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The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
rAoueArs ABOUT HOLE.

What is home without womai
with dog?
What is home when you come l.
late and cannot find match?
What is home without a "spea
easy" a poker OUTFIT and baby?
What is home when you're dressin'
in a hurry and cant md any pins?
What is home without any zee on {,
hot night when you have two-aHd-a
half yard thirst?
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
A Unique Character.

A dispatch from Martin, Tenn.
says that in the death of Eli Rich
ardson weakley county loses a good
citizen but an unique character.
"Uncle Eli" as he was called. was
over 20 years of age. but did not
look over co. He said that he had
never kissed a woman in his life
He was very timid and bashful
boy. and at party before the civil
war a game was often played in
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which the young lady had to forfeit
kiss to her captor. Young Rich
ardson's timidity being known, a
plan was formed to get him to kiss
young lady She being posted,
placed a pin in her mouth and when
ELS bashful lips We're TO press hers
she was to prick his lips with the
pin. The fateful moment came. Eli
demurred, but was prevailed upon
10 take the kiss from the seemingi,'
backward maiden. His courage
gained strength and he started to
inplant the kiss,-but his eye caught
tie CLEAN of the pin and he ref fused i,
and from that day until his death.
lie never attempted to or did kiss
q woman.
Friday Not So Bad.
\ Moscow was burned on Friday.
Washington was born on Friday.
Shakespeare was born on Friday.
America was discovered OH Fri
day.
Richmond was EVACUATED on Fri
day.
The Bastile was destroyed on Fri
day.
The Mayhower was landed on Fri
day.
Queen Victoria was married on
Friday.
Fort sumpter was bombarded on
Friday.
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on
Friday.
julius Caesar was assassinated on
Friday.
King Charles was beheaded on
Friday. s-'
The aBttle of Marengo was fought
on Friday.
Joan of Arc was burned at the
stake on Friday.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was
fought on Friday.
The Battle of New Orleans was
fought on Friday.
The Declaration of independence
was signed on Friday.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
BROTHER DlckeY's PHILOSOPHY

Some folks think de devil is gen
tleman; en- | mus say. de ole feller is
mighty civil wen he's lookin fer a
saint ter fry.
Many a fool hez got thoo' de wori
ez slick ez grease by des shaKin' his
head en- lookin' wise wen all de wise
mems wuz actin foolish.
| don't worry myse'f bout de moor
en- stars havin' people on 'em. takes
tes all my time en- eddication ter keer
on de blind side er de folks In de
worl' whar | livin'.
Poverty is mighty humble; but give
1t three squar' meals day en- IL feels
big enough ter git in de middle er dc
road, cuss out de gas bill. en- tell dc
sun ter stan still.
Some folks cry mighty loud fer jes
tice. but ef dey seen jestice CONT
long de big road de'd climb tree
en- howl fer a harricane ter blow 'er
inter de middle er de next county
Atlanta Constitution.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
Big Fire Sale.

Mesa Point coal at 50 per ioi
Unexcelled for hot water heating
for domestic use unequalled and q
perior. Try a ton. Quality %
greatly improved on new VEN
Phone or send postal to J. W. Aj
Allster. E3 ouray. Phone ~
Black. Orders quickly delivered
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His Last Trip.

A pathetic incident OF an old
horse of Ipswich, Mass. formerly
owned by an expressman, is relatedi
by the Boston Herald:
on account of his age and DEBILITY
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

IL. Do the very best you can each
day and every day. so that when there
is chance for promotion, you will
not only be called, but chosen"
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

A man may be willing to pay cash
for eyerything-except his debts.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

IL. Take kindly criticism in the
spirit in which It was intended.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
FOR THE BUSINESS WOMAN.

