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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-17
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The board of public works of the
city Of SPOKANE viii receive bids or
6sr is. 1905. at the hour 81 q o'oiook
p. m. at the city hall, for the I'm
provement of First avenue from the
east line of Madison to the east line
ssr WALNUT oSrSn sss By sxn, e. s n.
plans and speeif,cs tions on fls lip
the office Of the city engineer. and
referred TO In ordinance No. A1<+s.
which ordinance and said map, plans
Improvement and to which bidders
are hereby referred for further par
ticulars. All bids must be made in
duplicate on printed forms to be fur
nished by the board. sealed, and one
city commissioners. the other with
There must be written upon the
outside of the envelope the words,
Proposal for the paving of First
the bidder and the copy of the bid
sent to the board must be accompan-
led with certified check for not
less than 10 per cent of the amount
of the bid. and made out to the order
works. and no bid shall be considered
unless accompanied by said check
The successful bidder shall be re-
quired to enter into such contract and
FURNISH SATISFACTORY bOnuS as requlf-
ed by said ordinance No. ALAS. the
laws of the state OF Washington, the
city charter and ordinance pertain
ing upon the subject within FIVE days
after he has been notified that the
contract has been awarded to him.
Special attention is called to ordi-
nance A1031. governing contracts for
public works. Where any material
used is of the kind that Is produced
here the same shall be OF home pro-
when ra
equal 20 foreign production.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Successful bid
der on the above proposal will be re-
quired to furnish guarantee or in
demnity company bond satisfactory
MAINTENANCE.
Bids and proposals in the manffSr
and under the conditions and at the
time above stated will be received
maintaining the above described pave
ment and Improvement In the man
ner and according to the terms and
conditions stated under the mainte-
nance portion of the plans and spec
ifcations for a period of ten (l0)
years from and after the compilation
of the said work. and its acceptance
by the city. and the successful bidder
will be required to enter such con
and charter and ordinance OF said
city. and particularly as required
by said ordinance No. i4&s within
Ave days after he shall have been no
titled OF the fact that he has been
awarded tho said contract.
Snch proposals shall be In duplI-
cate and In sealed envelopes marked
proposals for maintaining First
avenue Pavement" and shall be ac-
companied by n certified check for not
! less than 10 per cent of the amount of
the bid made out TO the order OF the
president OF the board of public
works of tho city of Spokane
The board expressly reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids and
proposals made.
Ry order OF the board Of public
works.
l.. b. HANDLEY. Secretary.
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F. FLINT & CO.,
sssment solk Riverside AvsnuA
Tel Aaia 6Se.

DassmenA solk Riverside AvsnuA
Tel Aaia 6Se.
cS6o-Three choice lots Of nice
the end Of the Liberty Park car line:
terms IL desired.
oooo-Ftve-room cottage, city wa
ter. near Fifth avenue and Sherman;
terms. one-half cash.
SS76 eaoh-Two choice lots on
Sharp avenue. street grade and Side
walks paved; S7s cash. balance TO
suit purchaser; near school.
eA6o-New thrss-room house. par
TALLY completed, and lot on West
Main avenue; terms IL desired.
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Washington
Safe Deposit q Trust Co.
SAFE Deposit vaults, loans -
Reasonable Rates q Interest.
Northwest Corner spxagxs Ave. ana
HOWARD ~. Tel. 80.
AmeS Mercantile Agency.
0aat 500 Snpixs asass Dids.
8eA 11Aln Ool,

ysctlitiss for collecting debts al
over the world. Notary In Once. Of.
ecers furnished 1or oorporatioaA
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VI eExoapt Sunday.
sisco Portland route. Stssmsrs ssii
ffea Ainsworth dock, ForSlaad, q q
p a A; 'vs'y t Axe ~ Ga, A.
asS Kivsrsade Ave-, epoSane. Wash,|
TSlephonA Nah III
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ROOM IL. SHERWOOD BLocx.
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sPnOrAI NOTICE,

1oyt Brothers' Tailoring Company
0703 Monroe Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
Company in Miserv.

