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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-16
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II. l.. Moody, the real estate man,
whether he would discredit the tes
timony Of the defendant on account
Of her calling. Yes, I would, and
I'd discredit the testimony of the sa-
loon man, too" 1t worked both ways
and Mr.. Moody was not dismissed. as
he thought in spite of his bias against
both parties he could give fair
verdict.
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ward, 100 in the second ward, and 20
in a portion of the third ward. The
returns from the remaining portion of
the third ward will be received at the
end of the week The total registra-
ton to date amounts to 1910.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-16
A MIGHT ALARM

Worse than an alarm OF fire at
night is the brassy cough of Group.
which sounds like the children's death
knell and 1t means death unless some
thing is done quickly. Foleys Honey
and Tar never fails to give instant
relief and quickly cures, the worst
forms of Group. Mrs. +. l., Cordier
of Warrington. KY, writes: my
3-year-old girl had severe case Of
Group: the doctor said she could not
live. l got a bottle Of Foleys Honey
and Tar; the first dose gave quick re-
lief and saved her life" Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by Chas. McNab, 400
Riverside avenue.
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grim smile. snow let one of thy
women bring me a cup OF fair water"
Sylvia went out and came back with
n cup of fair water IT'S filtered"
she said anxiously. II don't know IL
that will do"
at will suffice" said Fakrash, Who
took the cup, and, drenching the mule
with the contents. exclaimed: QUIT
this form and return to Ihe form in
which thou wert!'
CONTINUED
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-16

A church of Mental Science is in
process of formation in Spokane.
Meetings are held each Sunday even
ing in Pacific hall.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

Mr.. Larkins dove headlong into his
garden patch and hoed vigorously to
distract his thoughts, and the widow
sat down on the edge Of her porch and
swung her neat little foot dejectedly.
L do believe I'm half-witted," said
she, under her breath. 81 dare say
I've lost as good man as I'll ever
meet, and all because Henrietta Pod
derby told me to run after him.
needn't have run after him, but l could
have thrown him away, and 1 amt
half as smart as | thought was. I'm
lonely and miserable. woo-oo-oo
Mrs Bittersweet ran into her sittin.
room and cried as heartily as Mr.. Lar
kins hoed.
After that she smiled sunnily when
ever she met him. He smiled genially.
The widow daintily became more lone
some and more convinced that she had
discarded a congenial spirit
HE won't propose again in hun
dred years." she bemoaned herself,
'and no wonder he don't want to risk
another snub. He did tell me to let
him know if 1 changed my mind; L
hate to, like fun, but"
One golden afternoon when both
were sitting, in an unusually pensive
mood, upon Mrs. Bittersweet's porch,
the Widows heart suddenly prompted
her to little prospecting.
"NIr. Larkins," she said softly, "do
you ever change your mind?'
NO." returned Mr. Larkins plump
ly, mot without solid reason"
"We-ell," she continued, holding her
breath at her own boldness, would
you still like me to-er-er-be-
be"
Her meaning rushed through Mr..
Larkins like a streak of electricity. He
sprang out of his lolling attitude at a
bounce.
Polly, if you're asking me If I'd
like you to be my wife, l say yes
yes-yes. 1 don't dare to ask you
again, but you've a perfect right to
ask me, even if 1 hadn't told you to,
for it's leap-why, Polly, love, what's
liic hidtlcl iOu lc as pdle as dSueS.
What is it, darling?'
"Why, I've actually as good as asked
you to marry me-" gasped Polly, "just
what I've always declared I'd die rather
than do! Oh, WELL" as Alonzo's arm
stole protectingly around her waist, 81
guess 1 was excusable this time. But,
Alonzo, listen. Don't you ever, the
longest day you live, let Henrietta
Podderly know 1 did twill your
"Never," vowed Alonzo, kissing her
San Francisco Call.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

