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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Mans Greatest Enemy.

Fatigue is one Of the greatest enc
mics Of the human race. Modern
physiology shows that it is the cause
of nearly half, and perhaps more, of
the several hundred catalogued dis
eases that prey upon man. In our age,
with its high pressure, its hot and
bitter competition, and the unrelentine
struggle for survival, its moral and
physical rayages are steadily increas.
ing. Cities, in which an ever larger
proportion Of our people dwell, ars
biological hothouses, and, for some,
furnaces, forcing development prema.
turely, and encouraging late hours and
excitement and consuming nerve and
brain."-Ainslee's Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

broken stone and ruts, twenty-sl1
cents; over an earth road that is dry
and hard, eighteen cents; over broken
stone road in good condition. eight
cents; over compact gravel road, SIS
cents; over stone paving, 5.S3 cents
over asphalt, 81 cents.
The engineer argues that IL wagon
transportation at a cost of five cents
mile ton could be universal in this
country, many millions OF dollars
would be saved and millions of tons
of merchandise which cannot now be
handled at a profit would be available
in the markets.-New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
He Was Too Clever.

An anonymous physician who has
written some confessions" for the
New York Independent tells this story
about himself: II received a request to
call from an old patient who was
afraid she was taking scarlet fever.
responded at once. The patient was
one Of two elderly sisters whom l had
attended for many years. greeted
her In the sitting-rOOm and noted her
pulse while in the act of shaking hands
with her. BY some witty remarks !
contrived to make her laugh, which
enabled me to see her tongue. Then
| said in a playful tone: If you will
get me a glass l will treat you to some
Of my patent soda water She did so.
| put a tablet In the water, and she
drank it, | want you to know that !
take pride in my original methods.
try to educate my patients to like, and
not to dread, the visits of the doctor.
In this case all Of my work had been
done without the direct knowledge OF
the patient, and felt very good over
It, SO bade my patient goOdby with
extreme cheerfulness. She looked sur.
prlsed and then said: OF course, you
will come upstairs and see my sister?
Not to-day l said. Give her my re.
spects.' Why she said, looking mys.
tilted and startled, how strangely you
talk! Strangely? l echoed. 'WhyT
Because l sent for you to prescribe
for my sister and you decline to see
her. 1t flashed over my mind in an
instant. l had prescribed for the
wrong sister. l was entirely toe
clever"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Saving In Good Rnnds.

An Indiana engineer has been esti-
mating the cost Of transportation by
oad and has produced a strong argu-
nent for the very best roads.
He figures that the cost Of moving
me ton by horse power over one mile
" dry, sandy road is slxty-four cents
'ver wet sand, thlrty-two cents; over
uts and mud, thlrty.nlne cents; over
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The popular belief that a person who
has once had smallpox, measles, scar
let fever or other contagious disease is
thereby made immune to that partic.
ular disease for the rest Of his life is
erroneous. A Swiss physician has been
examining the records of such dis
eases and in the statistics at his dis.
posal-which are very defective, as
compare lively few physicians take the
trouble to report such observations to
the medical journalistic finds no less
than 52S persons who have had small
pox twice, nine who have had it three
times and one who has had it seven
times. For scarlet fever he finds 144
double and seven triple attacks. A
hundred and three persons had two
and three had seven attacks of
measles; 2O3 had typhus twice, Eve
thrice, one four times, and even chol
era shows twenty-nine second and
three third attacks. The natural in.
ference is that during the prevalence of
an epidemic one should not rashly
expose himself TO contagion, even If
he has already had the disease.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association.
Meetings nre held tho First FRI
day Evening in Each Month in
the Town Hall, Tonleytown, DC.
OFFICERS:

President, Chas. c. Lancaster; 1st
Vice, President, Jas L. Tate; 2nd Vice.
President, Col. Robert I...Fleming; 3rd
Vice President, A. f. Shoemaker; 4th
Vice President, DR.. A. NJ. Ray; 9th Vice
President, Prof. Louis L. Hooper; Socre-
tary, DR.. j. w. Chappelj Treasurer,
Chas. II. Morgan; Sergeant-at- Arms,
Andrew j. Berga; Chairman Executive
Committee, Louis p. Shoemaker.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
WHEN DAY IS DONE.

