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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28

1t doesn't matter much what work a
man does, so long as he makes good.
1t isn't the line of business man is in
that besides his success. It's the man
himself
The Vanderbilt fortunes grew out of
an inconsequent ferryboat.
The Aston opulence started i'll plea
yunish skin deals.
Jay Gould pedd1ed rat traps.
Edison was a country telegrapher.
Look around you-the successful men
are not all in one line They were not
born successful. They started as errand
boys, as pie-bakers, as wagon drivers,
as telegraph operators, as clerks, as ditch
diggers, as mechanics, but they made
good.
A successful man in one line would
pretty surely have been successful IN
another. A man of brains and energy
AMI industry Will succeed wherever you
put him.
Sam1 of .Posen used to say: In one
year I'll be on tne road. In two years
III be a partner. In three years III own
the business.
But he had to make good as porter
or stock clerk before he could get on
the road and the man on the road
must make good or make tracks.
Have you ever noticed that it IS the
brilliant salesman who falls down?
His eyes are blinded by his own bril-
lance. He knows his ability and sees.
always just ahead OF him. big order
that will make good for the days OF
drouth He depends on an occasional
star performance to pull him out.
Meanwhile tne plugger goes plodding
along. pounding ont each day the good
that day owes him and at the end OF
week he has made good. He starts the
new week even with the mark, while
Mr.. Smart Boy has handicap, due TO
his non-performance.
Dearly beloved brethren. it is work
that does business. Just plain. earnest.
honest work. Just doing what your hand
fndeth to do and doing it with all your
might. :.
It is work, in favorable conditions il
possible. in rainy weather ii need be.
AS Bob Fitzsimmons says Hit
from where your hands IS. Do the
work you can reach today. OF course,
the territory is better in Ohio. but you're
not in Ohio-you've got TO make good
in Rhode Island. or Kamchatka, or
wherever You happen to be
Make good in Oswego, and when the
old man is looking for real warm
member TO fill the Chicago job you will
be among those present.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28
The Cautious Riley.

A friend of James Whitcomb Riley
tells story of an encounter the bachelor
poet once had with woman reporter
The energetic young woman, after
strenuous effort, had finally caught Nix
Riley at the telephone. This is tie con
yersation that followed:
rs that Mr.. Riley"
Yes. That is Miss -?"
Miss Jones, of the Courier Journal
I've been trying all day TO get an IN
terview with you, Mr.. Riley"
'Ah, would it were now view In
stead of an interview, said the poe.
calamity.
oh thanks. How long will you re-
main in Louisville, Mr.. Riley"
Only a short time
as your wife with you?"
NO, ma am, she is not
Where IS she. may | ask"
You may ask, my dear Miss Jones
but / find it very difficult to answer.
am in absolute ignorance as to her
For aught I know 10 tfTt
contrary. she may right now be at fllr
other end OF this telephone"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28
The Man Who Gets There

It's the same old story about being
faithful in small things.
Dc your work so we'll that nobody
can follow and do better Whatever
the job is-clean it up. The boy who
does a good Job of hoor-sweeping will
make good in better things Give him
chance. He may not be brilliant He
need not ScintilIate A little horse sense
and good deal OF earnestness and hon
est work will pull him through.
How many successful men that you
know are brilliant men?
Mighty few
Most brilliant men are too busy shin
ing to attend to much of anything else.
know quite an assortment of bril-
liant intellects, and most of them are a
little mushy around the edges.
How often have you met big man
to find that he is insignificant in appear
ance, with no apparent shrewdness, or
ability worth mentioning, and generally
about as impressive as a really aggres-
siye shrimp?
But the man has surely made good
Start him talking on the line in which
his success lies and see the wheels re-
vo1ve. You'll find he knows it forward
and back, diagonal1y, from end to end,
and straight through the middle.
And you'll find he has been hard
Flooding worker.
You'll find that he pointed his nose in
one direction and progressed by the proc
ess OF continuously putting one foot IN
front OF the other
You look at the man and wonder how
on earth he ever made more than two
dollars a day. But look at his work and
you'll find the secret You'll find all the
cracks nicely caulked, and if there's
loose end anywhere it IS tied up, so at
least it won't ravel.
You'll find he has made good by hard
work
Mr.. Edison IS genius. Yes-all
right But he works-always has work
ed When he's busy he eats when he
gets time, and sleeps when he can't keep
awake any longer-sleeps in his labora-
tory. so he can go to work when he
wakes without losing any time
Some men are smarter than others
Some can accomplish more in SIX
hours than others can in twelve.
We can't help that.
But any man with an ordinary, COM
mon or garden brain can make good If
he has the willingness TO run that brain
up to. say 80 per cent of its highest eff
fciency.
The man who wants to make believe
he IS making good can kick up a lot of
dust for while, but by and by your
eyes gel. accustomed to the dust and You
can see through 1t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28
The Body q Poison Factory.

