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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09

During 1902 Paris consumed 1893 152 anil
mails as food, of which l,s96,lN were sheep
and only 3l7,712 oxen. says the Matln.
Imported foxes have Increased to SUCH
tralia. that organized drives" to cx-s
trpate them are frequent.
Maitre Labor, the lawyer and defender
of Dreyfus, has accepted. an invitation
to attend the international law congress
at the st. Louis Exposition aext year
and will read paper.
Louis Gouler, sculptor OF Montredon.
in France Is sixty-eight years of age.
and his beard measures n little over seven
feet. When he was only. fourteen his
beard was foot and half long.
on Sunday, September 9th. commem;;
oratlve marble tablet was solemnly placed
on the little house at Riese. where the
Pope was born, In the presence of all the
municipal authorities,
italy is soon to celebrate. at Asst and
Florence, the centenary of a great tragic
poet. Alfieri. He Is buried at Flor
ence Alfieri narrowly escaped being
guillotined In Paris during the reyolu-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09

Sam Parks, the New York walking
delegate, has Just been offered $4,000
to give twenty lectures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09

During 1902 Paris consumed 2.9o3,15 anil
and only 3l7,712 oxen. says the Matln.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09
A Few Foreign Facts.

Two Hungarian doctors have fought a
duel over the correct manner In when
to treat certain patient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

cial acts covering the last few years are now under investigation. was twenty three years in the service and was ap- pointed from Brooklyn. He reached the head of his division from the smallest po- sition in the New York postofice.
 Officials of all these divisions are now in the classified list of the civil service, and the alleged mismanagement and scandal under investigation have given the opponents of the civil service law u weapon to be used in the future.
 Already 1t Is said several Congress sional opponents of the law are preparing to attack 1t in Congress. using as basis the present situation in the Postoffice De- partment.
 Another department of the postoffice service which may come under investi- gation more or Iess rigid before the pres ent situation is entirely cleared Is that controlling the mail transportation. For the transportation of mails on railroads alone the sum of $34, TOO 900 was expended last year. and by what are known as the star routes. comprising all overland transportation other than railroads, the sum of $5, ,725. .32 was expended, while the for ,ign mail transportation cost g, 56S9
 At the close of the last fiscal year the total number of domestic routes of all classes was 34, Ill. Their length is 507, ,54O miles, and the annual travel 474, 234, ,6S7 miles. There are 21 .676 star routes. cover ing in annual travet 130 OS7. .234 miles. Out of the contracts for this transportation the other great scandal in the postal ser vice grew
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Mistakes That Amuse and Madden.

Charles Kingsley is said to have ex- pressed his surprise" relates London paper, that the Newgate Calendar does not appear to record the case of any writer having been hanged for murdering his printer. Authors who are fortunate enough in having to regularly correct proofs will appreciate Kingley's feeling fin the matter. It would see7N at times as if Erasmus were right when he stated his belief that Satan himself presided over the composing room. We can read fly understand that the bishop who was reported as having stated that he had been on the drink for some time instead of on the brink would be in cordial sym pathy with the sentiment So would the company promoter. who must have been startled when he saw his new venture described in a leading London daily as the Issue of one hundred thousand new snares of one pound each A cute mem- ber of the stock exchange remarked that the printer had unconsciously spoken
 the plain truth. Of course, the natural enemy of the spirit of mischief. who at times presides over the destinies of the composing room, is the proofreader, and large part of the humor is strangled by him at birth, but 1t is surprising what does get through" --.. --.-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
WHEN KANSAS WAS YOUNG.
Matrimonial Ties Then Easily Made
 and as Easily Broken.

