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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

Those elegant and refined social
functions commonly known as fried
egg" dances, because of the fact that
the lunch wagons halted before the
entrance doors at midnight in lieu of
supper. have been tabooed SO far as
the Turner hall club and that club
house is concerned. There will be- no
more serial dances given' on each
Saturday or Sunday night at that
place. However this does not mean
that there won't be private club hops,
or balls under lodge or society or as
ISOLATION auspices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

The sick man by the name of AIKEN
who was loaded on n train at Des
Moines and sent to Davenport. passed
away at ST. Luke'S hospital yes ter
day afternoon. Pneumonia is stated
to be the cause of his death. AIKEN
came TO Des Moines while i'll and ask
ed for aid there, but stated that the
city physician refused TO give it to
him and put him on train for Dav-
export. When he arrived in this city
the man was suffering frightfully
and was taken to st. Luke's hospital.
The case appears to be most brutal
one from the story that AIKEN told
and the authorities are investigating
it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

Eduoars Your Bowels with OascArsts.
Candy CatAsrtic, cure constipation forever.
zoe. ~, Eiecr @. fail. dFugEista refVpd u1oueT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

Mrs. Detlevina Field passed away at
her home, 624 West Fourteenth street
Thursday evening at IL o'clock after
long Illness. Deceased had resided in
Davenport for many years and at the
time of her death was Ga years of
age. She is mourned by four
children, three daughters and one son.
and her mother, Mrs. Plambeck, of
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

At the home of the parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Gassmann, of $40 Myr-
tie street, occurred the death of Rose.
the eldest daughter, shortly after 3
O'Clock yesterday morning. The little
girl was years old and was ill only
a week. The funeral will be held Sun
day at p. M. from the house and the
interment will be in Paramount Gene
terry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-01

sirous of learning what attractions
Davenport can offer for such an IN
dustry and whether any local support
would be extended. Mayor Becker
has referred the communication to
the Davenport Business Mems associ-
alton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
g h { @aA Gail y
00liehita 1:aol E
M. M. MUIR * EDITo
WHY LONG LEADS.

1t is not necessary to go far in the senatorial
situation at Topeka to discover which of the can
didaces is growing Longs candidacy has been
kept good-natured active and positive from the be-
ginning It's management has abused one, has
INDUCED in spasms of mockindignation, has
wasted no time in disproving the claims of the OPP
position or Wanting its
The newspaper attitude in and around Topeka
has been mostly anti-Long, seeking all manner of
embarrassment for Long in the interest of Charles
Curtis And yet the Long candidacy has been from
the first eventempered hopeful afirmativey ener-
getic None of the valuable time is spent in de-
nouncing anybody.
The basis of Longs strength is a quality his
opponents will some day be compelled to admit,
much as they deny this time, this quality being
eminent fitness for public service, capacity for
masterful comprehension of economic questions and
an honest fearlessness in controversy.
With this attribute which in the man was in
born and has been further developed by training,
Chester L Long is destined to in the
ate which will be gratifying and profitable to the
state of Kansas AS this world goes, the student,
the deliver the economic analysist is the exception.
Assurance OF political progress in the individual
often lies through single-mnded manipulation of
the machinery of politics that few dare to in
dulge in the great time it takes to exhaust
economic problem and inform themselves that
they become in the matter authoritative. The east
which does not disturb often its men in Washing
ton, has produced the majority of these economic
students
1t political daring on the part of Chester l.
Long that he selected the course he has, But it
has been to the qualification profit of the state
It can not and will not escape the deliberations
which every member of that senatorial will
give to the matter of his choice
For you rest assured that and beyond
The entangng strings of obligations the individual
ambitions the clashing aspirations the grind of in
fuences which a senatorial contest gathers about
It, the majority of that legislature will have in
mind Kansas and be actuated for the interests of
the paramount influence, the good of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
THE ROAR OF PRISONERS.

