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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

A handsome souvenir given away
with each $1,000 and over purchase
made tomorrow Mrs. T. Poole
Wright. Milllncr. s.St.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

THE WORLDS OLDEST PoLIcY-HoLDER.
Mr.. Charles II. BOOTH, Of Engiewood, n. j.,
Az one hundred years old September u,
1903, is the worlds Oldest poiicy-hoider.
lie was insured in Dhe Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York. February =, 1916 the
first week Of the conpany's existence.
On the thirteenth day Of this month
there was celebrated by d family re.
union at Engiew9aa, N. j., Inc hun.
dredth birthday OF the Oldest living
policy hotter III l.e world. Such is
the distinction enjoyed by Charles H.
Booth, wits, lag.fig taken nj a policy
In the Mutual Life Insurance com.
pany Of New York exactly sixty years
ago, that Is, in tile very first year Of
lis business. nov finds that he Ii the
senior and dean or MI the millions
Of insured throughout the earth. Born
at Stratford. Conn, September IS,
1903, he worked mis- way TO the front
IN the New York bu liness world, be-
came senior partner or the once we'll.
known house II Booth 4 Co, and re.
tirei orly AZ the rye oi seventy. The
span Of his life covers all the impor.
tant inventions, discoveries and devel-
opments which have marked the phe.
nomenal growth d the United States.
His hundred years was honored by
the insurance company which he help.
ed sultain In It's beginnings, by a
handsomely engrossed memorial
which the Mutual Life presented to
him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15
MEADOW CITY HAPPENINGS
.. lovely septemper,. the poets Al

70. lovely September. the poets all
sing.
~How fair J. . thy sum- and thy show
ers;
~And golden the haze Of thy indolent
days.
~And sweet the incense OF thy How
ers;s
Deceitfni September, with wind.
frost and storm,
The poets are far from exact,
But you serve 10 show, most beau.
tifully though,
The difference, tween fancy and
fact.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Mrs. A. c. Peck and daughter, who
have been the guests Of Attorney
Bunker and family. got away last
night for their home in MERGED. Calf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Henry q, Coors. the Las Vegas
lumber and coal dealer. spent yester-
day In Albuquerque looking over the
lumber situation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

There VIII be d special meeting II
the w G. T. U held at Mrs. John
shanh's Wednesday. Sept. 10th. At
$50 j.. m. A full attendance desired.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

FIFTH Annual Ball Of Willow Grove.
No. s. woodmen Circle. will take place
Wednesday evening. Sept. 18th, at Ro
senthal hall. 9-S2.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

This years oysters are unusually
flne.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The street cars were In operation
this morning in time to accommodate
the early birds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Danzigar are
expected home from their bridal trip
tomorrow afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The foliage OF The mountain forests
Is beginning TO show the tints Of All.
tumn.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Lost-A lady's gold watch, rosary
attached. Finder please leave at this
once and receive reward. 9-93
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The marriage market Is q little dull
Just at this time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The evenings are l%engthening no
ticeably.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Social dance at Stewards dancing
academy tonight. $50.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The Las Vegas Transfer company
has suspended business pending a
sale or its property.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

J. ]. Kerns, who has been spend,
ing the year here for his health. went
to albuquerque yesterday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Temperatures yesterday: 1866.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

Merchants are selling summer goods
1t and below cost.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

September nth viii be the ami
versary OF the battle OF Antietam.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

The days and nights will be equal
In length on the 2lst inst.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15

a. q. U. w. meeting tonight.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
THE TARIFF AS A WAGE MAKER,

The failure of a prominent cotton
manufacturer of New England was
caused, he asserts, 10y the low wages
and long hours Of operation in the
mills OF the south, enabling the last
to produce fabrics at prices that the
first could not successfully compete
with. This revealSa peculiar Situa-
uon:at least one that must seem ne
culiar to the prOtectiunist who he
lieve that tariff protection really in
t1uenceS the matter of wages IN pro-
tected industries. 1t is passing
strange that an industry In one part
OF our country is driven into bank.
puptcy by the same industry in
another part when the blessing of the
same wage.inspiring tarf is over us
all. If the theory is true that our
tariff guarantees high wages to
labor" why has it slipped a cog in
the south, when wages in the cotton
manufacturing industry are SO low
that they are doing for the New Eng
landerS precisely what they have ever
commended "free-trade" would do:
Maybe the southern manufacture,
doesn't know, who has forgotten
that he is protected. in which even
his New England brother SHOULD
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18

