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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-15
MOODY,
Basement Jameson Block.

4s5 acres In Lincoln county. 500
acres bluestem wheat. 10 head large
American horses. Farm implements.
buildings modern and good. well
watered; the best and most up-to-
date home in the county: must sell;
price. $4,000; terms
oLNEY d GIBBS,
Phone Brown 900. IL Stevens Street
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-15
Eastern Markets.
CHICAGO.

AS reported by the Coe Commission
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
THROUGH and Through.

New Bedford, Mass, Mar. 2nd.-At
658 First St., this city, lives very
happy man. His name is Uric Levas-
seur and he certainly has good reason
to feel glad and proud.
Mr.. Levasseur has been sick for
long time with general weakness and
a sore pain in his back. At the last he
got so very bad that he could not walk
without great misery. Now he is we'll
and in speaking of this wonderful
change in him he says:
81 believe it to be my duty to tell
everybody how | was cured. | was so
weak that l could not stoop, in fact, |
was unable to walk without great
pain. / began taking Dodd's Kidney
Pills and after two months treatment
am we'll and sound again.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are Godsent
remedy. l will always praise them for
their wonderful cure of my case. They
cured me through and through. | am
as strong and able a man now as |
ever was"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Old-Time Boots.

An oldish gentlemen, resembling
Hosea Perkins, was compimented on
the fine appearance of his boots, which
were made of thin calf, and reached to
his knees, the legs, Of course, being
under his trousers, as we used to wear
them IS and 4 years ago. 81 am past
TO-" he said, "and have never worn a
shoe. Up to my 18th year | went bare
footed, then stepped right into pair Of
Conestoga boots, which may be good
enough to pillow in, but won't do for So
clety. These boots I've got on cost me
SIG a pair, and have to have 'em made
specially. Boots once saved my life,
and. that why stick to 'em. While In
speeding a railroad with which | was
connected my heel got caught in frog
and held me there till a train nearly
ran over me. l managed to pull my
foot out, leaving the boot. II had had
a shoe on I'd not be here today. New
York Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

Love make young man sober and
an old man giddy.
Busy men are seldom afflicted with
fits of melancholy.
Wise people respect the man; fools
respect his good clothes.
Any man who does you an i'll turn
will never forgive you for it.
When a man runs short in his ac'
counts he is apt to run lg in his trav
els.
Nothing seems more edifying to some
people than to see a bow-legged man
chasing his hat in windstorm.
If some types of beauty were more
than skin deep they might prove fatal
to the possessors thereof.
1t is said that amounting bald head
with onion juice will make Inc hair
grow. If bald, go lose yourself in the
woods and try it.-Chicago News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
The Floor of the Pacific Ocean.

Inc TlOOT " TIC TdOlIS NSSaHh
If the waters of the Pacific could De
drained, there would be revealed a vast
stretch Of territory comprising eno:-
nous plateaus, great valleys for which
DO parallels exist on the land surface
lofty mountains, beside which tho
Himalaya and the Andes would look
like hillocks, and tremendous hollows
or basins, only to be compared with
those on the face of the moon.
While there are great mountains,
and huge basins or "deeps," the pla-
teau areas are by far the most extern
slve. Relatively speaking, the floor Of
the Pacific as now at last revealed on
the plateau areas, is level. There are
fluctuations and depressions, but the
general area is about the same depth
below the surface.
Soundings develop mean depth OF
from $500 to 300 fathoms. In shoal-
err spots there is a mean depth of from
1900 to 2,4O0 fathoms Deeper spots
show from $500 to 1900 fathoms.-
Leslie's.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Loudenslager's timely Story.