Prisoners however grave their crimes may be-
are entitled under an unwritten law to dinner Of
turkey and cranberry sauce a year AT the
JAIL is one of the subheadings in every American
newspapers account of Christmas New Years
festivities AS matter of course, the Chicago news
papers described the in which greeting was
extended to the glad New Year at the Cook county
Jail The jailer gave copies of the bill of fare
ard after looking at them, the least imaginative
person could picture the enthusiasm with which
poor unfortunates "sat down to the feast. The
jailer deserved much credit for the sumptuous re-
past That is, people thought he did, until they
heard from the parties of the second part. The
prisoners did not mind eating what they describe
as bone soup. decayed bean stew, hard bread and
water" but they objected strenuously having this
called banquet" Within three days after the
New Years dinner they managed to smuggle into
one of the newspaper Offices most remarkable
communication. 1t signed wI1h eighty names
and cell numbers whose possessor5 unite in The de-
claraon that the food in question was unfit u eat
and consisted Of rusty pan partially filed with
half-cooked beans and the chicken and cranberry
sauce existed only in the imagination. Certainly,
every benevolent persons sympathy goes out TO
these poor men. At the time the public must
be considered. Just the thought of paupers
freezing in the streets spois ones appetite for din
ner so did the idea of genial warmth and good cheer
in the Jail many a citizen to sleep easier.
Penolegsts say it is bad thing to give criminals
the idea that they will be too comfortable in prison
because they will all want to go there. On this
principle the revelations about the Cook county
New Years dinner may turn many men from lives
of crime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
THERESE'S IRON SAFE.

IT has not escaped the readers of this paper that
the Eagle has given, for months, in full, the details
of the Humbert case the greatest swinde in history
Therese, low-browed, shock-haired, yeow-skn-
ned invented fortune She said she had saved the
life of an American millionaire in France. He after
ward died, leaving her his millions. The states
mans son, Humbert. married Therese, the heiress.
The judiciary bureau Humbert senior at its head.
discovering the fiction maintained it. The sup
posed millionaire a Crawford. Two Crawford
children invented; they contest the will; sign
stipulation that Therese shall keep the fortune in
freproof safe. which if she open, she shall forfeit
the money. Therese rears daughter (genuine).
Whenever, in the twenty years this great fake was
kept its feet the howl for opening the safe be-
came importunate, of these fictitious Crawford
boys would make love to Thereses daughter and so
quiet things With this safe as her gold reserve
Therese and her family borrowed millions. They
went to the top. Therese was Mrs Carnot's init
mate, When the creditors became unruly some
money borrowed and some were satisfied.
Others beaten in court. the judges trembling
for their places held by the grace of Humbert Sr.
This swndle its long entangling threads through
the politics, the society, the commercial life of
France. The safe opened at last and found
empty The Humberts successfully fed. They were
arrested the other day in Madrid.
The swindle lasted twenty years Until it fell
and shattered it was and stood the apotheosis of
credit, the dedication of wealth 1t was the pro-
duct of money getting time a child of the money
standard
How many Therese iron safes are there in this
wide world of false money and social emulations?
How many credits empty safes? How many
social pretensions are empty safes? How many po-
ltical commercial and professional prominences are
empty safes? What terrible terrible world this
would be if all the safes should be suddenly opened
Thereses safe was opened How many trusts
would survive?
The world has gone money mad and the maddest
have empty safes. Some time in a generation al
ways. they opened. If you live up your income
IN your lifetime for necessities if your goal is not
the accumulation of money if your aspirations are
based regard for your immortal soul thank
God He will not open any safe on you.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

ment declined to sign the collective note me
American government has held aloof altogether from
the demand for the payment Of the second Install
ment ca the gold basis 1t appreciates the difficult
ties under which the Chinese government is labor
ing There are continual outbreaks which have to
be put down Even if there be the inclination to
pay the full amount of money aue-which is doubt
fulEthere may be a question as to the ability to
pay.
The United States has dealt considerably With
China from the beginning 1t tried to get the other
powers to cut down to s100,OOO000 the total of
the indemnity 1t kept its own claims Tithin rea-
sonable limits. The American government cannot
exposulate with European governments for de-
manding payment on the gold basis. The treaty
fixes the rate which silver shall be taken at that
of April, 1901, when silver worth more than it
is now The United States will not press the
Chinese government at this tire. Whether that
government will be grateful fer the forbearance
shown On this and other occasi ms remains to be
seen It ought to feel itself indebted to the Ameri
can government
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
Be Just to Yourself.
J philadelphia North American