The following little list was com
pleted some years ago by a young girl
just starting on a business career.
1t has proved an invaluable help to
her. she says, and so she gladly
passes 1t on" to any who are inter
-sted:
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The majority of men follow the
Golden Rule-at distance.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

The longer some men live the less
popular they are with themselves.
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10. Be neat and attractive. but un.
obtrusive In your person.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06
A sPINsTER SAYS THAT

Every tailor knows a lot of promls-
ing young men.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

2. Don't worry.
8. Be courteous to an.
4. Keep your own counsel.
s. Don't complain about tribes.
9. Be loyal to your employer.
I. Don't ask for vacations.
8. Be businesslil<e, not womanish
Q. Be prompt-a little ahead sl
time. IL possible.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

When a bachelor begins to investi-
gate girls cooking he means bust
ness.
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1t doesn't matter very much to the
average man what church he attends,
Just so there are cushions on the
seats.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

A selfmade man usually looks like
the kind of man he would be apt to
make.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

Judging by their appearances. most
men go bathing just baceuse they
are fond OF it and not through person
al vanity over their looks in bathing
suit.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-06

When money talks a man seldom
troubles himself to investigate the
truthfulness of its remarks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

can. but not until they have made 1t
evident that they believe without rea-
son and without ever attempting to
reason. How. then. do we come to be.
lieve certain thingsI Evidently by
mere imitation or by sort Of hypnotic
suggestion. In childhood and youth
we believe everything we hear. What
ever Is constantly said In our homes
or by our associates we install among
our settled convictions and retain
them long after we have forgotten
when. where ana from whom we first
heard them. We are as passive IN re-.
cciving these impressions as u colt IL
IN getting used to harness. We would
naturally suppose that convictions that
were acquired so easily would he just
Us easily upset and abandoned. but Ii
Is Just the reverse. The beliefs which
we have acquired we know not how
ana which we are at a loss TO defend
are exactly those that are most irwin.
c.ole. We would at least expect them
to melt away before strong argument,
but argument has no effect on them.
Argument will often overthrow and re-.
verse beliefs which were acquired by
argument. but these beliefs which are
foisted upon us hypnOtlcaily do not
yield to reasoning. These traditional
beliefs cannot be said to be an evil.
The fact Is our very life Is founded
on them and governed by them aud
We could not live without them. Life
Is too short for everything to be rea.
soned out. We must he set up In bust.
ness with an immense stock Of ready.
made convictions or else we would be
more helpless than the brute creation.
They are valuable also for the very
reason that they cannot be over
thrown. for without this quality there
would he absolutely no stability In hu.
man character. On the other hand, II
Is obviously absurd to reason that Ger.
tain opinions aud beliefs are well
founded because they are widespread
and Of great antiquity. A belief may
be perpetuated from generation to gen.
GRAFTON In an ever. widening circle for
thousands OF years ana even become
universal without ever having u partl.
Gle OF fact or logic for Its basis. That
we can never entirely free ourselves
from Involuntary beliefs Is certain,
and that we would perish II We were
deprived Of them IL cer.ain also. and
yet our safety depends on keeping
them In check by reasoning and inves.
tigation. We must be continually
sIoughing OF our groundless beliefs or
we shall be completely swamped by
them. This Is not an attractive pic.
ture OF human nature, but 1t Is a faith.
fVl h"eness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
WIRELESS THOUGHT.

There il close relation between be-
lief aud reasoning. but there could be
no greater error than To suppose that
reasoning Is the only thing that can
produce beliefs ana that al Of our he.
lIcfs are the result Of reasoning, Most
people would feel insnltcl II told that
they believe anything whatever with
out reason, and yet the truth j. that
OF all the beliefs that exist In any
human mind not one In a thousand has
been produced by reasOnin. ana not
one in million by investigation, re-
lection and red pnlng, The greater part
Of our most cherished convictions are
inserted In us ready made, Just as a
cartridge j. inserted In a gun or box
put into wagon. This i easily prov
ed by asking people why they believe
certain things. Ia most cases IL viii
be surprising 10 see how they are en-
barrassed by the question and what
irlhIng aud InrOnsequcntial replies
they make. Sometimes they become
inpatient ana indignant ana Intimate
tAat what they believe is self-eyldent.
or they say: ANY foo. knows that"
They drop the subject as soon as they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