The body is a factory of poisons. If
these poisons, which are constantly be-
ing produced in large quantities in the
body. are imperfectly removed, or are
produced in too great quantities the
result of overlooking, the fluids which
surround the brain cells and all the
living tissues are contaminated with
poisonous substances which asphyxiate
and paralyze the cells. and so Interfere
with their activity. This fact ex-
plains in part at least, the stupidity
which is a common after dinner expe-
rience with many persons. When 1000
is retained in the stomach beyond the
normal time, either because of It's in
digestibility, the taking of too large
quantity of it. or a crippled state OF
the stomach. these changes are certain
to take place. This fact explains a
very large share of the myriad symp-
toms which aflict the chronic dys-
peptie. Here is the explanation OF the
Feasibility, the dependency, the pes
simism, the indecision and various oth-
er forms of mental perversity. and eV-
en- moral depravity, which are not IN
frequently associated with certain
forrs> of CASTRO intestinal disturbances
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28
Big Cheer for paradise Lost. .

The manuscript Of Milton's "Paradim
Lost" was put up at auction in London
Monday afternoon. The bidding started
at $500 and jumped rapidly by ffties
and hundreds Of pounds until a bid Of
S2375o was reached, and then stopped
A reserve price of $4,000 had been puE
on the faded old manuscript, and ~
that was not offered the precious piece
Of writing was Withdrawn. An English
man offered the highest bid. Paradise
Lost" was first given to the world III
years ago. The great poet received mere
~ a pittance for his immortal work
when it was first published He would
have been amazed had he known thu
some day the faded writing Of soms
amanuensis employed by him in his
blindness would be held for such z
princely sum as that named above.
Il
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-28

Friend-"What are you going TO ~
with all those presents2 You have ia
family" Smart-"Going to send en-
to my friends in ST. Louis. I'm going
to the exposition '-Ex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
HELEN GOULD LOSES A FRIEND.
Portege of New York PhiIanthropist
Kills Herself Because Poor.

New York, Oct. 27-Friend and
| portege of Helen Gould and of an
aristocratic southern family, but so re-
duced in circumstances that life be-
came unbearable, Mary Worth Bagley,
45 years old, committed suicide today
| in the furnished room which she oc-
cupied at 219 West Twenty-fourth
street.
Miss Bagley's home was in the south
until few years ago, when her family
met with financial reverses and she
was obliged to earn her living. She
! became private secretary to an official
| in Washington, where she remained
until a change in the administration
compelled her to seek other means Of
livelihood. She then accepted a posi-
ton as teacher and interested herself
in mission work.
Being highly educated and refined,
she attracted the attention of Miss
Gould, who met her in mission duties,
and the two women became fast
friends.
About two months ago she came to
street, which is conducted my Miss
~ NEIL. lH6 ldSI lIlOlllu Sic lcS Uet1l
doing work for a Martha Washington
hotel patron, whose payments, it is
said, were slow, altho Miss Bagley did
not speak of her financial troubles to
her landlady.
About two weeks ago she finished her
work at the hotel and has not since
had employment, and it is thought
| that she became worried over her fu-
ture and decided to kill herself. A
woman for whom she had done some
| work said that she had at one time
confided to her that she had some
great sorrow in her life, but what the
nature of it was could not be learned.
She returned home early yesterday
and nothing was heard of her after
that. Miss O'Neill smelled gas coming
from her room yesterday afternoon.
She tried the door, which was open,
and on entering the room found the
woman dying on the floor, her face
turned toward a small gas stove, which
was tur.e>d on full. The windows were
tightly ed to prevent the gas from
flowing out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
AS Paris Views II,