A story is going the rounds about a
party OF young people who were bav.
ing sleigh ride in bobsled at pono.
ka. Say, Jennie whispered one q,
the girls to companion, 81 wish Won
would Introduce me to the man sittina
IN my lap. 1t reminds the Kansas
CITY journal of the best story ever
written In depicting the utter abandon
81 seasickness. A seasick woman and
IL seaslck man were in chairs side nv
side on the deck of a steamer. Tho
man had his head in the woman's Ian
ana the woman sat with her hands
hanging down, the picture of detection
Inc steward came along and inouirad
solicitously: Cant l do anything for
you or your husband madame" "Ob j.
moaned the woman, he amt my hus.
band. | don't know who he is,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
TRAVELLERS SIMPLE
CURE FOR INSOMNIA.

insomnia troubles most commercial
travellers during their first few trips
on the road.
Some resort to one thing to WOO
sleep, others to something else, but
the majority of them know that the
most potent soporific is the ticking
OF loudvoiced clock or watch. 81
had been travelling for two months. y
said hardware drummer, "and was
1alrly worn to string with sleepess-
ness before l heard of that simple
boon to the nervous.
Finally | met man in the Palmer
house in Chicago who told me about
the watch remedy.
He had suffered just that way when
be first went on the road and had
learned from experience that a watch
with tick like a sawmill was the best
cure in the world for wakefuness. It
was about 10 O'Clock at night when he
told me about it. but set out to find
the kind of timepiece he described.
After securing State street for an
hour or SO got hold of one that met
all requirements. With that in my
pocket you could hear me coming
block away. and | knew that if his
theory was worth anything at all, |
ought to be ahlp r0 SlppD for two dove
at stretch without bit of trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
- ~ 80 ~ ~ -1.stt 8: ~
Foa.s tie r. '3 EHd W Aa,e .'"a4e JGggh
Signature ~ aLZSzz~&-,z-
of C,Gco/~>%E ~: - II!
iid Been Looking for Him.

Col. Church of jhe Army and Navy
Journal tells a story OF the days
when the people layisAly welcomed
home the heroes Of the Span:a l-4...er-
lean war. At thai time a big man who
had been behind a great gun was rid
ing up town on a Broadway car.
Seated next to tie sailor Nag an i'm
portant looking indiVidual, Who, III
the way Of introduction a,d with Ell
dent pride, said;
Il am sailor man myself in a way
but not exactly cf the navy. You SEQ,
am the man who supplied the cAccse
you had on your battlesAiPs.
You are, are you?' 4neri2d the sail,
Or man as he struck him a nl0w that
knocked his neishbor clear across TIE
car. And now he asked, - Won
tell me where | can find the man Wh0
supplied us with our buttor?'- Nc;7
York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
I Iaj,Ieciotl, Woven Years Ago

Among tie most interesting histori
cal relics to be seen at the world 5
fair will be tablecloth more than
20 years cid says the ST. Louis Repub-
lie
This cloth is in the possession of
W. f. Crane and his sister, Miss Kate
Crane, Of No. 1416 Washington boule-
ward.
1t is an heirloom in their family.
It belonged originally to Nancy Lane,
who mere than one hundred years ago
lived near Peekskill, n. Y
It was designed and woven for her
in France some time before the United
States flag was designed and adopted.
From her it came down to her
daughter, Nancy Lane and afterward
passed into the possession of Mrs
Jane Sherwood.
Mrs. Sherwood left it to her sister,
Mrs. e. Crane. and through her it de-
seconded to its present owners.
The tablecloth is in remarkable
state of preservation. 1t is woven of
irish damask linen. and is about two
YARDS square.
Its central design elaboGies vari-
eusiy-planned designs for the United
States flag. which up to the time of
its weaving had not been adopted.
The center field represents large
eagle with the shield In one of it's
talons is bunch of arrows, in the
other the olive branch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
HOW TO CONTROL CHILDREN.
Steady, Gentle Firmness Is the First
REQUISITE

Requisite.
Bursts of passion in a little child
must be met by steady, gentle firm
r ess on the mothers side. Loud out
cries should be hushed not by angry
words, but by grave quietness Of
voice and speech, which helps to re-
press them by mere force of contrast.
Passionate gestures, such as blows,
kicks and drumming with the heels
upon the floor, should be prevented by
y steal force if necessary. Above all,
the thing coveted, if it causes the
child to fly into rage as the readest
means of obtaining it, should never
be granted. AS the child grows older
and can be reasoned with, he or she
should be taught to avoid the begin
nings of wrath, to struggle against
irritability, and not to give way to it
in words when it rises in the mind,
says the Washington Star.
Quick-tempered children often have
generous, lovable natures, easily in
fluenced for good A wish to please
another and to do what is right for it's
own sake may be made strong enough
to close the lips against the torrent
of angry words that rushes to them,
and SO helps them to victory. Each
effort at self-conquest makes the next
one easier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
NOT ALWAYS PLAYING CARDS.
'5rother of Congressman GiIIett Had
Another Occupation.