Low in the west the sun
A last soft flood of color spreads,
And weaves a veil of golden threads
When day, sweet day, is done.
The twilight fades and dies,
And darkness shrouds the sleeping earth
The faint moon guards the first stars
BIRTH
Cloud-cradled in the skies.
Softly the wood-dove calls,
The tinkling bell sounds DER the lea,
The night-owl watches from his tree,
When evenings shadow falls,
Comes with the dying sun
Rest from the mad worlds busy mart;
A peace that stills the throbbing heart;
When day, dear day, is done.
j. w. W., in The Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
A Dogs Brnverw.

Seeing a man jump into the Seine one
of the llfe-saying dogs kept by the
Partisan police jumped in after him,
and, selling the would-be suicide by
his clothes, brought him safely ashore.
Some Of the spectators of the incident
were so affected by the dogs bravery
that they wanted to embrace it
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
OFFICERS,

President, Louis P. Shoemaker; 1st
Vice-R president, Wilton j. Lambert; I'd
Vles,President, N. E. Robinson; 81
YicesPresidept, Thomas Blagden; 4tA
Vice. President, DR.. Henry Darling;
Secyetary, John G. Keene; Treasurer,
n. E. Robinson.
p6T- Total Membership about 200.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The Electrical World sums up the
possibilities of the electrical storage
battery, in comparison with the petro
leum motor. for automobiles as fol
lows: "But even if we obtain twenty
Watt-hours per pound of battery, this
only means the inherent theoretical
potentlality of lifting its own weight
ten miles against sea-level gravltation,
as against a lifting potential energy OF
5000 miles in petroleum, although the
petroleum motor secures but a small
percentage of this enormous poten'
tial energy"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

One firm Of clockmakers in the Black
Forest. Germany, employs $500 men,
who make 5000 clocks daily.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
BrightW0Od Park Citizens
Association.
Meetings are held the Third
Tuesday Evening I'm each month
in Thomas Hall.
OFFICERS.

President, w. Mex. Clayton; Vice.
President, Chas. w. Parker; Secretary,
Frank j. Metcalf; Treasurer, w. s.
Detwiler.
d ea~ Total membership about 75
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
', ~ RI
HSScTENsCE |
NSlER g 49, ~ :.

1t is not cold in Alaska always, as
many people suppose. During the sum
mer there has been some regular "siz
zling" weather there. The heat has
continued for days, and at Sitka on
June q, the day Of the summer sol
stce. the thermometer marked 119 de-
grees. The oldest Russian inhabitants
remember nothing like it.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
BrightWOOd Avenue Citizens,
Association.

Meetings are Held the second FRI
day EVENING in Each Month In
8riahtwOOd Hall.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The pressure Of light impinging on
bodies, first predicted by Maxwell, has
lately been actually measured The
consequent repulsion between the sun
and the earth, for example, is very
great and amounts to 100,0O0,000 1000.
300 dynes. The gratitational attrac'
tion between the two bodies is, OF
course, very much greater; it is, in
fact, about ,OOO,OOO,O0O times as
great
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

While greatly improving the potato
The Germans have so increased the cror
that new ways of disposing of it have
had to be sought. They now feed
about two-fifths to farm animals, and
the alcohol makers are striving to in
crease the demand for their product
So much of the potatoes is water that
three and one-half tons may be reduced
to one ton by drying. The dried pota'
toes keep so much longer and are
so much more readily transported that
those interested in the industry feel
justified in Offering 10000 marks as o
prize for the best process of drying
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The Oriental Yankees, the Japan.
ese, who do everything neatly and al.
low nothing to go to waste, have q
queer way Of harvesting their wheat
Instead of ruthlessly cutting it down
with a scythe or a reaper, they pull ur
much Of it by hand and clip off the
roots with shears, for they wish to
keep the beautiful long golden straws
from getting bruised or broken, With
them the straws are almost as valuable
as the grain. They are flattened and
then softened, and are woven, either
whole or split, into mattings. baskets.
hats and hundreds of other things.
Even the waste ends from weaving are
turned into pulp and used.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
IN THE ALTER OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS
the FIRES ARE BURNING FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE OF THE SUBURBS.
East End Suburban Citizens
Association.
Meetings are held tho Ist Mon
day Evening In each month at
10Th and IA streets N. r..