The mix-up which has occurred In
the bribery investigation by the house
naval committee through the retractton
of Witness Doblln reminds Congress
man Harry Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey of the mistake made by two Irish
men who had been hired as professional
mourners.
A man had died in New York pos
sessed of some money, but no friends,
and it was determined by the bene-
ficiaries OF his will that he should be
buried with some semblance OF grief.
Two Irishmen were found who consent
ed for IS each to walk behind the hearse
in the role Of mourners. They under
took the Job and, with bowed heads
trailed along after the undertaken, ex-
pressing sorrow in lugubrious accents
such as: "Wurra, wurra; Oh, why did
ys die? Ochone. darlint, why did ye2
lave u.s." and other expressions that
they considered bound TO make in re-
turn for their s..
Az the little procession dreaded It's
way through the crowded streets the
nostrils Of the mourners were saluted
with an unpleasant odor. Mike, said
one in q whisper TO his comrade, "phat
IL the matter with the corpse?"
"Niver moind," whispered Mike
"kapS yer head down, fer II ye look up
yell lose your foive."
They trailed along little further and
the odor became too strong for Pats
nose, and curiosity and he looked up
mike" he said, ''yez can look up
We've lost the hearse and are follerin
a garbage cart"
The Investigators started after the
Lessler hearse but discovered they were
following the Doblin garbage cart
Philadelphia Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
BIG srEnooRApHIc FEAT.
Three Men Take 100000 Words Of
Testimony Before Strike Commits
sion,

Three stenographers, and some
times only two, in two weeks time
took down almost 800 newspaper col
umns Of the proceedings of the an
thracite strike commission. All told,
there were 100000 words uttered
during the session OF the commission
erS.
The shorthand report of all these
proceedings, the testimony of coal op-
orators, miners, railroad men. boys,
and women of dozen different ma
tionalities and score of dialects, all
went into the Official reports of the
proceedings, and together with the
wrangling, examining, cross ques-
tioning, and arguments of two score
or more lawyers, never less than o.,
and the questions and comments Of
the seven members Of the commits
sion, kept the official stenographers
busy every second Of the day and far
into the night. Yet every morning
each of the commissioners, lawyers,
and chief witnesses were handed a
full and complete typewriter report
of the proceedings Of the day prev
ious.
The stenographers began work TAX
morning. The first reporter began by
taking shorthand notes for 80 min
utes. Then another stenographer
took a seat at the table, and as soon
as he began taking down the pro-
ceedings the first man beat hasty
retreat to small room in the rear of
the hall, where he dictated his notes
to a typewriter operator. The second
stenographer would takes notes for
45 minutes, when he would be reliev-
ed by the third man. By the time
the third man had taken notes for 30
or 40 minutes the first stenographer
had finished transcrlbing his notes
and was ready to come back to the
firing line.
During the noon hour, when the
commission and the lawyers and wit
nesses were out regaling themselves
at luncheon the stenographers would
be wrestling with their pothooks and
talking away briskly to the typewrit-
er operators. Just before 2 they
would take few minutes to swal-
low a sandwich and cup OF milk,
and then begin work for the after
noon. After the court had adjourned
at 4:30 the stenographers would find
themselves possessed Of enough ma
terial to keep them debating until
we'll on towards midnight. Then they
would have to read the copy made
by the typewriters, compare 1t with
their notes, and correct all errors
Chicago Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Nero's Merry Quip.

And It came to pass during the sad,
sorrowful, days of ancient Rome that
Nero set the city afre. Watching the
flames, Nero fiddled while Rome was
burned.
"Why are you burning the city thus?'
asked a courtier.
"Just to show those Phoenician trust
magnates that / can have just as ex-
pensive a fire that way as If l burned
their high-priced coal, "chortled Nero.
But why are you playing the fiddle
to show your merrlment?" persisted
the courtier.
ooh, I'm playing the fiddle because
I've got too much sense to harp upon
the coal strikel"-Baltimor Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Then the Senators Smiled.