cludes Frances Hodgson Burnett. Rich.
ard Harding Davis. +. Hopkinson
Smith. Mary Il. =. Andrews. Ralph -.
Paine and Nelson Lloyd. There il also
one of Henry van Dykes most imngin.
alive poems entitled "The Swarming
of the White Bees" which IL full If
melody and fancy. Artlstically the
number Is made beautiful by "a col.
orcd cover. and many illustrations rc.
produced In colors. by +. &. Yohn.
Henry McCartcr. !. &. Lcyendecker.
and George Wright. There In also Il
beautiful art article by Kenyon Cox
on the paintings Of 1iolbcin with many
examples of his work.
The story by Mrs. Burnett. which
leads the number. entitled. "rlie Dawn
of u To.Morrow." will rank with her
most successful fiction. as It makes an
appeal 10 the broadcast human sympa.
tllics and deals with the problem of the
relation Of riches ana poverty 10 happl.
ness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
THE LONO GREEN.

A friend of the editor asks this cues.
ton: "Why do Americans as a rule
go after the dollar harder than Euro.
peans?" Plainly, because dollars will
buy more In this country than In Eu.
rope. Dollars will buy some things
there, but here they will buy every.
thing that is worth buying. In Eu.
rope II makes no difference how much
money man has, nor how decent his
character, neither he nor his family
can amount to anything In particular.
He must be born to the manner. Else
the door Of opportunity Is closed. In
this country, II he Is the right sort Of
a man. he can buy freedom from fear
and worry. recognition, independence.
He can aspire to he and become all
that any other American can asplrc TO
become. And that Is why our critics
across the waters fail to understand
us, Years ago they called us n nation
OF shopkeepers. They can see us only
as dollar chasers. But the fact Is we
want money because OF the things II
will buy. We do not hoard Il. We
are royal spenders. OF course there
are some among us who believe that
money will buy anything--cOntent-
ment, happiness, or even character.
They learn differently. But surely 1t
Is not altogether an unworthy motive
that we should desire money that we
may minister TO the wellbeing of those
whom we are fond Of. 1t Is not a s0r-
did desire, this one OF wanting money
to educate our children and give them
a chance in life better than our chance.
And that Is why Fritz and Patrick and
Nels and Antonio and Moses, when
they come to rs over sea, join with US
In the dollar chase, 1t is only when
we begin 10 long for dollars we cannot
use that we become money mad. The
American wants dollars for what they
will buy and he buys what he wants.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
CHiCAGO'S LESSON TO NEW
YORK.

The recent visit To- Chicago of the
distinguished statesman and Journal.
list. William Randolph Hearst, has a
double Significance.
In addition To- the political feature
of II. which II dealt with In another
column. there Is the gratifying fact
that IL means an example IN good gov.
eminent by Chicago Ia New York.
In his published interviews Mr..
Hearst has stated that one of his oh.
jects In coming to Chicago ut this
time was 10 secure information ne 10
the election law In force here. that
such information might hc used IT.
framing election reform measures Ia
lie submitted to the New York Legs.
lature.
In the recent city election In New
York" said Mr.. Hearst. there WAS
fraud all along the line. Reporters
ana fioaters We're imported from other
States-from rs far away rs Massa.
chusetts. There also was evidence
that the vote had not been properly
counted. one result of II all Is sen.
timent among the people. without re-.
gard 10 party, In favor of reform In
the election laws. one Of the reasons
for my coming here Is To secure In
formation about the election law In
Election Commissioners. propose 10
have introduced In the New York
Legislature this winter n bill making
judges and clerks Of election officers
of the court. The Illinois statute
seems To me To Lee good one"
Not only Is the Illinois statute a
good law. but II Is ably. efficiently AMI
honestly administered under the juris.
sIlction Of the County Court. 1t IL
wears now since there has been as
much as n whisper Of fraud In any
election held in Chicago or Cook
County. II we except comparatively
recent Congressional election. ana In
which Il recount showed that the cry
of fraud on that occasion was Il false
charge, absolutely untrue, and based
upon nothing but hot air and bun
combe.
lHI- ~ SoH''H'h- W. NH"" 'h'"-'
has reason To he proud. That the
metropolis Of the country should seek
through one of lis most distinguished
citizens 10 copy after It's system OF
election shows that among the many
things In which Chicago leads the
country and the world il It's system of
electing It's public officials, its respect
for the election law aud the purity Of
the ballot.
This, We repeat, h significant In
cldent and cause for qualification 10
'hica gOans generally.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

