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Douglas Island news., 1903-09-16
Cheaper to Move.

Everybody is moving these days and it is almost impossible to get transfer man to handle goods for you. Winter will soon be coming on and everyone is anxious to get as comfortable quarters as possible.-Juneau Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-16
Notice.

am going South for the winter about Sept. 18th and would like all who owe me to call and settle before that date. Dr. w. l.. HARRISON.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-16

A. B. c. Beer.
 Smoke Berry's Clays.
 A.B.C. Beer at the Glory Hole. Standard Ranges at Wortman < Jen- sen's.
 Mali Carrier Ole has moved to Doug las.
 Mrs. Jennie Ballard has moved to Ju- neau.
 The Seattle is due from the South Friday.
 Dance at the Natatorium Saturday evening.
 The public school opened Monday morning.
 Sam Keist is now employed at Fos's big store.
 Feusi is busy this week unpackinG new goods.
 A new line of stoves and Ranges just in, at Feusi's.
 Frankie shotter arrived from Hoonah
 
 last Saturday.
 Front street is taking on airs and painting up bit.
 It was a big dance at the Natatorium last Saturday evening.
 Centemeri Kid Gloves in all shades at the Treadwell store.
 Mir. J. M. Davis and family have moved back to Juneau.
 It is reported that Sam Gius is in Seattle, homeward bound.
 Joe Pott still keeps up his interest in this great religious weekly.
 New Fall Dress Goods aud Trim mings at the Treadwell store.
 Carl M. Harrison came up from Wrangell on the Cottage City. Latest styles in Mems Hats just re- ceived at tie Treadwell store.
 Mrs. Frank E. Vestal has been seri- ously ill, but is much improved. Do you smoke? Berry's Clays are the most popular cigars in the market. Ladies Shirt Waists selling at 50 cts, 75 cts. and sl at the Treadwell store. Miss Mary Gravrock has taken po- sition with the Douglas News Depot. Little Frankie Bach has been sick for a few days, but is much improved. MT. J. L. Campbell has charge of the heating apparatus at the school house. Juneau had an earthquake few days ago. We had expected one at Ketchi- kan.
 The Cottage City went south Mon- day. She had about 115 Klondikers aboard.
 Mayor Bach has been very sick man the past week. He is on the road to re- covery.
 Phil McKanna has returned from Berners Bay and is at work in the 300 mill.
 If your back is lame try Doan's Kidney Pills, at the Douglas City Pharmacy.
 Jones, the happy purser of the Pa cific Coast S. s. Co.,, is now on the Cot tage City.
 Steam Baths are to be added to the useful attractions at the Douglas Nat atorium.
 Joe Trudgeon is laid up with "bum mit," the bumness of which is caused by felon.
 The latest proposed enterprise at Treadwell is tannery. For particulars see Mir. Reed.
 Artist Regg took flash light picture of the Douglas Harmony Band last Sunday evening.
 Mir. Thomas Eaton, Douglas Island boy. returned on the Humboldt from a visit down East.
 The question as to who is to educate the natives, is being agitated with con- siderable energy.
 SamI Glover, who has been on a visit to California for his health, is on his way home.
 Get pair of the celebrated "Tread we'll" shoes; every pair guaranteed a, the Treadwen Store.
 The rain, which begun Saturday night, has supplied an abundance oi water for the '30O"
 Ole, U. s. mail carrier, now has com
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-16
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Ehnt. you're a scholar, friend2

What, you're a scholar, friend?
 I was born so, measter. Feyther Kept
 grammar-school. SHERIDAN He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Exceedino wise. fair spoken. and perSuading; Lofty and sour to them that loved him not' But, to those men that sought him, sweet as \ summer. -SHAhsfshS'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18

