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The daily Alaskan., 1904-03-09
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Blrk, Jimmie Casey Mrs - Constant, Mrs ". E-aa. D. I. Harris. Sam. uatireHavkius, Eli Hejdy, J T. Martin Dan NuIIeubur-ar. Mr. story Mrs. Helen
 EN. B. SAMPSON. P. N.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-03-09

kEEIAR- Tte JoW9Ier.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
AN OFFER DECLINED.
Attempt OF the Tweed Ring TO Brib
MAT. the Cnrtoonist.

Attempt of the Tweed Ring 10 Brfbe
MAST, the cnrtoonist.
A lawyer friend one day intlmatcd to
Mast that In appreciation Of his great
work a party OF rich men wished to
send him abroad and give him a
chance to study art under the worlds
masters. Tho friend was probably in
nocent c1ough. an unconscious tool OF
the ring.
Mast said very little except that he
appreciated the offer and would be de-
lighted to go but for the fact that he
had important business Just then In
New York. He fancied that he detect
ed the far. faint od0r OF n mouse under
the idea, but he did not mention this to
his friend. On the following Sunday
an officer OF the Broadway bank where
the ring kept its accounts came out to
Morristown to see Mast. He talked of
a number OF things. Then he said:
81 hear you have been made an offer
to go abroad for art study"
"Yes,' nodded Mast, but l can't go.
l haven't time"
''But they will pay you for your time.
I have reason to believe you could get
100000 for the trip"
Mast pondered moment, them
"Don't you think can get 500, O,000T'
IL do. I believe from what have
heard in the bank that you could get
1t. You have a great talent, but you
need study and you need rest. Besides
this ring business viii get you into
trouble. They own all the judges and
jurors and can get you locked up for
libel. My advice is TO take the money
and get away"
Mast looked out into the street and
perhaps wondered what 100000 would
do for him. II would pay the mort.
gage on the house In the city. II would
give him years OF study abroad. II
would make him comfortable for life
Presently he said:
Don't you think could get S50000(
to make that tripT
The bank official scarcely hesitated.
''You can. You can get S500,OO0 ir
gold TO drop this ring business and gel
out OF the country" III
Mast laughed little. He had playet
the game far enough
We'll, don't think I'll do t." HI
said Il made up my mind long tim'
ago to put some OF those fellows be
hind the bars, and I'm going to pu
them therel1 ,i1o
The banker rose rather quietly.
"Only be careful, Mr.. Mast, that yoI
do not first put yourself in cofin" h
smiled.
It was not until two years later tina
he met Mast one day on Broadway.
Mast" he said. ''you did 1t afte
allr'-Albert Bigelow Paine in Pear
sons.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
Not one Agreed.

DR.. X. Of Capitol hill has-rare thing
for a Washington physician-an Irish
driver. The doctors horse is kept at a
livery stable. and when its owner and
the driver arrived there on Sunday
morning not long ago the doctor dis
covered that his watch had run down
hours before. He asked the time of one
Of the men lounging about the stable.
The man produced a noisy tin turnip
and announced the hour as 9. The liv-
cry stable keepers watch made II 1867.
Somebody else's had it 9:10.
"Come on, jim" said the doctor to
the driver. 'Its no use. No two OF
these watches agree"
''No two Of thimw said Jim. Faith,
divil wan Of thin agreesr Washing
ton Post.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
Cures Kidney Diseases.
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Was the late Marshal Won Moltkc
ever employed as a spy in Francei A
writer IN La Vie Contemporaine says
he was. Ia 1865. says the writer In
question, Count Won Moltke entered
France in disguise and Inspected the
frontier Of the Rhine and the lines Of
wissemburg. In particular he made a
study Of the defenses OF Forbach and
spicheren. There is always, according
to the same authority, q regular espio-
mage department connected with the
German army. II is a bureau, with a
general at the head OF 1t. 1t comprises
three sections. at the head OF each Of
which Is a colonel. Each colonel has
under him n certain number OF officers
Of the general stan and clerks. The Of
fcers in this service are selected with
the greatest cnre from among the most
capable and distinguished men In the
service.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
THE FRONT SEAT.
II II Worth a Conflict Between the
Husband and Wifef

