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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
POLLY'S MANEUVERING

a resounding smack, then showed him
forward. blushing furiously. to take
hands with Ellie. Ellie had laughed
with all the rest rejOicingly. though.
that her turn had come before this
innovation. The rejoicing was, how
ever, premature. True to her word.
Polly snapped out Jack. and when he
had duly caught, kissed and passed
her on he called Ellie again to the
floor. She shook her head and tried
to sit still. but there was such uproar
round about she got up and began the
chase. 1t was a half-hearted pursuit
at first. Jack was evidently In HttIs
danger. But when he rashly leaned
across the linked hands and blew .
kiss in her eyes she could do no less
than slip underneath and try to seize
him-but only in time to see him
whisk to the other side. Then, enter
ing a little into the spirit OF the cross
purposes she knew lay back OF the
game, she began to chase in good
sooth-one that lasted i've long min
utes and ended only when, breathless
and painting. she stopped still and
found her quarry run fairly into her
hands.
Always kuOWeQ run
ye down at last Make her kiss ye to
bind the bargain Polly said jOyously,
loosing one hand. Then, to her part
ner she added coyly: II don't know
what's to become O. US two-unless We
can take each other sorter for con-
solation"
'Why-why-Mi Polly-I hadn't
never thought O. hit-but it might an
swer right down weI," Tom said awk-
wardly. yet trying to be gay and airy.
Jack stood facing Ellie with folded
hands and dOwncast eyes, the moral
and pattern of modest confusion, with
yet tell-tale quivers at the corners Of
the mouth. After a second or two OF
waiting he said plaintively: Miss
Polly. Ellie don't play fair. What
shall 1 do about ito"
Il reckon you had better marry her
jest try to-" Polly retorted. and
Ellie, the high-strung. the coquettish.
after one glance into Jacks iIlumined
face. whispered very softly. Il reckon
so. too"
They were married the next year
but not until Tom Wilson had carried
Polly off to the river bottom farm.
There she proved herself still more a
friend to the lovers by stirring up
Grandfather Wilson to court and
marry Widow Immersion. Blind Har-
riet. of course, went along with her
mother and became so great a IA
vorite with grandfather he never rest
ed until she agreed to let the doctors
and the big hospital give her back
some measure of sight-a thing Jack
had urged all along, but for which she
had never found courage
"And only think-it all comes out
Of a game of snap" Ellie said to her
new husband month after the infare.
Polly doesn't look the least like a
guardian angel-but she has been bet
ter than one to all. of u.s."
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

NAP was in full
blast when Jack
Jimmerson got to
the Exum party. 1t
was a play party
strictly. Pa Exum
thought dancing
the chief snare OF
the evil one-and
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

OULD you object to
telling me your rea-
son for wanting 10
marry me?' she
asked in an aggres-
sive tone that quav-
cred into pathos be-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Copyright. 1901. by Martha McCulloch Will
liams.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
- PURSUING AN IDEAL MAN -

HEY were discussing
the wedding.
Didn't Tillie look
heavenly ?" cried the
girl who wrote stor-
ies.
Very sweet" )" said
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

is Lordship was a
good sort in his way.
He was great at golf,
could ride and knew
how to handle d
yacht. And he was
not one of the sort
that comes over here
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21
American Kings.
This is high finance:

This is high fnance'
s9OOoooo
81 800
of the
dividend left without a profits
a
bought
who
fnanc
stock
the
Rockeelers the trust
the public paid They
Disguised
one-fo
bunch o will
John D. Rockefeller will be king king of OIL
You this country
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MEANING OF EPIcuRE.

