretched out across the
fields where John Pruue sowed and
reaped Milly Ann grew up, broad
backed as one OF the Hereford calves,
low of brow and yellow of skin. Peter
Keroher began to spruce up to
her.
John Prune in the full right of
having the prior claim objected to
Zook. Zook laughed. "lIold yer
bosses, John, he said.
"We'll fool 'em one Of these
days."
But Peter drove over to the county
seat with Milly Ann in his buck board
one day aud married her. look pre-.
pared a great marriage feast and call
in the neighbors. When it was IN
pr ogress John Prune sat with his
back against the corncrlb and figured
IT out that be had lost. ZOok found
him there.
They beat us john" he said.
But don't mind it, man. You go
right on as you have been dom.
There's Maggie comm on like a
stalk O. corn, an at the end o. your
three years you can take her Std
O. Milly Ann"
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-28
CHINESE COMMERCIAL TREATY,
Exposition of the Convention with
Great Brit0iu.

Exposition of the Convention With
Great Britain.
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 2S.-An expo
siton Of the British Chinese commercial
treaty was given recently by G. Dud-
geon, one of the British special COM
missioners, to a special meeting Of the
Shanghai branch Of the China associa-
tiQn.
The first article, he explained, pro-
vides for the protection of trademarks,
the second for increased facilities at
the open ports for landing and report
ing merchandise in bond with addition
al bonding facilities.
BY the third article China undertakes
improvements in Canton river and har-
Dor, and the fourth provides that
drawbacks shall be issued by the i'm
perial maritime customs within three
weeks of the presentation to the Gus
toms Of the papers emitting the appli-
cant to receive such certificates. In
der the sixth article China will pro-
vide for a uniform national currency.
Article settles the status Of the La
blities of the Chinese shareholders in
British joint stock companies. Article
s is that in which likiu is dealt with
Article 8 provides that China Shall re-
cast her mining regulations. Article ~
provides for drastic amendment Of the
present rules relating to inland navi.
gation. The eleventh article deals with
treaty port areas. The twelfth cX-
presses thnas desire to reform her
judicial system.
Great Britain agrees to give every
assistance in this reform. The thir
tcenth binds Great Britain to join any
Joint commission that may be appoint
ed to investigate the missionary ques-
ton. The fourteenth and last article
relates to the movement of rice and
grain.