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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

/ live in one of the suburbs, and the
train on which ride to the city is gen
orally crowded. The other day, how
ever, an extra car was put on, and
when I got aboard there were many
vacant seats. l noticed when l sat
down that every man who got aboard
looked around as if he didn't know just
where to sit. One old fellow in par
ticular attracted my attention. He first
took a seat near the door. Then he got
up and started toward the middle of the
car, but finally, after a good deal of
hesitating, he went back and seated
himself near the place he had decided
upon first. Still he wasn't satisfied.
He looked at the vacant seats around
him and several times seemed to be in
clined to change over to one of them.
Now | have seen this man hundreds of
times scramble upon the cars when
they were we'll filed and rush for the
first seat he could get, but never before
had l seen him exhibit SO much uneasi-
ness and dissatisfaction. When the car
is crowded he is glad to find room to
sit down anywhere. At such times he
doesn't stop to see whether the vacant
seat is at the end or in the center or
on the right or left side. He just takes
it and is tickled at his luck.
The more a man gets the more he
wants and the less is he satisfied with
what he has.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
How Cigar Dealers Lose Custom.

How Cigar Dealers Lose Custom.
'This may be good cigar" said a
man as he pulled at it, standing for q
moment in the shop, "but don't seem
to relish it. Guess my stomach's tri-
fe off,"
That's just the way it is" remarked
the philosophic tobacconist. "About 200
persons come into this store every day.
Some of them spend $40 week with
me for cigars, and others don't spend
So lose a certain amount of this
trade every week not because l keep
inferior goods, but when smokers get
q bit out of condition and the cigars
don't taste as good as usual they will
blame the cigars, and off they go to an
other shop,
But it works about the same way
with all. My dissatisfied customers go
to some other mans store, and other
mems dissatisfied customers come to
me. So it evens up in the end. Out Of
every ten strangers who drop in here
for the first time to buy a cigar know
by experience that / can count on one
or two Of them becoming regulars
New York Press
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
A Real London Fog.

A recent example of London fog was
the cause of some queer plumbers. A
Bayswater bus got nearly as far as
Camden Town when the driver thought
he was headed for Portland Station
Horses knew their way better.
A wagon drawn by two horses be-
longing to firm of grocers in Coventry
was left by the man in charge just out
side Rugby, ten miles from their des-
tination. The animals started off and
were quickly lost to sight in the fog
They reached home without mishap,
although the fog was so thick that OBJ
jects could not be distinguished a few
yards away. The driver, who had to
find his way on foot, did not arrive I'm
til five hours later.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
SHORTY By T.
BLAIR
M All ANS EATON
PASSING W
Copyright, 1908, by T. G. Mcclure

It is very obvious, of course, that his
first name was not Shorty; but, what
is not so obvious, his last name was not
Mahan. The name the rector pronOunc-
ed when be stood before the font with
the wriggling infant in his arms was
Jefferson Douglass Jerrold. They were
a fine old family, the Jerrolds, with an
abundance of heirloom silver, faded
ancestral portraits, one of them a Cop
ley, and enough family pride to sink a
ship.
When Jefferson Douglass had grown
into a short. thick set youth, with
sandy red hair and mobile face,
which effectually concealed his thoughts
and emotions, the family council set
about to choose a career for him which
would do credit to the silver, the por-
traits and the family pride. His ia
theirs mind was divided between medi-
cine and the law. His mother made her
gentle arguments for the ministry.
Jefferson Douglass went to college with
his mobile face as inscrutable as ever,
Out WIFI uElu determination TO choose
his own career.
The exact moment when he decided
what that career should be was that
October afternoon when Michael Ryan,
athletic trainer and ex-middleweight,
rose groggily from the floor of the gym
nasium and rubbed the point Of his
jaw in daZed fashion. Before him,
unlacing the boxing gloves which in
cased his hands, stood short, thick set
young man with sandy red hair and an
impressive face. Ryan pulled off his
own gloves and extended his hand,
which the other shook gravely.
IF I could hit like that said Ryan,
II wouldn't be here. Man, I could
make a wonder Of you in a years time"
That was why Jefferson Douglass
cut short his course at college, where,
to tell the truth, he was not succeeding
tremendously along prescribed lines,
and, in a stormy interview at home,
announced his intention to seek his
fortune in the world in his own way
and by his own efforts How those
efforts were to be directed he neglected
to state, but when the identity Of
Shorty Mahan, the newly arrived stel-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
To Lose Flesh.

