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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-08-12

The county commissioners have
adopted an ordinance licensing the
business houses Of Tonopah and we
believe their action will be approved
by the merchants affected. for the
business mel of this great Camp are
broad gagged and they are willing
and glad to contribute their share Of
the expenses Of running Of the city
government. Il is figured that the
new ordinance, which is published in
full on another page, will net about
$1,000 a quarter, or a little over
$500 a month which will help mater.
tally in sprinkling the streets and
making improvements that will bene.
fit the town.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-08-12
ANOTHER STONE BUILDING COMPLETED

Bm@m and R. Gnanb completed mdr ready for occupancy The building consists Of tea stories and basement is modern up
Tph Lumber Company the contractors The 6h@ @ handsome structure was $4,000 The Tmh Banking CrmHmw will
@y the ground floor and among those who viii have Hsm tn w mmgb nnMw fm dGmmM jackson Nelson Brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
HER DARK EYES TURNED TO pAcRE.

ged your shoulders and said no. as If such
silly Inquiries were below notice Now
young man, you're twenty-eight years old
and by your own account you live on some
body? Who is it?''
Dacre turned his startled face to his i'm
perturbable Judge, but did not answer
Let US hope no woman is taking il
washing to buy your clothes. And that
fancy automobile you've been a-tooting ant
a-sporting round here. Who paid Tor it:
Who pays Frenchy to walt on you. eh?'
My father pays my bills said Dacre,
half choked with rage, and letting so fierce
glance at those nearest in the amused au-
dience that several Of them hastily assum-
ed momentary gravity
well, it's a respectable form of charity,
but it's charity just the same. You have
no visible mfans of support. You are able.
bodied. over age and young, but somebody
pays for ycu-in which you are different
from q pigeon. When g pigeon is, young
before his feathers are grown, he is willing
to let cid min pigeon stuff food plum dowf,
his throat. already digesteG for him; but as
soon as the feathers are disable, off he
goes. atld old man pigeon either has a
chance TO rest or else he looks after some
more SQUADS, too weak TO care for them
selves But can't compare you with MIR,
Pigeon. l g4less you're more like Mr.. Mis-
tletoe."
Dac-es hapds clenehed in his gloves, but
he somehow found no retort ready. lie
could only long blindly To punch at least a
half-dozan heads.
Il amt wsnting to be hard on you,' con-
tnued tae Justice. compesedly I'm even
willing 70 give you chance. and a good
one If you can prove you can do any KIND
OF good, substantial work why ri turn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03

straightly down the line as she should
have done, her slender ankles wobbled
laZlly; she would not go fast nor straight
Part of the patch, already plowed by
Mathew himself, lay In long, clean I'M
swerying burrows. Dacre looked at them
wonderingly. How had their cleavage to
line been accomplished? Suddenly he re-
called the observation-disclosures" which he had
heard from various fields
Gee he shouted, so sharply that Cal
phurnia yeered quickly to the right: some
what startled and dragging the pIow ont
of the ground
Whoa saia Dacre angriiy. and cal
phurnia. very willing stood still She shook
her sweaty back until the chains ratified.
She was thinking of the soft earth and of
how much she would like TO roll
Dacre stared at her in transportation then
he carefully and wordlessly guided her into
line again, which. as Calahurnia was NOT
used to silence and actor. combined took
some time
How the deuce can one animal and a
blow stock be SO hard to manager" NUT
cred the clubman. 81 sulopose-haw-haw.
there. you freckled lump of laziness, Oh,
hang II, she's clean outside of the furrow
againi'
Supper was on the table when the pa
rolled captive brought Cslphurnia to the
barn. He CURLY ordered Lafue waiting
there for him. to unhariess and feed the
mule, and then TO go to Ills sleeping GUAR
tiers in the village. LafUe had not been ar
rested. He had, as the Justice explained.
an occupation.
Jennie. her eyes flushed and troubled,
her face flushed prettier than ever pre-
sided oyer the Widespread table
Get Ihrough? inquired Justice Mathews
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
How Not to Have Typhoid.

From McClure's Magazine.
Typhoid fever is an unnecessary evil, 1t
is like bad government; civil Indifference
is responsible for one as for the other. AS
a matter of individual warning there is
little to say. Find out where your water
comes from, and unless the community
guards the general health by furnishing
a pure drinking supply, guard your own
by boiling tha water. Don't allow open
vaults or sewage accessible to flies to ex-
list near where you live. There's a board
of health In your town; If 1t is worthless
there's a law regarding nuisances that
isn't. Go to your doctor promptly, ION
suspicion If you have any reason to sup
pose that you have contracted the dis
ease. 1t is no ailment to parley with
If you know of a case that the attending
physician has reported privately but not
to the health department, report it your
self. He won't like that. but it will be
good for him. You pay taxes to get good
water and to have the laws enforced; one
of the best preventives against typhoid is
the ''pernicious municipal activity" which
sees that it gets what it pays for After
ALL the question as to whether your city
chooses To have typhoid fever at great
expense like Cleveland and Chicago or to
avoid 1t at less expense, like Lorain and
Lawrence, is largely matter of intelli-
gent working citizenship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
BUYING THE BUYERS.
Representatives of Mercantile Houses
Accent Brides From Manufacturers.

