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Cañon City record., 1902-07-03
Notice To Owners of Dogs

NOTICE-Owners of dogs are here
by notified that dog taxes are now due
and payable to the undersigned, or to
tie City Marshal or his assistant,
either of whom will furnish tags by
the payment of the required fee.
Promptness in the payment will save
the pet from danger. ED MINOR,
City Clerk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-20

One morning during President Har-
rison's regime. a very short, thick-set
man, with herculean shoulders and un-
settled eyes, sailed up to the White
House under full head of steam, with
such momentum that he nearly knock
ed down a couple of door-keepers and
it took. two more to bring him to
halt. "Sha-ahi" Kissed the understood
man, placing his finger to his lips
warningly," just met Peter the Her
nit down the street and he told me
was shorter than Ben Harrison. WANT
to see Ben this minute and measure up
with him. How many heads taller am
l than Ben anyhow
why" said one of the doorkeepers
earnestly, you are so much taller than
the President that you wouldn't be
able to see him at all unless you lie
down fat on the floor. Alongside of
Gen. Harrison you are as a redwood
tree of California compared to a dan
delion." A look Of great happiness crept
into the short mans face. "And so
Peter the Hermit told me wrong, didn't
he?" he said wistfully. HE did in
deed" was the solemn assurance of
half a dozen doorkeepers. And / am
the tallest man that ever lived 2"
Sure thing" said one of them. IF
Goliah was on earth you'd make him
look as If he had stopped growing when
he was four months old" "Oh, joyl"
exclaimed the understood man, bub-
bling over with happiness, and he for
got all about his desire to stand back
to back with the chief mag
istrate and went off on a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-20

Saddest of all the cranks, because
their minds are generally not altogeth-
er astray are the perennial claimants
who hang around Congress to push
some imaginary or totally unfounded
claim against the Federal government.
Nothing is more difficult than to get
the most just claim against Uncle Sam
ueI through both houses of Congress,
and generally more money is spent in
pushing it, through the session after
session in this expensive city, to the
neglect of all other business, than the
original claim amounted to. People
who say that the United States owes
them money fairly swarm about Wash
ing every winter while thousands of
others are scattered all over the coun-
try and clamoring by letter for pay
ment. Some of these are cranks and
some frauds: but there are also many
honest creditors, working year after
year for a settlement with that hope
deferred which maketh the heart
sick" True stories of lives ruined,
fortunes wrecked, homes destroyed and
brains unsettled in the prosecution of
just claims against the government
would take long in the telling. Such
debts from the nation are handed down
from generation to generation-lega-
cies usually productive only of mis-
cry and unhappiness, and many are
the victims they land at last in the
poor houses and lunatic asylum. Should
a claim by rare good fortune be IA
vorably recommended by committee.
the chances are enormously against
ever reaching consideration by the
House. Suppose it passes the House
and not one I'm ten thousand does,
miracle must interpose to secure its
approval by the Senate and the Presi-
dents signature. If only this last be
lacking, the claimant must begin at
the very bottom in the next Congress,
just as If he had done nothing before.
The tabled task of Sisgphus, whose
stone always rolled down to the foot of
the hill before he could get it quite up
TO the TOP, was light and easy COM
pared to this
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-20

to furnish him with financial assist
arce for the prosecution of the war.
Perhaps you do not recognize me- he
went on lowering his voice, But l am
the world-famous King Midas-my
surname is Gold-Dust, but that is i'm
material This gigantic copper kettle
Cpointing to his head, which, as you
no doubt observe, is two hundred and
twenty feet in circumference, is filled
to overflowing with pure gold coins.
each of which has a market value of
seven quaddillions of dollars. So you
see that / can very well afford to as
sist Mr. Mckinley in Furnishing the
Spaniard."
Mad as a march hare" muttered
the door-keeper to himself; but to the
man he said; That's an awful sight
OF money you've got. 1t must make
you tired to carry it around, you'll
need every cent of it If you stay long
in Washington. Let me tell you a state
secret At cabinet meeting held this
morning, 1t was decided to raise the
price of beef to sixty-four septillions Of
dollars a pound; and everything else,
including bread, is to go up in price
accordingly"
You don't say So" exclaimed King
Midas Golddust, with a look of deep
concernr'. Il shall get home to my
family and lay in a supply of the nee
essaries of life before the rise in the
price of food-stuffs takes effect. And
he charged out of the gate. headed for
the Pennsylvania depot, fast as his
long legs could carry him
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-20