IL II Worth a Conflict Between the
Husband and Wifef
without inviting discussion Of this
thorny question. / may say that my
own opinion is-supposlng anybody
wants it-that a husbands rights are
what he can get. My view OF a wife's
rights is the same Whether It is wise
for either party to get all that he or
she can Is n question OF expediency TO
be decided according to circumstances
and Individual inclination. The gov
erning principle Of the situation is that
when two people ride the same horse
one must ride behind II both desire
to ride in 'front.' either one must give
way or they must fight Il out. In this
fight one or the other may be so
knocked about as TO have no heart left
Tor the enjoyment Of the front seat
OF the weaker vessel, while reslgning
himself TO the back seat, may yet make
the front one so uncomfortable that
the occupier's life Is n misery to him.
The question, therefore. whenever a
conflict OF rights arises is whether the
front seat is worth fighting about and,
II So how long and how hard. Some
people prefer the back seat Many who
would take the front for choice would
rather give It up than have a row
about IT, They don't always lose SC
much as you might think. Mr.. Weller
the elder, when his wife broke his pipe
stepped out and bought another, and {
great man was Of opinion that this, 4
not philosophy. was "a very good sub
stitute for it"-Henry Labouchere Il
London Truth.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
FRUITFUL FACTS.

Lemons are an excellent remedy In
pulmonary disease.
Persia practically enjoys the monopo-
ly OF the date trade.
Sicily has some OF the finest lemon
orchards I'm the world.
The peaF tree will continue bearing
fruit for several centuries.
The cherry. the peach and the plum
all originally came from Persia
Strawberries are regarded as particu
larry good for sciatica and gout.
At one time strawberries were sold
strung on straws. Thus they got their
name.
The banana is a perfect food. Weight
for weight II is claimed TO be as nutri-
tious as the beefsteak.
About one pineapple in 10000 has
seeds in IL, and it is from these seeds
that new varieties are produced.
Prunes are the dried fruit of certain
kinds OF plums which are put into very
slow ovens. The finest of all. the
French prunes, are made in Provence.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
s. s. DEEMER
THREW mud
Intimated That Council Was
Getting Something on the
Side" in Water Franchise
CALLED DOWN BY MEMBERS
speeIaI 70 rhe EvenIng journal.


New Castle. Oct. 12.-when Seldom
S. Deemer, general manager Of the
Brylgon Steel Casting Company inti-
mated at a meeting Of City Council
last night that somebody was getting
something on the side in the matter
of granting a franchise to the Della
ware Water Improvement Company
he cast a boomerang that may some
day hang around his neck like an
anchor.
In the eyes of some mebers CT Coun-
ell he cast at them a gross insult that
will be remembered for some time to
come.
Council met last night for the pur-
pose of considering the proposition Of
the new company. which is represented
by James M. Seabury, and which was
chartered yesterday to erect and oper-
ate a water and electric light plant in
New Castle and furnish the city for a
period of twenty-five years the above
named commodities.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after o'clock by President
John Reynolds, all members being pres
ent. A number of representative citi-
Upon calling the meeting to order
President Reynolds stated its object
and Mr. Jemison said that City Solicit
tor Alexander B. Cooper had been con-
suited with upon the proposed fran
chise and had said that as far as the
object of the proposition was concern
ed that he was in accord with it, but
that there were certain workings In the
proposed ordinance which he believed
should be changed. He was Of the
opinion that the phase relating to lay
ing pipes in any or all the streets,
alleys and lanes In the city of New
Castle should be amended by the in
sertion of the word public" He also
believed that the position Of pipes
should be defined and that the price fer
water service should be stipulated.
William H. Cooper. attorney for the
company, said he did not believe that
the company would have any objection
to changing the wording of the ordi-
nance and setting forth the price more
definitely.
President Reynolds stated that hC
thought $500 was too much money tc
ask the city to pay for water service
when It was granting exclusive right:
to operate. He was in favor OF 3
better water supply for the citizens but
thought that the city should be taker
into consideration and that It should
have something I'm return for the Civ
ing OF the franchise. He believed the
city solicitor should have bcen present
to express his opinion.
Mr. Cooper called attention to the
fact that the ordinance provided foi
exclusive rights only so far as Council
was empowered TO grant. Mr.. Rey.
nolds then asked II any one had any,
thing to say on the subject. Mr.. Smith
replied that he believed the proposi-
tion OF Mr Seabury was a fair and
good one and that every one thai
had spoken to him on the subject be.
lieved likewise. AS far as the electric
light service was concerned he had
been assured by Superintendent Hol.
comb OF the Electric Light Company
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
THE TWO HEADED EAGLE.
Origin OF the Custom OF It's Use aH y
National symbol.