To reduce the flesh one must have
the fortitude to give up a number of
the pleasant things of life, for time
at least, and many of them for good
and all. One must, first of all, become
an early riser and not sleep longer than
seven hours. Before finishing the
morning toilet exercise for twenty min
utes with Indian clubs, dumbbells or
wands. For breakfast take no cereal,
coffee or milk, but tea, not too strong,
fruit and toast. Sugar is a fat pro-
Queer; SO also are bread and all fari-
naceous dishes. Not more than half a
glass of liquid should be taken at any
meal. For luncheon partake of stewed
or raw fruit, salad dressed with vine
gar and oil, green vegetables and a
chop. For dinner the bill of fare can
comprise fish, mutton, lamb, lean beef,
vegetables, especially tomatoes and
beans, stale bread and a light dessert.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

In another momen, SHORTY Mahan's
red he. o. vas among the topmost
branches, ANA then. with the kitten in
his arms, he Slid deity to the ground.
Gee" said Delaney when Shorty
Joined him outside the fence pretty
nifty, wasn't she?"
Shorty wheeled on him suddenly.
"Jim," he said shortly, that was
lady. Remember it, if you please" And
then he cut out pace for the training
quarters which landed Delaney there
perspiring and well nigh blown.
Delaney remembered afterward that
1t was directly after the kitten affair
that Mahan began to behave rather
strangely. He insisted on taking his
daily run quite alone He found or in
vented numerous errands which took
him to the village and he went there
alone also. Every Sunday night pre-
cisely at he slipped off for a quiet
walk by himself, so he said
The weeks went past, and the time of
the fight approached. Instead of in
creasing interest in his training
Shorty's zeal showed unmistakable
signs Of tagging. Delaney begged and
the trainer threatened, but Shorty Ma
han could be neither wheedled nor
driven. The fight was to take place on
a Wednesday evening. The Sunday
evening preceding it Delaney and Daw-
set out from the cottage. They followed
him to the little church and stood be-
fore the uncurtained windows of the
vestry. Shorty entered and took a seat
well down in front, and even as they
watched a hymn was started, in which
they could recognize Shortys home
made bass. Dawson, who was the head
trainer, gasped
"'Member the kitten I told you
about?" Delaney whispered. "Well,
I've found out that the girl was the
parsons daughter"
"Eumphv Dawson grunted, and they
started back
When Shorty returned to quarters
Delaney was waiting for him.
Nov, about this prayer meeting
business, Shorty" Dawson began.
Shorty's eyes flashed fire.
IF you fellows have been shadowing
me there's likely to be a rough house
here" he said. He stood glazing about
him for moment then turned on his
heel and went to bed.
There have been many vague theories
advanced and many absurd stories cir
culated as to why the Mahan-Devine
fight never took place. Some will tell
you Shorty Mahan was terror stricken
at the last moment Others affirm he
was paid a liberal sum to forfeit the
fight to Devine. The real reason, set
forth in letter by Shorty himself, is in
the possession of Jim Delaney. It came
the morning Of the fight:
Dear Jim-Its all off, You know I have
often said that if 1 was ever defeated I'd
never fight again. Well lost this fight
before it began. Clean knockout-by a
woman too. We were married last night
beneath the tree where L caught the kit
ten. I'm out of it for good, Jim.
And that is why Shorty Mahan faded
from the eyes of an admiring public
and also why Jefferson Douglass Jer-
rold is custodian Of the family pride,
the silver and the ancestral portraits,
one of which is a Copley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
rOtice Of Taxes.

