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Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26
sulNATIoN OF BUSINESS.

With a spirit born only of the re- gions of Inferno, the underworked and over-paid clerks in the stores of this city have had the audacity to ask that Eney be relieved from their pastime of standing" in their departments from seven thirty in the morning till nine sfcEnek at night With not a thing to do in the world. save be called by their yalets at about six in the n 0rn- ing, arise, dress, have their morning g drive on the boulevards just for an appetite, have breakfast and then re- pair to the several places and engage ia the hilarious enjoyment of taking down the goods from the shelves and simply revel in delight of putting them gentlemen of luxurious ease. come for ward and openly. braZenly. ask that they be permitted to spend their eve uings at home, or in the social circle, the gymnasium, or wherever else their fancies might lead them. The very idea of this effrontery is startling
 Have they stopped to consider that located on Boulevard d Brewery there is a palatial mercantile establishment, ecing a tremendous business, with a varied stock that would turn green with envy the eye of Montgomery Ward of Chicago, or the Honorable John Wanamaker of New York etc. whose enterprise would be harassed if their designs were to materialize Did they, We say, consider this?
 Some fellow might come a-cns about 10 o'clock at night. snG seeing q friendly coal oil lamp burning dimly want to visit this emporium and pu-- chase a shoestring. collar button, an oId saw or a cake turner, and if the establishment was closed, look what ruin would be brought to this great mercantile palace, Perish the thought. Far better that a thousand clerks should stand twenty hours 2 day behind the counters. than that the shoestring. or the cake turner should not be sold, and the busy wheels ol commerce in this great store should be clogged for a moment
 We think it an unmentionable nerve upon the part of lot of people, who have nothing to do for fourteen oI fifteen hours day. to even advance the idea of closing the stores at so ear Iy an hour as seven o'clock. We can got see how a couple of hundred young men and young ladies dare be so con trary, against the wishes of just one energetic. enterprising spirited mer chant as the Creosus of Boulevard Brewery.
 By all means let the stores renal,
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

There are some five banks in Ora ham county These institutions are good enough to receive the deposits of the people of the county. are solid enough to pay taxes regularly. and their officers are relied on to furnish bonds for the county officers. Notwithstanding this state of affairs the supervisors of Graham county have ordered the county treasurer to deposit the county funds in the Mer- chants bank at Globe, in an adjoining county, all because the bank at Globe offers to pay the county three per cen interest on its daily balances. To an outsider it looks as though the super visors of Graham county showed very poor judgment in sending the peoples money out of the county.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26
FRANCHISES AND
 PRIVILEGES ARE VALUABLE.

The Review is unalterably opposed to the giving away of any special prlvi- Ieges or franchises in the city of Bis bee, without the city receiving some remuneration from the grantees, that will go towards paying the running expenses Of the city government.
 There is no philanthropic motive be hind the petitions to the city council, for these several franchises. They are not financed and backed by dis pensers of charity, nor is the under taking intended for the physical or monetary relief of any individual ln the community In short the fran chise grabbers are here looking for the sssss.
 They come to the council. which has it in it's power to dispose Of vaiu- able privileges, and without any value offered. has the immaculate gall to ask something for nothing.
 The granting of franchises and priv iEeges by the city is clean cut busi- ress proposition. The city franchise petitioners want it. Is the city so rich. are taxes so light, has municipal government in Bisbee reached such height of perfection, that the council can afford to give away the property of the people, without allowing them one cent of reward for the same?
 Now is the time to provide some source of revenue for the city, other than by direct license and taxes. A graduated income from the would De franchises" whether for gas, water railway or bill posting, would go ong ways at the end of the monh towards paying electric lights ana garbage service.
 Incorporated cities have long since recovered on the idea that they should give away their franchises to encourage the incoming of capita. Capital comes when the field is prom Ising for safe investment. The time 5s rpe in Risbee now but We have nothing to give away.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

open every evening, and if that isn't enough, let them be thrown wide open on Sunday, too. We are utter ly opposed to having business ruined by any such ideas as closing early.
 Who takes such an interest in ev- cry public matter and g,ves away his money in chunks for the public good like the Marshall Field of Bis bee? Who is there that thinks so much of his fellow man and woman as the open hearted merchant prince. of Gulch d Brewery? The clerks must be curbed in their demands Let them toll on. Who cares? The depart ment store on the Gulch will remain open. The clerks and the public be -.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

Several democrats are in training m different parts of the county for the vacancy to be filled in the office of the probate judge of Cochise county provided his honor resigns. Of course democratic brother in good standing will receive recognition.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

One member Of the city council does not propose to be caught under the hammer when the courts decide that the members of the city council have no legal right to draw their sal aries. He has refused to accept his salary. What is the ruling of the new city attorney on this question?
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