Philadelphia North American.)
One must forget selfsatisfying and selfdesiring
none afford has the right overlook
neglect in the least being
first and highest duty make the
make things better until w
ceeded therein Men may call egosrn
just Pitt characterized General Wofe's Boosting
day before the English army embarked Canada.
Pitt forgot all that when he heard how Wolfe
cbed to achieve the glorious victory of the Heights
OF Abraham, So will forget their sneering when
through personal and attention fit ourselves
the accomplishing of high work.
And shall be able accomplish. either In
selves in others. begin In
necessary should standards sufficiently
above the requirements OF this world. but having
done that. let stick the mark despite
think do All you make OF your life you
alone make You may become borrower. and thus
constitute yourself only depository for peoples
thought and opinions and principles Or be your
banker. drawing yourself for the principal
lending interest. One thing admits disput-
irg-what you have cannot give, Apparent
fishness IS often the purest unsefshness And
there be finer perennial resolution than
be self-ones best self.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
The CHINESE INDEMNITY

The American government has given further
possible in its dealing with China says the Chi
cage Tribune The price Of silver has fallen consid-
erably since the Chinese government bound itself
by treaty 10 pay iniemrities to different foreign
powers account of the boxer outrages. That gov
eminent offers in payment of the second in
stallment Of the ndemnities the same amount Of
silver it would have paid If the gold value Of
that metal were what it when the treaty was
signed The treaty provides that the Indemnity
shall constitute a gold debt" China proposes to
make the debt silver debt and-io pay less than
the stipulated sum.
The European powers viii not accede to this.
Their representatives at Pekin have signed note
warning the Chinese government that it is no light
matter TO repudiate treaty obligations Minister
Conger acting under orders from the state depart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
FOREIGN CRITIC FLAWS US.

foreign writer with the impossible name of
NJ. Astrogoski, has been studying conditions in
America He talks like a Populist, and he is about
far off as some Populsts are
NJ. Astrogoski considers the United States SEN
ate for the most part filled with wealthy men of
mediocre political intelligence" representing
Everything enlightened opinion to which they
do not pay the slightest heed
Here is the general summing up of this writer
concerning national legislature:
Congress is deficient in every point; it fails to
protect the public purse, to administer the finances
to safeguard the credit of the country and to pass
the necessary laws. It's power whether legitimate
usurped, is expended in demonstrations and man
euvers which aim at the applause of unthinking
mobs and in the service of private interests.
In regard to state legislatures he says:
"The state finances administered by the leg
islatures with scarcely any regard to economy the
waste of the public resources is an everpresent and
growing evil even in conservative states such
Massachusetts. The laws made with singular in
competence and carelessness Their number is
cessve running into volumes each session; but they
mostly laws relating to local private interests
In the states ruled by the machine the majority Of
the members of the legislature simply tools of
the boss"
Municipal assemblies, with their Doodle alder
men and penchant for giving away valuable fran
chises for nothing-that is nothing for the city
treasures-also come in for sharp criticism.
And yet grow and prosper and accomplish
things, despite foreign critics We certainly
have faults SINS but they do not dominate poll
tics, certain unhappy element at home is always
insisting and the Superficial critic from abroad is
always, to his own horror. discovering.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
Fron az q MsTzzine.