and as Easily Broken.
 Kansas City Journal.
 Some oid-tlmers got together in the office of The Marysville News the other day and swapped stories about the pio- neer days of Marshal County. Two of the stories told by O. E. Gould, now of Blue Rapids had to do with the loose methods of matrimony which prevailed when Kansas society was in its forma- tive stage. Over on Buck Snort Creek two homesteaders lived side by side. They were friends, and their wives were also chumlay By and by 1t became observ- able to each of the husbands that his wife had a penchant for the other man. At the same time 1t was observed by the wives that each of the husbands en- loved the society of the other mans wife rather more than the society of his own. So the four got together one day and amicably agreed to trade spouses, each or the husbands taking the other mans wife to his domicile when the deal had been completed. MT. Gould says the newly mated pairs dwelt happily for many years on friendly terms with each other.
 MT. Gould told another story along the same line, reported by The News as fol- lows:
 Alexander - and his wife lived in the Buck Snort neighborhood. They got along together fairly well until Luther
 - came Into the HelBHUOTHOOu. AicA- ander's wife loved Luther better than she did Alexander and agreed to get a di- vorce from him and marry Luther. AL exander objected and threatened to fight the divorce proceedings. Luther compro- missed with Alexander by giving him a calf in exchange for his wife and a con sent to the divorce. The divorce was procured and Luther and the woman were married by Justice Gould The wife here referred to was a sister of one of the Buck Snort husbands who had traded wives"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

absorbing knowledge Is beyond that or her masculine competitor.
 At Boston University fifteen out of sixteen senior students just elected to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Society. the sole test be- ing scholarship. are women. A report recently completed at the University of Chicago shows that in the first ten years of the life of that great institution women have captured more prizes and honors than men, and have secured a much greater representation in Phi Beta Kappa than men.
 Sports a Handicap.
 The college and university presidents who have given interviews to The Record Herald this subject emphasize the fact that the great devotion to athletics by men students handicaps such students against young women in studies They point out also that women 6 greatest aptitude is shown in the study of language and the less exact sciences. But they agree strikngly that so far as the abil- ity to learn is concerned are fin no sense inferior to men. and in some senses are superior to men.
 President W. F. Warren of Boston Uni verslty discussed the preponderance of young women oyer young men as winners of scholar ship honors.
 women to pass higher examinations than men. !" he said. Heretofore the smallest number of young men to admission to the Phi Beta Kappa Society has been three out of a total or tWeiVe or more, and not infrequently the proportion of young men has been large. do not think the present large number of young women is due entirely to want of scholarship on tEa part of young mon. though 1t would look that way. The young men are wanting only in technical ability to pass set examinations: the ground work of their knowledge is ample. think. However. this fact stands out plainly Young men do ot gIve to their college work the close apph- cation that young give. There are more things to distract them when girls are applying themselves closely to the requirement of exact information"
 At Midway School.
 At the University of Chicago the report of Miss Marion Talbot dean of women to President Harper for the decennial period end ed last June. shows surprising figures in favor of women students. Supplemented with sta- tistlcs for the last year the report shows the following per cent. of total men and women: Men who have received the bachelors de-
 gree e. .............................. Women who have received the bachelors
 degree .....+................ .46. Men admitted to Phi Beta Kappa solely
 upon scholarship records. Women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa solely
 upon scholarship records. s................56
 The women. though constituting 3 g per cent less than half of the total number of gradu- ates of the university, for the last ten years have contributed 6 3 per cent. more than half of the members of Phi Beta Kappa Society Surely in these figures the advocates of wo- mans mental equality with man. if not her superiority to him in many important respects. may find strong argument.
 Other statistics for the university are highly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Central Figure of the Defense.

The central figure on the defensive side of the case is MT. Machen, of the free delivery division. It Is not the first time that operations in his division have been under close inspection Nothing however, has been brought to public notice to sup port previous charges and he has con tinued to had his office although under fire His salary at present is $500, but 1t was raised by the last Congress to 5000, to take effect July 1.
 MT. Machen came to the ,Postoffice De- pertinent ten years ago and was ap- pointed from Toledo, O.. by President Cleveland. Previous to that time he had been assistant postmaster In Toledo He is 42 years old, large in stature and an excellent example of the skillful pollti- can.
 Under MT. Machens direction are all the carri 9rs supplying 35.OO0,0O0 of city postoffice patrons. This system has been extended to 933 cities and towns, and the total number of carriers now amounts to ls,O0o. The equipment of all this sys- tenn comes under MT. Machen's direction, and there is no division or bureau in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
THE POSTAL SCANDALS
IT FORMS CRISIS IN THE RooSE-
 WELT REGIME.
May Figure in Elections-Party suc- cess or Failure May Rest in Issue-Great Postal Develop ment-Many Chances
 for Graft.