Paris, Oct. 27.-The gravity of the
Anglo-Russian situation excites most
serious consideration at the foreign Of
flee here, and in governmental quart
sers generally. 1t is expected Premier
Ealfour will make an important decis-
i've declaration during his speech to-
morrow. The authorities here are do
ing their utmost to secure a Russian
explanation and hope this viii have a
calming influence.
Official advices from st. Petersburg
indicate Russia. is desirous of making
ample amends, but 3 not desirous of
being forced to part. pate conclusion.
Only a few minor papers uphold Rus
sia, though all ask that she be given
adequate time to investigate and ex-
pIaiA. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
ANOTHER ONE FIRED ON
Swedish Steamer AIdebaran Reports
Having Been Fired Upon by a Cruz
ser, Supposed to be Russian-No
Damage Done.

London, Oct. PA dispatch from
Gefle, Sweden, says the Swedish stea-
mer, Aldebaran, reports she was fired
at by supposed Russian in Skage-
rack, the evening of the 21st, but sus-
tanned no damage.
The captain says the cruiser first
threw it's searchlight on his vessel.
The cruiser, increasing her speed,
passed the Aldebaran and fired a shot
which had no effect. The Aldebaran
thereupon hoisted flag when the crui-
ser again threw her searchlight on the
steamer and a few minutes later hail
ed shot all around the Aldebaran with
out hitting her. The Aldebaran's skip
per then ordered the steamer to be
stopped and with his crew sought re-
fuge below. The foreign warship
thereupon disappeared in the darkness.
The foreign Office regards the state
ment of the captain of the Swedish
steamer Aldebaran at Gef1e, Sweden,
from Hull, England, as being very inn
portant in indicati..a, Graat tnW,sians lad
!, A,artme.,., s5-11cago Ifeal
vav, Ft. Dodge. Ia.
,Ntile1' ylee;S s-~s no qlleSllCi. oI the
presence Of torpedo boats and It is un-
derstood this point was brought before
Benskendorff this afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
BLUFF FOR PARKER ENDS.
FarciaI Campaign Of Democrats i
Practically Closed.

Farrial Campaign Of Democrats IS
Practically Closed.
Washington, Oct. 27.-With election
day less than two weeks distant, there
are signs which disclose that the DEM
ocrsats have arrived at the end Of their
campaign bluff and misfortune. ThAy
have discharged all but a handful Of
the army Of clerks that vas employedi
at the New York headquarters. Those
who are still on the pay roll have
confided to personal friends that at
times they had to wait from two 70
four weeks for payment Of their salar-
les. Those who were discharged are
roaming at large thru the streets Of
New York proclaiming that the cons
mittee is In arrears in the payment OF
thei,. salaries
Taggaret has gone west, the bearer
Of the confidential promise that $40.-
900 in cash will be forwarded to him
In Indianapolis at least a week before
election. Tom believes that the pro-
mise will be fulfilled because he has
threatened that if there is default
on the part OF Belmont, Sheehan and
Niclloll, he will return to New York
before election and resume his place
inside knowledge of the relations ex-
istireg between Tom and hds managerial
associates, believe that the New York
trio would prefer to go into their own
pockets for the $4,000 II the alterna-
tive for not doing so was Toms return
to New York.
The friction that began in July last
ed until Tom packed his grip and took
a cab for the railway station. It was
the sort Of friction that destroyed all
possibility of cohesive and intelligent
work It got on the nerves Of Shee-
han and Nfcoy to such an extent that
they practically closed their doors to
the public and 1t netannorphosed Bel
mont from an optinrist to an irritating
pessimist. Belmont was keeper Of the
purse. No expenditure. however
snail, could be made until he author-
ized It. Els method of auditing ac-
counts was the most remarkable that
was; ever introduced in a political caan-
paiyn and 1t bore heavily on the airno
Of Chairman Taggnrt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
Stock Market Affected.