other North Side merchant Is given
any such privilege. II II Is a matter
of graft It should he Investigated. II
IL II not a matter Of graft It should
be investigated also. Special privileges
to few mt the expense Of the many
IRE played out in Chicago.
The beef trust II aiming to control
the next legislature.
~e
Taxpayers and the public In general
are hoping the Mayor will not much
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

lamentable fact that the stroke of one
mans pen could open the dungeons
where political prisoners have been
left for years to wither and die.
~e0A
George Bernard Shaw neither shaves
nor wears collar. Some day he may
attempt to start new religious sect.
%SA
"Three saved by chewing gum Is
the head over a news item. II seems
that the three used chewing gum to
plug a hole In their canoe. Then they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
EAoLETS.

Colonel T.. X. Bliss. Of the City Rail.
way. and Receiver james II. Eckels
and President John NJ. Roach of tho
Union Traction Company are doing all
that men can do to bring the traction
discussion tn n close favorable to the
public and fair to all concerned. ana
at the same time to give the public the
best possible service under the most
circumstances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
THE CHRISTMAS SCRIBNER'S.

The Christmas number of Scribner's
Magazine contains fiction by remark
able list of contributors, which in
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

longer delay the much needed and
much talked Of changes on the Board
Of Local improvements.
When you see It In the Eagle you
know that 1t will be copied.
Russia's bad way never could be
more fOrcefully illustrated than by the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Poor Mayor Dunno II to he pitie,l
rather than criticized. The miserable
gang who are his advisers are driving
him deeper ana deeper Into the munich.
pal quagmircs upon which he has en-.
tered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02


Between the !. NJ. d. and the W. e.
+. L. II IL little wonder that the Mayor
becomes abscnt.mln,led once In u while
and attends an occasional Harrison
meeting by mistake.
~6
Would the ministers organizations
and the W. 4. 4. Y. make good the
S3.JOO.OUO which flows into the city
treasury from the saloon licenses IL the
latter were driven out of business?
Once upon u time the professional
temperance cranks. clerical ana nOn-
clerical. would have been without wa.
ter for culinary, drinking or any other
purpose In this city. That was on u
notable occasion when II million dol.
lars or 50 Of the saloon license fund
was diverted to the payment Of the
coal dealers who refused to supply an.
other pound Of coal to the pumping
stations because their bills were un-
paid and the water fund and general
fund had both been depleted. There
II n lesson In this incident that the re-
formers would do well to ponder.
Robert Il. Mccormick, the newly
elected President Of the Drainage
Board, IL u young man of high ability
public spirit, and proved reliability in
public office. As q member of the City
Council he was always to he depend
ed upon to stand for the right and OPP
pose the wrong. and ut crucial pc
high standard for both ability ana In
tcgrity In that body. He will undoubt
| edly make frst-class presiding Otii
Ger of the great taxing body of which
he Is now n member, and the future
| operations of which mean so much
for the people of Chicago.
Sheriff Barrett continues to improve
in health, everybody is glad to hear.
| John NJ. Erickson Is getting sassy
In addition to the heavy electric sign
which he II permitted to hang over hi
vision street ana Clybourn avenue, he
has suspended some great canvas
banners to the former This increases
the menace to public safety.
Rcinberg Will 'be missed in the City
Council, He was in the habit OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Between the l. N. d. and the W. &.
T.. L. II IL little wonder that the Mayor
becomes abscnt.minded once In u while
and attends IN occasional Harrison
meeting by mistake.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

were saved by not chewing It. after
oil.
Too many men allow their religion
to hang In the closet through the week
with their Sunday clothes.
Outlines a son turns out TO be a
chip Of the old blOckhead.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

products and high rates for those Of
independent meat dealers. the latter
are being forced out of business. This
leaves the consumer ut the mercy Of
the trust robbers. and they charge the
people the most exorbitant prices for
meat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Would the minister's organizations
and the W. 4. 4. u. make good the
S3.JOO.OOO which flows into the city
treasury from the saloon licenses IL the
latter We're driven out of business?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02
AZ

