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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
J. r. PROCTOR PASSES AWAY.
President Of United States Civil Ser
vice Commission,

President Of United States Civil Ser
vice Commission.
Washington.-John r. Proctor Of
Kentucky, president of the UniteA
States civil service commission, and
an intimate friend of President Roose.
velt, died of angine pectoris at the
Cosmos club in this city, awed So
years. The President and Mrs. Roose-
evlt were shocked at the news. They
called personally at the clubhouse and
spent considerable time at Mr.. Proc.
tors bedside. When the president re-
turned to the house Mrs. Roosevelt
remained with Mrs. Proctor.
Mr.. Proctor had been frequent Wis.
itor to the White House ever since
Mr.. Roosevelt's accession to the pres.
idency. They met years ago in Ken
lucky, where Mr.. Roosevelt was trav.
cling, and the acquaintance then begun
ripened into close intimacy.
A Courageous Man.
Mr.. Proctor was for many years
state geologist of Kentucky. He re-
fused, even at the dictation Of mem.
bers of the state legislature, to re
move competent assistants for politi
cal reasons. Mr.. Proctor's appoint
ment on the civil service commission
was urged by Mr.. Roosevelt, then civil
commissioner. who, wnen in Kentucky
had learned of Mr.. Proctor's vigorous
and practical application Of reform
methods in the face of adverse condi
tions. During Mr.. Proctor's service
on the commission the number Of po
sitions subject to the merit system
increased from $4,000 to 100000. He
interested himself especially in secur
ing, in 1896, the withdrawal Of posi-
tions Of chief clerk and chiefs Of divi
sions from the spoils system. and they
are now filed by the promotion OF
transfer Of trained men within the
classified service.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
IDAHO souIes.

A 100000 gas plant will be In op.
Grafton at Boise. within W days. &C.
cording to Charles Theis. of Spokane.
A trapper from Pot Mountains says
that ON his way out he passed the
dead body Of q man near an old camp
hre on the trail.
1t 10 reported that the strike In the
logging camps Of the Potlatch Lumber
company, on the Palouse river at
Princeton. has been declared OF.
Governor Morrison has appointed w.
c. Howis Of Mountain Home q men,
Der Of the state pure food commission
to flll the vacancy caused by the death
Of T. p. Maryatt
Ole Brosall. one Of Toohey's men.
was killed recently hy some frozen
dirt falling on him. breaking his neck.
He was about Is years Of age. He
was working at Murphy's camp near
Hope.
James Quarles. the colored man who
shot and badly wounded Policeman
Grogan during disturbance at . 0ase-
ball game last May. was found guilty
at Caldwell Of assault with q deadly
weapon. The jury was out "a hours.
Quarles narrowly escaped being lynch
ed at the time Of the shooting.
"The Indian department is commit.
ting a grave error in treating the In
dams on the Nez Perce and other res
|ervations. where the lands have been
allotted In severalty, as children"
says James Stuart, full blooded Neg
Perce Indian Of Kooskia, and the most
influential member of his tribe.
1t is learned on good authority that
the management Of the Farmers Grain
company. limited. of Nez Perce, will
be changed some time during .ue
week. Charles Hutchins will succeed
James Boyd as president. with P. w.
Mitchell as successor to William Baird
as secretary. 1t is understood the en-.
tire force Of employees will be changed
with the exception Of one or two.
A decision mas been rendered by the
supreme court wherein the judgment
OF the district court OF Latah county
is affirmed in the case of Hattie Carson
against the city OF Genesee, in which
the plaintiff recovered damages from
the corporation for injuries received
while travelling over a defective side
walk. The city appealed from the de-
cision OF the district court.
A serious stabbing ARRAY occurred
at the Aspendale schoolhouse. about
eight miles southeast of MoscoT re-
Gently. Wade Hendrick. an IS year
old lad. probably fatally cut Claude
Reeder. another lad about the same
age. while they we're attending the lit
erary society at the schoolhouse. rhe
trouble is supposed to have arisen ov.
er young Headrick imposing upon
Reeders younger brother.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Earth Swallowed Him.

