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too, 1t was his Jinnee, and Horace
bullied by an outsider.
Let me explain, Mr.. Wackerbath,"
he said. Personally, I've had moth
ing to do with this. This gentleman,
wishing to spare me the trouble. has
taken upon himself to build your
house for you, without consulting
either of us, and, from what l know
| of his powers in that direction, I've
| no doubt that-that it's a devilish
| fine place, in it's way. Anyhow, we
| make no charge for it; he presents
it to you as a free gift. Why not
accept 1t as such and make the best
of t."
Make the best of IT," stormcd Mr..
Wackerbath. Stand by and see the
best site in three counties defaced by
a gimcrack Moorish nightmare like
| that! Why they'll call it 'Wacker-
baths Folly sir. l shall be the
| laughing stock of the neighborhood.
1 can't live In the beastly building,
| couldn't afford to keep it up, and /
won't have it numbering my land. Do
| you hear? l won't! I'll go to law,
| cost me what it may, and compel you
| and your Arabian friend there to pull
the thing down. I'll take the case
| up to the house of lords if necessary,
and fight you as long as l can stand"
las long as thou canst stand" re-
peated Fakrash, gently. THAT is a
| long time. truly. o thou litigious
one! E. On all tours, ungrateful
| dog that thou art" he cried, with an
| abrupt and entire change of manner,
land crawl henceforth for the re-
mainder of thy days! I, Fakrash- ell
| Aamash. command theew
1t was both painful and grotesque
| to see the portly and intensely re-
spectacle Mr.. Wackerbath suddenly
drop forward on his hands. while des-
perately striving to preserve his dig
| nifty
| How dare you, sir! he almost
parked. How dare you, I say! Are
you not aware that / could summon
you for this? Let me up. 1 insist
] upon getting up"
20 contemplate in aspect" replied
the Jinnee throwing open the door
| 'Begone to thy kennel!'
| Il won't! / can't!" whimpered the
4 unhappy man. How do you expect
| me-ME--to cross Westminster
bridge on all fours?" What will the
officials think at Waterloo, where I
have been known and respected for
years? How am / to face my family
in-in this position? Do, for mercys
sake, let me get up"
CONTINUED
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JApS are
DRILLING
in FRISCO
DUPONT STREET IN SAN FRAN
CISCO TURNED INTO A PRAC-
TIcE GALLERY XoR TIE Ar
DENT LITTLE BLACK MEN.

"Those little Japs are going to give
the world of nations lesson in marks
manship before this war is over and
mark what 1 tell you" This is the
way Alfred A. Borlini, a commercial
traveller from San Francisco, put 1t
to a crowd discussing the Russo-Japan
war at the Hotel Spokane.
do You know" he said, addressing
his remarks in a general way, chat
since the first mention of a chance of
war between Russia and Japan, that
Dupont street in San Francisco, the
old tenderloin district, has been turned
into a great big shooting gallery, run
b~ Japs. There is not one of the
little fellows in the town who has not
been practicing at target shooting.
Americans who understand their Ian
guage say that in the practice work
they have the general understanding
among themselves that every moving
of stationary object in the gallery is
Russian soldier trying to rob them of
their land or rights, and this spirit
pervades the spectators as well as
those doing the practice work.
"The war will benefit this country
commercially" said Mr.. Bolini, "and
I believe that your state is doing 4
little extra business in the shipping
of -four. If the war is fought out on
the sea it will be short one but let
it be transferred to the land and you
will see repetition of England's
struggle to subdue the Beers.
"Yes, the sympathy of Americans is
with japan. I don't know particularly
why. except that the heart of the
average American goes out to the one
who looks the weaker in any struggle.
Besides, the war is in Japan's terri
tory and it looks as if the little fellows
were fighting for their homes
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NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Registration book will be open for
registration of voters every day this
week from 9 a. m. to $50 p. m. at
the following places:
Burton precinct at No. fire sta
ton, First avenue near Stevens street.
Blake precinct at Fanning's drug
store, corner First avenue and How
ard street.
Beacon precinct at Union shoe
store, S14 Sprague avenue.
Bernard precinct, Frank Tuelrs
drug store, corner Second and How
ard.
Blaine precinct, California grocery
store, corner Third avenue and How
ard street.
Belmont precinct at Omo's barn,
Sixth avenue and Washington street.
Cleveland precinct at basement DR..
Essig's residence. Adams and Fifth
avenue.
Carlisle precinct at office Sexton
Lumber company, Pacific avenue.
Cass precinct at Saunders & Burk-
hardt's store, 1880 Occur dAlene
street G. A. FLEMING,
City Clerk and Elk Officio Registrar
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A BOTTLE Of TROUBLE |