The man who (. weakened IN wsli-eoiax BY fke IN
gratitude Of Others serving God o. salary bsssTns
Power Of Truth.
Philosophy primarily matter q food: secondary
a matter does the s.zf
Two thousand Miles 4a:ornoeis
people always - ess.pposntst p>epe
PANE so- woraz1.
There szeh c>rtsiaiy G: t-o-1~t<s On al sss-
-ets a, ore holds .iss;~en ard -sxsty-cspss,n
Sackffa-
aeh-csp;asr Nzekii-.
Love ifSe hSrey 4 rars- - tAken ~ ssss
rgs szf- 81 if-7ne Ptsrzch xsS re Priest
Nics vorss fairs fsrosxs lore ara
resch<e 81 io~e u sss 70 20 - rsssor>f-
Do-r r. Water STREET
Deaf call yourself srsene ard - ski-ss-e al sss
sse a ts> srsesdssi7 e fer
-Asss AtST's S<2Sksc-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
Why Shakespeare Endures.
From the Saturday Review.

What interests Shakespeare's plays Is not the
plays themselves tstrictly irreievant ard
beauty that poured them We love them for their
matches poetry and their matches insight into the
human soul. Hamlet Is for nothing bat the study
contepiatye distracted by the necessity be
Up and doing; Macbeth, the study Of noble mind de-
by ambition: The Merchant OF Venice the study
racial strength against contempt and persecution
the actual Framework % these studies:
thing. the studies themselves and the language IN
which they Our In the proigctfon
Shssespes-ean play t. according solely TO the inun
rshness the conception Of the chief character
characters ard the beauty with the
dsclz lined BIZ all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

The bureau of education down in Washington has
discovered that children born in summer are taller
than those born in winter The bureau is paid for
finding out things like this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

Emperor William has removed the nice round
spongey world from beneath Ambassador Hole
ben. The apparent charge is that Holeben liked us
Americans well
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

1t is said the women of Chicago spend SIS 001
annually for face massage. That's nothing Jeffries
gets fully that much annually for massagng
wouldbe champions countenances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

When Kipling i'll. Emperor William tele-
graphed his sympathies. Now that Kiplng has roast
ed Germany William is mad. Kipling start
more things with fountain pen than any other man
in the world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

The point has arrived in the statehood situation
where Oklahoma believes she could swim ii Ar-
iona and New Mexico would take their hands out
of her hair
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

II is barely possible that soon he is elected
as he will be. the Topeka papers will discover tha
Mr.. Prrgle is a very worthy and capable young man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

Scott. who built the Oregon. received vote for
United States senator in California. He didn't time
his senatorial candidacy right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

So far as the Venezuelan matter is concerned
the public has left orders with the newspapers to
wake them up when ANYTHING exciting occurs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

Reports indicate that Judge Barker at Topeka
having arrived at the last ditch. win move in and
stay few hours
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

In this gay. csrefree world TODAY q good many
people over-working the cold-air damper and
blessing the coal trust.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

New York says that the Citizens OF Kan
sas City retain many OF the jay customs of their
village DAYS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

General Booth is travelling over the country in
private car; and the penny thumps on the drum
head
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
he looked at him IN astonishnent-

she looked q him II sstouishrzent
How foolish she exclaimed You 4, al
date. You want make EXPENSES ~ your
income when nsnny know tast 81 10 yogr
duty to get ths, viii expenses Let
Us hear no more 81 this .eolsshness
vEI he happy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
CFrorn the Chicago Post

And when married he suggested we VII
rlan together keep ;osnt expenses within n
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-10-23
Big Thing.
Trunk Department.
JeWe1ry Department

Here
Fall Holiday
fol
We all
Siverwae Glass
70 quantity Limited
Notwithstanding
old
will find
have you buy
ewery, we llrepa dmake it ikenew
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Just received a lot OF F~lorsteini
high grade shoes for men.-E. Osell.'
The best place to get your work
done is at the Golden Rule Shaving
Parlors by l.. q. Bayer. First class work
to all. Next door to the BakeryrSaloon.
The Elko Steam Laundry liz now pre-
pared to wash and iron lace curtains at
30 and 10 cents per pair and asks the
ladies of Elko to bear this fact in mind.
They guarantee excellent work.
Adolph Knudson is now conducting
the Depot Hotel t~onsorial parlors and
solicits II share Of the public patronage.
Cleanliness and first class work is his
motto and he wishes his friends and
others to Civ, HIM n call when they
want a good shave or haircut.
N.'P. Guldagger, at Jones old Stand
il prepared to 90 blacksmithiug in al
Of its branches mt prices to suit the
times. Horse shOeing and wagon work Il
specially. All work guaranteed. Take
your work to Mr.. G~uldagger's shop il
you want it done we'll aud ut reasonable
prices.
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hone>SfI~ made
Levi Strauss Cos
CoPPer-rtveted
OVeHa11S
l& Us &l