Then the Senator Smiled: Senator
Foraker was discussing a nice point in
the militia bill yesterday with all the
courtesy of Chesterfield.
"Why, we are all subject to militia
duty" he exclaimed In a silvery out
burst. as he looked around at the many
gray-haired Senators.
AT least. all Of us" he added sagely
"who are under As, as most Of us surely
are"
The aged Senatorial visages lighted
with smile Of appreciation.-Wash
ington Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor. who died
recently in Oregon, was known as the
historian Of the Northwest. being the
author of a number Of historical works
on Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. She was born In Rome, N.
Y, in 1926, and at the age Of IA she
began to write for newspapers and was
a contributor Of verse to the Home
Journal, under the edltorship Of N. p
Willis. Her early poems and those OF
her sister we're published in 1851, and
her last work, also volume Of poems,
In 1900. In the intervening half CEN
tury she devoted herself chiefly TO his
torical subjects, being the author Of a
dozen volumes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

A Congregational minister Of Chicago
has warned the young women OF his
church to beware Of the dude and re-
main spinsters rather than marry one.
Dudes are triflers." he said recently in
a sermon. They are giggling Jumping
jacks. All they know how to do is to
throw cigarette smoke into their hol-
low heads in a hopeless chase after
brains, and to convert their nostrils
into smokeStacks."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

The aggregate capitalization OF the
industries at Pittsburg, Pa, is more
than two billion, FIVE hundred million
dollars. The production Of steel in
Pittsburg in 1901 equalled half that Of
England. was more than that Of Ger
many, twice that of France, Ave times
that Of Russia or Belgium, and 25 times
that Of Spaing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Following Orders.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-Here, Bridget, see
how dusty It is under the bed.
Bridget-Yes'm.
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Hayen't i'm
pressed upon you that you must sweep
under the beds?
Bridget--As coorse, ma'am, an how
could the dust get there II hadn't
swept Il under.-Philadelph Press
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Bright Idea.

"Bradbent keeps warm these cold
days"
HAS he plenty Of coal"
mo. but he gets out the old papers
Of last summer and reads about the sun
strokes and thunderstorms. His mag
ination does the rest"-Chlcago News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Cruel.

A local band was one day playing at
Dunfemline when an old weaver came
I'D and asked the bandmaster what air
they were playing. That is The Death
OF Nelson replied the bandmster.
solemnly. "Ay, mon," replied the weav-
err. Eye nae gi'en him an awful death. -
It'd Bits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

In rs years the number OF establish
ments in the United States making
electrical machinery and supplies has
increased from &c to $50. The annual
output has increased from $4,000, 900 to
S91 5000 The capital invested In
the bushes Is $50. 100000
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

Joshua G. Dodge, who was an aso-
clate of William Lloyd Garrison, Wen
dell Phillips and other leaders of the
anti-slavery movement, has just celE-
brated his goth birthday at Arlington.
Masl
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
Ito be Continued.)

A Methodist bishop has warned
young ministers not to marry young
He must want them to get acquainted
with the sin of flirting with the girls
In their congregations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

Hamlin's Wizard OIL will cure
larger number OF painful ailments
than anything which you can find.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

AS a rule. gray horses attain a
greater age than those of any other
color, but when old they are white.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
LITTLE ITEMS.

In Berlin 1873 public buildings are
owned by the state and 497 by the
municipality.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

owned by the state and 4s7 by the
municipality.
Hamlin's Wizard OIL will cure
larger number Of painful ailments
than anything which you can find.
AS a rule, gray horses attain a
greater age than those of any other
color but when old they are white.
A bottle OF Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a
medicine chest in itself; 1t cures pain
In every form. so cents at druggists.
Miss Mary Ann Meade, the first
woman in America to learn the art of
photographing, has just died in Brook
Ign.
Mothers will find Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the very best for
their children during the teething
period.
did Ayrekastil take in a partner
when he started his newest get-rich
scheme?" mo, only the people who
bought in the stock. Cincinnati
Tribune.
Living in Lacy Springs, Va. is
cousin and namesake of Abraham Lin
coin. This man, Abraham Lincoln by
name, is now 80 years old, and has
among his family papers several let
tiers written by the president to his
father, David Lincoln, in 1S4S. The
president Abraham Lincoln, who is the
head of the Virginia branch of the
family, is a typical old Virginian, and
has enjoyed considerable prosperity.
He has made study Of the Lincoln
genealogy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

A bottle OF Hamlin's Wizard Oil is a
chest in itself; 1t cures pain
Ia every form. so cents at druggists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

Miss Mary Ann Meade, the first
woman in America to learn the art Of
photographing, has just died in Brook.
Ign.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the very best for
their children during the teething
period.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24
Death of W. {. Saffo ID.

