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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

TIE Emmons-county delegates to
the Fargo convention, last week, no.
ticed one thing that was of interest to
them-the crops here are better and
farther along than they are in the
Red River valley.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

Mr.. PATTERSON says in his paper
that Senator Baker offered to combine
with him in the recent convention.
Mr.. Baker stated positively that he
would not combine with Mr.. p. And,
after a long acquaintance with the
two men, we prefer to believe Senator
Baker ft.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

WoRMY CRANsToN breaks loose
again in last weeks Pollock Progress.
1t must bea genuine tape-worm this
time. The young man (who is now a
pop or Il DENY vouches for Turncoat
Patterson (who is now a rep) for the
legislature. Will some one please rise
up and vopcf for Wormy?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

There is difference between the
highest Democrat and the lowest Re
publican Of only IS votes in the two
counties, and this majority change.
Of only 43 votes would have overcome.
1t will take Trustworthy men on any
ticket to carry either county.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01
DIs.QLUTIoN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween the undersigned, under the
firm name Of Arnold s. Funk, their
business being the raising Of live stock
In Emmons county, North Dakota,
has been dissolve by mutual consent,
All debts will be paid and all money
owing the firm received by j.. w. AR
mold. sss.ss, s5.Ss5
,[july18-aug8] w. ,ARNoED.
C.sE. sEUNK.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

THE .26th Legislative District, since
Mcintosh and Logan with their 800
Republican majority were made into
another district, is a close proposition.
Following is the vote of 1900 in the
two committees.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01
TOR SALE.

Wanted To hire d good blac cksmitf
for. work in Linton. Or will Vel
the business and tools cheap.
!, 5ssis ,ss4 "a. M. BRIITS
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

In all the werld nc cure like Bark cr's ~
Ca'arfh. CONSUMPTION Remedy. At ek
MoIfeEx, 5Linias.. n go .l.. 4. ia.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01

Wy suffer with Coughs, Colds and Lung
1rGuUlss? H. w. Barker . Cough C Catarrh. Con-
S,1ptiOn Remedy will cure you. Az Chrise.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01
EMMONS COUNTY RECORD.
BYD.R sTREETER.
Linton, North Dakota.
Pioneer Journal of the County,,

Tho Record is entered at the Linton Post
,ffice Us second-class/ matter.
The Washington times., 1902-10-12
FIRES FROM GASOLENE AND MATCHES

stoves in the building described IN this
policy, but only under the following re-
strictions and conditions. to be observed
by the assured-viz: That at no time
shall there be to exceed one gallon of
naphtha. gasolene, or benzine Except
that in the stove reservoir) within said
building or additions. and that kept in
tight and entirely closed can free from
leak and away from artificial light or
heat. The stove reservoir to be filed
and the gasolene Tor fluid under what
ever name) handled by daylight only
and not in the same room or room ad-
joining (haying open communication
where or while any fire, blaze or arti-
fetal light or flame of any kind is burn
ing.
"Note-The danger from gasolene
stoves is not so much in themselves as
in having the material about. At crdi-
nary temperature gasolene continually
gives off inflammable vapor and light
some distance from the material will
ignite 1t through the medium Of this
vapor. 1t is said that one pint of gaso-
lene will impregnate 200 cubic feet Of
air and make 1t explosive, and 1t de-
pends upon the proportions of air and
vapor whether it becomes a burning gas
or a destructive explosive. AS gasolene
vapor is heavier than air. its tendency
is to settle. Therefore 1t should not be
stored in cellars or low places. Beware
of any leaks in cans and never forget
how dangerous material you are
handling"
After using all precautions gasolene
still remains the most frequent cause of
bad fires. The cheapening of gas in Chi
cago has somewhat eliminated the use
Of gasolene, but the fluid is still much
cheaper than gas, and so long as this is
fact it will be used extensively,
especially in the summer time. for cook
ing purposes. OF late years the fluid has
been used more extensively for lighting
purposes, and especially since a large
number of patent gasolene lamps have
been invented.
After gasolene. swapping matches come
next in the list as prolific causes of bad
fires OF late years cheap quality of
these useful articles has been maufac-
tured, and when the matches are struck
there is a tendency for the heads TO fly
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