cia squeeze plenty Of the Iesisafors were ,rorZ1r
over mortgages and Investments fact that didn't
escape the attention Of the Traction cOnys agents.
Although the governor his forces put up
strong and crafty fight against the bi franchise
measure passed both houses by a big majority-and
th7 who held mortgages the assets of men,
be=S concerned stopped worrying about payments.
Then the calcium light suddenly shifted to the
executive mansion. ana the question in every mouth
was: What VIII the governor do?' Tne situation
was strained up to concert pitch and there all
sorts Of speculation TO the which Uncle Cal
would pursue. Generally however il agreed that
there enough votes pass the bill his
ana that probably as a sensible man who knew enough
to know when he licked he would let the measure
become a law without his signature. This
suereu the proper way Tor a governor TO surrender
under protest when there were not enough votes at his
command to sustain his
A day after the bill had gone up to the gov
ernor one of the smoohest mechanics in the fine are
OF fixing ever or the confidential pay roll of the
Ataclon company cropped IN a. the office OF the En-
pire building for little chat with Mike Boyan, the
governors business partner and general handy man.
now Mike mad knocked about town good deal,
been up late midnight several times and was
oornood OF Jne city nall but Tor ali that he didn't
really know that his caller of the Traction
company In other words. the fellow was the man
for the hour he had Just enough reputation to
in Mixes mind suspicion Of his connection with the
company and save awkward explanations. on the
other hand he had not made himself common so that
his name was known to the members of the gang gen.
orally. In short he artist and accepted about
one something handsome.
Mike" he finally said, after they had chatted
awhile. IF you're not too busy I'd like you TO do
I'D like you to introduce to the in charge
of the safety deposit vaults of your building here
want to get the right sort Of accommodations and If
take me in tow it'll insure me proper attention
from the general in command down there base
ment."
Sure I'll fix that" said Mike taking his hat and
wondering if it really true that his caller was
mixed with the Traction people, he had heard.
They were starting away from the largest wall safe
box" when the patron Of the institution called
Mike into of the private stalls On were
two good fat telescopes.
Up to that time Mike had been merely an interested
spectator; but this movement gave him Jolt Could
it be that the fellow had trapped him position
that might be made to reflect the governor if it
should ever get out?
Mikes conscience had been trained IN kinder
garten of the street paving contract business and never
swung danger signal short of the question 'Will it
get out?" Nothing but that possibility presented
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
BY FORREST CRISSEY

moral problem to him The next senaphore which was
swung by his acute spiritual sensbities operated on
the question of whether a certain course would
bring him under the heel Of the law.
II this chap makes straight proposition" rea-
soned Nike, as his companion was unstrapping the
telescopes, and should get to the governors ears
itI be all day with me. He'll raise my scalp"
i hope you'll not think I'm suspicious of the boys
down here" said the caller. "bCt taking care of
lows who are with afraid of banks IN these
times and insist on planting funds in safe de-
post vault That puts the whole thing on my Shout
ders and it occurred to that would be pre-
caution TO ask you to come down here and check up
with me the amount I'm plantng-it won't take but
You chaps going to make books on the races?"
His answer was knowing wink and Mike heaved
sigh Of relief at the thought that he out Of
usasfeeanie scrape IN which quarrel with the gov
almost a moral certainty-and Mike was
more afraid Of old Cal than of any other being the
Whole universe. IN lact the governor mad become
sort Of god TO Nike, although Cal didn't know it him
Half the packages were in 900 bills and the rest in
5000 so it was easy job to check them up accord
packages Mixes eyes fairly stood out of his head
as he looked from the figures his tab to the
seen that much money in heap before his life
and his nimble acquisitve mind began right away to
money. It almost stupefed him, and he MADE no OBJ
lection when asked to help stack it away in the big
Then they went upstairs and the caller suddenly
remembered that he had left his umbrella in Mikes
stopped and began draw his gloves. Mike had
not yet come out of his trance He still saying
You're satisfied to the amount in the vault?"
casually inquired the caller.
Yes absently responded Mike, writing the figures
the desk blotter
Suddenly the keys to the big deposit fell on
the desk in front Of him, and he heard the words
"Well-you know what to do with these!"
For second he stared hard at them. Then
he grabbed them up and made plunge for the door
and into hall. smooth caller had gone
down the stairs to the floor below taken the eeva-
tor which served the side entrance the building and
gonel
From that time until Friday afternoon when the
governor came to the city to give two three days
to his private affairs, Mike secured the town for a
trace Of the who had dumped a million dollars
OF bride money into his hands. And in that time he
felt more stngs of conscience than he had known
in all his life before He the worst scared man
in the city and it seemed to him he'd rather Jump
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18