President, William II. Ernest; Vice.
President, Hugh A. Kane; Secretary, j.
NJ. Wood; Treasurer, Aug. W. Stubener,
R1r Total membership about 70.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
GREAT PANIC At
FORT De FRANCE
GOVERNOR REPORTS THAT SEVERAL
NEW CRATERS ARE VOMITING
FORTH THICK SMOKE.
IBY ASSOCIATED PREsS.1

Paris, May as.-The governor of Mar
Unique cabled from Fort de France, under
date of today, confirming the Associated
Press dispatches announcing that fresh
eruption of Mount Pelee occurred during
the evening of Monday, May 26, causing
great panic at Fort de France.
The cinders and ashes, however, the
governor added, did not touch the town.
falling entirely on the north of the ialand
Calm is now restored at Fort de France
The governor abandoned his proposed
visit to the devastated places on the
island, owing to the torrential rainfall
and rough sea.
Several craters, the governor further re-
ported, were vomiting thick smoke.
Another eruption of Mount Pelee oc-
Cured as the French cruiser Tage passed
Saint Pierre recently, resulting in sud-
den flow of mud from the bed of the
river Blanche
The governors latest visit to Saint
Pierre confirms the previous reports that
the southern portion of that town was
apparently destroyed by an inexplicable
phenomena resembling frighnul hurri-
cane which swept from north to south.
The northern part of the town is buried
under bed of mud.
1t is impossible to describe the desola-
ton at St. Pierre.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
NELSON Is GOING WHERE
ANIMALS Do NOT PURSUE
Insane Man Committed to the Asylum
Thinks the Occupants Of Noahs
Ark Are After Him.

|. NJ. Nelson, insane, was before Judge
Clancy for examination this afternoon, and
his commitment TO the insane asylum was
ordered. He glared around at the court,
and listened and smiled craltily as the
testimony against him was given.
Nelson is the man who was brought in
from German Gulch on Saturday night
after wrecking several cabins out there.
He was in the asylum before He is the
man who thinks he is being chased by a
Noahs ark full OF animals, and since his
incarceration he has tried to scare the
beasts in pursuit off with hoois. lis yclls
have kept all the other prisoners awake at
night.
In order to run better he removes his
clothes and gallops round his cell naked.
He has no difficulty III running away from
the hppopotamus and the warhog, but the
leopard and dromcdary have run him down
several times.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
FRANK P. SARGENT OF THE LOCO
MOTIVE FlREMEN SAYS ANTHRA-
CITE MINERS ARE REASONABLE.
BELIEVES WORKINGMEN
MASTERS OF SITUATION
He Says It Is Probable That General
Sympathetic Strike OF All Of the Soft
Coal Miners in the United States May
Be Ordered-Thinks That Every Union
Would Respond Favoraby.
Iuy ASSOCIATED rprss.l

St. Louis, Mo-, May 2S.-frank +. Sar-
gent, head OF the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Fremen, member Of the national
labor arbitration committee, OF which
Senator Hanna is chairman, stated today.
the Post-Dispatch says, that a general
sympathetic strike of all the soft coal
miners in the United States probably would
be ordered.
lie declared that the miners OF the
Pennsylvania coal region had refused alb
solutcly to treat with the regularly con
sttuted arbitration board and SYM
the only resource.
The anthracite miners" continued Mr..
Sargent, asked very little and were will
ing 10 make concessions, but the attitude
OF the operators from the start was such
that | did not hesitate to suggest the
strike to John Mitchell. do not see at
this time any hope of compromise.
The coal barons believe they are mas
tcrs OF the situation. while the working
men are equally confident of their strength
and their chances OF success.
There are SO, 900 men idle rs re
suit of the strikes. There are between
425,ooo To lso 600 soft coal miners
throughout the country and not one union
in my judgment would hesitate moment
10 respond fayurably to a call for a gen
eral strike
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
SILVER COINAGE
MEASURE PENDING
TWO HOURS ALLOWED FOR GEN.
ERAL DEBATE ON BILL TO IN
CREASE SUBSIDIARY COINS.
InY ASSOCIATED PRESS. /