There is hardly name in history
so often travestied as that of Epi-
Gurus. If one only were a true Epi-
curean in all matters of food, dress,
amusement and what not, how long
and happy. barring accident, life
would be. Epicureanism bears d.
rectly on health and happiness. Epi-
Gurus was q Greek philosopher who
taught that there was no use in cling
ing to life unless ones life is happy;
filled with the best pleasures. Now
said Epicurus. the only way to pro-
mote long life and happiness is to
be careful about both the quantity
and quality Of ones pleasures. Seek
always the higher enjoyments; deny
yourself the lower pleasures. For the
latter are generally destructive OF
body and mind. Seek the higher en-,
joyments only. For they do the body
good. and preserve life. In short
whether eating drinking or being
merry. follow what I'm the long rur
promotes long life aud happiness.
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which he dimly discerned the figure
NAL and almost colossal height. But
this must have been an optical illu-
sion caused by the magnifying effects
of the smoke: for, as 1t cleared. his
visitor proved to be Of no more than
ordinary stature. He was elderly,
and. indeed, venerable Of appearance.
and wore an eastern robe and head
dress of a dark green hue. He stood
there with uplifted hands, uttering
something in a loud tone and Ian
guage unknown to Horace.
Ventimore. being still somewhat
dazed, felt no surprise at seeing him.
Mrs Rapkin must have let her Sec
ond floor at last-to some oriental.
He would have preferred an English
man as a fellow ledger, but this for
eigner must have noticed the smoke
and rushed in to offer assistance,
plucky of him.,
lawfully good Of you to come in.
SIR" he said. as he scrambled to his
feet. II don5t know what's happened
exactly. but there's no harm done
I'm only a trifie shaken, that's all.
BY the way. 1 suppose you can speak
English?"
"Assuredly, I can speak so as to be
understood by all whom l address,"
answered the stranger. 'Dost thou
not understand my speech?"
Perfectly, now" said Horace. "But
you made a remark just now which
didn't follow-would you mind re-
peating it?'
Il said: Repentance. o Prophet of
God! 1 will not return to the like
conduct ever -
"Ah." said Horace. II dare say you
were rather startled. SO was I when
l opened that bottle"
Tell me-was 1t indeed thy hand
that removed the seal. o young man
Of kindness and good works?"
Il certainly did open It," said Ven
timore, though 1 don't know where
the kindness comes in--for I've no
notion what was inside the thing"
II was inside it," said the stranger,
calmly.
(CONTINUED.)
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A BOTTLE Of TROUBLE

"Ha-the form is antique. certain
ly. And the top Theoretically fasten-
ed. Ell? That looks as if it might
contain something"
''You don't think it has a genie in
side. like the sealed jar the fisherman
found in the Arabian Nights?" cried
Sylvia. What fun If it had!'
by genie, 1 presume you mean a
jinnee. which is the more correct and
scholarly term" said the professor.
Female. jinneeyeh. and plural, Jim.
No. l do not contemplate that as a
probable contingency. But it is not
quite impossible that a vessel closed
as Mr.. Ventimore describes may have
been designed as receptacle for
papyri or other records of archeologi-
cal interest, which may still be in
preservation. 1 should recommend
you, sir, to use the greatest precau-
ton in removing the lid-dont ex-
pose the documents, If any, too sud
denly to the outer air. and it would
be better If you did not handle them
yourself. 1 shall be rather curious
to hear whether it really does con-
tain anything, and If so, what"
Il will open it as carefully as pos
sible," said Horace. "and whatever
it may contain, you may rely upon
my letting you know at once"
He left shortly afterward. encour-
aged by the radiant trust in Sylvia's
eyes. and thrilled by the soft secret
pressure of her hand at parting.
Still thinking of Sylvia, he let him
self into the semi-detached old fash
toned house on the north side of Vim
cent square. where he had lodged for
some years. 1t was nearly ~ o'clock
and his landlady, Mrs. Rapkin, and
her husband had already gone to bed
Ventimore went up to his sitting
room. 1t was quite dark, and he had
to grope for the matches before he
could light his lamp. After he had
done so, the first object he saw was
the Dubious, long-necked jar which
he had bought that afternoon, and
which now stood on the stained
boards near the mantelpiece. 1t had
been delivered with unusual prompti-
tude.
Somehow he felt a sort Of repul-
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sion at the sight of it. ITS a
beastlierlooking object than l
thought" he said to himself. disgust
eddy. What a laundering ass / was
to waste a guinea on it.! wonder
if there really is anything inside It,
The professor seemed to fancy il
might hold documents. and he ought
to know Anyway, I'll find out. be-
fore turn in" II.
He grasped it by it's long. thick
neck and tried to twist the cap off
but it remained firm. which was not
surprising, seeing that 1t was thickly
coated with lavalike crust.
II must get some of that off. first,
and then try again." he decided, and
after foraging down stairs, he re-
turned with hammer and chisel,
with which he Clipped away the
crust till the line Of the cap was re-
vealed, and an uncouth metal knob
that seemed to be q catch.
This he tapped sharply forMsonie
time. and then he gripped the 3essel
between his knees and put forth all
his strength. while the bottle s2emed
to rock and heave under him im sym
pathy.
The cap was beginning to giva way.
very slightly; one last wrench land
it came off in his hand with such sud
denness that he was flung Violently
backward, and hits the back Of his
head smartly against an angle of
the wainscot
He had a vague impression of the
bottle lying on it's side, with dense
volumns Of kissing. black smoke
pouring out of it's mouth and fower-
ing up in a gigantic column to the
ceiling; he was conscious, too, of a
pungent and peculiarly overpowering
perfume. Il don't know what it
smells like" he thought, but what
ever 1t is-it's not altar Of roses.
I've got hold of some sort Of Internal
| machine, and l shall be all over the
square in less than a second" And
just as he arrived at this cheerful
conclusion he lost consciousness alto
gether.
He could not have been unconscious
for more than few seconds, for
when he opened his eyes the room
was still thick with smoke, through
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DR.. Shops Restorative