Secretary of the Navy Moody. a
bachelor, occupies a house in X street
Just around the corner from the Coch-
ran, where aUnele Joe" Cannon lives,
he latter being widower With Mr..
.loody resides Representative Freder-
ck Gillett of Springfield, Mass. also
bachelor. The three are on neigh.
&Crly terms.
Uncle Joe locked out of the win.
low cf his corner room in the hotel a
@W evenings ago, when it was rainy
lad dreary in Washington, to see if
here was a light in the window at
secretary Moody's. There was, and
le hied himself over, but found the
secretary and Mr.. Gillett at dinner
having with them Mr.. Gillett's brother
and another visitor from Boston. "Irn.
"le joe picked up a pack of cards
and passed his waiting time with soil.
talre. Presently the dinner party came
"ut and the visiting Mr.. Gillett dis.
played interest in Mr.. Cannon's p]ay.
ing
An, ha,' said Uncle Joe, q know
you Regular card eye and card sense.
| understand there is another brother
OF you handy at the game, too. Should
hate to buck UP against you three in
game of draw"
Next Gay, in the capitol, Mr. Can.
non remarked to Representative Gil.
lett; i say, Fred, I'd like to sit in a
game with that brother of yours. Does
he do anything else but play cards?o
"Oh, yes was the reply, when he
isn't playing cards he's a professor of
theology at Harvard ."-Washineton
Correspondence New York Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19

=
From the beak of the eagle extends
scroh. bearing the motto. .'E Pluri-
bus Unum,' and further above is the
grouping of the thirteen stars. denot-
ing the colonies.
Throughout the body of the cloth
are groupings of olive blossoms with
leaves and two sizes of the olive fruit,
one size showing the fruit in state
of formation. in the other fully ma
tured
Below the eagles claws appears a
pole surmounted by the liberty cap
and two more designs of the United
States flag. evidently submitted but
not adopted.
One shows thirteen plain stripes,
representing the colonies. the other
a second design OF stripes dotted with
thirteen small polka dots. denoting
the colonies.
The cloth is hemmed in intinitessi-
nal stitches by hand.
There are hardly any breaks in the
linen, except in the center. and the
;iarning is so fine that the stitches
cannot lie detected with the naked
eye.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19

addressed the old negro patronizingly:
"Uncle Daniel, l understand you
used to know Webster, Clay, Calhoun
and all the celebrated statesmen OF
orethe-war time
"Oh, yes, sub, | members dem all,
responded the old negro
We'll Daniel, | have been told that
look like Daniel Webster Can you
see any resemblance?'
We'll. yes, sub. you docs mind
ne pow full of Mars Webster in some
respects
'lndeed' In what particular do
remind you of Daniel Webster?' in
CURED the now thoroughly nattered
statesman
"Mosly in Gle bref, stlh,' responded
Daniel; "mosly in de bref. New
York Mail and Express.
His Reason.
Charles Bancroft Dillingham; has
reputation as a wit among the theater
managers. One of the stories told
about him relates to the time when
he decided to become a theatrical man.
lie was not in receipt of sufficient sal
ary to supply his wants and that was
one of the reasons he accepted an Of
fer to take up the task of amusing
the great public After he rendered
his resignation his employer came to
him.
"Mr. Dillingham;, I understand that
You are going to leave us he said.
Yes was the reply.
81 thught your work was pleasant"
ut is, sir, very" said Mr.. Diling-
ham.
We'll, doesn't everybody treat you
'les, couldn't be nicer"
Then" said the employed, "why
should you leave us?"
We'll, said Mr.. Dillingham;, "you
see, dad refuses to send me any more
money. New York Times.
+ T. j
heWitt's Carefulness.
a trait in the character of Abram
5. Hewitt, which was his in common
With many another of the great men
ot the country's history. was his pains
taking regard fer little things as we'll
rs big. There is a man over in New
York who knows this.
He had occasion to visit Mr.. Hewitt
a number of times. and each time
sent in his card. One day when lie
lad similarly announced himself, Mr..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
~ ~, e. - ~ II. e a..
Bears he The Kind You tlaga always Cough
Signature a L~z%,z ,zHz HzzZz1zzs<
EELlC OF JOHN BROWN.
Chicago CoIored Man Owns Part OF
Rope Which Haroed Him.