jog trot 1t Is always the policy
of the doorkeepers to keep crazy call
ers good natured by humoring their
whims as far as possible. Experience
has proved that they are best got rid
of in this manner. Their poor, twisted
brains are so overwhelmed by the sa-
laaming of the self-contained attaches
that they find themselves gently edged
out with feelings flattered instead of
hurt and depart with beaming coun-
tenances. The women cranks are not
quite so numerous as the males, but
much harder to deal with One might
fill volumes with their stories, in which
the humorous and pathetic are
strangely mixed. Space permits but
one or two of them here. During
President Cleveland's first term a
queer-looking little old woman turned
up at the White House one afternoon
her shoulders shrouded in an old
Paisley shawl, and in the ends of this
she had swaddled up a very old, tooth
less half blind skye-terrier Good
morning serfs," she said, smiling
pleasantly at the doorkeepers, I'm
Cleopatra, you know" The doorkeep-
ers made Cleopatra their profoundest
reverence, and she graciously conde-
scended to undo the loose ends OF the
shawl and show them the aged skye"
Il thought I'd leave poor little Char
mion with Mrs. Cleveland a short
time, while l go on a visit to the
tombs of my ancestors in the Pyra
mids. Those old piles are so damp
and moldy, you know, and Charmion
would certainly contract a cold If
took her with me. Her lungs are very
weak now. So l think 1t is best to
leave her in Mrs. Cleveland's care for
a time, although 1t is hard to- be sep
arated' and she affectionately stroked
the wheezy terriers head. The door
keepers felt so sorry for the old wo-
man that they had half mind to
take the dog and care for it in it's age
and decrepitude; but the fear that she
might bother them by calling too fire.
quently to inquire for it deferred them.
The authorities took charge of both
woman and dog and made both com
Portable till they died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
COUNCIL COMMITTEE Is
INVESTIGATING STRIKE

Owing to the fact that Mayor Knox
was to be out of the city this week,
the meeting of the special committee
OF the city council appointed to in
vcstigate the telephone strike, was
held Saturday evening.
About twenty of the young
ladies appeared before the committee
and told their story, Miss Anna Sieg-
hartner, the president of the organ
ization, being the principal speaker.
This evening the company will be
given an opportunity to lay its case
before the committee. 1T is the in
tcntion to investigate the matter
thoroughly and impartially before
preparing a report to present to the
council next Monday evening.
The Tri-City Labor congress held a
special meeting yesterday morning AT
the Industrial Home building and
planned the campaign in behalf OF
the operators. The meeting was eX-
ccutiHe and nothing that transpircd
is given publicity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
GOES SOUTH TO TIDEWATER.
Rock Island Road to Build Extension Into Galveston
Through Dallas.

Within twelve months the Rock Isl
and will be running trains into Gal
weston over its own track. says the
Financial Record, of New York The
line has been located and other pre-
urinary work is well under way.
This is to be an extension from the
SYSTEMS present terminus al Fort
Worth to Dallas, and thence along
the valley of the Trinity river II
Galveston and tidewater.
1t will bring the system, first of
all. into the second city of Texas iu
point of population, and the first in
commercial Importance. Dallas i
situated near the center of the fam
Gus black-waXy land belt of Texas
and is its principal distributing point.
1t is second only to Chicago in the vol
ume of its implement and machinery
trade. and is one of the most thriH-
ing wholesale and jobbing points in
the southwest. Between Dallas and
in tEe direction taken,
is the richest undeveloped timber
and agricultural region in America.
Galveston is the best harbor on
the gulf, and will always be so. The
terminals of the great
lake and Atlantic ports mean that
its Importance is a fixed fact and that
its maintenance and further improve
ment are absolute necessities.
The Rock Island system, including
lines under construction, has 5000
miles of railroad throughout the
great 'and growing territory of the
eateways of St. Paul, Chicago, St.
Louis. Galveston, Dallas, Kansas City.
Denver. Pueblo. Memphis and FL
Paso. connecting with all the eastern
trunk lines, extending south to salt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