can be taken on trial. For a full
month ] will let you use it entirely
at my risk.
Send no money Just write me for
the book you need. When / send II
will tell you of a druggist near by
who will permit the months trial.
Use the Restorative a month. Then
decide. If you say to the druggist
1T did not help me-" that will relieve
you of any expense whatever. He
will bill the cost to me.
This In my way of clearing your
mind OF all doubts as to what Dr.
Shops Restorative can do. No mat
ter how pretudiced, you can not dis
pute this absolute security 1 offer
You can not resist an offer like this
IL you are at all sick.
If you have a weakness, write me
II you can't do things like you used
TO do them. tell mo about II.
Write in confidence. AS a phy.
eician / will tell you a way to help
Get my book n0w--today.
Address DR.. 6hoop. Box s522. Ra.
elmo. Wis.
Mild cases. not chronic, are orr,
cured with one or two bottles. Al
druggists
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WHO WAS GAINS w1rE9

Editor Press: / read in The Press
the question. "Who was Gains wife,"
Please give me space in your columns
for a few words of Holy Scripture.
In Gen. iv:2-3: adam knew his wife
and she bore unto him sons and
daughters" They began to multiply
and to replenish the earth and from
that time forth the sons and daugh-
tiers of Adam began to divide two
and two in the land and to till the
land and to tend fiocks; and they also
begot sons and daughters. We also
read in Gen. v:12-13-26, "And Cain
was wroth and listened not any more
to the voice of the Lord, neither to
Abel, his brother" Adam and his
wife mourned before the Lord because
of Cain and his brethren. And it
came to pass that Cain took one of
his brothers daughters to wife; and
they loved Satan more than God. And
Cain was shut out from the presence
of the Lord; and with his wife and
many of his brethren dwelt in the
land of Nod, east of Eden" iv:13 Ibid ;
and Satan came among them, saying,
II am also a son of God" and he
commanded them but they love Satan
more than God. Men began from that
time forth to be carnal, sensual and
devilish. This has been hid from
the eyes of the blind, who are blind
ed by Satan, according to Gods cove
nant, and many will remain in this
darkness because their deeds are evil
They dare not come to the light lest
their works are made manifest. God
is light; he that seeketh the light,
findeth it. THOS. NJ. PARR,
E4i4 Olive Street
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WiIIyouheIp a sick Friend?
Gel My Beck for Him Now.
w uICABook / on Dyspepsia.
cho11 Book on the Heart.
SAoAA Book on the Kidneys.
Book 4 for Women.
- Book S for Men (sealed).
Sendp Book G en- rheumatism.
send?