It reflects more upon the incapacity
OF parties involved in it than upon
/, their honesty. There is no evidence
as yet of any impairment of the serv-
ice or embezZlement Of money, tho IL
Will have to be confessed. it is feared {,
that there are enough irregularities
TO reflect seriously upon its admins
tration and upon the party response
BILE for it.
But to confess or insist that it has
at last been demonstrated that the
government of the United States is
not tit to be entrusted with any more
business interests is too humiliatng
TO be patiently considered. A govern
ment is the expression Of the people
it governs. If a government is in
capable or corrupt IFS people must be
likewise. Are we willing to confess
that we are less capable, or honest
than the British. for instance, whose
government attaches to its postal de-
partment the telegraph, telephone,
savings banks and life insurance, and
finds no difficulty in conducting all
with ability and fidelity?
Are we inferior to the Bclgans,
whose government adds railroads to
the British list given, and finds itself
equal to the task? Or to the Ger
mans, New Zpaanders and many
Others that might he named whose
governments are equally or more COM
prehenSive owners and operators of
public utilities? 1t should not be
forgotten that we assume to be 1.-THE
greatest people on EARTH" and to be
true to that conception Of ourselves
we must not balk at anything that
other people do. but on the contrary
must we willingly to undertake enter
prises that would apall our assumed
interiors.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
State News.

Jimmy Dooley of Big Timber has
been sent to the Reform school by
Judge Henry on the charge of incorrig-
ib,lity. The boys mother was recently
drowned in the Yellowstone.
Julius Sands. senior member of the
firm of Sands Brothers Of Helena, died
in New York city last Monday. Mr..
Sands came to Montana in 1865 with :,
freighting outfit from Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Frank Davy, son of Manager Davy
of the Deer Lodge electric light plant.
had his neck broked in a friendly
scutfle with Joe Beaumont Wednesday
Davy died almost instantly. The
deceased was about 50 years old, while
Beaumont was II.
1t is now claimed that Custer county
has 4 miniature Mont Pelee of it's own.
The Volcano is about a mile off the
Ekalaka road and about sixty We
miles distant from Miles City. Finn
Kennedy is the bearer of this informal
ton. Kennedy says there is a deep
hole in the ground near a coal bank
from which issues smoke and hot vapor.
The steam is so hot that it is imposs-
bic to hold ones hand in it without
burning. 1t is supposed that there is
coal vein on fire.
Last Friday Governor Joseph X.
Toole issued proclamation calling
upon the board of directors of the Mon
tana State fair to convene in the capt.
toll building in Helena at O'Clock in
the afternoon, July l. At this meeting
the board will organize and take all
preliminary steps toward making ar
engagements for the state fair, which is
to be held in Helena, according to the
provisions of the law creating it and
providing the appropriation for it. A
president. secretary. treasurer and
other officers deemed necessary will be
elected, and an executive committee of
five chosen, the latter to be entrusted
with the active management of the in
stitution. This committee may be
selected in whole or in part from per-
sons other than the members of the
board of directors.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18

whisper in his ear the obligation the
protection of the tariff puts him
under to pay his help big wages.
At all events, something must be
done, and since tariff wall between
the south and north is impossible,
what can be done to equalize wages
in the two sections? Must the north
ern factories go south to enjoy its
cheap labor: If yes, then why will
hereafter:
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
MONOPOLY'S PROGRESS.