Rope Which Hanged Him.
One OF the interesting curios on
Eiew at the late .4iddle States and
mississippi Valley Negro Exposition
n Jhe First Regiment armory was
West Lake street. 1t is piece Of the
rope with which John Browns eXis
'ence was ended at Harper's Ferry.
i, ashin gton vOuches for the authenti-
eity Of this reminder of the martyr,
whose spirit "goes marching on" He
&ases his credence on the following
circumstances, as related by him.
His mother, Harriet Duckett, free
woman, was married to a slave owned
" Edward Stonebreaker of Pleasant
alley, Md. Because Of tAe difference
:: tIe social condition of the two she
Yas compelled to liv" apart from him
Il Harper's Ferry. hen John Brown
made his appeaia. re at that place his
arrival was knCT'. only to few free
o.ored people tlereabouts. Notable
alaoag these was Harriet Duckett.
On the day that Brown became
martyr to the cause which he believed
% be right throngs of curious people
came to view his execution. After
The hanging the rope was cut and the
piece, distributed among the owners
Of the near by plantations as souve-
irs Among those who secured a piece
o. the rope was the master of Henry
Mashington's father. When freedom
finally came to the slaves this black
man found himself in possession of
this historic relic, Which at his death
he left to his son.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
CAS- T ! ORlA
For Infants and children.
The Kind You Have Always Boug:h|!;
signature sssss ,se Of I<@zz1Azzz::zSu
Ruskin's Treatment Of Books.

w. G. Collingwood, the biographer
appalling revelation concerning that
master One would have judged him
as lover of books if ever there was
one. Yet he had an abominable habit
which proves him to have been def
cient in the true book lovers rever-
ence fer his times. Incredible as it
seems. he would cut down books to
fit his library shelves. This vandalism
extended to so valGab bic a folio as
WestWood's miniatures and Orna
ments cf Anglo-SaXon and Irish MSS. -
He sawed off the top page and ripped
odt the best plates in order to make
It 1t his shelves. The late Dr. Tai
HasC never cOpiel a quotation from
volume He clipped it out and past
ed it on his manuscript, saying that
having made the quotation, he was
through with it and did not need to
have il in the book any more. Rus
kin s books were scattered all over
his house, but in his study were kept
his books of constant reference and
his pet editions Curiously enough,
in that workroom there We're few vol
umes on art or political economy, save
tWo-one an odd volume. mostly un-
cut. and Violet le Dues "Dictionairc
de TArchtecture.' = Pfi!ade'nnia
Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
JUST TO GIVE CONFIDENCE
eo'0rea Poker Player Saving Himsel,
From "the DouhIe c,ooo

e0'0'eo Poker Player Saving Himself
from the Double Cross"
Sam IS gentleman of color. o.,
csslonally he takes a seat at tho no,,o,
'aole with some of the bows and hi.
"'nhlhg ability is matter of wonder
among the "perfesh." A new rocrn;t
10 the gambling ranks showed IN anS
roll. NC n'u Dig
:. wall ah don't mind takin a hand
at de table wifi de gemman wiz ',,a da
Samuel. everything
said TGll' bin mes, mes got the dough, Sam"
,%.aa ,j ms friend, and Eve got a una nr
n'n1 ' lor tonight. Now IN teu vo,, om
~ a4al wen do We'n TAX, him snin min
~ POKER and I'll dea!. III o,vo ~ ~
eHeyeo daai yea, guy four Queens. Then Tr
ural "a,', you four kings, and, OF conrsa u
we II land him" u course
1aas, sab, yaas, sab All coo W.,
s"ihe t gimme fo' kinqs o., 80 ~, /"
den','en den r", wifi de money fo queens ~ Au1 u1
Sure thing " ~ Sc l.
Ajnas@ho ,aaS, sab, yaas, sah cit de fo,
,sIne sui.Ia ne git de TO queens. An, N, ro, 10
smlaG sa,! ter deal. imp, umnh, A~ no,', so
say ". don't play cahds npn' So na,,o, "aal,
sort 9'sh ah yod give me ace les os Due u
me eon1in ." a confidence cahd. 5es, to sj ajm'
News. '' aii.-Indianapolis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
ResembIe,d Webster.

There was in washington a few
years ago an old negro who was noted
for his recollections Of all the famous
statesmen of ante-belum days. To
him one Cay came a rather pompous
member of a comparatively recent con-
gress, who resembled some of the ia
nous forensic giants of old only in
his capacity for ardent spirits. He
had his customary cargo aboard and
was inclined to be col!oquial. So he
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19

Hewitt came down stairs holding a
little package neatly tied with rub,
ber band
Here are the cards you've sent in
to me during the last month or So"
said he. "Thev're Of no use to me,
but | thought you might be able to
put them to work again, SO l gathered
them up."-Boston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19
About Suffraue