Washington, May z8,-5p,aler Hem
defson attended the funeral OF lord
Pauncetotc today aud by his designation
Representative palzcll Of Pennsylvania
presided over the deliberations u the
house.
Some routine business was transacted
before the regular oid-r was dntanded.
b.ll was passed to authorize the re-
linquishmcnt 10 The United States Of patent
lands and claims within the limits Of
Soequoia, Yosemite, AMI General Grant
National parks.
The regular order then being de:.lanl-
ed, vote WIS taken upon the adoption
OF the rule Tor the Confederation ol The
bill to increase the suba.diary silver COIN
age which was pending when the housc
adjourned yesterday,
The rule was adopted u Ter il, rms
two hours were allowed for general de-
bate.
Mr.. Hill (ConnectcuD who had charge
OF the bill, expressed surpris, II the
criticism of the measure ind led n by
Mr., Shafroth yesterday. There sceaed 10
be misunders taadiae l.. sa'd a, u tie
scope of the bll. II had nothing 10 do
with the question OF ,scI lngc, bo.tion
or redemption Of silver dollars contained
in the Fowler bill.
II covered o2ly the subject OF sub
siiaiy coinags ana .as 80 ii ioc III hat
the n noritJ E0d rot seen fit to stack
it III their report.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS MEN AND
OTHERS CROWDED INTO THE
SMALL ROOM PROVIDED.
DEMANDS TO ADJOURN
FINALLY ACCEDED TO
Lord Brassy Counsels Britons Not to
Lose Their National Dignity and
Warns Them That They Cannot Have
Monopoly OF the Trade of the North
Atlantic Against the Americans.
lBY ASSOCIATED pRrss.l

London, May aS.--rhe annual meeting
OF the London chamber OF commerce,
which was to have been helu this alter
noon, was unexpectedly adjourned owing
to lack OF space and air.
Hundreds of business men and mer-
chants crowded into the small room pro-
vidcd for the meeting, and when Lord
Brassy who presided attempted to open
the meeting. he was greeted with demands
for adjournment from the sweltering half
stiiled audience, whose outcries were final
ly acceded to.
Meanwhile printed copies of the presi-
dental address were distributed. In it he
urged the improvement of the London
docks on the lines of those at New York
and at Hamburg, and said he believed the
British, on even terms, were we'll able to
hold their own in industrial struggles.
Dealing with the spring combine, Lord
Brassy said it was idle TO expect or claim
monopoly of the North Atlantic.
1t is certain sooner or later that some
movement similar to that instituted by J.
Pierpont Morgan would be brought by
the United States.
"Let us not lose our national dignity
in unavailng and groundless alarms" the
address continued.
Our position as maritime nation is
assured beyond the reach Of competition
and we shall hold our position against all
comers because we build ships more
cheaply and with or without foreign
crews sail them more cheaply than any Of
our rivals"
Lord Brassy admitted however, that the
British ship builders must look to their
laurels in the construction of ocean
erey-hounds of the Hamburg American
line steamer Deutchland type and urged
more liberal subsidies for mail carrying.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28

popularity Of the dead man could be
given than the words Of Mr.. Case of the
firm of his employers at the news Of his
death.
Il have known him as associate and
employe for Is years" said Mr.. Case,
"aud / can faithfully say that he was
one Of the best men ! ever knew. Con.
scientious, gentlcmanly, kind father,
a loving husband and a dutiful son; his
death is loss to the community.
Mr.. Ford leaves a widow, two daughters,
Gladys and Frances, and brother, L. a.
Ford OF Walkerville to mourn his death,
besides an aged father and mother in
England, brother who is clergyman
oi the Presbyterian church at Palisades,
on the Hudson, and brother, a canon IN
the Established church at Liverpool,
England.
A year ago he paid a visit to his father
aud mother who are more than 30 years
cd and for whom he had always iilial
and commcndabc devotion.
Native OF England.
Mr.. Ford was born in Norwich, England,
d. years ago, and has spent the last "
years in Butte. He was at first employed
al the Bonner store now known as Con
nelIs' and left there to go into business
for himself at Gibbonsvillc, Idaho. He
left Gibbonsvilc in less than year and
entered the employ of Case Gravcllc 4
Irwin company.
lie was an elder and an active worker
in the First Presbyterian church In thf
Sunday school particularly he was ener-
getie and was superintendent Of that
work in the church
The funeral will be held Saturday morn
ing.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
TELLS PEOPLE OF MEETING OF MIN
ING CONVENTION TO BE HELD
IN BUTTE IN SEPTEMBER.
TWO GOVERNORS TAKE AN
INTEREST IN MEETING
Mr.. Toolc OF Montana and Mr.. Mcbride
OF Washington Say That They viii
Send Delegates-Mr. Mahon Suggests
an Advertising Scheme to the Busi-
ness Men OF the City.