customer is told more than he would
otherwise have heard.
The average Chinese will double the
price of anything for an American, but
his respect, is considerably increased
when the latter regulates the fee as
Chinese would. The price being settled
the customer is given the three Chinese
coins and the tortoise she'll upon which
he must rap three times with the coin
The revealer then lights the punk at
one side of the table. takes up his brush
and proceeds to business. The custo-
mer must next place the coins inside
The she'll. shake them, and then turn
them out on felt mat provided for the
purpose. This is repeated six times, the
1evealer writing on the tin slate at each
shake of the shell. The customer must
then ask what he wants to know. A
Chinese will say subject marriage" or
subject travel" or whatever 1t may be.
N long prayer, similar to the offering of
Wong Gong, then if from the usual
, ,up of Chinese who are attracted an
interpreter is developed. you will very
likely hear long string of fortune.
generally all sunshine. for the Heather
Chinee" is Christian in way, for he
likes to send his customers away feel
ing happy. If no interpreter is at hand.
the wizard himself will tell you as best
he can, that there is heap luck" count
ing on his fingers just how many days
OF weeks of luck you may look for.
Mex month strong money. strong
heart. strong joy" ETC.. and this is con-
tinued until you are satisfied with your
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

less than four fortune -tellers. and they
a table the size of a small sewing table,
set up against the walls Of the JOSS
house, one old fellow is slowly piling
up a fortune. He has for stock in
trade a piece of tin about fourteen In
ches square, which being cheaper than
paper, is used as slate. When you
have your fortune foretold here you
cannot take the written sheet with you,
as you can from old Wong, who pre-
sents the slip of red paper as luck
charm, but your entire fortune is. upon
payment of your Is cents, Immediately
wiped off the slate. This old fellow
answers to the euphonious combination
of Yen Sen, and he tells you what the
future holds by means of tortoise shell
and coins. The shell used for fortune
telling is an importation from across
the Pacific, for the sacred species of
tortoise does not inhabit the waters of
America. The she'll has also to go
through a long. monotonous ceremony,
during which it is scorchedy until all
the veins are clearly seen; then, after
it is brightly polished and anointed
with a perfumed paste. which soon har-
dens like cement, 1t is ready for ex-
portation % lis country. The shells
vary in size, aiI nough the fortunes are
the same. &c most of the tables on
the street, SHOULD you like your for
tune told, you must first deposit your 10,
Is, or % cents. according to the way
the willy diviner judges your financial
worth and your good nature. If you
should inquire the price. and find 1t IL
be 80 cents, you say, "All right, I'll take,
10 cents worth" and the offer will
be readily accepted. Many times, just
in admiration of the businesslike quail
ties suggesting a cut in the price, the
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

off and set curtains, drapery and fringes
on fire, and the result is extensive losses.
The ignited head of a match coming in
contact with lace curtain Immediately
starts fire that is hard TO control. The
flying bits of ignited sulphur also catch
in the cotton fringes of lounges and
other furniture with disastrous results.
They also catch in carpets and in cloth
Ing. A large company doing business in
the city reports from thirty to forty fires
yearly caused by cheap swapping match
es. u is a very difficult matter to con-
troll the use of the swapping variety. and
an attempt is being made to educate the
people into the use of the non swapping
match.
Men in the insurance business who
have given che matter thorough study
since there has been a marked falling off
in profits aver that general prosperity
has had hand in knocking the pros
perity out of the insurance business.
We are in too much of a rush these
days" said one prominent agent. I'VE
want to get away from the city. for
instance, on Saturday and remain over
Sunday. In these prosperous days that
is not hard matter to do. In our hurry
to leave the city we are not as careful
about leaving our homes as we should
he. The result is while the houses are
empty fires break out.
Il can safely say that there are more
fires-that is, serious and damaging fires
between Saturday noon and Monday
night than in all the rest of the week
put together
When the house is devoid of occu-
pants there is no one to put the first
bucketful of water on the blaze and the
result is that the fires more frequently
get away from the firemen and cause
the most losses.
"As a rule it pays better to insure
places that are occupied all the time
than those occupied but a portion of the
time. When | was in charge of the
Cincinnati office ] found that we could
give a better rate in the country towns
where the people lived above or In the
back of their stores than we could on
stores that were closed up during the
evening and devoid OF tenants or at
tendants."
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