II worked necessarily all day and
every day." said Horace. That's how
managed it, and this is all the
thanks I get for it."
'Thanksw Mr.. Wackerbath we'll
night howled. "You-you insolent
young charlatan, you expect thanks!'
"Now, look here, Mr.. Wackerbath,"
said Horace, whose temper was get
ting a little frayed, I'm not accus-
toned to being treated like this, and
1 don't intend to submit to it. Just
tell me. in as moderate language as
you can command, what you object
to-"
II object to the whole damned
thing, sir. 1 mean, / repudiate the
entire concern. It's the work of a
raving lunatic-a place that no Eng
lish gentleman, sir, with any self
respect or-ah-considerati for his
reputation and position in the county.
could consent to occupy for single
hour"
"Oh" said Horace. feeling DEATH
ly sick "In that case 1t is useless. of
course, to suggest any notifications"
absolutely" said Mr.. Wackerbath.
every well, then; there's no more
to be said" replied Horace. you
will have no difficulty in finding an
other architect who will be more sue
cessful in realizing your intentions
Mr.. Beevor. the gentleman you met
just now" he added, with touch of
bitterness. would probably be just
your man. OF course, / retire alto
gether. And really If any one is the
sufferer over this, fancy it's myself.
can't see how you are any the
worse"
mot any the worse!" cried Mr.
Wackerbath. when the Internal place
Is built!
Built" echoed Horace. feebly.
IT tell you. sir, saw 1t with my
own eyes, driving to the station this
morning; my coachman and footman
saw it, my wife saw 1t. Damn 1t. sir,
we all saw it"
Then Horace understood. His in
defatigabIe Jinnee had been at work
again! OF course, for Fakrash IL
must have been what he would term
tho easiest of affairs to dispense
with contractors and bricklayers and
carpenters. and construct the entire
building in the course of single
night.
1t was a generous and spirited ac-
ton; but, particularly now that the
original designs had been faulty and
rejected. 1t placed the unfortunate
architect In a most invidious posi-
ton.
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'Well. SIR" said Mr.. Wackerbath,
with elaborate irony, Il presume it is
you whom 1 have to thank for i'm
proving my land by erecting this
precious palace on it?"
IL" began Horace, utterly
broken down. and then he saw. with
emotions that may be imagined, the
Jinnee himself, in his green robes,
standing Immediately behind Mr..
Wackerbath.
Greeting to yer said Fakrash,
coming forward, with his smile of
amiable cunning. 'If mistake not"
he added. addressing the startled
estate agent, who had jumped visibly.
thou art the merchant for whom my
son here"-and he laid a hand on
Horace's shrinking shoulder-''under-
took to construct a mansion?"
II am" said Mr.. Wackerbath. in
some mystifcation. Have I the
pleasure of addressing Mr.. ventimore,
senior?"
mo. no." put in Horace; mo Eela-
ner."
Hast thou not found him an archi-
tect Of divine gifts?" inquired the
Jinnee, beaming with pride. Is not
the palace that he hath raiseaS for
thee by his transcendent accomplish
ments a marvel OF beauty and stateli-
ness, and one that sultans might
envy?"
mo, sir." shouted the Infatuated
Mr.. Wackereath. "Since you ask my
opinion it's nothing Of the sort. It's
a ridiculous tomfool cross between
the Palm House at Kew and the
Brighton Pavilion. There's no billiard
room, and not a decent bedroom in
the house-Tve been all over III NO
ought to know-and, as for drainage,
there isn't a sign of 1t. And he has
the brass-ah, 1 should say, the I'M
blushing effrontery-to call that a
country house"
Horace's dismay was curiously shot
with relief. The Jinnee, who was
certainly very far from being a
genius, except by courtesy. had taken
it upon himself to erect the palace
according to his own notions of
Arabian domestic luxury; and Horace
taught by bitter experience, could
sympathize to some extent with his
unfortunate client. On the other
hand, 1t was balm to his smarting
self-respect to find that it was not
his own plans after all which had
been found so preposterous; and. by
some obscure mental process. which
l do not propose to explain. he be-
came reconciled and almost grateful
to the officious Fakrash. And then
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice Is hereby given that the as
sessment roll for the improvement by
the sidewallting of Sinto avenue from
the center line of Division street to
the center line of Pearl street Is now
on file in the city clerks office Said
roll was filed on the 9Th day of No
vember 1909. and is now open for
public inspection.
The city council will meet on the
list day of March, 1904, at the hour of
1880 p. m. of said day, at which said
meeting the city council will hear and
consider appeals from ana objections
to said assessment roll by parties
aggrieved by said assessment
c. A. FLEMING, City Clerk.
Spokane Wash, February s. 1904
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY HOLDERS
ON SINTO AVENUE