Washington Telegraph to N. Y. Herald.
 The United States postoffice has grown, especially in the last twenty years, more rapidly than any other department of the Government. 'anwhile, the in crease of the ~ has not been commensurate with demands made upon 1t.
 Means and methods of business half as large are still in force. and this. inde- pendent of the neglect. inefficiency or dishonesty of any official or employees, is a scandal in itself. Take up the growth of the postal service by decades since l792:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

department which affords an opportuni- 'ty like this for tho playing of politics and the granting of positions for one con- sideration and another.
 On this account MT. Machen Is said to have built up a greater political support in Congress- and several of the more i'm portant States than any other official in the dep rtment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Sorry He Askad

Tom-I say. Jack, what reason have you for wearing an automobile cap? You never ride in an automobile.
 Jack-Oh, I suppose the reason is simi- lar to the one you have for carrying a pocketbook.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
A Field for Dishonesty

There Is no service in the department that affords greater opportunities for an official of dishonest intentions than the rural free delivery, This has become an established fat and no longer an experi- ment. Congress is constantly authorizing ,he extension of this service and within the next year the department intends to establish 1,50O new routes. In salaries alone this means an outlay of $900000 Already this service has 14,650 routes in operation, and the department estimates that the available territory when the ser vice is completed embraces 100000 square miles. Postmaster General Payne says that if Congress will make the neces- sary appropriations the extension of the service will have been completed In three years.
 Besides the outlay Tn salaries for en- ployes of this service. which will require in the end 27,O00 persons, vast sums of money are expended in equipment This expenditure Is made by contract under the direction of MT. Machen.
 Some idea of the extent of the busi- ness of the division of salaries and allow ances can be had from this table of ex- penditures during the last year:
 Present ap-
 Items. propriation. Compensation of postmasters. .$21 OO0, 900 Assistant postmasters ............ 1,701. 800 Clerk hire ................1 15 6S9. 800 Rent, fuel and light ............... 2,350 900 Clerk hire and separate mails at
 third and fourth-class postof-
 fees ... ... ........................ 1.1Oo,ooO Temporary clerk hire ...... 175, GOO Substitutes for clerks on vaca-
 ton =. ......................... 175,oOo Miscellaneous . ... ..... 25O, 900 Advertising and purchase of
 newspapers containing official
 advertisements .. ... ............ 2b,000 lation machines ... ............... 1so,ooo Special agents and per diem...... A,22O
  Total ... .. .......................$ .$42 6SO, ,52O The estimates for the next fiscal year are $46 295, ,220. The salary for the chief of this division is s3.500 increased by the last Congress to $4000, to take effect July l. George w. Beavers, who was forced to resign from this office and whose off,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14


 , . ooee . c oooe0Oos THOSE who have paid especial atten- . ton to this question say that, the wo-. . men students exceed the men in schol- . atship by about 10 per cent. on the av- erag~--Acting President Birge of Uni . versity of Wisconsin.
 THERE is e general impression that women attain higher scholarship In . science. literature and arts. but 1t may often be due to conscientious and faitn- f,ilA work rather than to superior abil- itv.-President Northrop. University Of Minnesota. so FAR as class records are con- .erned tho experience of seventy years . of Oberlin seems to show that the av- craze grade of women in scholarship . is probably a little higher than the av- oberlin College.
 YOUNG men do not give to their col lese work the close application that . young women give. There are more things to distract them. such as athlet- . les, general reading. etc., when siris are applying themselves closely to the - acouireemnt of exact information President Warren, Boston University. .
 OO
 IN REGENT years we have come 10 . recognize that women are able to pros- , ecute the most advanced and difficult 0 work of @ university course. and com , pete on even terms with men. 0 President Blanchard. Wheaton Col lege.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
esssssseeeeesss . .