The eight-bour law passed by the last
Legislature goes into effect Saturday.
the 25,b instant. The full text of the
act is as follows:
Section |. The period Of employ.
ment OF working men in all under
ground mines or workings shall be
eight hours per day, except in cases Of
emergency where life OF property are in
imminent danger.
Section ,. The period Of employment
Of working men in smelters and all
other institutions for the reduction or
refining Of ores or metals shall be eight
hours per day except III cases OF emer-
gency where life or property are in inr-
minent danger.
Section ,. Any person who violates
either Of the preceding sections OF this
act, o: IN corporation, employer or his
or its agent who hires, contracts with,
OF causes any person to work in an
underground mine or other underground
workings, or in a smelter or any other
institution or place for the reduction OF
refining Of ores or metals for a period of
time longer than eight hours during one
day unless life or property shall he in
imminent danger shall he guilty Of Il
misdemeanOr and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine OF not less than
II hundred Q00 dollars, nor moro
than five hundred (50O) or Imprisonment
in the county Jail not more thnn six
raonths or ny both fine and imprson-
ment.
Section 1. This act shall take effect
sixty days from and after it's passage.
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STATE OF ONO. Cry ~ TOLEDO .
Lt'CAs tpt'STY y

STATE OF ONO. Cry or rOLEpo
Lucas COuNrY ~
FRANK j. CUESEY mnkCs oath that he
IL the senior partner Of the lirm Of +. j.
CuESEY e Co., doing business in hcCIty
81 Toledo. County aud State aturcsnid,
and that said lirm will pay the sum 81
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor each
aud every caso of Catarrh that cannot
he cured 10y the ,iscoi Halls CATAWRH
CURr. FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn Ia before me aud subscribed
IN my presence. this 9TH day " Drcrm.
bCr. \. D.. 1896.
- \. W. CLEMSON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken in.
t~crnally and ncis directly ON the blood
and mucoue surfaces ~ the systcm
Send for testimonials free.
Sold 10y Druggiste Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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All PERSONS are hereby warned not to
discharge firearms OF any kind or dcs.
cription whatever within the limits Of
II circle whose radius is one mile from
the p~ostofice OF the town OF Elku. Any.
onc firing a gun or pistol within the
limits Of said circle will he arrested and
prosecuted to tho fullest extent Of the
law.
CHARLES b. HENDERSON,
District; Attorney Of EIko County, New.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

Tho rcsidcnts Of the town of EIko
are hereby notified to clean the alleys
M their premises of all rubbish. \
failure to comply with this notice will
subject the offender to artept aud prosc
cutiou.
by order OF the Town Board.
ELKo, Nevada; AprilG. 1907.
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FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

There will bc no services mt the E.Iis
ropal chursh tomorrow except SUNDAY
school mt 80 y. IN.
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Reduced Rates from
Eastern Points.

Tho Southern Pacific Co. will put
INTO effect from February 10th to June
10Th next, second class tickets from
Chicago, sS3 60; Missouri River points.
Sioux City to Kansas City. s25. 90; from
st. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans,
$1,000; with corresponding low rates
from all Eastern points. Call on agents
s. u. Company Tor further particulars.
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EHsrRoM -RAINE-At Palisndc. Nevada,
April %, 1909, 10y Rev. George II
Greenfield, Mr.. Peter Ekstrom Of
Ryndon I" Miss Mamie Rainc ~ Pal
IsHdc,