Hanna" He said he never, never could
consent to such a choice for his child.
Gussie Rhodes told her father, with
many reassuring embrace, that she
would never marry without his con-
sent, and she added: But, papa dear,
1 shall never marry any man but Mark
Hanna"
Then she promised her father not to
see her lover or write to him for q
year at least. She kept her promise,
and in the course of a few weeks, al
though she never audibly murmured,
and was sweetly gentle and loving to
all about her, she grew pale and wan.
She neither ate nor slept. The old
father was at his wits end. Some one
proposed foreign tour for that
change OF scene which is supposed to
work wonders In heart affections, and,
prestoi few hours notice, father,
mother and daughter were on board an
Atlantic liner.
For nearly q year the change Of
scene" prescription was faithfully pur-
sued, and the patient, always cheer
fully submissive, gentle and charming
obviously grew Trailer day by day. AL
most in despair the old man brought
his child home again, and one morn
ing he gathered the courage to ask her
If she still cared for Mark Hanna.
"Why, father" she replied, Il shall
always love Mark; l told you that, you
know, year ago"
Poor old Uncle Dan" Rhodesl That
was a bitter day for him, but he was
equal to the occasion. Sending for the
obscure young man, he said to him:
"Mr. Hanna, Gussie loves you; that
il my only reason for accepting you as
her future husband. You are poor. I'll
fix it so Gussie can live as she has
been accutomed to and suppose
must see you marry her"
Now the coming young man cast
ever so slight a shadow of his future
greatness on the opportunity of the
present.
'Mr. Rhodes" said he, 81 most CRATE
fully accept the gift of your daughters
love. To marry her is for this world
to become a paradise for me- but can
not make her my wife unless she will
be content to live as my means will
enable u.s. 1 can neither accept aid
nor permit my wife to accept it from
any one"
So Mark Hanna and Gussie Rhodes
were married, and the bride went from
her fathers big house to live in tiny
little cottage, where with one maid-of-
work she was as happy as queen for
some years.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Is the Object Sought Really Worth All
the Time, Expense and Trouble?

the llncg Expense ana lrOuDl6s
Mr.. Peary Is going on another hunt
for the North Pole. The layman is
sometimes apt to pause and ask him
self whether, after all, the business Of
Arctic exploration is worth while. The
history of such exploration is a story
of long effort.
AS long ago as 1868 Sir Hugh Will
loughby, with several other command
ers, led the way into the frozen north
in the eastern hemisphere. 1t is prob
able that they reached seventy-two de-
grees north latitude In the centuries
following, navigator after navigator
went into the north either in the east
ern or western hemisphere. The names
of Barents, Henry Hudson, John
Davis, Frobisher and William Bafiin
are written on the worlds map and
their explorations were, without doubt,
of specific benefit to commerce and the
scientific world. Modern exploration
may be said to have begun with Perry,
who in 1927 reached 50 degrees 10 min
utes north. The most memorable eXpe-
that of Sir John Franklin. who in 1915
sailed for the north with two ships and
1873 men. His expedition was lost. In
the next twelve years no less than
twenty-one expeditions from England
or America were organized to search
for Franklin and make explorations to-
ward the pole. After that, polar eX-
plorations lapsed for a time, but about
1875 it was renewed with fresh vigor
During the century England, Germany,
AUSTRIA America, Scandinavia and
even Italy have sent explorers, and the
achievements of Kane, Hayes, Hall,
Greeley, Wellman, De Long, Nansen
and Peary are too well known to need
specific mention. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been spent, many
lives lost, men have suffered untold
hardships, even being driven to canni-
balism. And for what? ask the doubt
ers. Merely that they may reach an
imaginary point on the top of the
world-a point which, if found, would
benefit nobody except the explorer
himself and the lecture bureaus. No
one has yet reached it. The man who
made the nearest approach to the goal
was Captain Cagni of the Duke of
Abruzzis expedition, reaching Sc de-
grees SO minutes north
The doubter who is compelled willy
nilly to observe the actions of eXplor-
ers may take comfort in the thought
that he is at least observing a line Of
honest endeavor, that any increase of
our knowledge of the world is not al
together worthless.-Woman's Homo
Companion.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