Clarence =. barrow nus rendered the
public valuable service as special coun.
sci both for the city and the Drainage
Board. He il great lawyer and
would make an admirable representa-
tive Of the Eighth District In Con.
gress.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

The Avenc spring water from
France. of which Mr.. Devic Is the
Chicago agent. IL credited by all who
have used II with being the best and
most curative of all the mineral waters
Oh the market.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Let MS have immediate municipal
ownership of garbage reduction crema-
tories, Mr., Mayer. This Is practicable,
within reach Of the city, and would be
a benefit to the community ana the tax
payers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Those promised and much needed
changes in the Board of Local I'm
prOvements are long time develop
ing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Everybody is glad that the Local
Transportation Committee of the City
Council has finished its labors and that
definite action on the traction Orui-
nance by the City Council Is now at
hand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Alderman a. ID. Willlston of the
Twenty-fifth Ward Is one Of the most
energetic aud useful members Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-02

Charles ], Vopicka will be the next
Congressman from the Fifth Congress
siOnal district II he desires II. He IL
one of the most popular Democrats In
Cook County. and would do credit Ia
the State of Illinois in the national leg
islature.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-07
GIVES COUNT FER FOR TUNE
American Who DIED in Flor
ence May Have Been Poisoned
Inquiry Not Ended.

Rome,-Miss Mary Newly, an Amer
lean, died somewhat suddenly at the
Pension Lucchesi, in Florence. She
was about 40 years of age, eccentric
in her habits and a familiar figure in
the city. The United States consul
caused seals to be affixed to the doors
OF her apartments and the local au-
thorities, suspecting poison, ordered
an autopsy. So far nobody seems in
crtmtnated, but the inquiry has not
ended.
On her dressing table was found a
rough document in pencil bequeathing
substantial sums to each of the serv-
ants attached to the pension. All her
linen and silver was left to the
laundrymaid, and another servant RAJ
oeived her pianoforte. Several Flor.
fslls.
This part of the document seems to
be in other than Miss Newby's hand
writing, but at the end is an auto
graph sentence wherein she constitutes
his royal highness, the count of Turin,
heir to her patrimony, said to amount
to 3750,000.
Miss NewAy's consuming desire WIS.,
to get an introduction to the count
with whom she was deeply enamored,
and as she was ever ready to lavish
wealth on those who seemed able to
aid her in the matter, she was extern
sdvsly imposed upon by smart trick
sters. Florentine society doubts Il
the aforesaid document can be account
I'd as valid testament.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-07
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Mrs. Pratt and Will Perslns Under
Arrest at Yetter on Suspicion of
Having Murdered the wo-
mans Husband.

Funeral services over the remains
OF Cyrus Pratt, a farmer, who recently
died near Yetter, Ia, were Interrupted
by an announcement that the coroner
would make an investigation as to the
cause of Pratt's death. Mrs. Pratt
and Will Persing, hired man, are
under arrest under suspicion of hay-
Ing poisoned him. The coroner's Jury
will not bring in verdict until the
state chemist has analysed the con-
tents of Pratt's stomach. Mrs. Pratt
admits having purchased arsenic upon
two occasions recently. She says she
used 1t to kill mice. Persing denies
all knowledge of any plot against
Pratt, but it develops he went to the
bank the day after the man died to
ascertain Pratt's financial standing
and to look up the life insurance. The
report of the state chemist upon the
contents of the dead mans stomach
is awaited with keen interest. The
whole countryside is aroused and
threatening talk is heard.
Mrs. Pratt said in an interview that
the day before Pratt died she mixed
pan of fly poison and set it near his
bed at his request. Later the pan was
accidentally upset, wetting some tab
let's the doctor had left for the patient,
Mrs. Pratt said she later gave her hus-
band two of. these tablets. She won
ders If this will show in the stomach
OF deceased, which is being analysed
by the state chemist. Aside from this,
Mrs. Pratt tells good story, disclaim-
ing any attempt upon the life of her
wealthy husband, and declares the
story about her being in love with the
hired man, William Persing, is alb
surd.