Notice Is hereby given to property
holders on Sinto avenue, from the
center line of Monroe street to the
center line of Division street, that
the assessment roll for the grading,
curbing and parking of Slnto avenue
in above described district is now in
my hands for collection and the Same
will become delinquent March /. 1904.
Said assessments shall bear interest
from date of delinquency of first in
stallment at the rate of six per cent
per annum, and can be paid to the
city treasurer in ten annual INSTALL
ments, the first of which shall be due,
payable and delinquent on tho first
day of March, 1904 and one on the
same day of each year thereafter to-
gether with interest on the same and
on all unpaid installments.
M. ii. EGGLESTON
City Treasurer.
Dated Spokane, Wash. February 1,
1904.
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NATIONS GREAT MEN IN ACTION
CONGRESSMAN KYLE OF OHIO,
THE SINGING STATESMAN,
WHO HAS A CLEAR TENOR
VOICE.

(By Satterfeld, the Press special
correspondent at Washington.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-Congress-
man Kyle of Ohio is singer as well
as a statesman. When congressman
sing, as they do at the close of the
annual sessions and on few other
occasions, Kyle's clear tenor voice is
always to be heard in the chorus. He
is of Troy and was born in Troy, o.
This is his second term
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY HOLDERS
ON CLARKE AVENUE.

Notice Is hereby given to property
holders on Clarke avenue from the
center line of Ontario street to the
center line of Huron street. that the
assessment roll for the grading of
Clarke avenue in above described dis
trict is now in my hands for COLLEGE
ton, and the same will become de-
linquent March 1. 1904. Said assess
ments shall bear interest from date
Of delinquency of first installment at
the rate of six per cent per annum.
and can be paid to the city treasurer
in ten annual installments the first
Of which shall be due. payable and
delinquent on the first day Of March
1904, and one on the same day of each
year thereafter, together with interest
on the same and on all unpaid INSTALL
ments. NJ Fl. EGGLESTON,
CITY Treasurer
Dated Spokane. Wash. February /,
1904
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SPANISH ACTORS STRIKE
CLOSES ALL THEATRES

MADRID, Spain, Feb. lO.-Spain
has evolved the ingenious idea of a
combined strike of actors. 1t is a Sc
quel to the popular indignation at the
election of Don Nozaleda as archbishop
of Valencia. The Madrid police found
it necessary to close the Zarzuela
theater and arrest some of the actors
for singing political songs in which the
archbishop suffered in company with
the government. A meeting of the
Spanish Actors association was held
and resolution passed proclaiming
a universal strike and the closing of all
the theatcrs in the country.
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UP TO EXPECTATIONS.

"Your father was disappointed in
Your monthly report, of course" said
the school teacher.
mo, ma'am," replied the dull scholar
"No? You don't mean to tell ME he
was satisfied with it,"
mo, ma am, but he said he hadn't
expected to be satisfied with it,
Philadelphia Press.
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BUY IT NOW.

Do not wait until you or some of
your family are sick nigh unto death
and then send for Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
but buy it now and be prepared for
an emergency. 1t is the one remedy
that can always be depended upon in
the most severe and dangerous cases.
For sale by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

The New York stock exchange holds
meetings far into the night and in
dignantly strikes from the list of of
stocks the American Steel Foundries
Co., owned by the Schwabs. Ne>r
morning lie brokers wake up t, dis
cover that Schwab controls the armor-
plate output and can dictate to every
country in the world. Question: Who
lauobcr
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BUYS VALUABLE STAMP,

LONDON, Feb. l0.-The record
price for stamps was paid recently by
the Prince of Wales, who purchased a
Post Office Mauritius" for $3.50. The
stamp is rare, but four or five uncan-
celed specimens existing. Owing to an
error by the engraver the words "Post
Office" instead of Post Paid" were
engraved when the issue was put out.
The error was discovered quickly, but
not before the stamp had been used
The recent discovery of the specimen
was made while the owner was moving
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10
NOTICE TO PROPERTY HOLDERS
ON ASH STREET.