TIME little parlor match has played
havoc with the fire insurance
i companies recently. Careless
handling of matches, coupled
with the use of gasolene as fuel ana
poorly equipped electric lighting ap-
paratus, has caused great increase in
the number of fires and consequent re-
duction In the money to be made in the
insurance business.
The head of one of the most reliable
insurance companies in the country Is
responsible for the statement that dur
ing the last ten years all the COM
panies. taken together, have not aver
aged 2k per cent profit on all the
premiums received. During the last
three years there has been great In
crease in the number Of fires, and the
situation has been so alarming that
rates have been advanced and over
twenty companies have gone out Of busi-
ness.
Figures for last year show that very
little money was made, and those fol
the year before also show very mar
row margin. After viewing the situa-
tion it was decided by the Underwriters
Association to make a fiat advance in
the rates in order to prevent the trans
action of business at a constant loss.
The most prolific cause of fires is gaso-
lene. In the hands of the thoughtless,
the careless, and the ignorant gasolene
is more dangerous than gunpowder.
One company doing business in Chi
cago and Cook county reports an aver
age of one bad fire from gasolene per
week during the year This inflammable
fluid, used carelessly, is prolific of much
destruction, and the insurance COM
panies have fallen into the custom of
issuing permits to those persons insur-
ed who want to use gasolene in their
stores or dwellings. For this purpose a
regular printed form, as follows. is used:
"Gasolene permit-Permission is here
by given for the use of gasolene Or vapor
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

the heart and spirit have rest and peace.
May the three souls of which man is
constituted endure forever
You are then requested to state your
question. Perhaps you wish to know If
you are to travel. Very we'll. A long
jargon, lot of mysterious letter paint
ing, the revealer all the time as serious
as statue! Finally he answers that
You will be lucky. or otherwise. Then
he is ready for the next question. If you
happen to strike Wongs fancy he will
tell you that you have red heart, :"
one of the greatest compliments that
Chinese can pay. Just how we'll Wong
Gong can divine the future, / am not
prepared to state; but he certainly is
clever judge of human nature, and
among his own countrymen he appears
to be quite power. having many regu-
lar customers who consult him on every
question before taking action. Many
fond fathers bring their small sons to
see what the future has in store for
them. Wong himself is queer charac-
ter, a mixture of native shrewdness and
Irish blaraey. He speaks three Ian
guages, but is master of none. His pa
tois of fowery English, occasionally
breaking into the most popular of slarg,
is certainly curiosity, especially as
this slang is spoken with Confucian dig
nifty and great seriousness. During his
twenty odd years of fortune telling in
San Francisco Wong has made quite
number of American friends, among
them a few celebrities, of whom he is
very proud
Street Fortune Tellers.
The street fortune -tellers are also
characters. About every
four blocks one can be found. Some
tell with the sacred fish; others with a
tortoise SHE'LL then, again, just few
blocks of wood and three marked coins
is all that is required. On Waverfy
place off Washington Street, within
he length of one block, there are no
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