American League: Saturday St.
Louis, 4, >; Cleveland. 3, 3. Chicago.
,. 3; Detroit, 0, 3. Boston, =; Phiia-
delphia, I. Washington, ), 6; Balti-
more. 0, o. Sunday-Chicago, ). .;
Detroit. 1, 0. St. Louis, ., 1; Cleyc-
land, l. 1.
National League: Saturday - Gin
cinnati. 0, 1 Chicago, 4. 5. Boston, 4;
Philadelphia. .; New York ), Brook
Ign 6; Pittsburg 7, st. Louis 1. Sun
Pittsburg 1, A, Chicago /. /; Gin
cinnati ,, !, st. Louis l, ,.
American Association: Saturday
Kansas City :, Columbus 10; Milwau-
kee ). Toledo >. Sunday-lndianap
lis ,. z. St Paul /, 5; Louisville 6, Min
neapolis =; Toledo Z, o, Milwaukee :,
/; Kansas City :, ,, Columbus o, 20.
Western League: Saturday
ria ), ). Dcs Moines s, g; Omaha ?,
Milwaukee ,; Denver o, Kansas City
Z; Colorado Springs /. IS. st. Joseph
,, >. Sunday-Des Moines 10. s, Peo-
ria ;, ); Omaha Q, Milwaukee 4; Col
orado Springs }, 1, st. Joseph l, ,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
AParson's Noble Act.

81 want all the world to know
writes Rev. c. j. BudIong, of Asha.
way, r. L., what a thoroughly good
and reliable medicine l found in
Electric Bitters. They cured me OF
jaundicc and liver troubles that had
caused me great suffering for many
years. For a genuine, all-arOund
cure they excel anything ] ever saw
Electric Bitters are the surprise of
all for their wonderful work in liver,
kidney and stomach troubles. Don't
fail To try them. Only so cents. Sat
isfaction is guaranteed by Hartz &
UIlemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
STAGE HANDS STRIKE
Illinois Theatre Employees Object
to New Carpen-
ter.
'oEs NOT BELONG TO UNION
Men Also Demand Increase of 10
Cents in Their Nightly
Pay.

The stage hands at the Illinois
theatre struck Saturday night be
cause OF the refusal of the manage
ment to discharge Frank Mulberry.
the nonunion stage manager who re-
Gently came here from Rockford.
The men also accompanied the re-
quest for the removal of the stage
manager with demand for an in
crease in pay from IS cents to 81 a
night.
The work was done last night by
such help as could be picked up and
the management declares that the
demands of the men will not be met.
Out in Davenport, Too
The stage hands at the Burtis, in
Davenport, who belong to the same
union, are in sympathy with the
strike on this side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
Reware ofthe knife.

No profession has advanced more
rapidly of late than surgery, but II
should not be used except where alb
solutely necessary. In cases of piles
for example, it is seldom needed. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cures quick
Iy and permanently. Unequalled foI
cuts, burns, bruises, wounds, skin dis
eases. Accept no counterfeits. Il
was so troubled with bleeding piles
that 1 lost much blood and
strength" says j. c. Phillips, Paris,
Ill. "DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cur
ed me in short ime." Soothes and
heals. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
Tangled In BicycIe rack.

A bicycle rack standing near the
curling in front of BENEFITS store
on Second avenue was the cause of a
runaway this morning. The rack III
some manner got under the heels of
a horse that was hitched to a spring
wagon. and the animal started east.
running down West Seventeenth
street and dragging the rack nearly
block. The outfit was stopped be-
fore any damage had been done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
HAS ANNUAL MEETING

The Rock Island Ministerial assoc
cha alton. at its meeting this morning
AT the Y. NJ. {. y. chapel. elected Off
GERS for the year as follows:
President William Torrance,
Central Presbyterian church.
Secretary-Dr. III. W. Reed, First
Baptist church.
Scmi-mOnthly meetings are to he
held during the winter. At the one
two weeks from today DIR. w. :. Mar
quis will tell of his recent trip to the
Holy Land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received a
the city clerks Office. Rock Islam |.
ILL.,, until Wednesday, Oct. l, 1902, for
the grading of roads and walks in
Longview park. Plat on file at the
city clerks office. The city reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Certified check for 500 must accom-
pany each bid. c. +. GAZETTEER,
Park Commissioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