General Baldwin, who was the guest of the city for a few hours yesterday. is a splendid type of American soi- dier, who wears the spurs won in many hard fought contest.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

cne Rev,ew mas branch office at Douglas, and is delivered hy carrier tn the following towns: Eaco.
 Cananea.
 Douglas.
 Tombstone.
 Benson
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
so INsIsTENT.
A Texas Postmistress Who Cornpeis Politeness and Resorts to Uncle

I E t A Texas Postmistress Who Cornpeis Politeness and Resorts to Uncle
 Sam's Help.
 The Texas sheriff who appealed to the postoffiee department last week on behalf of the citizens of little town i'll the southwestern part of the state, ask ing that the postmistress, who, accord ing to the sheriff's letter, required citi- zens of the town, from the mayor down, to remove their hats and look pleasant on asking for mail, and who emphasiz- ed her views with a brace of reyolvers, be toned down sone," has again been heard from.
 The sheriff evidently overlooked the fact that 1t takes some time for an in- spector to travel clear across Texas, and his appeal is urgent. His letter follows: ss,-s H,' < '
 There ain't no inspector showed up in these parts yet and we'd like to know if one is coming. When I wrote you last week things wasn't exactly calm and peaceful, and since then the situation has sure become acuts and unsatisfactory.
 "This lady postmaster here found out in some way-we ain't decided how that the mayor and me and the other leading citizens of the town was some vexed and annoyed with her, and since
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19

then the postofice ain't done any busi- ness to speak of. If it was man of dealing out stamps and handing over our mail you can rest easy we wouldn't have asked for held, and, as it is, we certainly are sorry to bother you. But we ain't making war on women, includ- ing this one, which can handle her ar mament quite casual and flippant; so We want you to do something.
 This town respectfully protests to you against the way in which this ac- credited postmistress is urging her views on politeness; this town respect fully protests that it ain't got time to leave its hat outside the door when getting its mail; this town respectfully protests that its duly elected mayor is important in the eyes of it's citizens and 1 that there ain't no call for him to act humble when he's getting his mail. This mayor ain't felt right since he skipped out of the postoffice last week, some undignified and frisky, owing to the fact he forgot to take off his hat and bow, and he is going to resign if some thing ain't done.
 Please attend to it. for we are get ting snippish and fretful in our tempers and are liable to do something we might regret. Tell the inspector he'd better come to see me first. She heard he's coming and there ain't no use of his being rash and careless '.....
 According to the officers of the post office department, Texas is forging to the front as the most troublesome state in the Union, so far as the personnel of the postal service is concerned. Only yesterday q petition was received at the postoffice department from a town about 300 miles from that ruled over by the postmistress with views on polite ness. The petition was signed by twen- ty of the leading citizens, who conn plained that owing to a feud between the postmaster and his only assistant, mail carrier, who transports the mail to the postoffice from the railroad sta- ton, ten miles away, they had not re- ceived any mail for the past ten days. The writer asserted that the relations between the postmaster and his assist ant had never been very cordial, but that recently they had fight in which the postmaster was worsted. Since that time both the postmaster and mail car rier were prepared 10 shoot on sight. The mail carrier got the mail every day at the railroad, but couldn't get near enough to the postoffice to deliver it. He couldn't open the nlailbags be- cause the postmaster had the key and wouldn't give it up, and the mail carri- CT wouldn't consent to the leading citi- zens rifling the bags. .
 The petition closed with the state ment that the business of the town was suspended, and that the citizens sat around watching the postmaster and his assistant take an occasional shot at one another. Washington Spe- cial.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
MANY APPLICANTS

Desirous of Being Appointed Police
 ts Matron.
 There have been seven applications for the position of police fnatron, made vacant by the death of Mrs. Susan Ire land.
 The candidates most prominent are Mrs. John Dallas, who is a daughter of Mrs. Ireland; Mrs. Storer of Olive street who is woman detective; Mary G. Lane of Westfield, Mass; Mrs. Ar thur Hadden Of 556 Elm street, Mrs. Anderson of Fair Haven, and Mrs. Eu- gene McGann.
 The women have to be examined by the civil service board.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
MIDWINTER CANADIAN ExCUR-
 SION. &

Unusually Low Rates Offered to Cana
 da's Great Cities. ,+ " . The N. Y. N. H, and H. R. R. Go. announce Midwinter Canadian exeur- sions at greatly reduced rates to the beautiful provincial cities of Quebec and Montreal. Tickets will be sold and good going, December 2S-S1, inclusive. and good for return passage until and including January 25, 1904. Excursion rate to Montreal, $11.SO, to Quebec s1s.S0, via direct route; while tickets to Quebec going via Montreal and returning via Sherbrooke. or vice versa. will be sold at $1590.
 A northern trip at this season is filled with novel and interesting experiences. Winter sports. skating. snowshoeing, toboggan sliding, etc, reign supreme.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
But One Dsa.htn Butler.