TT would be difficult to find the mosi
curious and quantity fascinating
i portion Of that tourists Mecca, Sar
Francisco's Chinatown, so full IS II
Of turns and corners, each one leading
to some special entertainment. Perhaps
it is a vegetable stand where the fat
proprietor is busy stripping the hairy
betel' nut of its outer covering and pre-
pairing the kernel for sale. The beaus
and bellies of the Celestial quarter buy
the Indian nut and chew it to perfume
the breath and cleanse the teeth. which
are first stained coal black, but when
this black is removed by lime the teeth
are cleaning like white ivory. 1t is
amusing to watch the cocoanut stalls.
where a man is kept busy saving the
monkey faced fruit in two, careful to
preserve every drop of the milk in a jar
provided for the purpose. The man with
dried abalones and shrimps is always
surrounded by a crowd of brightly ar
Iayed little Chinese youngsters who look
like butterflies in the sun, with their
Tapping garments of green, violet and
orange. But thrice interesting to both
American and Chinese are the fortune
tellers scattered here and there with
table and outfit complete on the side
walk under the full glare of the sun, IL
the weather be fine, or snug under a
huge umbrella when it rains.
Fortune Tellers Well Patronized.
People have believed that the future
could be foretold from time immemorial.
The prophets of any country are, as a
rule, pretty literally patronized, and
the patrons comprise every variety of
coolie. There seems to be certain fas-
cination in having ones fortune told,
even when one cannot comprehend a
single word of the gibberish, except that
there is heap luck" strong money"
etc.
The most aristocratfc prophet in
Chinatown, and one of the most inter-
esting characters. is Wong Gong, as
trologer, clairvoyant. physiognomist,
palmist, and all-round wizard, who
holds court in the weirdest sort of lit
tie den in the "Blingum" portion of the
Celestial quarter. Wong hangs his sign
at the entrance of the Jackson Street
Palace HotelS This hotel has history
In itself, and for years has been COM
peting with Murderers' Alley as an at
traction to artists. 1t is a picturesque
cid place of countless balconies and
numerous doors and windows, in the
sills of which tiny spirals of blue smoke
perfume the air and chase away devils,
for it is the fragrant punk, an incense
made especially for that purpose. Wong
the floor on a level with the sidewalk,
although below there are several stories
or floors of mystery. When you are
looking for Wong you can find him best
by locating the great transparent sign, !
of which. by the way, the wizard is ex-
tremely proud. A short walk in mar
row hallway past a vegetable stand to
the rear and another sign infames your
curiosity ard invites you in. This sign
is quite American in its assertion, for
1t reads: Wong Gong. Scientific re-
vealer. Tells past, present, and future;
also answers all questions correctly"
So far, well and good. rap upon the
yellow and red painted door brings
response and request to turn the
knob and enter
At found table in the center of
room about ten by twelve feet sits the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
sEcRETARYs REPORT
OF the Fidelity Oil Company Shows
Prosperous Condition ard an IN
eOuaIed Record

A report of the secretary Of the Fidelity
Oil company, organized here, shows a
wonderful record. This company was
chartered under the laws of Texas May
IT. 1902, capital stock $4,000. They have
enc finished gusher on Spindle Top of
7o0o0 barrels daily capacity Ind room for
several more wells. They already have
sold oil enough to pay a % per cent divi-
dend on their capital stock The first
quarterly dividend is due October ]. 1902.
They have pipe line connection to the
railroads and to tidewater. Can load cars
or ships from and to their tanks. They
VIII sell only a limited amount of their
$4,000 treasury stock to make improve
ments needed to handle oil sales more
rapidly. All improvements are made from
treasury stock sales. Oil sales are dis
trfbuted as dividends. Each new well
VIII be capitalized same as first we'll and
stock distributed in proportion to invest
ment in first well J. D. Snively sailed
for Europe July 8 TO visit oil brokers and
ship owners across the waters TO solicit
business He goes prepared with proper
credentials TO set a portion Of this bust
ness One special feature Of this company
it can be made from this class of bust
ness. Water transportation being Access
sible. is free 10 all and is more proftabfs
than railroad trade. The push and vim
being put behind this company certainly
commends them and their stock to invest
ors. Their plan Of issuing stock is really
a ground floor plan. Any one desiring
good investment with quick returns viii
do well TO cali at their Office and Obtain
their literature. This stock viii De on
sale only a short time. The officers are
all men Of integrity and business quallf-
cations J. +. Hooking is the president
OF the company. J. n. Monroe of FL Reno
vice president. J. R Snively secretary
ard r II. johnson treasurer. The head
quarters Of the company is room :. over
ll2 East Douglas avenue, Wichita, Kan.
All communications should be sent to this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
FARM SALES
REACH $4,000
Over 1000 in Gypsum Town.
ship Change Hands.
IOWA MEN TIE BUYERS
They VIII Make Their Homes
in This County.