| Farm, Stock and Home: The great
Touring mills of Minneapolis, the
! largest in the world, are feeling the
weight of monopoly's iron hand The
retail grOcerS of the cities of the
country are trying to combine to re-
Sist the pressure upon them by the
combination Of all kinds of Merchan-
dising in gigantic department stores,
and in this the grucerS have the sym-
pathy at least, Of all other smaller
retailers. Local business men Of all
kinds in small towns are beginning to
grOan under the exactions of railroad
and grain handling monopoly: and
even railroads themselves are
vigorously protesting against the
high prices for locomotives, cars, rails.
spikes, oil and other materials impos-
ed by combination and monopoly.
All this is in harmony with the
natural evolution of monopoly. It's
pressure was first felt by our founda-
ton industry. agriculture, and the
workers in it filed their protest years
ago, only to he ridiculed mallgned and
ha t1iaI. D,,ti il Il ,,l
of throwing off the burden. concluded
to carry 1t at best they could. Then
those nearest the farmers, country
towns and their business men and in
terests began TO feel the pressure, but
were slower to locate the cause than
many farmers were. Now the larger
interests named herewith are feeling
he pressure, and SO the coils will con
tinue to embrace more and more peO-
pie and interests; lesser monopolies
will finally go down before greater
ones and then the few will literally
own or be able to control all the bust
ness interests of the nation. 1t is a
StupendouS drama that is now being
played. But most OF our people are
unconscious Of it, because they are
players and not spectators. The
players on the stage are unconscious
OF the effect its scenes and actions
have upon the spectators, and so we
are unconscious OF how the present
drama will appear to those who see
and feel it from the seats of the fu-
ture.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
THE TRUSTS, AND FREIGHT
RATES.

For some time the railroads OF the
country have been threatening to
raise their freight rates, and now it
is almost certainty that the adj
vance will be made.
The reason assigned by the railroad
companies for doing this is that there
has been an increase in the cost Of oil,
coal. steel, iron and all kinds Of build
ing material used by the railroads.
They say that oil has advanced 80 per
ceut, coal 81 per cent, steel rails 80
per cent, spikes so per cent. the cost
Of locomotives from twenty to twenty
five per cent.
All Of these things have advanced
in price under a republican admins
tration which favors a hgh-protec-
tive tariff. The republicans of Penn.
sylvnnia at its recent state conven-
1ion declared against tariff reform,
and against any change whatever in
the present tariff schedules. and in SO
doing declared in favor of the trusts
and monopoles.
The coal trust, the oil trust and
the steel trust have caused the in
crease in the price Of the materials
which the railroads must use in the
operation Of their lines. and ConSe-
Qucrily HE railroads are con PEELED,
as they say. to raise their freight
rates. and who is benefited by this
sytem Of monopoly? The moropoies
and trusts and no one else. The rail
road company loses nothing because
it adds to its rates. The burden falls
directly upon the people. The mer-
chants the farmers and the labOring
classes. The merchant is compelled
to pay the railroad company higher
rates for the transportation Of his
wares and commodities and conSe-
quently is compelled to charge a
higher price for his goods and the
consumer pays the increase. In other
words the consumer pays the
freight" and eventually the trusts
get the freight.
High protection and the trusts and
muhopolieS go hand in hand, and both
are foStered by the republican party
and 10y the present administration.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
A MERE, HINT.

Minneapolis Messenger: There is
ii little matter to which the Mes
$enger beg$ to call the attention of
Some of it's Subscribers. We really
hate to Speak of it, but Some have
Seemingly allowed it to Slip the minds.
TO us this lisa very important issue:
in fact, it's necessary IN our business
We won't Speak further on the Sub
ject. Perhaps you have already
guessed the drift Of our remarks.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18
EXPLOITING OUR INCAPACITY,

Stock, Farm and Home: Peculiar
use is being made of the scandal in
the postotlice department, that snow
occupying IA large share Of public at
tention. The conditions there are
made the basis OF arguments adverse
10 the principle of public ownership
of public utilities. If the government
cannot keep the postal department
free from maladminStration or cor.
ruption what would be the logical eff
feet of charging the governmental
function in that direction by surrend-
ering to it the management of trans
portation and other great business
interests, are among the questions
implied if not asked directly
1T may be answered first, that one
scandal of the kind in nearly CEN
fury and a quarter is scarcely enough
TO convict the government of inability
TO conduct great business enterprises
successfully. And besides, while the
scandal is discreditable and humillat
Ing 10 our people, SO far as revealed
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-18