Butler. Pa. Dec. 1s.-Much gratifca- ton was expressed this evening when the repor. O. the relief committee was announced showing that but one death resulted from the fever to-day, and one new case developed. The total number of fever cases now being treated is esti- mated at between 1000 and HOO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
COAL CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL.
Mccusker & Schroeder to Furnish

McCusker & Schroeder to Furnish 9.OOO Tons Of Black Diamonds. At meeting of the committee or school buildings in the office of the board Of education yesterday noon the contract of furnishing coal for the pub- lie schools in the city was awarded to McCusker & Schroeder. The contract calls for 2,O0o tons of coal to be deliver ed between the present date and Jan- uary 1, 1904.
 McCusker & Schroeder on hard coal gave prices at $6.65, and s4.55 ton, and on soft coal at $435 and $460 a ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19

and the Housatonic river. A four track rolling lift bridge has just been put in at Bridgeport. The Connecticut river bridge at saybrook will be replaced by a double track steel bridge and the steel bridge at New London will be strengthened.
 Specifications have been issued for the Cos Cob bridge by the road. They call for a four track steel bridge of the same type as the Bridgeport structure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
GUESTS OF ROOSEVELT.

President Hadley of Yale and President Mellen of the Consolidated Road En- tertained at the White House.
 President Hadley of Yale university and President Mellen of the Consolidat- ed road were special guests of President Roosevelt at a cabinet dinner given ir the White house Thursday night. Pres- ident Hadley returned to this city yes- terday afternoon and President Mellen left yesterday and arrived home late yesterday afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Would rass H~ek,ng,. charter

Columbus. O.. Dec. 1S.-suit to oust the Hooking Valley Railroad company from it's charter was filed in the circuit court this evening by Attorney General Sheets. it being alleged in the petition that the company is endeavoring to create monopoly Of the coal business in the Hooking Valley in violation of the antitrust law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Aga,ns. nresser,s ,,,.cnargs.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Two protests were filed to-day in the United States district court to the discharge in bank ruptcy of Daniel LeRoy Dresser and Charles E. Reiss, who formerly com posed the firm of Dresser & Co.,, in be- half of the First National bank of Bos- ton and the Cambridge Trust company of Cambridge, Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Barge nnsntn Drpwned.

New London, Dec. 1S.-James Labber- ty. of Greenpoint, N. r., captain of the barge Thomas Monks, fell between his barge and the wharf O the Lenox Oil company in this city this evening, and was drowned before he could be res cued. He is said to have wife and thirteen children living.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Many School Children are s,ckry

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chil dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's Home, New York, Break ur Colds in A hours, cure Feverishness, Head ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Dfsor deTs, move and regulate the Bowels, and Destroy Worms. Mrs. Emily Maronn, Mer iden, Ct.,. says: Tt Is the best medicine in the world for children when feverish and constipated.' Sold by all druggists or by mall, 25c. Sample sent FREE Address Allen s. 0lmsted, LeRoy, N. Y
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
With bautrnents for four tracks the entire Cos Cob work vii cost about half a million dollars.
SOLDIERS FIRST GAME.

The basketball team which has been formed by the soldiers who are Profess sor Russell H. Chittenden's subjects, are planning to meet the team of the naval reserves on New Years day afternoon at the Second regiment armory.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
To ntcerh l,nrll.

Yale conclave, I. o. H., met last night to avoid meeting on Christmas. Several candidates were initiated and many ,ap- plications were received. Frank P. Caf- ferty was elected treasurer in place of Asa c. Bushnell. :
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Com na.,y .h t..r, ,a,,,r 2.

London, Dec 19.-The Daily Mail this morning publishes an uneonfirned statement that the war office is prepar- ing scheme for the compulsory mili- tarv training of all males between the fages of eighteen and twenty-one years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Arre..etl for oyver .Murtler

Williamsport. Pa.. Dec 1S.-Edward Mover, peddlar, was arrested at Sun bury yesterday. Mover, who formerly lived at Danville, is held upon suspicion of having murdered Glendenin, the tele- graph operator at Browns tower.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
HIGHsCF

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
 The members of the New Haven high school football team have elected Percy Maltby Smith captain for the season of 1904. ...-'...#
 Mr. Smith has played tackle and guard on the team for three years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
carues,s,. 8rt Adv,.s, n,sd