Negro suffrage" says the Alfalfa
Sage, may be a failure, as several ON.
inent authorities have declared lately
but 1t isn't necessary to go far to find
proof that white suffrage also ends
dismally sometimes. kansas cit,
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-19

on .1ng 81 &c drama. an Esther" will be civ.
en- at the Bluff City club ton;nn, OH Sh, w.
Purium. ''o'''ay' feast of
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die clasped in her arms, and John still
at the ticket window, her attention
was attracted to a lady and gentleman
just alighting from a southbound
sleeper. The lady, a fluffy -haired
blonde, picked up her trailing gown,
sailed scowlingly into the station, fol
lowed by the gentleman.
Missed connecticut" snapped the
bete lady; must wait here three NOR
tai hours, Why didn't you wire them
to hold the train? But you are always
just so slow, Rival roads and won't
waltz What's the use of money if
you must stay in dirty, stuffy hole
like this?'
'Hushi" whispered the gentleman;
they will hear you" -
Let them heart" went on the high
pitched voice, anyone living in such
hole wouldn't have brains enough"
"Bessiei" exclaimed the husband;
they certainly will hear you. Just
come and look down that elm-arched
street with the sun rising at the fur
Their end. lists glorious"
''Sunrisei" scoffed the wife. 1T was
brutal to awaken me at six-like
common laborer. The next trip / hope
you will study the timetable and"
Just then the lady caught sight of
John Clarke Brown Fastening through
the open door.
'-Of all the peoplel joint But
! where were the vixenish tones? Helen
could scarcely believe her ears. The
balmy breath of a babe was no
sweeter than now were the words of
the attractive blonde
But why were Johns cheeks burning
in those deep red streaks? All 1t
all came to her in moment. A great
joy laughed in her heart and in her
shining eyes This, then, was the
| sweet Bessie of her husbands dreams
the one blot on her otherwise happy
welded life Yes. the hair, the slant
| ing eyes were Gibsonish; but the lips
were the thin, cold lips of the photo
graph.
Dear, dear friend" went on the
honeyed tones: how sweet it seems
to see you, You have met my hus-
band, MIR. McElwin But do tell me
how you happen to be here? 1 did not
see you on the train
My home is here" The professor
spoke shortly. Helen fancied she
caught twinkle in Mr.. McElwfn's
eyes. She could have laughed aloud
i but she would not lose one word OF
this delightful conversation.
Indeed, and so your home is here,
commented Mrs Melvin blandly; Z
was Just about to speak of that lovely,
elm-arched street with the sun RISING
through 1t. What is more refreshing
than a sunrise walk?"
The professors face was a study
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why will people rave over the Glib
son head? Yet, it does have sort
of charm-airy and sweet-do you like
it. John?"
John Clarke Brown, Phi. D., was abb
sorbed in deep study Il beg your
pardon; what did you ask"
"Oh, was merely wondering
whether you admired the ubiquitous
Gibson head"
THE Gibson head? Admire it? Why,
ye-es, one of my friends looked like
that"
Helen felt a pang at her heart,
though she questioned smlnngiy'
(Which of the thousand and one?"
Bessie Alter"
The smile died out of Helen's face.
as resting her elbows on the low table,
she looked across at her husband
-And did you love her so much?
'Ah-er-, a mere boy and girl af-
fair"
why did you drop the correspond
ence?"
Heard she was going with a richer
man"
Her lips look it-calculating. self
fndulgent. If her husband died to-
day she would merely wonder where
she could find another provider."
You do not understand her I new
err saw a more affectionate girl"
Helen paled a little she gave her
husband searching look
And you think of her now?"
His eyes changed guiltily. why.
er-sometimes. when you are hauling
me over the Goals
And she would never haul anyone
over the coals?'
"Oh, mol There was not the least
bit of a shrew about her. She was
one of the sweetest-natured girls l ever
met But what on earth are you rak-
ing all that up for? 1t is past, and to-
night l have something else to think
about Here. it is twelve, and we
must start before seven. l am glad
-Teddie is having a good sleep. II we
don't make haste we will miss our
rest altogether. Ii you are awake at
i've call me-"
Awake at FIVE, Would she ever
sleep againi One. two, three, struck
the clock. Her brain was on fire. At
four she softly arose and made her
way to the bath room. "A rose water
bath may quiet my nerves. she
sighed.
In the hustle of a hurried dressing
and breakfast, John had quite for
gotten the midnight talk. So, when
the time came for a goodbye, and
Helen with strangely averted face
evaded his kiss, he looked mystified
and hurt. Helen did not raise her eyes |;
she was claspinG Teddie close to her
hungry, loving heart and her face
was hidden in the curls of her only
child.
At last John found his voice. What
is up now?"
Helen's face was still turned as she
retorted, "Oh, never mind: you still
have your memories of that sweet
patured girl
And this is your good-bye?"
sAnd why not? consider it rather