onstrated that it Is cheaper to install
water softeners than supply these To-
comotives with raw water.
On the middle division of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fee railway
system the sum of $27,375 is expended
annually for this purpose, the softener
being used at % water stations where
the water has been found unsuitable
for boiler purposes. The locomotives
passing these stations use, on an aver
age about $4,000 gallons of water
daily. The water from nearly all these
sources contains lncrusting cOnstitu-
ents; that is, the sulphates and carbon
ates of lime and magnesium, and, in
many cases, corrosive substances, such
as chloride of calcium and magnesium,
are present in troublesome amounts.
The incrusting solids contained in
100000 gallons of water used each day
in the year amount to over 300
pounds, or, in the course of year,
nearly 800 tons. This amount of in
crusting material deposited in the boil
err would, in the first place, damage
the boiler plates and cause an enor-
nous increase in the consumption of
coal The removal of this scale would
cost probably from to 10 cents per
mile of distance run.
At these 30 water stations water
softeners have been erected at great
initial expense. The maintenance OF
these softeners requires the eXpendi-
ture of about SIT per day for chemi-
Gals and an additional charge of about
$5S per day for services of attendants,
making a total of $75 per day, or ST.
375 per year. The cost of construction
of these water softeners was not made
public, but, if the cost of mainte-
nance represents per cent on the IN
vestment, the total amount expended
for water softeners is nearly 100000.
The same experience holds true of
other railroads. At 10 water stations
along the Union Pacific 2,I00 pounds of
solids are removed from the water
each day, almost as much as Is re-
moved from the water of 20 stations
along the Santa Fe system, although,
Mt the 10 Union Pacific stations, they
use about % per cent more water IMAM
at the Santa Fe stations.
The chemical survey of natural wa
ters which is being made by the dydro-
economic experts of the geological sur
vey is directed, in part, toward the To-
cation of available waters which may
be used for boiler purposes without
treatment. If, by extensive surveys,
such waters can be discovered and
their location made known, the saving
of tremendous amount of money will
be effected. In the case of railroads
the cost of such great losses, as above
mentioned, is due largely to lack Of
information concerning the sources of
water suitable for boilers, and they
will become the greatest beneficiaries
of this phase of the work of the gov
eminent.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23
HOW HANNA WON HIS WIFE.
When Young Grocer He Wooed Only
Daughter of Daniel Rhodes.

When Young Grocer He Wooed Only
Daughter of Daniel Rhodes.
Nearly thirty eight years ago Mark
Hanna was just starting on his bust
ness career as grocer in Cleveland.
He was poor, plodding, and to the cas-
ual observer a very everyday sort of
young man. Daniel Rhodes was one
of the rich coal owners of the State.
He had one daughter, Gussie, the very
idol of his soul. Around this lovely girl
the brusque old father had wreathed
all the sentiment, all the hopes of his
future existence Mrs. Rhodes, her
fond mother, was joint idolator at
the daughters shrine, and the doting
parents had dreams of rich, infiuen-
tial sutton, a splendid marriage and 4
brilliant social career for Gussie, when,
as usual, the unexpected happened.
Gussie Rhodes met and loved the OBJ
scure, poor young man, Mark Hanna.
Mr.. Rhodes was astounded when the
daring young grocer called upon him
and asked for the hand of his daugh-
Ter. He refused absolutely to grant
the young sutton even time enough to
beg. He said mo" CURLY and sharply,
and when he saw his daughter he
tried to scold her, but instead he took
her in his honest arms and begged her
not to think of "this unknown man,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23
THE WIRELESS GUIDANCE OF
TORPEDOES BY ELECTRIC WAVES