New York, Oct. 27.-The stock mar
ket opened weak and lower TO-DAY ON
the acuteness OF the Anglo-Russ1al
crisis. The whole list showed declines
of point or more. Heavy blocks OIL
all prominent issues were thrown upon
the market. especially Rock Island.
London sold heavily in this market,
unloading fully fifty thousand shares IN
the first half hour. After the opening
there were substantial rallies in vaT1-
Gus stocks. A leading international
banking house received a cablegraan
from London at noon, stating the An
.glo- Russian situation is growing less
complicated. Bankers here Jaw Inn
provement in the situation i'll the
sharp rise Of British consols.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27

trawler incident is fully as sensational
as the news of the firing upon the
fishing fleet. He declares he was at
tackled in the darkness by two torpedo
boats, which came upon the squadron
from the direction Of the fishing fleet.
He opened fire and believes he sank
one torpedo boat, the other making off
for cover among the fishermen. AS
soon as he noticed the fishermen Ro-
jestvensky ceased firing. He pro-
ceeded on his way without leaving any
vessel behind and says he believes the
vessel which the fishermen reported
remained on the scene for six hours
without offering succor to the drown
ing was the other torpedo boat, either
wanting for her consort or repairing
damage inflicted by the fire of his
ships.
In concluding. his telegram Rojest-
verrsky expressed in the most warm
hearted way the regrets of the whole
squadron to the fishermen who had
suffered and to the families of the
victims. Rojestvensky's report was
telegraphed from Vigo direct to ths
emperor, who received it dast night. IT
was communicated this morning to
Ambassador Hardinge by Foreign
Minister La,nstlorff himself. There is
reason to believe the British embassy
was also acquainted with the infor1na-
ton which reached the Russian authO-
rites some time ago of the arrival at
and subsequent mysterious disappear
ance from Hull of twenty Japanese,
mention of which was made in these
dispatches October 25. 1t is pointed
out the original version Of the incident,
as recited by the captain of the traw-
le- Moulmin, comedies closely with
Rojestvensky's The captain said that
while the squadron was passing he
suddenly noticed two torpedo boats
which appeared so near that he
thought they intended boarding him,
when they speeded off, heading back
for the squadron almost Immediately
after the squadron opened fire. Ac-
cording to one account of Rojestvens-
ky's report it specifically states there
were no torpedo bats with the squad
ron when the incident occurred If
this is true the statement Of the cap
tain of the Moulmein would completely
corroborate Rojestvensky. In view of
the entirely new complexion placed
UPON the incident by Rojestvensky's
revo ort, it is reedit:- conceivable that
Russia may make representation to
Great Britain and that the whole
course Of exchanges between the two
governments regarding the affair may
be altered. Rejestvensky version is
likely to create quite as much indig-
nation in Russia as the fisherrnen's
version did in England and further
i.uuiry void seem lo be indispen-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
Hint. TO the Rose Lover.

IF YOU have rose bushes in your yard
and wish to keep them from being
blishted by frost, they may be cared
for before the cold weather sets In.
A rose bush that is properly guarded
against frost will be as good as new
next spring. Take some old clothing
and go out into your rose garden at
once. II you have Jack roses. cover
the bushes with cast-off pajanlas. If
they are American Beauties. use kir1o-
mos to protect them. Don't make the
rose blush by growing them In unfam-
liar garb. Sentinel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
Had Cause for Apprehension.

Copenhagen, Oct. .27.-The Associat-
ed Press learns the Danish ministry
of marine was informed that several
ships chartered by The Japanese were
at Hull and intended to attack the
Russian squadron in the North Sea
The Russians were informed Of this
The Danish ministry was officially in
formed that thirteen vessels had been
chartered by the japanese to attack
the Russian squadron.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27