OrlHin OF the custom OF AAa Use NJ y
National symbol.
Austria and Russia today use the two
headed eagle as one Of their symbols
The origin Of the custom is clouded
more OF less in obscurity. Professor
A. H. Sayce. the authority on eastern
antiquities, traces the travels Of the
symbol from primitive Babylonia down
to the present time In describing an
ancient block o. sculptured stone found
IN the east Professor Sayce says: "The
block bears upon the inner side the
figure OF a double headed eagle. with
an animal believed 10 be q hare In
either talon and a man standing on
its twofold head The same double
headed figure. supporting the figure OF
a man or a god. is met with at Boghaz
Keni and must be regarded as one Of
the peculiaritles OF Hittite symbolism
and art. The symbol, whose prototype
goes back TO primitive Babylonia, was
adopted I'm later days by the Turcoman
princes, who had perhaps first seen II
on the Hittite monuments OF Cappa-
docia, and the crusaders brought II to
Europe with them IN the fourteenth
century. Here It became the emblem
of the German cmperors, who have
passed Il on to the modern Kingdoms
OF Russia and Austria. 1t is not the
only heirloom Of Hittite art which has
descended to us of today"
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

be in the line Of duty alone to the peo-
pie and in their interests. For me
there has been no side issues. stand
free handed and vote for the best inter-
ests Of the city"
Mr.. Smith said he failed to see
why Council should be accused Of
railroading the ordinance through as
no one appeared to oppose the PROPOSE
ton.
President Reynolds attempted tokeep
order but did not attempt to resent the
words of Mr.. Deemer. This brought
Mr.. Duffy to his feet accusing him Of
sitting still and swallowing an insult.
Mr. Deemer's words were the sub
ject of unlimited condemnation after
the meeting. he having left before il
closed, as it was believed that such
comments coming from a stranger were
entirely out of place. 1t is said that
he had an eye on the proposed fran
chise and was upset because. he did not
get an opportunity to offer a PROPOSE
tion. although had he done so IN a
manly way it would have been given
due consideration.
In referring to Mr.. Deemer getting
something on the side Mr.. Gallagher
evidently meant the valuable qhnces-
sions that the Brylgon Compass re-
ceived from the city upon locating here.
Before the mneting adjourned the
resolution giving the company power to
operate in the city was passed. Mr..
Reynolds voting against it.
The ordinance was given a second
reading and is now subject to the
proper amendments to make it accept
able to Council. These amendments
will include the insertion OF several
omitted words and a stipulated price
to be paid for water per spigot and the
ordinance win come up for passage at
the next meeting. Citizens in general
commend the action of Council in re-
senting the words used by the general
manager of the Brylgon Steel Cast
Il ing Company.
Fire Company Elects officers.
At a meeting of the Lenape Fire
Company last night a reorganization
of the company was effected by the
election Of the following officers: Presi-
dent Artemus Smith; vice. president, J.
T. Ryan, Jr.; recording secretary. John
Fitzgerald; financial secretary, Archie
Watson: treasurer. ]. B. Toman; chief
Peter @. Madden; assistant Charles
Dougherty; second assistant. John
Doris; third assistant, William T.
Early; directors. Martin Leonard, Jas
Duffy, A. NJ. Gallagher. Albert Vining
William Early; trustees. John Lenoir
Peter G. Madden. Archie Watson. Jas
Duffy, John Fitzgerald, James Gott
John Connor. John Reynolds. Patrick
McGorory. John J. Sheridan; investi-
eating committee. John p. Murphy
James J. Ryan. James Gott engineer
James 3. Toman; first assistant Will
liam Beckett; second, George Barr:
third, John Lenoir; janitor, Henry
Madden. A communication on by-laws
and a committee on Appropriation was
also appointed.
No trace Of Missing Son.
Robert Harrington yesterday called
on the Wilmington police to inquire o.
his missing son. Robert. SO far tn,
ofiicials have been unable to obtain any
trace of him.
News OF the Town.
A special meeting Of the Board o
Education will be called for the pur.
pose Of selecting a teacher in musi,
and drawing.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
win stav In Th;. CIV

The Hunt stamp Company is deilghtlne
it's patrons in Wilmington by its extreme
libcrolity. Trading stamp collectors arc
enthusiastic over the fine premiums Of
fered. and the half-boolS premiums are at
tracing much favorable commendation
The Hunt stamp has come to stay
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
rha PrnrticnI vinu.

'The trees stand up so beautifully, So
exclaimed the young poet, just home
from college.
YES" replied the old man, "thar's
some tall timber round here"
'They seem to laugh in the wind,
and bow good morning to you" con
tinued the poet.
look here. John" said the old man.
"'fore you 90 plum crazy, take this
here ak an chop me down a dozen
trees an run 'em through the sawmillr'
Atlanta Constitution.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
Water company chartsred.