Are young women surpassing young men m scholarship and honors at American institu- tions of learning where coeducation prevaiisF
 Reports to The Record-Herald from colleges and universities all over the country indicate that such is the case. at least so far as ''he ordinary tests of ability. daily markines anu axam,nations. can determine. The heads or these institutions declare that wonan's per ception Is keener. her memory better her in- dustry greater and her general capacity for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

Somehow. when a brother and sister quarrel 1t comes nearer to what a man and wife say than any other thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Some Marvellous Offerings.

OUlAlN UlOl YSlUuC VllOl luxSs
 Just @toy make things lively will offer Monday line of hand made aover Embrodees in all coors short lengths, worth $a.oo and s. per yard, for the l0c unheard of price per yard of 41G
 Also a line of Trimmed Hats made to sell $s and $6 each some beauties among them-stysh and made by pert artstsbargans in every of the word e1 no 
 An inexhaustabe line of Ladies' Walking Hats, the very kind that selling for from $Ioo to $aoo all over priees nis sss5ion o a. the hair raising , Nc, c, c
 Standard Tissue Silk, the pure quality, in black 1lr and white made to sell 7sc yard here Monday
 Some Tissue Silk in Roman stripes will also be 1kc sacrificed the yard dat.................. lUe
 The above shows the General LowgPrice Trend, See below the startling array of Prices Unchaenged and Un disputably the Pace Settlers in this city.
 Fruit Lonsdale Bleaching and extra quality No Name Cambrc, all full yard wide, for Monday 7Ac yards for A16 1E dozen Misses Pure Silk Mts, black and light blue, ls A0 regular soc quality for Monday. aVs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
WOMEN OUTRANK MEN COLLEGE OFFICIALS GIVE VIEWS ON STANDING OF THE SEXES. High Praise for Co-Ehs-Have Great CT Industry Thaa<B Boys and as Good Capacity in Acquiring
 Knowledge.
:, $, tt
 100000 eseeo ess

Chicago Record-He
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Sheets and Pillow Cases.

25 dozen Ready-Made UNBLEACH-
 ED SHEETS, extra large size, for . Monday .......... .o9c
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
HARTMAN NAY GIVE AWAY LAND
Taxes Are q Burden and Settlers
Are Wanted.

Omaha, Oct. 17.-Satisfed that the
plan which has been in operation q
year to place the vast area Of semi-arid
lands along the Union Pacific Railroad
in the West in the hands of home-buiid-
ers is a failure and that it is no longer
financially expedient to pay the Gov
eminent large sums annually in taxes,
the executives of the railroad have de.
cided to adopt radically different means
to promote colonization and secure re-
lief from taxation.
1t will be the opening for free settle
ment of a part of the lands in Western
Nebraska and Kansas, Eastern Colorado
and all of Wyoming. Possibly nominal
sums will be asked of the settlers, but
the plan is practically the same as that
adopted by James ]. Hill in the North
west two years ago, with gratifyi ng
success.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
WEALTHY suNKo sTEERERs.

The sworn statements made by Dan
iel Leroy Dresser. President OF the
Trust Company of the Republic. accom-
panied by documentary evidence, show
that Chas. II. Schwab, ex-President OF
the Steel Trust, and J.P. Morgan, the
famous banker, are just as ready to
plumber investors as the comon buuko
steerer is TO fleece his victim, says the
Sacramento Bee
sclryab saerotly brought up the stock
Of the Be.hlehen Steel Company, and
then. through sbs agency Of J. p. Nor
Gan. 4 ca aiaa to unload it ON the
public nc thiffs lines its actual value.
This man Morgan has engineered
most Of the or at financial deals by
which the enou nously inflated securi-
ties Of fhe TINS , have been palmed of
upon investors many of them widows
Ana 5rpnaus-at prices which can eve
gam BE- realzed, and which are far
above actual value.
Yet Morgan is n of the pillars OF
the Episcopal Church, and takes an ac-
tive part in its affairs.
The chief difference between the
ordinary bunco steerer and such men as
Schwab and Morgan is that the bunco
man gets into Jail while the promoters
ride by in their carriages or special cars.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
WHITE PINE COUNTY.