Notice is hereby given that t,
Tax Roll for the year 1868 is now
my hands for collection and tina
taxes charged therein are subject
payment at my office at any tin
prior to or on the 31st day OF jan
uary, 1904 and that after said 31st da
ofJanuary, | shall proceed to collec
such taxes charged on such roll ant
-1malnlng unpaid, as the law directs
NELs LEE,
Town Treasurer
Dated at Washburn, Wis, Dec
18th. 1903.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

VEL Ihh AllIEN.
lar attraction in the lightweight class,
was finally forced upon his unwilling
family and their suspicious fear be-
came bitter truth his father sWore
roundly, and his mother looked long
at the ancestral portraits, especially
the Copley, and wept.
For three years Shorty Mahan en-
jOyed a series of brilliant ring victories,
which made his name a household word
in the sporting world and added very
materially to the foundation of his for
tune. Then it was announced that the
fight between Mahan and Billy Devine
of the Pacific coast for the lightweight
championship Of the world had finally
been arranged to be pulled off in a well
known sporting club in the east that
the purse had been put up, the articles
of agreement signed by both men and
the forfeits posted.
Just two weeks after this announce
ment Shorty Mahan, with his trainers
his sparring partner, his rubbers and
his bull terrier, took up his abode in
little cottage ON the shore of Freshwa-
ter lake, prepared for the monotonous
three months of training which was to
fit him for the fight of his life.
FreshWater lake was q charming bit
of water but half a mile from Thorn
ton village and a scant ten miles from
the club where the fight would take
place. Shorty Mahan upon his arrival
looked the place over, grinned his de-
light and entered upon his training
with vengeance.
The trouble began one May evening
just at sunset as Mahan and Jim De-
laney, his sparring partner, were re-
turning from a ten mile run along the
country roads. They had reached the
village and were jogging easily along
the elm lined streets when Mahan no
ticed a young woman standing beneath
cherry tree and calling in tones Of
coaxing anxiety to an Angora kitten
which sulked among the branches at
the top of the tree. He stopped short
and turned into the yard.
IF you'll permit me,'' he said, dofing
his cap, "Ill get the kitten for you"
ooh, if you would be so good" said
the girl, flushing becomingly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Work For the StnmacI.

For the average healthy man l think
there is something to be said in favor
of a good meal even if a trife heavy
now and then. | believe it is fact
that the human stomach, although it
is not a gizzard like that of Il goose,
still does it's work better when slightly
stretched, just as the lungs work bet
ter with deep inhalations induced by
bodily exercise in the open air.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
THAT TqrrihIR Child

The small son of a certain university
professor, whose parents are deserved
ly popular for their tact and courteous
speech, appeared at the home of fell
low professor and hesitatingly asked
Mrs. - if he might look at the parlor
rug. Permission was of course grant.
ed, and Mrs. - felt some surprise to
see the little fellow stoop over the rug
and stare silently for some half min
ute. He Strengthened himself up and.
meeting her wondering expression, said
triumphantly:
ut doesn't make me Sick!'-Life
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

Fond Parent Ito young hopefuD-Un-
less you keep your face and hands
clean, your teeth brushed and look
neat the children of nice people won't
have anything to do with you; they
won't play with you.
Young Hopeful bet if l had a goat
and wagon they would.-Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

81 suppose you thought you were fish
ing when you caught me?" growled the
man who is always disagreeable.
"Well [ used to think So" sighed his
little wife, "but now l know l must
have been bear hunting"
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n.
young man who came to this country
over thirty years ago, penniless and
fr1endless, and who, during the first two
years, earned only $500, working beside
tank foul with the smell of Oil but
to-day, there is scarcely drop of oil
consumed In this country which has not
been purchased from his stupendous
organization, the Standard Oil Company
In another walk of life, we see at the
head OF a great college, a man who
chopped wood to pay his way through
school.
The great captains of industry of to-
day were the poor boys of thirty years
ago. 1t was not wealthy parent nor an
influential friend who started these men
On the road to fortune; they made their
own opportunities they fought their OWE
battles; they have won.
What is the secret of their success /?
What is that irresistible force which has
enabled them to overcome all obstacles,
to surpass their fellow-men? Every am
bilious young man is searching for this
secret. He believes that honesty, So
briefly, perseverance, and determination
are essentials in the foundation on which
to build successful career, and yet he
realizes that he must possess something
more than these mere prerequisites if he
would achieve conspicuous success o
4Those who have studied the lives of
successful men will tell you that they all
possessed certain force of character
the power to mould the opinions and
direct the actions of Others John D.
Rockefeller has often said that he az
tributes his success largely to his ability
to Influence and control the minds of
men. How to acquire that power is told
by Mr.. Edward Box in his Lecture, "Keys
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The Publishers of this Lecture. Iohu
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