Dover, Oct. 12.-At the Office Of the
Secretary Of State yesterday a charter
was granted to the Delaware Water
Improvement Company to conduct
power water works and electric light
plant in New Castle. The capital stock
is $4,000. and the incorporators are
from New Castle.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
No Di.crtm,pntiou,

'Beensey has a good ear for music. "
what makes you think SOP
"He told me you were the wors
singer he ever heard"
That's strange"
"WhyT
'He told me you were the worst
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
The Excursion Of the Season, Baiti.
more, Sunday, October 10th, 6sIt.
more g. Ohio Railroad.

Only one dollar. The quickest. best
and most convenient route. Two sta
tions in the most central locality.
Special train of fine coaches will leave
Delaware avenue station at $40 a. m.
Returning leave Camden station. $50
p. m; Mt. Royal station at 6.35 p. m. ;
arrive Wilmington at D. m.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

Snakes eyes are never closed. Sleeping
or waking. alive or dead. they are always
wide open. This is because they have no
eyelids.
Walls may nave ears. but, my good
ness, you can't box 'em.
\ shopping woman. you know, scat
ters money along the buy-ways.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

There are those who think that n
their brand of soap had been known
the world would have been cleaned
without hood.--Mark Twain.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
HomeIr. but Vino.

This motto is displayed on a down
town desk: The elevator TO success is
generally stuck; try the stairs" Home
", but wise.-Boston Traveller.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
s49.75 to the Pacific Coast and Lower
Rates TO Other Western Points, 9.
& q Railroad

W u TI"TTT W7N1
From September IA to October IL in
elusive the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Company VIII sell low rate colonist
tickets to San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Portland. Ocregon. Tacoma, and Seat
tie. wash. and 10 points in Texas, Col
orado. Idaho, New Mexico. South Da-
kota, Washington, Montana ana other
Western points M very low rates For
tickets, reservation Of berths and full
particulars. call on ticket agents or
address II. A. Miller. 4. P. A.. City
Ticket ONCE. Soi Market street. Will
mington. Del
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

Waggs-"That theatrical manager
would never make a sea captain
Jaggs-"Why not?"
waggs-"He falls dead everytime he
sees a light house.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12
When nuylna Malted MIIk

ask for Borden's and you win get the
best that science can produce. At all
frst-class stores.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

The fellow that knows II all is not
wise enough to keep it to himself.
Evening journal., 1904-10-12

Phones: DeIn,. Is57-D. ga. I7s4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10

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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22
OREGON ITEMS,

Corn planting will begin around Ath-
ena in about five days and much of the
ground is already in shape.
At Portland, at the point of re-
volver, in a dark alley, Detectives ar
rested Jack McCarty, the notorious
safe-cracker.
Steps are being taken to get the
RigbyClove combined harvester man
ufactury and foundry at Pendleton on
a solid basis again.
High waters and landslides on the
Southern Pacific system south of Ash
land for some time covered or washed
out the track so as to prohibit all
traf,e.
Sugar car pools will be made up in
future by the Pendleton Retail Gro.
GERS association itself, instead of by
various travelling men for wholesale
houses, as in the past.
H. e. Coolidge has handed in his
resignation as captain of Company l.
at La Grande. The resignation has
been accepted. The company is now
under charge of First Lieutenant c
Bartmess.
Three feet of snow still lies around
Fletcher's mill, II miles east OF Yves
ton, in the mountains, and, according
TO William Fletcher, proprietor of the
mill, 1t gets deeper farther back, un
til at the summit there is probably II
feet.
In an alteration over wages, vii
liam Morton, sheepherder, shot ant
fatally wounded Patrick Dougherty
wealthy stockman. at the latters sheer
ranch on Butter creek about 25 mile!
south OF Pendleton. Morton was ar
rested and lodged in jail, Doughertl
was brought to the hospital and is ex
pected to die at any hour.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-22

embankment rs feet high broke loose
and slid into the river, leaving marks
Of the earth 80 feet high on huge
pine trees encountered in its course
catching s year old Isle Humphrey
and covering him with three feet OF
earth. Though covered but 20 min
utes, he was dead when rescued.
The Spokane Y. NJ. c. A.. plans a
100000 home. The plan is to make
an industrial school for the young
men.
Despite warnings to close on Sun
day, delivered at nearly all saloons,
confectionery and cigar stores by a
committee of four members of
churches a week ago, WalIa Walla re.
sorts were open as usual Sunday.
Caught redhanded in the act of pick
ing farmers pockets, an unknown
pickpocket fought a fierce battle with
Detective Briley at Spokane, and then
evidently with a bullet in his body
jumped from the Great Northern rail
road bridge to the ground, rs feet be-
low, and disappeared. His body is now
believed to be in the river. One com.
panion of the missing pickpocket is in
the city jail, while another is being
sought for by the police.