Dillon Examiner: The Steel trust
has made only $25,0OO.OO profits in
April and May. No true republican
would think OF modifying the tariff
schedules. That might curtail the
trusts pittance.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

George Wren OF PAIL Binney street was
taken to st; Joseph,s hospital yesterday
morning and later became violently in
sane. He was taken to the police station
on request OF DR.. and will be
examined as to his sanity today.
Charles Williams, living at Seventeenth
and Cunning streets. was arrested yester-
day afternoon on suspicion of having
taken some brass from the Union Pacific
for which company he runs a switch
engine. The prisoner confessed the theft
The residence of r. E. Patrick at 25tO
South Tenth street was entered by sneak
thieves Wednesday night and a small
amount OF money and several articles of
jewelry taken. The thieves entered the
house by raising the window, after hav-
ing first pried open the screen.
May Smith of 100 North Ninth street
was arrested yesterday afternoon on COM
plant OF Herman Henning, living at the
Dewey hotel, who says that she attempted
TO rob him, taking a note book which
resembled a pocket book, and being caught
by him with the same. Mamie Booker
OF 1918 Chicago street is held as a sus-
picious character. She is thought to have
been with the Smith woman concerned In
the theft Of a scarf pin.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29

The public schools close today for the
summer vacation.
The banks and city Offices will be closed
Saturday, Decoration day.
Henry OMEN of Kansas City is here look
ing after business matters.
An effort is being made to complete the
Workman temple by June 20.
S. A.. Risley, Twenty-eighth and II
streets, reports the birth of a son.
The paving repair gang has reached n
street on the west side of Twenty-fourt
AlTeet.
The Rivals will be repeated at Work
man hall Monday night for the benefit of
the hospital.
w. e. Sharp of Chicago, general superin-
tendent of Armour's car service, wa. In the
city yesterday.
c. o. johnson has secured a permit for
the erection of a 81, 600 house at Twenty
third and c streets.
w. f. Davis, local manager OF the Omaha
Gas company, has gone to Orchard, Ante
lope county. for a two weeks vacation.
ID. F. Stimson, master car builder OF the
Swift refrigerator line, with headquarters
in Chicago, spent yesterday at the Swift
plant here.
The local order of Eagles will have ar en-
tertainment at the hall, Twenty-siXth and
N streets, tonight over sixty candidates
will be initiated. .
N. L. Dimmick, n former resident of
South Omaha, but now located In Chicago.
is here for a few days looking after his
property interests.
Edward MCGEE died at an Omaha hospital
yesterday after an illness of less than
twenty-four hours. Deceased was at one
time a well known democratic politician in
South Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
Feast of Weeks.

MondLy, June !, is the first day OF the
Feast OF Weeks. The services in the
Omaha Hebrew Educational school AT
Woodrnen hall, Sixteenth street and Can't
tol avenue, will commence at 9 a. m. Rabbi
Reser will of1ciate. Tuesday, the second
day, at $3.50 a. m, a confirmation will be
held by Rabbi Reser at the Russian syna-
gogue, Capitol avenue, near Twelfth street.
David Brodkey, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sol
Brodkey, Is the candidate. The program
consists of reading in the Holy Bible by
the eonhrmant, accompanied by fifty pupils
or the school, address and a PRAYER by the
eonnrmant' singing and explanation Of the
teast and or the ten proclamations on
Mount Sinai. which took place about that
time. by the pupils. a closing address and
a prayer by Miss Ida Brodkey. a sister OF
me eonhrmant. An friends are Melcoma.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
MAKERS co To WORK
Eighteen Union Pacific Strikers Enter the
Shops Yesterday,
MORE WILL RETURN FRIDAY MORNING
MRchinists and Blacksmiths Not Salts
fed with Terms Under which
Boiler Makers Break
the Long strike.