The Rock Island Independents yes
,erday went to Coal Valley and ad-
ministered to the hard-hitting team
If that village the first beating of the
season, the score being 10 to ,. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

water, and connecting westward
with all the transcontinental lines
leading to the Pacific coast cNcep1
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern. 1t has a local position that
serves the territory of the northwest.
southwest. and Mississippi valley. 1t
draws its tonnage from the diversi-
fled products of this great region
wheat, corn. oats, cotton, pine and
hardwood lumber, coal and live
Stock-a territory of marvellous ma
tural wealth that is increasing in
population faster than any other por-
ton of the United States. 1t is a
zone road. and has upon its own lines
commodities which are entirely in
Interchangeable. 1t is safe from dan
ger of total crop failure, unless all
the scope of the United States should
fail at the same tie. Its lines trav-
erse or reach the greatest mining
districts and the greatest timber re-
serves of the United States.
West Plains, Mo-, Sept. 1o.-The sur
from Belle on the Colorado line. has
reached this city. The survey crosses
the Frisco and will go to Salem, Ark.
Capt. \. i. Clark, in charge of the
surveying corps, has orders to survey
to the Arkansas line. He then re-
turns to this city and will run anoth
er line southwest towards Fort Smith.
\ second surveying corps under 5. NJ.
Ramsdell is surveying from Newport
this way and Will connect with tn
survey south from here at polit
near Salem. Ark. The estimated
cost of the line is far below the limit
given the engineers and from all re-
ports it will be built.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
M. E. PASTORS RETURNED
HERE BY CONFERENCE

The central Illinois Methodist con-
ference, in session at Streator, today
voted next years meeting, for which
Rock Island was an applicant, to
Monmouth. Rev. II. Il. Williams was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

Mrs. NJ. J. Cooking, Lomax, Neb.,
writes: l send you so cents for one
box of Kid-Ne-Oids. l cannot get
along without your medicine. have
been taking Kid-Ne-Oids for about
four months and am improving Won
derfully. l was almost dead and the
doctors told me 1 could not get we'll
without an operation, but the new
discovery, Kid-Ne-Oids, cured me.
T. H. THOMAS, Leading Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

secret OF the undoing of the Valley
boys was their failure to connect
with the twisters of Atkinson. the
Independent twirler. Ohrt. who
pitched for the home team, was found
with comparative ease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

returned for another year as pastor
of the First Methodist church here.
and Rev. j. w. FrizzclIe was reap
pointed presiding elder of the Rock
Island district, and Rev. !. b. Rutter
was returned as pastor of Edgcwood
Methodist church. Few changes were
made in the district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
BASEBALL NEWS.

II. w. King, Terre Haute's short
stop, has signed to finish the season
with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Lou Walters, manager of Terrc
Hautc, with an average of .2SS, led
his team in batting the past season.
Richardson, first base and catch, was
next with PSI.
Nickers. formerly with Terre Haute.
pitched for Cincinnati against St.
Louis yesterday and won his game.
Larry Schahy is playing a great
game for the Chicago Nationals, his
hitting contributing largely to dou-
blc-header victory for his team Sat
urday.
Secretary l.. G. Eddy. Of the local
association. has had framed nicely
arranged group of all the players in
the Thrce-l league and has it dis
played in the window of the Biiou.
Teams from the local Milwaukee
freight depot and Henry Darts Sons
Saturday afternoon held session on
the diamond. The result was Il vic
tory for the freight men, the score
being 10 to (.
y meeting of the Rock Island Base
ball association has been called al
Ralph Haverstick's Office Thursday
evening of this week for the purpose
If clecting officers for the coming
year and closing up the business of
the season just closed.
The Davenport lawyers failed to
show up for the game with the Rock
Island lawyers, which was to have
been played at the Davenport bail
park Saturday afternoon. The team
from this side was on the ground at
the appointed time, but it appears
that the two defeats the Davenport
RS have met at the hands of the al
iorneys from this side have unnerved
them and they were unable to come
to the scratch.
The Rock Island Independents YES
,erday went to Coal Valley and ad-
ministered to the hard-hitting team
If that village the first beating of the
season, the score being 10 to ,. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22

II. w. King, Terre Haute's short
stop, has signed to finish the season
with the ST. Louis Cardinals
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-24
HE WENT TOO FAR.
what the Sweet Girl Did, Could am
Could Not Accept.