If hard work on the part of the secrc-
tary of the mining congress is a criterion
by which to judge results, the meeting of
the congress in this city in September
will be a grand success from every point
Of view,
Secretary Mahon is advertising the pro-
posed meeting in manner that leaves
no doubt as to the result OF the effort
il such a means OF keeping the matter be
fore the public is considered the proper
way in which to so about it.
Governors Delegates.
To-day he received a letter from Gov
ernor Toole in which the governor stated
that he would appoint thirty delegates
from this state to the congress. lie also
received letter from J. Howard Watson.
secretary TO Governor Henry Mcbride OF
Washington, regarding the appointment of
delegates from that state. Mr.. Watson
stated in the episte that Governor Nc
Bride could not attend the congress in
person, but would appoint thirty delegates
to represent the interests Of the state.
Il am receiving similar leu Is from all
over the country" said the secretary,
and am also receiving clippings from
various newspapers Of the country relat-
ing to the congress. | send all of these
clippings to President +. l.. Shafiner.
who is now in Chicago for the purpose
OF attending meeting Of railroad traffic
managers to be held in that city Junc I.
At the meeting the subject of transporta-
tion for those who intend to attend the
congr i will be discussed and some ar
rangement for rates agreed upon.
Advertise Congress.
"A day or two ago | made a suggestion
to one of Butte's business men, which |
think should be adopted by all of them.
l suggested that he and the other business
men have printed envelopes and letter
heads setting forth the dates OF the meet
ing Of the congress and such other data
as will aid in keeping the matter before
the outside public and advertising the
congress.
''rhe business men OF Butte exchange
correspondence with other business men
in all the cities of the United States and
Canada, and envelopes and lettcrheads
bearing information such as ! have men
toned will do lots OF good in the way OF
advertising the meeting The merchants
of Boise did il last year and it worked to
perfection
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-28
Il Deeply Laments the Tragic
Death Of the Late President
and ExtoIs HIS Services.
DIFFUSED CONFIDENCE
SECURITY IS PROMOTED
President Roosevelt and His Adminstra-
ton Is Cordially Indorsed as Are Sen
ators Foraker and Hanna-The Mere
Shadow Of Free Trade Would Destroy
Confidence and Unsettle Business.
IBY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Cleveland, o., May 2S.-When the re-
day, Governor Nash, as the temporary
chairman, called for reports. The re-
ports of the committees on credentials,
rules and order OF business were sub
mitted and adopted.
The report making General Charles II.
Grosvenor permanent chairman and con-
tinuing the remainder of the temporary
organization was adopted. When Gov
ernor Nash presented Mr.. Grosvenor he
received an ovation.
Platform in Full.
The platform is substantially as fol-
lows:
We deeply lament the tragic death Of
President Mckinley and cherish The illus
trious life and noble example as the high
est inspiration to patriotic consecration
and service. Enshrined forever in the
hearts Of his countrymen their unceasine
devotion garlands his memory, and on
their augmented content and greatness
under his sure guidance is reared his
worthiest and most enduring monument.
What he was in his great and gracious
personality and what he did in his lofty
and lasting work remain precious heri-
taee for his people. Through his Ieeis-
lative and administrative accomplish
ments he is justly recognized as the chief
architect of our later industrial growth
!. and as the pathfinder of our opening
career OF commercial expansion.
His measures restored prosperity diff
fused confidence and security, promoted
fraternal concord, pointed the way to
reciprocal advantages in commercial exi-
sencies, enlarged the republic, advanced
its prestige and influence among the ma
tons, carried liberty to oppressed peo-
pies, and placed our country in the van
OF the force for civilization and humanity
While he lived his moral power and Wis
dom and patriotism were the pillar Of
public safety and after his death his fixed
and wei defined policies continued to be
the hope and strength Of the nation.
Cuba is congratulated upon the frution
OF the hopes of her people, the work of
the american army is Endorsed and the
satisfactory progress of supprcssng the
insurrecton in the Philippines mentioned
and the policy of our government unquali-
fedly indorsed.
Trusts are denounced and all the great
cardinal principles of republicanism re-
affirmed.
Roosevelt lndorsed.
We cordially sustain Presrent Roose-
welt in his pledge to carry forward the
great work which came to him as a sacred
legacy We recognize his earnest and
conscientious devotion to the welfare of
the people and approve the high aims and
character of his administration.
lie faithfully maintains the plighted
faith of the nation, upholds the best stand
ard of the public service and stands by
Continued on Page Three.)