Send me no money.
Only tell me which book to send.
You certainly know of some one
who is sick-some sufferer who will
be grateful for the help my book
offers.
And that book tells of way to
help. Tells of a way so certain that
]. as a physician offer that help or,
trial. The book tells how for 80 years
I'm hospitals and at bedsides l search
ed for way to cure deep-seated and
difficult diseases. 1t tells how 1 per-
fected my prescription-Dr. Shops
Restorative. How by scientific expert
ment / traced out the causes that
bring on chronic diseases.
! found invariably that where there
was a weakness, the inside nerves
were weak. Where there was a lack
of vitality that the vital nerves lack
ed power. Where weak organs were
found T always found weak nerves.
Not the nerves commonly thought of,
but the vital organs nerves, the in
side-the invisible nerves.
This was a revelation. Then my
real success began.
Then l combined ingredients that
would strengthen. that would vitalize
these nerves. That prescription l
called a restorative. 1t is known the
world over now as DR.. Shops Re-
storative. After that 1 did not fail
to cure one case in each hundred In
the extremely difficult cases my fail
ures for five years were one in each
forty treated. / found cancer incur
able. Cancer is for surgery, not
medicine.
Then how to get this prescription
TO sick ones everywhere was my
thought. i must announce 1t in the
public press. But. thought i. will
they realize the truth of my discovery
the real power of DIR. Shops Re
storative? Then a way came to me
like an inspiration. Il will offer It
to the sick on trial. Then they will
know ] am sincere"
] wrote a reliable druggist in each
city and village in America. They
agreed to cooperate with me. Now
by any sick one
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No. 9 Fire Station. .........
Mc0onigle's Grocery store.
716 MadeltA
PORTLAND Bakery, Ella
0pragus ave. i.
Alligator Bros store, corner
Third and Pine. ........
Golden Rule Bakery. 2a4 Di-
vision st.
East Hnd Drug store,
Spragus ave. and Napa. 80.
City Clerks OMce. ..........
No. 33l Main ave. ...........
SPOKANE Cab Co.'S once. ll3
Stevens ss.
724 1iverside ave.
No. Fire Station. First ave.
bet. stevens and Washing
Tanning's Drug store, corner
First ave. and Howard. 49,.
Union Shoe store, 8l4
sprague avs.............,.
Frank Tuell's Drug Store,
corner Second and Howard.
Marble WORKS, 900 Howard ut
Omo's Barn
Basement DR.. Essig's resi-
dsnos, corner Firth ana
Cedar
once sexton Lumber Yard,
saunasrs : surkhardt'. store,
1890 Cosur d'Alsns Ut.
MO. 4 Fire Station. corner
Adams and First ave. 49,.
Clin House, Third ave. bet.
Madison ana Jefferson SITS t.
omos Hisbsr Brewing o.,
Cedar and Second. ......
Mtllsr's store. West Grove
Addition ..........,..
Baimes' GROCERY store. 1913
CLARK ave. ........,.......
Red Gross Pharmacy, oeol
Monroe ut.
Broadway Pharmacy, 172d
Maiion Avenue GROCERY. aela
1la1lon ave. ...........,.
HobAn's Grocery, 1873 COL
lege ave. .......,...,.....
The King Grocery, ol42s
Monroe ut. ...............
Buffers Store. 0l303 Ash st,
Forest Park Grocery. o2723
Monroe st.
No. 2 Fire Station, corner In
diana ave. and Lidger-
wood 81. .,...... $3.50.
Tellsr's store, E6o3 GLASS ave
Nowlin BIOS store. corner
washington ana Indiana :.
BAaefrer's shoe store. EI03
Mission ave. .............
Ol0oa hamilton ut. ..........
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Police Roped In Two Hoboes.
Group.