Last Tuesday, Sept. 8th, Mr.. W.
Z. Satfold of Amite City, La, died
at his home from a broken limb, occa-
stoned by a recent fall.
Mr.. Saffold was born Wilkes county
Ca, near Delhi, about S3 years ago
In early life he went to Lexington
Miss, and for many years was resi-
dent of Holmes comfy. Many Of our
citizens remember that during the
late civil war he had charge Of Nitre
manufacture in this county. His first
wife who was Miss Wade, died be-
fore the war and in October 1865, he
married Miss Annie E. Woottsn,
daughter Of the late Rev. W. l..
Wootten, who still survives him. By
his last wife one son was born who
died in August 1885 of typhoid fever
at Handsboro, Miss. Mr.. Saffold was
a man of irreproachable character,
and broad culture. As a talker he
equaled Coleridge. At one time in
life perhaps no man had more i'm
plicit confidence in mankind. Pos
sessing large means he loaned at
various times thousands of dollars to
his neighbors, taking absolutely no Sc
curity. This credulty, prompted by
generous heart, was to a large ex-
tent betrayed and thus much Of his
splendid property lost forever.
In matters of religion he was
skeptical. Not an avowed infdel.
and might properly be classed as a
m0rallst. Like the late Hon. Joshua
Hill of Ga, his doubts and fears he
vainly sought to solve in Christian
creeds, content he was, at last t.
think, mans only merit consists in
Deeds" He left the shore without
creed, but life SO upright, so gen.
erous, surely did not, and could not
go down in unending night. In this
age Of cor aicting creeds and dogmas
| can only believe and trust that he
stands justified before Him who is to
Judge the quick and dead. Thus one
by one we pass away to that Country
from Whose boon no traveller re-
turns.
His wife will return to Georgia to
live on November LIST. S. A. W.
Washington (Ga.) Chronicle.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24
Devoured By Wo rms.

Children often cry. not from pain
bu. from hunger. although fed
abundantly. The entire trouble
arises from inanition, their food ID
not assimilstsd, but dsvoured BY
worms. A few doses OF Whites
Cream vermifuge will cause them
20 cease crying and begin to thrive
at once very much to the surprise
aud JOY Of the mother. Csc Il B. s.
Beail =, Lexington; L. C. Alexander,
N. 2. Winklsr, Foster Drug. Co,
Tchuia.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24
D,,rant.

Durant is on a boom several fine
bouncing babies. Cotton is ten cents
a pound and corn four bits Q bushel.
No fights up to present but | sup
pose they will increase as the tenn
perature falls.
Our friend Peters has taken unto
himself a wife. Well lone! Its no
more than every one ought to do If
he can get some one 10 have him.
Our old friend Col. Hamilton, has
returned from his trip to the Pacific
coast. The trip has been Of great
benefit to the gentlemanly old war
rior, jurist and statesman.
]. B. West Of Summit, spent a
few days in the city this week.
w. ]. Vardaman and wife are at
Castalian Springs.
Hon. L. M. Southworth was a re-
cent visitor to our city.
Alb. Williams and daughter has
returned from an extended visit to
the Pacific coast.
Walter Lockhart is spending a few
days under the parental roof.
ThomasJ ]. Williams q former resi-
dent Of this village died few days
ago in Kosciusko.
We will not attempt to make a
guess at the present cotton crop.
We have made two Ouesses formerly
thinking probably we would secure
the prize offered but 10 our disap-
pointment we missed one five million
bales and the other three millions.
We were never good at guessing
any way.
Rev. J. 7. Tull who has been sick
nigh unto five weeva is now able to
be up.
Yes, we are one Of the two or
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Fresh, Crisp Paragraphs Concerning People
and Affairs Around Our National
Capitol.