London.-There is CONSERVATION In
the town Of Henley. In Staffordshire.
A man. while walking through a street
suddenly sank through the footway
into the earth and was engulfed in a
coal mine long since disused. All at
tempts to rescue him were fruitless.
owing to the poisonous gas. A funeral
service was held near the spot where
the man sank. It was attended by the
mayor and the members of the corpo.
ration. The town council is now fac
ing the problem of how to deal with
the disused coal pits which under.
mine the district
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
COLD WEATHER BEGINS.
Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha Get Ex
perience.

pertence.
Chicago.-Sunday was the coldest
day in Chicago for this season Of the
year since 1876. Early in the morn.
ing the temperature began to fall, un.
til at s a. m. it had reached 13 below
zero.
st. Paul.-The northwest experience
ed the coolest weather of the season.
the thermometer ranging from 40 to
"a degrees below zero at the various
stations of the weather bureau.
Detroit.-Detroit is having its first
zero weather of the winter. The ther-
mometer in the weather bureau regis.
tered 3 degrees above zero.
Omaha.-Zero weather continued
throughout the day in Nebraska.
Milwaukee.-The lowest tempera
ture in Wisconsin was 2S degrees be-
low zero. at Unity, in the northern
portion. The cold wave is general
throughout the state.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Late NeWo Items,


H. P. Hermon, q telegraph operator
Of Tacoma. is been missing.
DR.. r. e. Clarke. . veterinary sur
geon, well known throughout the coun
try. died recently in St. Louis Of apo
plexy.
Former Governor T. T. Geer Of Ore
gon has purchased an interest in the
Daily Oregon Statesman and will be
its editor.
Arthur Remington of Tacoma, Wash.
has been appointed reporter Of the
supreme court of the state Of Wash
ington.
A law compelling all men to vote is
among the matters Of legislation the
new Spanish cabinet intends to intro
duce.
Three thousand Colombian soldiers
are said to have left Cartagena fol-
the isthmus of Panama. U. 8. cruiser
Atlanta is on the watch. Colombians
at Washington are mystifed, shruG
their shoulders and say nothing.
James A. Dougherty Of North Yaki
ma, Wash, while in q despondent
mood. committed suicide in Shardlow's
saloon by drinking an ounce ol
aconite. He was q blacksmith by
trade and was 81 years old. It was an
other fight with whisky.
George w. Partee. who would have
been 100 years old on the 10th Of next
May. died in San Jose. Cal.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied for the present the
motion to dismiss the case Of the
state Of Minnesota vs.. the Northern
Securities company and postponed fur
ther consideration Of the question un
til 1t shall be heard on its merits.
James M. Edge. q former note teller
of the First National bank Of Pater
son, N. j.. who disappeared August
5, 1902, and who was later accused OF
stealing 100000 from the bank, has
been arrested at Memphis. Tenn.
Hay is wanted for the United States
quartermaster's department at Ma
nila. The proposals for 5435 tons Of
compressed hay. to be opened by the
quartermaster at Seattle, Wednesday
noon, December %, 1908, have been
changed to invite bids for oat hay. OF
oat and wheat hay mixed, or for tim
othy hay.
Alfred Sharpless, q we'll known
writer on reform and agricultural
topics, and who gained . national
reputation for his John Ploughshare
letters, published many years ago. died
recently. aged 50 years. He was 9
prominent mineralogist and had 9
rare collection Of relics relating to the
aborigines.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Record Talks by Phone.

The London Daily Mail announces
that successful experiments have been
made with the system Of recording
conversations over the telephone by Q
combination Of the telephone and pho
nograph. The system is the invention
Of =. q. Craven, an English electrician,
who was formerly one Of Thomas Edi.
sons assistants.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Russo.Japanese Agreement.

London, Dec. 16.-After q careful
examination Of the Russian draft of
the agreement the foreign office here
is inclined to the belief that its imme-
diate acceptance by Japan is unlike.
ly, and looks for series Of Russo-Jap-
anese pour parleurs dealing with mod
ifcations. 1t says the pour parleurs
may last for several weeks. The for
eign Office. however, regards the draft
as a distinct step toward a pacific set.
tlement.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Gigantic Cut In Wages.

New York. Dec. 16.-The statement
is made by a leading official of the
United States Steel corporation that,
beginning January l, 1904. about 80
per cent Of the employees Of the corpo.
ration will suffer wage reductions
ranging from to 20 per cent. This
reduction will affect about 100000
workmen In the various grades of the
subsidiary companies.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Wheat HauIs cheapened,

Effective December l, the Northern
Pacific announces a special tariff on
carload lots Of wheat for varied dis
tances between points on its line In
Washington. when range from cents
per hundred pounds for 10 miles OF
less. down to Is IL cents per cwt for
a distance ranging between $50 and
375 miles.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

Waterbury, Conn. Dec. 14.-As the
result Of a fall. General Ballington
Booth Of the Volunteers Of America
may be forced to abandon his plans
for the present and remain at home
during the holidays. General Booth
after an address. left the stage Of the
opera house to meet the audience, and
In stepping back to the platform slip
ped aud fell. injurlng the same knee
that he hurt last week.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO.
Republicans Will Meet There Next
June.