~-~~~-~-~~
What the Sweet Girl Did, Could and
Could Not Accept.
Who shall fathom the heart. of a wo-
manf If he had not been so young, he
would not have tried to.
But the righteousness of youth was
upon him.
There was no uncertainty about his
action as he put his arm around her
waist and, drawing her to him, kissed
her fervently-kissed her with that ac-
quired ease, that sureness of touch,
that lack of. embarrassment, that
comes from perfect understanding.
And she did not even blush.
Dearest" he said, Il have just been
thinking that we have known each
other a whole week"
1T seems, oh, so much longer than
that!'' she replied.
Doesn't it? Isn't it wonderful how
much feeling, how much love, can be
compressed into such short time? l
like to dwell upon it."
'It is nice"
'Yes," he went on. "The first even
Ing we met as I looked into your eyes
| felt that l loved you. and yet / did
not dare that night to do anything
more than press your hand as we part
ed"
"But afterward you were"-
"Yes; the next evening, with that
sort of confidence that came to me
know not why. went further. / held
your hand in mine, l drew closer, and
then suddenly left you, not daring to
frigbten you with the sudden intensity
of my love-"
''And then the next nightw
"Ah, then it was that my arm un-
consciously and as it were Inevitably
stole around your waist. and, inspired
by your sweet acquiescence, l kissed
you. Since then l have loved you more
and more until now feel must show
you some real substantial token OF my
love-"
He drew from his pocket small
package He handed it to her trium-
phantly. She opened it rapidly. 1t was
diamond pin.
There was silence. Then she hand
ed it back to him slowly reluctantly.
"Whatw he cried. ''Are you not go
ing to accept it?"
She shook her head.
81 cannot" she replied. "Don't you
know that it wouldn't be proper for me
to accept anything more than flowers
or candy from a man | have known
only a week ?'-Tom Mason in Bran
dtI Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-24
Cinders In the Eye.

Persons travelling by railway are
subject to continued annoyance from
the flying cinders. On getting into the
eyes they are not only painful for the
moment, but are often the cause of
long suffering that ends in total loss
of sight. A very simple and effective
cure is within the reach of every one
and would prevent much suffering and
expense were it generally known. 1t is
simply one or two grains Of f1axseed.
These may be placed in the eye with
out injury Or pain to that delicate or
gan, and shortly they begin to swell
and dissolve glutinous substance that
covers the ball of the eye. enveloping
any foreign substance that may be in
1t. The irritation of cutting the mem
brane is thus prevented, and the an
noyance may soon be washed out. A
dozen of these grains slowed away in
the vest pocket may prove In an emer-
gency worth their number in gold.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-24
If Two world. Should Meet.

Our world is spinning through space
at a speed of over 1000 miles per min
ute, says an astronomer. Should 1t
come in collision with a globe of equal
size going at the same rate of speed.
what would be the result? The very
best thinkers of the age tell us that
nAat enough would be generated by
the shock to transform both of the col
iiding bodies into gigantic balls Of va
por many times their present circum.
:erences Some have thought that in
case the center Of the earth is COM
posed of solid and colder matter than
Is the generally accepted belief this
might not be the case. but after search
Ing all the leading authorities must
admit that | cannot find a more ap-
propriate ''finis" than the following.
which is from an eminent scientist:
Should such an unheard Of event occur
the heat generated would be sufficient
to melt, boil and completely vaporize q
mass of Ice fully 700 times the bulk u
both the colliding worlds -ip HneH
words, an Ice planet 10000 miles in
diameter.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-24
The amorxaahOrA.

The Swedes use the slnorgasbord az
whet for dinner or supper. The smor.
gasbord consists o. side table fur
nished with bits of fish, ham, meat anG
other things. The fish is nearly sure
to be aw You may eat it in morsels
with hard boiled eggs or with oatcake
or bread. There are also butter and
cheese and pickles. and you are sup
posed to vary the entertainment with
one or two glasses of corn brandy-a
very different spirit to cognac-which
may be conta med in vessels like tea
Urns, with taps needing to be turned.
Anglo-Saxons at first acquaintance
are prone to imagine that it is all the
meal. In this matter have heard a
gentle waitress reproach a country
man of mine inferentially in way
that ought to have. taggered his heart.
The ignorant gentleman went from one
little dish to another and. like a swarm
of locusts, left nothing In his track.
He also tossed off the thimblefuls of
corn brandy as If they had been so
much lemonade. Monsieur" muir
INJURED the girl at length, your dinner
is ready" And she pointed to his soup,
which smoked for him at the dining
table proper.-All the Year Round.