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group Is usually we'll known to the
mothers of croupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment Of 1t,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do not
waste valuable time in experimenting
with untried remedies no matter how
highly they may be recommended. but
give this medicine as directed and all
symptoms of Group will quickly dis
appear. For sale by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

Santos-Dumont has arrived in Amer
lea intent upon capturing that 500, 900
prize for flying machines that will fly
at the st. Louis exposition. The
gentleman with the hyphenated name
will find that this problem of aerial
navigation is one of the few in (which
Missourians still have to be shown and
that high flyers are no exception to
the rules.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

The prevention of consumption is
entirely question of commencing the
proper treatment in time. Nothing Is
so well adapted to ward off fatal lung
troubles as Foley's Honey and Tar.
Sold by Chas. McNab. .4O2 Riverside
avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

Jno. G. Newman, tobacco merchant
of New York, committed suicide be-
cause the tobacco trust had ruined
him in business as it has done hun
dreds of other small dealers. His
demise will not be printed in any Of the
Hanna campaign literature and it will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

If one w. j.. Bryan keeps on doing
such worthy things as urging congress
to make better provision for our for
eign ministers maybe the people Of
these great and glorious United States
will set up and take notice Of him
again. ,a.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21
Robbed the Dead.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Policemen
Gibbons and Haynes have been sum
moned before trial board on COM
plant of Christopher Fletcher of La
Porte. Ind, who claims valuable dia-
mOnds disappeared from his daugh-
ters body at the Iroquois fire after
the body had been taken to the
morgue where the officers named were
in charge.
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PATHS manager has sued Weber &
Fields for $4,000 for saying uncompli-
mentary things about the diva and
himself. As Meyer might well remark,
now: "A mistook is vat 'bores holes in
a bank account"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

The Society for Prevention of Cru
city to Children in Oakland is Quitting
into" case of a l5-year-old being
married because she lacked seven days
of being Is. As she is a girl who had
been a terror to them and as she is
happily married and everybody else
seems satisfied, it seems that some
people look for trouble until it becomes
A. habit,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-21

Los Angeles temperance people are
to start crusade against saloons that
will make heaven glad and hell sad"
In other words, if 1T is successful, the
public will be pleased and the city hall
will be plunged in gloom.
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"FUN|NYGRAPHS"
By FRANK r. sEARI0HT AND TK1
REST OF THE OLD
CROWD,

A chap in Arizona, where they cap
tured sweet Anona,
Says he's able to get honey from
the air.
But the girl that wrote the ditty-on
the "honey" what, PITY
Has a copyright on both-now is
that fair?
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Letters 10 the Editor

1.-THE Press will print brief contribu-
tions on all local topics of interest
This paper will not be responsible for
any opinions expressed in this column.
The names of writers must in all in
stances a,co 1pany communication
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Editor Press:

Editor Press:
What if Christ should come to Spo
kane? No, it can't be; we have the
Spokane Ministerial Alliance.
GEO. L.
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Editor Press:

Editor Press:
One says che cam" the other says
"he can't. 81 dare you to knock the
chip off my shoulder" "Wow!" says
the chief. "Meow!" says the mayor.
The fight goes merrily on. ZEBRA.
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Editor Press:
Patti sings at about SIS a minute
Let's go into the business.
LOBSTER.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Registration
~ Books of the City of Spokane for the year 1904
are now open in the office of the City Clerk, and all
persons entitled can register. Office hours from
o'clock a. m to O'Clock p m, except Saturday, from
o'clock a. m to o'clock p m.
During the month Of February the Registration
Books will be open for registration of voters from a.
m to $50 p. m, as follows:
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not get any very large head lines IN
Teddy's circular letters, either.
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Arthur Precinct. ....
Adams Precinct. 80.
Alki Precinct. .......
Alice Precinct. ......
Ada Precinct. .......
Allen Precinct. ......
Brickell Precinct. :.
Burke Precinct.
Browne Precinct. :.
Butler Precinct
Burton Precinct. 80.
Blake Precinct. 80.
Beacon Precinct. 80.
Bernard Precinct. -.
Blaine Precinct.
Belmont Precinct. -.
Cleveland Precinct. :.
Carlisle Precinct. -. 4.
Cass Precinct. .......
Carleton Yrecinot. -.
Custer Precinct. 80.
Cannon Precinct. -.
Carr Precinct. .....
Clay Precinct. .......
Damon Precinct. 80.
Dawson Precinct 49,.
Dewey Precinct .....
Douglas Precinct, -.
Delaware Precinct
Dayton YrSoihos. 80.
Drunhsilsr Precinct.
nix Precinct ), ...:..
--'as -..---
Elgin Precipct. ......
Eldorsdo Prooinct. :.
Eureka Precinct, ,....