Notice is hereby given to property
holders on Ash street, from the center
line of Tenth avenue to the center
line of Fourteenth avenue, that the
assessment roll for the grading and
parking of Ash street in above de-
scribed district is now in my hands
for collection. and the same will be-
come delinquent March l. 1904. Said
assessments shall bear interest from
date of delinquency of first Install
ment at the rate of six per cent per
annum. and can be paid to the city
treasurer in ten annual installments
the first of which shall be due, pay
able and delinquent on the first day
of March 1904, and one on the same
day of each year thereafter. together
with interest on the same and on all
unpaid installments
NJ. II. EGGLESTON.
City Treasurer.
Dated Spokane. Wash. February l.
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The board of public works will re-
ceive bids until O'Clock p. m Febru-
airy II. 1904. for the building Of a
fence around the isolation hospital
lions on file In this office.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
l.. b. HANDLEY. Secretary.
Spokane, Wash. Feb. 8. 1904.
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A. B. Cults, local representative at
Minneapolis of the Minneapols& st.
Louis railroad, is visiting local railroad
men today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

Gordon G. Corbcley, manager of the
Inland Printing company, left yester-
day for Chicago.
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One Of New York's
Beautiful Women

most beautiful women in New York's
400 is Mrs. Peter Martin, who before
marriage to the millionaire was Miss
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AMONG THE BOYS.

AMONG THE BOYS.
A Schoolcraft man, aged p, was asked
the other day if his father lived to be
ola. 81 should say so,' he replied.
"The old gentleman is now upstairs
helping grandfather into bed. kings
ley Mich J Hustler.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-10

Whether It 10 Of the nose. throat.
btomach, bowels, or more delicate Or
gans. catarrh is always facilitating and
Should never fail Of attention.
It is q discharge from the mucous
membrane when kept in q state Of in
Examination by an impure, commonly
scrofulous. condition Of the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures all forms Of catarrh, radically
and permanently removes the cause
and overcomes all the effects.
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Lily Oelrchs, of New York and New
port. Mrs. Martin is a tall, graceful
brunette of the most pronounced type.
In addition to her beauty of feature
she possesses a figure that is the envy
of half her feminine acquaintance.
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Thursdays
Startling Sale!
Special
blendCOfee
l pound..7lc
GUARANTEED.

Limit, two pounds to customer.
One day only. No phone orders for
this coffee received.
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Trading stamps given with
cash sales. Prizes on display.

Fluff demonstration this week.
buildings and cake. A home product
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SIP. Co.'S hams, bacon and lard.
California sweet wine, 2 qts ...75o
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S.-P. Co.'S delicatessen roast meats
and fancy cooked sausages.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-12-15
Excited over Natural Gas at 4 va.

The people OF Ava and vicinity are
intensely excited ever the discovery Of
what seems 10 be natural gas and
possible oil. About two years ago Mr..
W. w. Coulson came TO the village
and for some time spent his idle hours
looking over the country with view TO
leasing some land for company he
represented which il located in the
east. He succeeded IN securing a vast
amount Of land south Of this place but
did not seem perfectly satisfied and
continued his efforts Ia get possession
OF land lying near town. Not many
days ago bubbliBg IN the little pool
Of water lying near the Murray lnman
Milling companY's mill excited the al
tention o' several persons and upon
strict examination it was fOdnd that the
bubbles were filled with ga, and when
confined would burn. Since this dis
covery many experiments have been
bbuE anu lHtEc u llbtIf uDuDb III luc
minds Ol those who have seen them but
/ that il Is actually gas and il is believed
/ that ii can be found in paving quanti-
ties. Mr.. Coul-uu aided by many ciii-
zcns Of the town and Immediate sur
rounding country went t0 work and Sc
cured leases from the owners Of the
and for the Ozark Up-Litt Oil and
Mining company Of Butler, Pa, Of
which company he is a representative.
Mr. CoulsOn Is very enthusiastic over
the discovery and Is contracting with
SIR. j. T.. Spears Of Carthage, who came
in this morning. To begin drilling at
once. When Mr.. COulson was inter-
viewed today be said that he had
known for more than two years that
there was gas and oil in abundance here
and that be has been waiting for the
proper time Ia come when he should
ask the people for "A lease. Mr. COul-
-on is II native Of Pennsylvania, living
( in the very heart Of the gas aud oil
1 fields and seems 10 know wha1 he Is
here for. Douglas County Herald.
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xla Yer in Advance.