(From the London Illustrated News.)
The Orling-Armstrong torpedo is not
a projectile. 1t is just dropped or slipped
into the water, and is then, without any
connecting wires, entirely subject to con-
troll. either from the bridge of q ship or
a room on shore. The first picture shows
Mr. Armstrong, the inventor sending out
electric rays from a room on shore, to
control n torpedo out at sea. Within
the torpedo itself Is the apparatus, simi-
lar to u wireless telegraph instrument, a
receiver and an arrangement called
transformer, which makes the fine inn
pulses received act upon an arm, the
movement of which causes the screws to
turn. Every quarterturn of this arm
causes the screws to revolve differently,
and consequently makes the torpedo take
up a new position. OF course, it was
necessary to have some mark to show
the position of the torpedo in the water.
A flag was used at first, but something
had to be devised which could not posi-
bly, be shot down by an enemy. One
night Mr.. Armstrong dreamed the way
to get over the difficulty, and now there
is an air-pressure tank in the torpedo
which sucks in salt water and sends it
out again like the blow of a whale. They
may fire at that forever without doing
any harm. The spray of water at the
same time serves as an indestructible
receiver for the electric waves. On en-
countering warship the torpedo first
travels towards the netting which sur
rounds it as n protection against torpe-
does of all kinds. After it has struck
the net it goes back, as shown by dot
ted lines in the picture, sinks, as indicat-
ed by the said line, and then blows up
the vessel.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23
AT BEDTIME.

The oak tree spreads his mighty boughs
Above me where l lie,
The sleepy flowers kiss my cheek,
The wandering wind goes by.
Amid a shadowy mist Of leaves
The shining stars are set;
l wish that L could pluck one on,
Just like a violet.
II 1 were tall enough to reach
Beyond the robins nest,
I'd steal little baby star
And wear it on my breast.
Phoebe Lyde, in Lippincotts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23
WATER FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
Roads Crossing Plains Guard Against
Boiler DestroYers.

The annual expenditures of railroad
companies for purposes, concerning
which the public takes little thought,
are enormous, according to the Wash
ington Star. One of the items of large
expense is the softening of water used
in locomotives, experience having dem
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

The worst fault of some people is
telling other people theirs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

The only time a man seems to feel
free to tell his wife how he is doing
financially is when he is losing
money.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

Most people find lots of comfort in
a sick doctor.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-23

%aVsd an" in r 2a%3 as door, a si"
this leap wear"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
New Sleeping Car to Worlds Fair.

Commencing June /. the iowa Central
will inaugurate another thru s'ce Ding
car to ST. Louis, which Is evidence OF
the increasing popularity OF the ST.
Louis service established by that line a
little more than = year ago. The rev
2ar will be OF Pullman's hest and Will
leave Marshallt,;sn on train No. 1t
G:15 p. IN, arr wing 81. louis u:,icn de-
pot 7:15 a. m, following morning. AS
with the thru sleeping ca now running
on No 6. the North }; ar Limit H. the
above service viii be very pop,lia. ard
convenient for worlds far visitors
The train will arrive at Worlds Fair
station, Opposite main entrance to
grounds) at Z a. M. thus obviahng the
necessity and Inconvenience to pas
sengers of going in to the union depot
and return, as well as saving at least
two hours time.
Prospective visitors to the exposition
should not fail 10 consult agents. or a3-
dress A. B. Cults, 4. p. and T. A., Win
neapolis. Mimi Tor full Information as
to low rates, etc. Also ask for Guide
to the Fair"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
1t Is Believed That Present
Conditions Will Soon Pre-
cipitate a Revolution
THE SITUATION is APPALLING
Absolute stasnation of Business, In
dustries Closed, Banks Failing, and
MiIIionaires Going Into Bankruptcy,
are Reported to be Some of the
Features--crop Failure Expected.