-Four farms in Gypsum township were
sold last week through the agency Of B.
D. Allen, and the amount involved in the
transactions is $25oo. All the farms were
in proximity TO each other and were all
bought by Iowa people. who intend to
move to this county and make their homes
on the land they have just acquired.
Benan Salisbury Of Benan. Ia. bought
30 acres for $4,000 cash. A half section
Of the land was sold by Mike Dillon and
one quarter was sold by DR.. J. W Kirk
wood OF this city. The new owner VIII
move onto the half section and his son
will move onto the quarter purchased
from Or. Kirkwood.
Mr.. Dinons home place Of go acres was
sold to Mr.. Vanderburgh OF Carroll coun-
~, Iowa. for 81. 600
a son Of Mr. Vanderburgh bought D.
Sealocks farm Of 20 0acres, a few miles
from the land his father bought, for $500.
All these farms are upland and viii this
year produce immense crops Of corn.
Mr.. Allen, who made the sales, stated
yesterday to an Eagle reporter that
large number Of Iowa people wiz come
to Sedgwicz county next spring to in
vest in farm lands They realize that
Kansas farm lands are as good as those
of Iowa, and that they can be purchased
at q much lower price.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
AL TIRED OUT.
Hundreds More In Wichita In the
Sane PLIGHT.

Tired all tne time.
Weary and worn ont nisht and day
Back aches side aches
Al on account az tAe Kidneys
Must help them ct their 7e,rz
A WICHITA citizen shows you horv.
Mrs. T. Tudors. Of 1904 south Washing
ton ave. says--"Nly back ached Sc az
&imes that ] was unable 20 Go TIE easiest
housework and when there was ADDED
10 it nervous spells which prevented me
from sleeping. as consequence my
health ran Gown and ] was very poorly
prepared TO attend TO the following days
duties ] consulted physicians whose med
ieine gave ne temporary relief but un5l
went 10 The Hoeking-Moore Drug Co.
2l6 Douglas Ave. Tor Deans kidney
PMS met with very little If any norma-
nelt SUCCESS. You can sgGse ~ my sur
prise ana gratiacation when my hack
ceased 10 ache and slept IKE a chla,
after usIhs two boxes.
Fer sale les All dealers Price - cents.
Foster Afilbura Co. Budaio. y. y sole
agents for The United states.
Remember the name-Doan's-an take
no substitute.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
WILL MEET IN WICHITA
Livestock Sanitary boards in Session
Here in October.

The sixth annual meeting Of the Inter
state Association of Livestock Sanitary
Boards, VIII meet in this city October
Il and Is. At the meeting held in Buff
falo last fan, in which sixteen states were
represented, Mr.. W. E. Bolton, of the
Oklahoma Livestock Sanitary Board, ex-
tended to the association the invitation
of the Wichita Commercial Club for the
association to meet in this city and this
was accepted and the date was selected
a. the second Tuesday of October. W. II.
Dunn. Of Tennessee. is the president Of
the association and W. Z. Bolton vice
president.
one Of the principal topics discussed by
thu members Of the board at the meet
ing was the loco plant, which some years
causes such destruction among the herds
of the west, and the association voted to
have the matter investigated and that
the loco and the ways to xii it be taken
up by the bureau Of animal industry OF
the agricultural department
In warm weather PRICKLY ASH BIT
TIERS helps your staying qualities.
Workers who use it occasionally stand
the heat better ana are less fatigued at
night