Eighteen Union Pacific boiler makers and
helpers in Omaha and others at various
towns along the road returned TO work in
the shops yesterday after being out on
strike for over eleven months. According
to officials of the local boiler makers, the
remaining eighteen men in Omaha will go
back to their old places yriday morning.
Ed +. Kennedy, local and district presi-
dent of the boiler makers. marched at the
head of the column Of former strikers yes
terday through the wide gates which have
separated two contending factions for
nearly Q year. 1t was the first time, save
Wednesday, when the men went down to
sign UP, they had been on the inside of the
high fence surrounding the massive new
shop buildings that have been completed
since the strike began, June is, 1902. Shortly
after the old men went out and the strug-
gle between chem and the company re-
solved itself down to a long, stubborn fight,
the strikers organized systematic picket
forces and the company employed a small
army of guards. Then this high fence was
erected, which, hguratively at least, has
been the line Of demarcation between these
foes, now friends sgain.
Delay in Going Back.
While the conference with President Burt
in New York, terminating in a settlement
for the boiler makers. liked the day Tn
which the men were TO return to work as
Wednesday, the men did not feel warranted
in going back until a certain alleged dis
crepancy was satisfactorily explained. The
company posted a notice at the shops re-
specting the return of the old men and by
some Of the union men this was inter-
preted as unfavorable to them, they hold
ing that it implied that the men would be
taken back only as vacancies occurred and
that preference would be given to the new
men, those who were taken into the shops
during the strike.
The most was made OF this construction
by those opposed to the boiler makers
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Autobiography Of a Hobo Tod in His
Own Language.
MISS DAsKAM WRITES AS CUPID DICTATES
Popular Cambridge Edition of POe'n
POeticaI WOrks-CrOckett's His
toricaI Romance, "Flower o.
the Corn" I'm Book Form.

1.-THE Autobiography of a Beggar,' by l.
X. Friedman. is a book in which the chief
feature is the autobiography of a hobo,
told in his own language. This is pre-
ceded by a group OF humorous stories told
at the rbeggars'- club, a cheap barrel
house. where professional beggars con-
gregate. One of the member of the club
bears the name of Mollbuzzer and to his
history Mr.. Friedman devotes special at
tention. Its a name what thieves calls
a Teller what picks wimen's pockets and
bothers wimen in general" Mollbuzzer
adds: II don't want yer ter think 1 ever
picked a pocket, fer ter tell yer de truth.
it's a slick trick an l never could get on
ter It, an I'm too honest anyways. 1 was
pinched oneet fer tryin'. an 1 left It alone
ever since. Dear reader, do likewise. Yer
must nave rubber fingers ter pick pockets,
an begin practicin' young. It's a Unborn
gift like writin' poetree err paintin' a pic
shure er bein' a carpenter, an dere's no
use of cryin' II yer amt born dat way.
Me motto in life is, II yer can get what
yer want, don't set down an cry, but just
10 an graf it." One of the amusing feat
ures OF the book Is the epigrams at the
heads of the chapters OF which these are
some: Start right and you'll end wrong
anyway" Every time de WORT turns
round some git on top an some fall I'M
der" "A lie is a sin in court ef de lawyer
fer de odder side knows his bizness." Pub
Mshed by Small. Maynard & Co.
scribners rave published a book en-
titled Middle Aged Love Stories" by
Josephine Dasham, There are seven stories
in the volume and nave the following
titles: ''1n the Valley OF the Shadow "A
Reversion to Type "A Hope Deferred"
THE Counting OF Lady Jane Julia the
Apostate," Mrs. buds Sister," "a Phil
anthropist." which gives one OF those anus
ing stories OF a New England ~spinster who
has a horror for idleness. She will give
food TO a tramp after he has performed
the useless labor OF shifting a pile of wood
from one corner OF the cellar to the other.
Finally. one of the sons of rest learns the
trick which has been played upon him and
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
Cured His mother of incarnation.

MY mother has been a sufferer for many
years with rheumatism" says W. II. How
ard of Husband. Pa. AT times she was
unable to move at all. while at all times
walking was painful. I presented her with
a bottle Of Chanberlain's Pain Balm and
after a few applications she decided II was
the most wonderful pain reliever she had
ever tried in fact. she is never without
It now, and is at all times able 10 walk.
An occasional application OF Pain Balm
keeps away the pain that she was formerly
troubled with"