upon to take the minds of the people
from the scandals cropping out in the
administration of the affairs of gov
ernment. The Panama Canal affair is
being used to get the minds Of the
people from the rottenness Of the
departments as administe red by the
republican party, but all in vain.
Those little incidents are but the
wonder Of an hour, and the minds Of
the people wander back to their NUT
tons, the scandals in the departments
at Washington. Like BaDquo's ghost,
they will not down, but return with
perplexing persistency to plague an
administration that is rotten to the
core. The people have specific for
this cancer on the body polite if they
will 90 to tire polls and administer it.
It is up to them.
The trusts are still in the saddle.
The anthracite coal trust is advanc.-
ing the price of coal again, though it
is reported to have mined and stored
some millions Of tons more than can
be sold this year, and yet this trust
has such a monopoly that il can put up
prices as it pleases. The meat trust
also fles notice that flint ends to raise
the price Of its products to level
more in accord with the times and
psrmissive Of the garnering Of larger
profits. Congress, last winter, when
the coal trusts was q live issue, ap-
propriated . special fund Of $500. 900
for the Department Of Justice to use
to prosecute trusts. Congress also
provided for a number Of assistant
Attorneys General TO prepare cases
against the trusts. Many months
have elapsed since tkis money and
those attorneys we're placed at the
disposal Of the administration, but nc
action has been begun. There is on
hie with the Attorney General more
thaa one, case against trusts, pn,par-
cd by private enterprise such az the
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedriddsn alone and destitute.
such it brief was the condition Of an
old soldier by name of J. J. Havens
Versailles Q. For years he was
troubled with kidney disease and
neither doctors nor medicines gave
him relief. Atlength he tried Elec-
'rie Bitters. Il put him on his feet
in short ordes and now he testities,
"1'm on the road 10 complete recov-
cry" Best on earth for Liver and
Kidney troubles and all forms of
Stomach and Bowel Complaints.
Only 5Oc. Guaranteed by B. S.
Beall Druggist.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-09-24

case against the coal trust prepared
by William r. Hearst, and the case
against the tobacco trust has been on
file for over two years, but it has re-
posed in a psgeon-hole in the depart
ment, and even the extra money and
the extra help have been unable to
drag it into court. ~
There sesms co be nothing that can
stop this Unsuitable greed of bloated
trusts, except business depression.
That with its resultant reduction in
the peoples purchasing power, will
prove the only effective means to
bring prices down again to a reason
able limit, so long as the republican
party remains in the saddle. So far
as legislatures and courts are con-
cerned they are apparently, unable or
unwilling to do anything to protect
the consumers. Antitrust laws pass
ed by the law-givers are, as rule,
promptly and neatly knocked out by
the judges, who seem to be exceed
ingly anxious to protect what they
consider the constitutional rights Of
corporations. Did you ever hear Of
the constitutional rights of an indi-
vidual? Never in your life. Some
months ago, newspapers were full Of
statements to the effect that the Fed
eral Government wouldn't do thing
to the pernicious coal trust after Mr..
William Radolph Hearst had put it
in a hole, soaped the sides and pulled
up the ladder. Well, what has been
the result? Nothing. The coal trust
is still doing business at the old stand
and determined to give prices another
boost this winter.
Verify, the consumers is an un-
happy lot. He pays double prices for
the things he needs, and at the same
time looks in vain for redress for
grievances innu merable.
He boasts Of constitutions which
do not protect him, and of courts
which consider it great sport to set
at naughtlaws designed to safeguard
the rights of the people. Extortion
is the watchword all over this broad
land Of ours. There is none among
consumers who can escape its AFRO
gance and tyranny, none who can
devise means to bring it to an end.
Oh, prosperity. what sins and injus.
tices are committed in thy name!