London, Dec. 1S.-Charles MacBride, the sculptor. who was Andrew Carne- gie's art adviser. is dead at Edinburgh.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
MILLIONS FOR BRIDGES.
Consolidated Road to Build and Repair
 Rridges

~ Bridges.
 The Consolidated road may have to expend $2,5oooo0 in building new bridges and repairing old ones, as part of the changes in reducing the time be- tween New York and Boston.
 The work includes new tour-track bridges at Cos Cob. Saugatuck river,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19

Those in Hempstsad Harbor Estimated to Have Melted Their Owners Three million Dollars in ths Last six Years sterile Farms Made to Yield Big Fora tunes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
An Artistic Holiday Gift
A Complete
 operatic Score

When you presentsome one with tho SCORE OF THE LATEST COMIC OFERA,you give delight to the entire family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
}; Some "Donts and Some Dos ' For Holiday Shoppers.

The time of the year before and you each other by observing the following hints
 Keep the right be that the gets your and
 recty sk her to let you what she has Wrtten) and
 with you when you can.
 But dont think that shopping is gong be disagreeabe very busy but of the largest New England and lofty ceilings give elbow room and ar
 It's comfortable and its service and machinery smoothness that comes of years of experience
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
BLACK DRESS GOODS. A bs

gain prise oa some very high- class fabrics. just in time to glve some one dress pattern for Christmas, Choice from our own dollar line of Henriettas. Mohairs, Granite Cloths. Cneviots and Zlbclines, at 75c.
 Also. a choice in Colored Goods of the same weaves at the same price. Some of the latter are real $I.50 yard fabrics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19

z market, and later on was screened by hand. % z
 The sand is still lowed to the metrop- olis-16 900 tons of 1t daily-but that is the only part of the old method that still generally obtains. A few spades and carts are no longer all that is nec- essary to get out the sand. Their place has been taken by a mechanical plant that represents an investment of thou sands of dollars.
 This radical change was caused by one sand bank owner believing that he could get the better portion of the sand trade by sending his sand to market all ready for use. And by this scheme he got it and kept it until his rivals were able to put machinery in operation that also made it possible for them to supply clean sand to customers.
 A typical sand plant looks like noth- ing so much as the exterior works of an anthracite coal mine, except that the structures, instead of crowning an ele- vation, are on the floor of the pit, the semi i-circular wall of which not infre- quently towers over one hundred feet above.
 The washer is largely responsible for this similarity in appearance. It is built on the same general plan as a, coal breaker, has the latters ample proportions and is pyramidal and tow CTS like it.
 In addition to the washer each pit has one or more screens fed by an endless chain of cups filled by hand and steam shoyels, and various means of trans
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19
Shopping Hints For Saturday ]:

sLOVES. Always safe gifts in case of ooubt. No woman ever hal more than she could use. Don't lei the size worry you; after Christmas we vii exchange any gloves you buy here for different size. if they have not been worn.
 If you have bur dollar to spend on gloves, get the most for that dollar. The Mono gram dollar glove will give 1t to you If you want the best glove that IS made in the world. get the Jouvin-$l 75
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-19

Red Feather Containing such Song Hits as "The Garden of Dreams" "Prince
 of Good Fellows" etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16

A little while ago the Venezuelan
rebels We're stated to have surrendered
Now they are as lively as ever at Gu
dad Bolivar, with Castro making des-
perate efforts to do them up. If he
gets the upper hand there will be the
usual denouement of a line of men,
against a wall, a rifle volley and so
many good rebels from Castro's point of
view. 1t is only fair to say that if the
rebels got the upper hand they would
treat Castro and his followers in pre-
cisely similar manner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16

Large numbers of Portuguese go to
the Coast, but the census showed no
domination in the Portuguese popula-
ton, and the school census which is
taken three times a year, shows a
steady increase in the number of Portu-
guese children attending school. The
population has shifted it is true, and is
largely concentrated in the city and
also in some favorite locations upon
the various islands, where they build
up homes and do good deal of small
farming.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
Statue Damaged

That the beautiful statue, that tribute
to the memory of the great Kameha-
meha I, which stood in Palace Square,
should be defaced by vandals, ought to
arouse the vengeance of all public
spirited citizens of our city. To see
the figure that stood out proudly
against the sky, fallen, shattered
mass Of former stateliness, a mixed
pile OF parted grandeur, brings the feel
lngs Of revenge into many a breast,
ana II the police lay hands on the Gull
prits no mercy will be shown them.
Where the statue of the great king
once stood, there may be seen today a
life size model of the Douglas Patent
Closet.d, Bath disclaims all knowledge
OF the change but thinks the public is
paying respect to perfection.