enioin the capitol commission made
contessedly poor showing before the
court. The commission might easily
nave killed the case on a demurrer,
but felt that technical victory would
not satisfy the complainers In Des
Moines and preferred that the case be
tried an it's merits.
Apropos of the great victory of the
creamery men of the United States IN
the United States supreme court iast
Monday, 1t Is learned that an organ
izatiod of the dealers in oleomarga
is being formed in the United states
largely thru the efforts of the makers
of the stuff, and contributions are pe-
ing secured for a fund to induce con-
gress to repeal the Grout law. A CIR
cular sent to dealers states that to Sc
cure the repeal of this law large
fund Will be necessary" and contri-
buttons of $25 or more from each
sought. do not delay In this mat
ter" says the circular ''The raising
OF the fund is the most important step.
without 1T nothing can be done, and
unless the fund is obtained in very
short time it will be impossible to re-
peal the law at the coming session OF
congress. Haste is necessary. Don't
wait to see what your neighbor IN
tends to do. Do what you can afford
yourself, and do it now. If every
body delays it will not be possible to
have the law repealed, and oleomarg-
arine dealers will have to go out Of
business" This would indicate that
the oleomargarine makers realize fully
that they will never be able to ride
down the law.
Justice Brewers decision at Wash
ington in the Cluff case will have i'm
portart bearing on the Iowa law and
the rehearing case now before the SUI
prene court here, and on which a
decision is expected any day The
question in the Cliff case was whether
the use Of a small quantity of palm
oil. claimed to be a necessary irgred-
lent of oleomargarine, but which In
fact does give 1t a yellow color, is to
be regarded as adding coloring matter.
"The fact that one of the ingredients
of this compound is palm oil,' said
Justice Brewer, does not show that
such oil did anything else but color the
product composed Of other ingredients,
and IL it did substantially only this it
is rightfully styled an artificial colora-
tion." The use of palm oil to color
cleonargarine and thus evade paying
the 10 cents a pound tax is therefore
illegal. But the fact that the oleo-
margarine makers are plotting to re-.
peal the law requiring the 10 cents a
pound tax makes it important that the
Iowa law, which is stronger than the
national law be upheld. State. Dairy
Commissioner Wright states that so
long as the Brewer decision holds and
the national law is undisturbed all
danger from oleomargarine is at an
end here and elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
SANTA FE DIRECTORS ELECTED
Rumor Of Combination Is EffectualI,
Disposed Of.

Topeka, Oct. 27.-The report that a
combination of the Hartman and
Rockefeller interests had secured con-
troll of the Santa Fe system was ef-
fectually disposed of at the annual
meeting of the stockholders held today.
There was no representative OF the
Hartman interests present and big
majority Of the stock was voted for the
reelection of the directors whose terms
expired this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Teiegraphio Newss
Russian Admirals Report Received
Russia Holds Off; England Insistent
War is Possible Result.
Some Talk of Arbitration.
Fighting Resumed Near Mukden.
New York's Subway Opened.
Linn County's Rebellion.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief:
Wife Murder at Buxton.
A Big Yield of Corn.
Bishop Potter Scored by Swallow.
Meservey's Bank Trouble.
Delivers Dates in Iowa.
Eastern Star Elects Officers.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
Oleo Law Glass Legislation.
Wanted-A Man.
New York and Indiana.
Birdseye's Philosophy.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
PAGE FIVE.
Miscellaneous News.
Hay Makes Great Speech.
Strange Case of Embezzlement.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Baptists Take Decisive Stand.
Declare Against Divorce Evil.
Will Marry Only Innocent Parties.
Affairs For Mrs. Fairbanks.
DR.. Stetson President, Des Moines
Degistration is Light.
Political Meeting Arrangements.
Resume Work of Excavation.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
lo>,,, and COMMERCIAL:
Wheat Higher on War Scare.
Board of Trade Quotations.
Cattle Trade Was Slow.
Manufacturers Organize.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
STRANGE ACCIDENT
Train Strikes an Oil Wagon Throwing
Oil Over Engine = The Oil lgnites
and Fireman is Burned to Death.

Phillips, Neb., Oct. PA Burlington
passenger train struck an oil wagon
crossing the street today. Oil was
thrown over the engine and cars,
catching aflre. Fireman c. L. Lazeas',
of Grand Island, was burned to death
Engineer Parkinson barely escaped.
Some cars were damaged, but the
flames were soon extinguished.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27
PRESIDENT'SBIRTHDAY.
Roosevelt Receives Many Messages Of
.C:onaratuIation on the Forty Sixth
Anniversary Of His Birth.

washington, Oct. 27.-Today is tbs
anniversary OF President RooseveN's
birth. He is 46 years Of age. Thru
out the day he was in receipt Of mes
sagas of congratulations from friends
in .,n parts of the country. He re-
cei,ed many personal callers, who
congratulated him upon his anniyer-