Some folks are like good natured
dogs. If you pat them ON the head
they will jump all over you.-School-
master
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
KEYS TO SUCCESS.
-
Mr.. Edward Box, Editor of the Ladies' HON
journal, Tells Young Men How
Success is Won.

Every oung man wants to succeed
There is nothing so self-satisfying as tn,
bountiful rewards which await the mar
who struggles and conquers. Fame,
honor, wealth and power are the laureL
which Success bestows.
The present century is replete With
examples of young men, who, alone and
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unaided, have risen tc
the very highest pin.
nacle of success n theii
chosen calling SHere
we have the striking
example of the presf-
dent of the largest
manufacturing corpora
ton in the world, rising
to this position from one
of the lowest places in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

And that is why Shorty Mahan faded
from the eyes of an admiring public
and also why Jefferson Douglass Jer-
rold is custodian Of the family pride,
the silver and the ancestral portraits,
one of which is a Copley.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-01-30
DEATH OF JAMES LUCEY.

James Lucey. one of Eureka's highly
respected and well known citizens, died
at his home on North Spring street,
January "a, 1904. The immediate cause
of death was physical exhaustion, for
Mr.. Lucey had been ill for many years.
On Thursday alarming symptoms de-
veloped, and his children remained by
his bedside in constant attendance until
the end came Sunday morning.
Mr.. Lucey came to Eureka with his
family in 1876 from Pennsylvania and
for years he worked at the furnaces.
While thus employed he got lead poison
ing and rheumatism followed. He never
recovered his health and his sickness was
long and painful. He was a native of
the City of Cork, Ireland, and aged
n years, 6 months. He is survived by
seven children, four of whom, John,
Elizabeth. Julia, Annie A., reside in
Eureka; James G. Lucey of Carson
City, Nevada; Dennis Lucey of New
York and Timothy Lucey of Easton,
Penn.
The funeral was held Tuesday MORN
ming from st. Brendan's Church, where
Requiem Mass was celebrated by the
Rev. Father Manion. The many friends
present at the obsequies attested the
esteem in which deceased was held, and
expressed heartfelt sympathy for the
bereaved. The body was inferred in
the Catholic Cemetery.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-01-30
BEYOND CIVIL JURISDICTION.
Betti's Case for Selling Whisky to In.
dians Dismissed-He Leaves Town.

Peter Betti. the North Main street
grocer, who was arrested last week for
selling whisky to Indians, appeared in
Justice Cromer's court last Monday for
his preliminary hearing, which had
been postponed to January 20.
District Attorney Hancock moved a
dismissal Of the case on account of lack
Of jurisdiction. He stated that the
Indians to whom it was charged the
liquor had been sold were of the Shos-
shone tribe and were reservation
Indians, and as such were the wards of
the United States Government, over
whom the State did not have jurisdic-
ton. On these u oands Justice Cromer
dismissed the cas-.
1ho officers in Eureka communicated
the facts in this case to the United
States authorities at Carson City, and it
was thought a United States officer
would be in Eureka to re-arrest BETH
when he was released from the custody
of the civil authorities. None came,
however. and Bstti awaited himself of
the opportunity to escape and left town
shortly after the charge against him
was dismissed. 1t = said he arranged
to leave Eureka for good, and his where
abouts are unknown. Otto Mau is in
charge of his store. 1t is stated that
the case against BETH was a true one.
backed by strong evidence.
The action of the United States au-
thorities at Carson in not taking up the
Betti case has started an agitation here
20 have a United States Court Commits.
sioner appointed for Eureka. when the
| violators of the law against selling
whisky to Indians. who may be caught
red-handed, will have meted out to
them the punishment they deserve.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-01-30
P0sT0FFICE NAY BE MOVED.
Unless Uncle Sam Gets a Cheaper
Rent He Will Hunt New Quarters,