Sioux City, May 16.-Absolute stag
| nation of business. industries closed,
banks failing and millionaires going in
to bankruptcy, the poor people suffer
ing and facing prospects of crop fall
ure-these are some of the present-day
conditions in European Russia, as out
| lined by IL. Bloom, a business man of
! this city. formerly OF Moscow. His in
formation is from letters from relatives
! in Novgorod, Moscow. Kieff and other
cities of the empire.
| An uncle. Solomon Bloom lumber
merchant of Moscow and one of the
trichest men in the city, and cousin
! j. Stiskin, a wholesale dealer in jewelry
at Novgorod, also wealthy, writes that
nothing can save the country from n
great crisis that must involve ali Eu-
rope Mr.. Bloom says it would not
have been so bad had the government
permitted people to knew there was
danger of war, or that war, If it came
would be serious. But the blow was
utterly unexpected. The danger of war
was apparent to other countries for
months, to Russians it was unthought
Of because the government had misled
them.
Solomon Bloom owns lumber inter-
ests and great timber areas that made
him one of the richest men in the an
cient caIital. Today he is on the point
OF failure, unable to borrow dollar
and creditors pressing him on every
hand Mi-. Stiskin writes that he has
gone into bankruptcy already, though
six months ago, he was a rich man.
Their cases are only typical. Banks
are fal,irG and factories are close l.
The people see cniy famine ahead for
th.: peasants arc fearfully poor and
to- industrial class without work.
Those euld,y!ons are not attributed
b. the letter writer's directly IN he
var 1'itey scarcely allude to 1t, prob
ably Tor fem of the letters being con-
lette.s he has received were ever PEE
mitted tn ~. oct of the country. lie
declares tina. such conditions canrot
long exist without precipitating rev.
olu..on, and pr. diets that when 1t
comes. there wilt be a great mutiry IN
the arm. as.,l that constitution will
b., secured and the bureaucracy owe
thrown without great bloodshed.
Nj. Bloom is prosperous business
mar ferc, Twelve yeas in Americ.s l:e
is a university (. a0ua.e and left Ra.i-
STA l.eeause e tie sppres don Of has
l,eopis. = -. q =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
earthquake Havoc in Balkans.

London, May ia man recently re-
turned to Sofia writes q striking des-
cription of the results of the Balkan
earthquake Easter Monday which
practically has been unnoticed. altho
it was of extraordinary magnitude.
Two thousand houses We're destroyed
and 1000 families made homeless The
writer describes riding thru villages a
week after the disaster. Houses We're
leveled to the ground and there We're
huge cracks across the streets. Sui
phurous streams of mud and water
were running crops. Smashed arsenals
and khans were crumbltng to the
ground. The government buildings
were Uttered on the earth like rubbish
heaps. Amid this tragic confusion the
poor people We're dazed. confused and
silent. but striving to repair their loss
es, though this was almost hopeless, as
they have little capital and their re-
s'rl'ces are slender.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
GOWN GOSSIP.

The shepherdess hat remains popu-
lar.
The wheat pattern Is conspicuous In
the new laces.
Gooseberries are favorites IN fruit
trimming for hats.
Gilt and diminuttve tassels adOru
stock collars and berthas.
Waterproof parasols available for
rain or shine are the latest novelty.
Chiffon boas In delicate colorings for
evening wear are fringed with SILK tas-
sells.
As an accompaniment OF the tailoeod
suit the crush leather belt takes tho
lead.
Among the latest patterns In gold
braid are the Greek key, basket ball
and doral designs.
Shaped wells have made their appear
ance. They are cut circular and AZ
over the hat perfectly.
Straw passementerie similar to that
used for dress trimming is employed
for parasol decorations.
Canvas galloons in oriental patterns
most effectively trim gowns Of light
weight wool fabrics.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
BODY RiDDLED WITH BULLETS
Denver ex- Policeman Shot Down by
Mysterious Assassin.

Mysterious Assassin.
Denver, May 16.-Lyte Gregory am
ex-policeman, was assassinatea early
Sunday morning when he was return :
ing from social visit with friends.
His body was riddled with bullets and
he died in his tracks 1t is believed
that the assassin used repeating
rifle and his aim was true, for In all
ten bullets penetrated the mans BODY.
No positive trace of the assassin has
been found. The murder occurred on
West Third avenue, near South Water
street, section of the city inhabite |
by the working class. Gregory was
alone and unarmed Mrs John Combs
a neighborins woman, who heard the
shooting, also heard the cry, you
numbering blackguard." and thought
the voice was that of her husband
whose return home she was awaiting
Combs was later found at bowling
alley and placed under arrest. 1t is
said that Combs had been at the
bowling alley all evening. and no evil
dence of guilt has yet been traced to
him. He is being held, however.
Gregory recently had served a de-
tectiye agency and was one of the
men accused by William Wardjon, the
national committeeman of the United
Mine Workers of America of assault
ing him on railroad train near Sa-
Ida, Col, recently.