June.
Chicago has been selected as tht
place for holding the next national re
fixed June 21, at IL o'clock, as the
time for the meeting Of the conven
ton.
The offers made by the different cit
les were $4,000 by st. Louis. $4,000
by Chicago. and 100000 by Pittsburg
After some discussion the Chicago Of
fer was raised by Committeeman Stew
art to $4,000. he guaranteeing thai
Chicago would contribute that amount
to pay the expenses of the assembling
of the convention in that city.
The committee on arrangements fol
the convention are: Senator N. B
Scott Of West Virginia. chairman: Sen
ator Hanna, Postmaster General
Payne, Harry Scow Of Indianapolis
and r. B. Schneider Of Nebraska.
The decision Of the national com
mittee to have the republican conven
ton meet on June Fl created consid
cradle talk about the capitol at Wash
ington as to the probable date Of the
adjournment OF congress and the fact
developed that there has already been
more or less exchange Of views among
the leaders of the senate and the house
on the question. The opinion is quite
general among them that 1t will be
possible to conclude the work Of the
session by June 21. Republican sen
ators are trying to secure an agree
ment with the house to adjourn fol
Christmas on Friday. The treaties
will not be taken up until after the
holiday recess.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
A Peculiar Tranedy.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 14.-John G.
King. a politician, is dead BY his own
hand and H. J. Kressenburg. Q well
known merchant and member Of the
city democratic committee. is probably
fatally wounded a. the result Of q sen.
sational double tragedy enacted here.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Democratic Senators DISAGREE.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 16.-ihe
democratic senators have again failed
to arrive at thorough understanding
relative to party policy on Cuban reci-
procity. postoffice investigation. tariff
and the Panama revolution.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Marcus Days Estate.

New York, Dec. 16.-William G.
Wilson. state transfer tax appraiser.
has filed a supplemental report as to
the value Of the estate left by Marcus
Daily. who died In this city on Novem-
ber II, 1900. The appraisers original
estimate Of the gross personal estate,
wherever situated. was s9.630.939. II
is unchanged in the report filed to.
day.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

volver from his blouse began shooting
at one of the musicians. He fred four
times and, though there were several
hundred in the theater, made his es-
cape. The wounded musician died.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
"Paradise Lost" Manuscript.

London. Dec. 15.-John C. Collins
and a number Of authors and literary
men are urging the government to &C.
cure the manuscript of Milton's Para.
disc Lost" for the nation, and to keep
1t from going to the United States.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Hunter Killed Paul Richter.

Denver. Col, Dec. 15.-Paul Richter.
president Of the Richter Iron Works
company. has been accidentally shot
and killed by q companion on . hunt
Ing trip east Of this city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

Mr.. Jones-I think I'm going to have
Appendicitis.
Mrs. Jones-Oh, you do? Well,
think I'm going to have Q new hat
and your appendicitis can watt
Judge.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Model Meat Market
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
BUTCHERS.

Fresh meats. poultry, flsh, but
ter and lard. always for sale at
lowest prices. Your patronage
very kindly solicited
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Wages Cut In shenanao Valley.

Sharon. Pa, Dec. 16.-Five hundred
workers about the blast furnaces In
the Shenango valley will receive .
straight cut of wages January I Of 10
per cent.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
DIR. JOHN JOHNSON,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence: Rosenoff block,
Ritzvllle, Wash.

C.L. HOLCOMB,
LAWYER.
win practice h Ill State and United
otateo Courts.
Abstractins. real estate law and sxsmi.
nation Of Tt1es. epecdAlties.
Office in the Court House.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

" W. Zent. G. E. Lowell. Bert Linn
zENT, LOWELL & LINN,
LAWYERS.
Insurance, Notary Public, Money to
Loan on real estate. Office up
stairs. First NATL Bank.
Ritzville, Wash
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11