the governor Or could it be that under the certainty
Of complete financial ruin the old man was facins
ne might possibly weaken? And Why shouldn't ne
take the money! He would be doing nothing for
t-not so much as signing his narnei Hadn't the gov
ernor fought the bin tooth-and-naf? And wouldn't
ms failure to sign it be protest against it? This
just what the party aid the state expected him
to do then why shouldn't he keep the money that
mad been thrown at him:-a.d without possible
tracer attached
Blu even Mikes moral obtdseness was not so great
that he didn't recOil from the possibility the gov
should be so would know chat there wasn't man
on earth who couldn't be reached if all the circum-
When the governor came ir. Mike was looking I'M
commonly pale but the old was too preoccupied
as if he had just got up from Of fever, and his
eyes shone with grim, unnatural brightness.
lie slumped into big leather chair and, in a shaly
Mike it's all up! stopped in at the Trust COM
panys Office on my way from the station, and they
say can't have any more time. Then 1 went over
70 the other place and thrashed it out with fellows
we hopea might come into the thing as a last re-
sort. But they're scared, and nothing move 'em
to furnish the funds"
he choked up for minute. but finally contin-
But there's one consolation. The propertv's worth
the money and no oneH lose a dollar. And thereU
be no scandal attached. Thank God I never wronged
a man out Of cent that I Of, but it's kind OF
ond! And then there's the little woman at home
that's the hardest part of it,"
Then Mike knew that It was up to him to make
clean breast Of the safe deposit busness-and he
The eyes of the old man seemed to bore Mike right
through as the story came out in shaBy voice.
d minute or LNo the old governor sat with his chin
resting IN his hands the muscles Of his witching
like spiders legs.
But it was all over in a minute. Slowly rising to
his feet the old pointed his long bOny finger
at Mike and in voice that had the grit of iron in
it, he said:
Young man! I'd advise you to take better care
OF that damned scoundreIs money than you ever did
Of any money in your Iife.'
That night the governor wrote veto message on
the traction bill that fairly scored the rails of the
line Then he called IN the real scrappers in his po
hucai camp and began fight against foregOne de-
feat that ripped up the whole state and made his
tory He didn't stop at anything that under the
head OF things fair in love and war" Before the
fight was finished he forced practically to kidna
two or three weakened members Of the opposition
and take them out Of the state. And there were a
rev others that had to be given close-range view
OF the penitentiary before they experienced change
OF heart But when the vote on the veto was taken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
A TELEPHONE SHERLOCK.
Strange Gift of a Man Who Describes
Speaker After Hearing His Voice.
philadelphia Record)

All the world is likely TO be interested
in the remarkable occult power possessed
oy a: X McAdam Of Worcester, Mass.
who is daily giving exhibitions 10 many
friend. demOnst raung his peculiar abil-
ltN TO describe a person accurately by
merely hearing his or her voice over the
Mr.. McAdam cannot tell how he gets
MS impressions over the wire but he
knows that he receives them and that
thew are very real and not mere imagin-
ings. He believes he has a special talent
for this occult science.
Recently he was called up on the tele-
phone by persons Disgusting their voices
IN All manner Of ways. He had described
one man as four feet four inches, with
blue ewes and a light mustache when
someone else deity shifted into place
II see YOU have grown five inches in
the last minute" said Mr.. AIcAdam:
your eyes have turned from blue to
black. and YOU have got a clean shave"
you are a wonder came the reply.
Won"
He answered the phone on another
occasion and was asked q question by
one Of the hello" girls He wrote her
description as follows:
Height 8 feet or 4; eyes and hair
dark; complexion tending to the brun-
cite. size OF shoe 3iz or 4; weight lz5
Turning to f. W. Atwood Of Worcester.
who was I'm the office. he said. Here is
the description OF one Of the telephone
girls was talking with. You call ND
and ask for the girl who called five min
utes ago. and verify the description"
Mr.. Atwood investigated and reported
che description as accurate.
st know there are ~aany peoplc who
are skeDtical and think ] am unable to
do what I say I can SAYS Mr. McEdam,
but I don't know why 10 is so remark
able. II one reason can describe another
who is n hundred miles away from lis
tening 10 his voice over the telephone
"Once the man who claimed that char
acter could be read i'm handwriting was
laughed at. but now il is generally con-
coded that character does. in reality,
stand out in the handwriting.
IT first began to be interested i'm the
matter as q Dastime. but I soon found
that I actually did receive Impressions.
and that they proved true. or course.
they would vary ard not be exact. but
who can ever describe a person ac-
curately2
You can look al a man and guess his
axe. and IL you get within two or three
wears Of it YOU call it n good guess Ir
YOU place his weight at l25 pounds you
think YOU have done wen. That being the
way. YOU vary IN YOUR description when
YOU are looking right at a man. and YOU
certainly can't expect TO do any better
when he Is at the other end OF the tele-
phone wire.
The impression comes to me so strong
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18