&AtAA - &NNWH u ONtUDEI ~.
J. p. McOmie, formerly of Elv. b..
opened a cigar store and billiard room
in Grass Valley, Gal, in company with
his brother-in.law. E. H. Lloyd.
Brown 81 Davis were awarded tia
contract for the bnilding of the new
school house. which they agree to have
completed in 80 days. Their bid was for
$3.50.
The Summer weather Of the week
has effectually eradicated the scarlet
fever. No new cases have developed.
and all invalids are recovering. Both
departments OF the Ely school opened
Tuesday.
The Mckinley Company with a small
force is doing development work on the
Saxton and Jupiter groups. The cut
ting down of the force by the Eastern
directors Of this company at the present
state of development of the property ia
another fair illustration of Eastern mis-.
management Of mining property and
presents q state of affairs here that In
thoroughly disgusting to the local mine
managers and the whole community az
well.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Adopted by Alpha Lodge No. 1, A. o.
q. W., Eureka, Nevada.

u w. Gui thdf &NOf
At a stated meeting of Alpha Lodge
No. I, A. o. U. W., the following pre-
amble and resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, The Supreme Master Workman
Of the Universe has in His infinite wisdom
removed from our midst our esteemed aud
worthy brother Johan George Young, and
Whereas. 1t is but just that his brother
workmen should present a fitting recognition
of his many virtues; therefore, be it
Resolved. By Alpha Lodge No. la. y. U.
W., that while we bow in humble submission
to the will of the great Creator, we deeply
mourn the loss Of our brother who has been
taken from US.
Resolved, That in the death of Johan
George Young, this Lodge has lost q loyal
and faithful workman, one loved by US all.
He loved his fellow man and in his dealings
in our order and with the world at large ex'
empli6ed the precepts of a Workman Char
ity, Hope and Protection ; a citizen whose
pure, upright life and praiseworthy character
istics we're a standard well worthy Of emula'
ton.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
on the minutes of this Lodge, and q copy
thereof be transmitted to the family of ouI
deceased brother, and to the Weekly SENTINEL
for publication.
E. w. FREMONT,
A. HISTzE,
G.. A. FLETCHER,
Committee.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-24
WILD-CATTER ARRESTED
Fraudulently Used Nails to Sell Sun
set Mining Stock.


set Mining Stock.
After having amassed a fortune OF
500, 900 or more by selling mining stock
which was absolutely worthless, George
w. Rumble, President, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Sunset Mining Com.
pany, was arrested last Tuesday in San
Francisco, in the Office Of the company
in the Chronicle building. The charge
against him was that of using the Uni
ted States mails for the purpose Of prac-
ticing fraud.
Rumble vas exposed as a fraud N
1902, shortly after his company made
its appearance. The attack on his
methods at that time put the postal
authorities ON his trail, and for three
years they have been seeking evidence
against him. The people who were SO
finely fleeced would not swear to a a
rant. Finally two persons were found
who were willing their names should
be used in a complaint.
The circulars which Rumble sent
abroad through the mails contained
pictures of prosperous m in es
near Oroville, California, working at
full blast, yielding tom of sand teeming
with gold. He advertised that the
company had 1000, 900 shares of stock,
having a par value of 81 per share. He
promised to pay 2 per cent a month
in dividends on all investments. The
get-rich-quick Sunset stock was an easy
bait, and Rumble has swindled people
in nearly every State.
For the accommodation Of those who
were looking for a sure thing mining
property, and who called upon Rumble
in San Francisco, were shown large
nuggets, which he s~uavely told prospec-
tive customers 'were dug out of our
mines" And if his s'bird in hand"
went perchance to look at the mines,
Rumble would have the sluice boxes
sailed with gold.
The postal authorities believe they
haye a strong case against Rumble.