Wara sweet-oll VIII save the SKIN
from irritation. In the case OF burns
and scalds turpentine has no equal,
saws Woman's Home Companion. 1t
is the best dressing for patent-leath-
err, it will remove paint from artists
clothes and workmen's garments; II
will drive away moths if few drops
are nut into closets and chests; II
will persuade mice to find other
quarters if a little is poured into the
households; one tablespoonful ad-
ded to the water in which linens are
boiled will make the goods wonder
gully white; a few drops Will pre-
vent starch from sticking; mixed
with beeswax it makes the best hoor-
polish. and mixed with sweet OIL II
is unrivaled as a polish for 1urhl-
ture - the latter mixture shouio
be two parts of sweet Oil to one part
of turpentine. Some physicians rec
ommend spirits of turpentlne' aP-
piled externally, for lumbago ana
rheumatism. 1t is also prescribed LOT
neuralgia of the face.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11
IN FOURTEEN FEET OF ICE.
The Arctic steamer Aerm"t< AWE u
Pillow Ills Way Through Thlck
FIoes in the North.

Admiral Makarov, in an interesting
MINER before the Russian Imperial Ge-
ographical society, at St. Peters burg
has sumncd up the results attained by
him in polar navigation on the Yer
taak.
Nj. attempt in 1893 showed tie hull
was too weak to bear the pressure OF
the ice pack heaped up by its own mo-
tion. After strengthening and reshap-
ing the bows, the Yermak made its Sec
ond cruise in 1901.
In two voyages between Nova Fem
bla and Franz Josef Land she easily
disposed of ice IA feet thick until she
was finally hemmed in and delayed
three weeks off the former island on
account of the immense masses OF ice0O
feet high driven up by unusually per-
sistent southern win is.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11
MEANING OF THE HEADDREss.
The Zulu Woman Expresses Aie
dition in Life by the Constr"c-
ton of 1t.

u nns+ not be overlooked that many
rrcivilized people express age, posl'
tion and married or single state by tne
wav they dress their locks A1ter 49,
,,ben one comes to think OF IT, IN"
idea is just as practical as the veal
inc of a golden band on one nnger'
The wedding ring is not always ia
evidence here, for lady is olt''ineA
ployed; and while some married men
wear the circlet in England ana on
Tho continent, others do not; anu
again, many bachelors sport the very
rinp that should only be used I" Pr
LAIN the welded state. But the huiu
woman is really more practical ''r d
frst plance at her couture assure .no
1to,9or whether she is maid or wl1e'
saws Cassel's Magazine.
The cone-shaped erection Is .ne
o,timate symbol of her state Oh VII VIZ,
5ood and indeed, cannot be legaiiy
worm till the marriage rites ar uuly
completed. Save for this aii-i,hpot
tont cone, the brides head IS close,y
shayed an assegai being used 10 PEI
farr this delicate operation. ~ mar
~, Kaf1ir youth is also to DC
,ecounized by the way he wears n's
boir. 1t is shorn to leave ring d. ~ 1I.',,i
tbe sca,p, and then Literally sIne%'t ;.
LII IKE ocbre and fat. When all the ha'i
hos been removed save the wooliy pot,
. .t's IN tbe crown, which is trained n
,'q oircular form and about four 'nTneS
a a, y, dinneter. a ring Of gam and cnar-
u aI &c firmly attached. and this serves
rs a convenient pocket Tor tne su =, . %
nan He is proud of his token OF ln a..
rood, and thrusts into it muc Tu o. ; oh.
mail miscellanes which an Lng g~cE.
man slows lway in his trouser P0'A
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11
THE GIRLS TOILETTE.


n takes considerably more time ana
+rouble to send a girl out from nome
looking neat and attractive thah IL
does to make boy look as wei. "A
how has the advantage in the compare
tive simplicity of his clothing ana per-
sonal appointments. His halr by
fon, s+rnkes of the brush can be made
nresentable in a mdment, while a gli4 S
must he combed free of snarls,
hrrehed braided, curled or done VI"
becomingly, all of which takes time
if it is done properly, says the Amer
lean Queen.
Then a little fault in girls toilette
is more apparent and glarlng than IN d
hov's. His colors are somber ana ne
hos M ruffles OF furbelows, and II
hutton is off his coat or he has hole
IN his coat sleeve very few persons
notice IT. But if girls rutfie is ripped
off. her placket gaps, her plume out Oh
c,rl IT. is detected afar off and PROB
ably commented upon.
So it behooves a girl, while she is stu
n child, to learn the Importance OF
naatness. 1t is little trouble, to be
sure. but a girl who is not clean ana
neatly dressed is sloven, and no one
likes to look at her. Her face may be
,retty and her eyes bright, but if her
,lotbing is in any way untidy, her hair
touzly, her teeth unsightly and her
fnger-nails tipped with jet, she will
assuredly find herself passed by, both
socially and industrially, in favor OF
the girl who is plain but neat, trim and
well-attended to personally.
Take the trouble to be neat at all
times and you have learned one OF the
most important secrets OF success III
lie.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11