coveted. Among The many aspiranis
none Is more pr, HiHent Or more de-
serving than Mr. Richard {. kerens.
The frank announcement by Mr. Kereus
that he wants the Office shows that he
proposes to make bis tight in the open
and bas no intention Of rcscriing 10 any
dark horse" taciic-
This kind Of announcement seems 10
b. IN strong iavOc just now, since Mr.
Roosevelt set the example with such,
gratifying result. II j. not the way OF
seeking an exalted Office that has
usually obtained with politicians in the
past. Ordinarily, aspiran,s have waited
10 receptive mood for the Office TO
seek the man. or have worked Ia sub
ierraneau fashion with the expectation
Of yielding tOihe wishes Of the party. +"
when theirquiel work wasaccomplished.
But the old way is not the Roosevelt
way, and IL II very plain that the
Roosevelt way meets popular approval.
Whatever action the Legislature may
take, the early and UuequiyOcal avOwal
OF Mr.. KereDs will strike the people az
good, honest politics, and receive their
appreciation accOrdingly.-K. {. Jour
nal.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-12-15
This Lane Had q Turning.

When George Westinghouse az a
young inventor was trying 10 interest
ca apitalists In his automatic brake, the
device which nov plays 50 important a
part in the operation Of railroad trains,
be wrote letter % Commodore Cornell.
JUS Vanderbilt, president Of the New
York Central railroad company, care.
fully explaining the details Of the inyen-
tion. Very promptly bis letter came
back 10 hun, indOroed in big, scrawling
letters, in the hand Of Commodore Van
darbilt 81 have no time 70 waste on
fcols."
Afterward. when the Pennsylvania
railroad had taken up the automatic
brake and it was proving very success
ful, Commodore Vanderbilt sent young
Mr.. Westinghouse request 10 call on
him. The inventor returned the letter
indorsed on the bottom as follows: 81
have no time 10 waste on fools. Sue.
cess.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-12-15
CollegIana "A DI.h

From philosophy 10 dish @ashing and
from French 10 saving wood IS the
daily routine Of scores Of ambitious
Doys in the university Of Missouri just
now. No task is loo humble for the
young men who are working their way
through college as the iilez Of the en-
ployment bureau q the Young Mems
Christian association testify.
There are one hundred applications
for wood saving, dishwashing, dusting
rugs, repairing furniture, carrying coal, =,
cleaning yards, sweeping, window
washing, tending horses, milking cows,
waiting on tables, delivering books,
tending furnaces, pressing clothes,
teaching Spanish and polishing stoves.
The bureau has secured q, ,000. 90 worth
Of such work since school began and
each day it finds new job for some Of
the long list Of applicants.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-12-15

The Woman's Home Companion is a
Santa Claus in the magazine world.
Its December number il pack Of good
things. Here are a few Of the titles:
The Greatest Christmas Charity in
tnc World, "a description Of the saliva
uaa Army dinner By BoOth-Tucker:
'.l.gv 10 CetUp a Christmas Entertain
70 ~" by David Belaseo; "Where the
&. ,stmas Toys Come FROM" Christ
Eve and the Morning After"
Made Christmas Gifts" and
sging Home for Christmas" a pic
story by Wallace Nuttipg. a
Fn.gg article by Ernest Harold
. srit,sn in the Christmas spirit,
How 10 feed the Wild Bird,
inter- There are four shOr'
.rry one OF which Is full OI
ruser--"The forgiveness o.
a Io5b." by josiah Aliens Wife
Hvlor Of Paxton Alley" by Over
-i. wee Mscgreegor Goes TO the
lay-sehool Soiree," by J. J. Bell
ari The Old Bell Ringer" by Fred
r.ick Smith Published by The Gro
reil Publishing Company, Springfield
Ohio: one dollar year; ten cents |
copy.