A report gained circulation in Eu.
reka on Thursday that the postofice
was to be moved, from the Masonic and
Odd Fellows Building, corner Main and
Clark streets, to the Bremenkampf
Building on Main street, just north of
the Eureka County Bank, on the first
of the month.
Opinions for and against the move
were freely expressed on the streets,
and revived in a measure the feelings
that were created when the p~ostoffice
was moved to its present quarters about
four years ago.
To ascertain the facts in the matter
the SENTINEL interviewed Postmaster
O. l.. Broy and learned that the re-
moval of the postoffice is under con-
~sideration. but nothing has been de-
cided upon.
MIR. Broy stated that the question of
moving the postoffice arose in the
amount of rental charged for the pres
ent location. The Government allows
$6 per mouth for the rent of the post.
Office in Eureka, and the ZEN of the
room in the Masonic and Odd Fellows
Building is $I4 a month. The differ
ence in the amounts, Mr.. Broy says, was
guaranteed him by the business houses
in the northern part of town when he
moved the p~ostoffice from South Main
street shortly after his incumbency.
For some time, on account of deaths,
removals and other causes there has
been a shortage in the outside collec-
tons to pay the rent, and Mr.. Broy has
had to personally make good the
amount. For this reason and because
he thought s14 a month too much rent
for a p~ostoffice in Eureka, Mr.. Broy has
asked the Trustees Of the Masonic and
Odd Fellows Building to reduce the
rent to $40, or he would vacate the
premises.
Mr.. Broy has two locations in view
in case his proposition is not accepted
by the Lodges. One is the storeroom
in the Hiram johnson Building, just
north of the present postoffice; the
other. the Bremenkampf Building ON
Main street.
The Trustees of the Masonic aud Odd
Fellows Building will hold a meeting
on Sunday. February z, when, it is
thought, q decision will be reached OH
the rent reduction asked for by Post
master Broy.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-01-30
]. c. DUNPHY SUED FOR DIVORCE
Married in Haste, Wife Repents, and
Charges Many Acts of Cruelty.

James C.Dunphy, scion Of the wealthy
Dunphy family, and SON of the late cat
tie king, William Dunphy, who was
known throughout the West, is being
sued for a divorce by his wife, Edith
Dunphy. The suit was commenced at
San Francisco January %. Mrs. Dun
ply, in her complaint, charges her
wealthy husband with extreme cruelties
and with marital misconduct.
The marriage of Dunphy to Mrs.
Sunderhaus, a widow with a ten-year-
old on. was a surprise to the numerous
friends of the groom. The couple met
in Oregon, where they were married,
after a brief but ardent courtship, ON
January 2. 1908.
The first act of cruelty. according to
Mrs. Dunphy, was committed in Febru-
airy at San Francisco. Mrs. Dunphy re-
cites that the next occurred sometime in
March. When they removed to his
ranch in Eureka County, Nevada, in the
following month she states he broke
open a door in the house in which she
was residing and compelled her to take
refuge in a blacksmith shop. Abuse fol-
lowed abuse, the wife AYERS, continuing
up to January Is, 1904.
The cruelties complained of by Mrs.
Dunphy consisted of beatings, chokings,
the insults. of a drunken man and the
humiliation of knowing that her hus-
band visited questionable houses. The
places where the stormy troubles of the
two occurred are said to be different
hotels in San Francisco and at their
ranches in California and Nevada.
Mrs. Dunphy states that her husband
is worth $500, 0OO, and she asks the
Court to provide her with alimony
pending the suit and also for her per-
manent use after the decree is granted.