the old governor by three votes-and he cele
brated the triumph by surrenderng his creditors
and hackers all the property that he had accumulated
in fifty years Of harder work than stone breaker
put in.
In less than three years from then I acted as -
pallbearer at Calvin Peaveys funeral and joineS "a.
a subscription to buy the widow a home.
That's the sort Of moral backbone is entitl1-
TO flowers, according to my notion. And there ts1.
much of anything short Of that brand that is. When
so into herO-wOrship I'm going cap my shrine with
a bust OF honest old Cal
But I've to such a length about this temp
tattOn business that youU veto letter without
reading il I don't quit short off,
The cattle are hooking fine and Pm getting young
and frisky, that don't have 20 keen a gang
Of ofice-seekers in good huROr steer ship OF
state between the rocks Of party politics. There's
nothing TO put ginger man quite up to the lib
ery Of speaking his mind without figuring on how it's
going to affect bis vote. Yours ever
WILLIAM BRADLEY.
Copyright, 1908 Sampson Hodges Co.. Chicago.
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" at times that II seems as though I
formed mental picture of the speaker
standing with the phone to his ear.
Not a day goes by but I make some
readings, but 1 can't describe man IN
less he speaks to me just as he is A
man that calls me up and attempts to
fool me by fraud has me at an unfair
advantage. and I don't pretend to re
equal to such characters.
Some day voice reading viii not be
such a wonderful thing. and you will see
that skepticfsm in this respect will grad
ually vanish, just as it has in regard to
reading characters in writing"
Years ago, when quite a young man,
Mr.. McAdam was connected with the
police department in the Nautilus is
lands He had many cases of murder
arson. burglary and suicide reported 70
him. which it was his duty to inquire
into.
In manv Of these cases, as is usual, he
had very little in The way Of CleWS. and
it was then that he began to study faces
voices and the various characteristics OF
the persons with whom he came In con-
tact
He soon found that he never forgot a
face. or a vOicr or a walk of anyone
with whom he had direct dealings He
discovered the fact that after hearing a
voice. where it was not possible to see
the person. mental picture Of that pic
ture was enEraven. as II We're on mis-
Later on wnen he saw the per-
son he would almost Immediately know
him or her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
Cuttings Of a Retired Politician


BrOlIenstraw Ranch. Oct IA 1903
NEAR NED-No doubt the new governor is all Of the
| moral athlete you set him up to be but somehow
can't quite go into spasms Of enthusiasm over
the chief executive Of great state who allows his
friends TO cace like bevy Of Shanghai Duets sim
ply because he -as managed to tue. sown a tempta-
ton that Chicago alderman would scorn. OF course
It was very virtuous performance on the governors
part; but he would pull heavier my admiration If
he hadn't allowed you fellows draw the inference
that he had felt any temptation to be resisted. When
man admits to himself that is tempted he marks
down his own moral backbone about 20 per cent; and
when he brags that he didn't yield to the temptation
he unconsciousy puts himself the bargain counter
and classes himself along many discriminating people,
at the matter.
In an my recolections can recall just one man
who could afford to admit. without cheapening his
character, that he subjected downright temp
tation-but ne didn't admit it, And when the story
state who didn't take off his hat the stamina
that the governor had shown. That little incident
made the eulogies Of the pulpts and the newspapers
lock cheap.
1t happened while you were kicking pigsllin at
Princeton There a better campaign than
the which Uncle Cal Peavey knocked out the
machine and landed in the governors chair It made
a bigger rumpUs than a fox a house, and there
was mighty shaking Of dry bones in the fat places
Almost the whole press Of the state was against
him, and he was bounded anarchist, a calamity
bowler and general enemy TO society," capital vested
things But Cal kept his nerve and continued to talk
right out in meeting. The harder they bounded the
he showed his teeth and stuck out mis- bostIes
That the winter before the united fractions
franchise expired, and new charter simply a
ground hog case.
Times were tighter than a February freeze Every
cent that the governor had in series Of nervv
sDecuauOns in city real estate had put the
big Empire building just before the hard times set in
tenants were scarcer than rats rents fell snow
flakes and the old man in the hole what
he was worth with big payments coming due in the
course of the winter. He didn't know which way to
turn, the money market tighter and tighter
and It was certainty that he stood to lose the for
tune he had made In years OF hard husling unless
some unexpected stroke of Providence should come to
his relief.
But he was made of stern stuff and never gave out
whmper. although he couldn't keep his condition
from the wise the street.
just as he driving ahead the ditch in his
private affairs the United Traction was making hay
at the session The governor wasn't the only man in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
Notice of Assessment

COMSTOCK SILVER MINING COM
PANY. Principal place Of business, Salt
Lake CITY. Utah. Location Of mines, Uin-
tab Mining district. Summit county, Utah
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
Ing of the board Of directors Of the Com
stock Silver Mining company. held at
Salt Lake City, Utah. on the 30th day Of
September. 1903. an assessment of ten C10)
cents per share. being assessment No. 5.
was levied upon the capital stock issued
and outstanding Of the company, pay
able Immediately to J. ObeTndOrfer, treas
urer Of the company. at his office, rooms
Nos. Z and s. Walker Bank building, cor
ner Main and Second South streets, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Any stock upon which
said assessment may be unpaid on the
3rd dav of November. 1909. will be delln-
0uent and advertised for sale at public
auction and unless payment is made be-
fore. will be sold at my office on the
21st dav of November. 1903. at 2 O'Clock
.. m. to pay the delinquent assessment.
together with the cost Of advertising and
expenses Of sale.
J. OBERNDORFER. Treasurer.
Rooms Nos. z and Walker Bank build
ing. Main and Second South streets, Salt
Lake CITY. Utah
Dated Sept so. 1903.