Royal ermine garments AND trim.
mings, higher in Price and more ~
tractiye than ever in shape md a.
feet, are in demand for the coming
season, reports tie New York Post
Iridescent taffctas are Ia aeveril
novel styles. one being the glRce tat,
feta lance. The combinations among
the new shot materials are exceedT
ingly rich and effective, and the lanca
figure Is either Of d color CONTRAST
ing with the groundwork or else ~
is deeper shade Of the same color
Among the silkG recently opened
are iridescent taffctas brocaded with
Marie Antoinette or Dolly Warden
figures, delicate gray silks with
dainty garlands Of violets and roses
black mojres with q center IN each
width resembling passementerie
scrolls, white moire brocaded with
tea roses and foliage, and French
silks in vivid eolorings, whose DEL
signs are toned by film-like over
weaving which gives them . pretty
chine effect.
The tendency towards the use o.
gimp, galloon and passementerie ap-l
plique effects in various widths "a bes
coming more and more prevalentsI
These trimmings range from guar.
ter of an inch to eight or ten inchesI
in width, and some of the wider del
signs for panel ends or skirt bordersl
are in mural or Vandyke patterns.
Other and lighter weaves show Mar
quise or Escurial devices In silk emsl
broidery and chiffon on net, Q tinyl
raised cord showing on each design
These are in open effects, the mate ,
rial on which they are applied throw
ing out the pattern in bold relief.
These last mentioned garnitures cost
from 10 cents to $3.50 yard.
Silk embroidered vests, and larger
Louis XIV. waistcoats are introduced
in the satin, velvet, cloth and other
handsome wraps and costumes Of the
fall and winter. Brocade In Persian,
Pompadour and other effects II, how
ever, quite as effective and much Less
expensive for the purpose, and REM
| nants of the richest brocade, with
good color combinations, can be pur-
chased for these vests at any OF thel
importing houses Of the city. Few
things wear better or give greater
satisfaction than really handsome
brocade, as gowns and other gar
ments made Of this material, worn
| n Jays long past and with fiber and
!. rattern still unimpaired, can prove.
| r'rncades are Of good width, and 81
| ara and five-eighths Will make n
I yaiatcoat and undersleeves.
/ The long fawn-colored and pale
tan kid gloves which lent themselves
80 yell to all sorts and conditions Of
! Htrget costumes and evening toilettesI
1 as well, harmonizing 50 agreeabiy
wiz orery tint and tone Of gown, are
nas rivaled by an invoice of yery
conspicuous shades and colots--
gvee,,. red, blue, violet, orange, yell
\ lc.v end garnet for day wear, with
ranr aductions in paler tints ct these
es for evening uses. Most of the
items are large and snowy, and the
Tx machine stitching in striking
4ontrast to the color Of the glove.
The suede elbow glove for evening
wear can either correspond in color
with that Of the gown, Or It may
match the shade Of the dress trim.
ming. While the former Il deemed
the most fashionable, the latter
seems to be the better liked.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.

Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such, in brief was the condition of an
old soldier by the name of J. J. Ha-
vens, Versailles, o. For years he was
troubled with kidney disease and
neither doctors nor medicines gave
him relief At length he tried Electric
3itters. 1t put him on his feet in
short order and now he testifes. I'm
on the road to complete recovery. "
Best on earth for liver and kidney
troubles and all forms of stomach and
bowel complaints. Only SOC. Guaran-
teed by A. B. Finlay, druggist.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-04-11

Ne SO Sleeper Birmingham TO Jacksonville
Atlanta to Jacksonville, Atlanta TO brunswick
No 50 carries Pullman Sleeping car Birming-
ham to Atlanta
No "a Pullman Sleeping car between Bir-
mingham and Atlanta
All trains run daily
G. H, ACKERT @. NJ. Washington, D. @.
W, A. TURK p. T. NJ, Washington, d @
S. II. HARDwICK, CT A.. Washington. D. C.
c. A. BENSCOTER.A c. p. A Chattanooga, TenA
-rSK. D. p. A.. Birmingham, Ala