According to United States Consul Cen
eral Guenther at Frankfort bribing en-
ployes who act as buyers for mercantile
houses or who in the capacity of statesmen
or saleswomen attend to customers In re-
tail shops, especially in department stores,
is an abuse which has grown in Germany
for some years and has caused many COM
plants in business circles. 1T has become
so serious" he says, that the chambers of
commerce and other mercantile bodies have
considered it necessary to discuss meas
ures for relief.
THE commercial traveller or representa-
tive of the manufacturer who wishes to
sell to the retail dealers will, in many
cases, pay employees of the latter commits
sions in consideration for giving the goods
of the bribng house the preference, show
ing; them to the customers in the shop and
keeping the goods of other firms out of
view. Some of the large retail firms en-
ploy men or women to purchase supplies;
others, when ordering, consult their sales
people as to making selections.
This practice of bribing extends to other
branches of business A case has just been
decided by the supreme court of appeals
at Cologne, where the technical manager
of a car-building concern was discharged
by the company which had employed MN
because he accepted commission from
firm for which he procured orders. The
manager claimed that such gifts, that Is,
percentages paid him in money, were GUS
tOmary and worked no INJURY 10 MS ell
ployers, but the court held that the action
constituted a gross breach of trust, and
that the manager was in duty bound to
study the interest of his employers and not
to be influenced by selfish considerations.
The lower court decided against the man
ager and the supreme court of appeals at
firmed the decision.
The chamber of trade and commerce for
the province of the Palatinate at Ludwig
shafen has petitioned the Bavarian gov
eminent to introduce a bill In the legis-
LATHE to suppress the bribing of employees,
which seriously Injuries legitimate trade
and hurts the good repute of German
manufacturers. The chamber recommends
that the party giving attempting to give
a bride shall be punished, as well the
person who accepts or asks 1t. Other trade
bodies have adopted similar resolutions.
The chamber of commerce of Leipzig has
petitioned the Saxon state government to
have a law enacted making such bribery a
criminal offense. The chamber of commerce
of Berlin in it's last annual report also in
Weighs against this nefarious practice,
which it says corrupts business life, in
creases the prices of goods and gives UNI
scrupulous competitors an undue advan-
tage over honest merchants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
RUSSIA'S POPULATION,
Interesting Facts Shown by the Lat
est Census

Russia has a population of 125, GAO 021
according to its last census, some details of
which have been reported to the State De-
partment by United States Consul Smith
at Moscow. The Russians comprise two
thirds of The population of the empire, but
in the minority in some OF the outlying
sections. In the Caucasus there are only
81 per cent of Russians; among the tribes
of Armenians. Tartars, Georgians, Imere-
tians and Mingrels there are 90 per cent
in central Asia only SO per cent;-and the
smallest number is found in the govern
ments on the Vistula (Poland), 81 per
cent
The population of Russia is made up of
classes in about the following proportions
Peasants, 96916,644; Burghers, 1856, 392;
hereditary nobemen, 1220, 163 personal
noblemen and officials, $40, 119; eccesiastics,
SIS, 49T; hereditary and personal honorary
citizens, 342,9 2T; merchants, 2S1 179, and
foreigners, $500.
OF the Russians 30.6 per cent of the
males and 9.3 per cent of the females can
read and write. The number of adherents
to the principal religious denominations is
as follows Orthodox, 81 ia, G04 Old Faith
and Dissenters, :, 204 500; Roman Catholics.
II SOC, 800; Protestants, 3,IG2, 1856; Arme-
MAN Gregorians, 1,179,2 and Mohamme
dams, il, 906 9T2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
Abstinence and Longevity.

At the annual meeting of the Abstainers'
and General Insurance Company of Eng
land the chairman announced that the
mortality rate, favorable to the company,
on the lives insured had again been main
tanned, and that in the twenty-one years
of the coInpanys existence the mortality
had not exceeded 80 per cent of what might
have been, expected from the ordinary
standard table of the institute of actuarles,
which represented an enormous saving OF
interest on apital that otherwise wouio
have been paid in claims. The chairman
attributed the satisfactory mortality rec
ord mainly to the fact that the members
abstaned from the use of alcoholic liquor
These statements are contained IN a re-
port made to the State Department by
United States Consul Halstead at Birming-
I,np
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
Too Violent a Superstition.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The question before the Plunkyille Debat-
ing Society was, Resolved. That it would
be right to steal from the Standard Oil
Company.
The judges listened patiently to the
speakers on both sides, and brought In this
verdict: III
duced the better Arguments, but, in view
OF the utter absurdity of discussing such
proposition, we have decided to call 1t
drawn battle. 1t might be right to steal
from the Standard Oil Company, but II
would be impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
A Waters Walk.
lFI 1m the westnllnster Gazette.

Fl 5m the WESTMINSTER Gazette.
Some interesting particulars are given as
tc The ground covered by waiter In dane
ing attendance upon the guests in restau-
rant in Christiana. The waiter had pro-
vided himself with q pedometer before
starting his work. According to his cal
culations he took rather under 109,000 steps,
covering some thirty-seven miles. between
s am. and 1890 am. Working (and walk
ipg) four days week, he calculated that
he covered more than 1000 miles in year.
Which would seem to show that Swedish
walters take their work very seriously;
unless, indeed, the pedometer was fast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
Fire-Walking Ceremony.

From the Madras Mail.
There was a fire-walking ceremony re-
Gently in the village of Chekkarpalayam,
near Palghauts The fire pit was about
sixteen feet long and twelve feet wide.
and was well filled with burning cinders
to depth of fully five inches. The fire.
walters, who numbered about forty
seven, marched in procession from the
temple to the river and back to the fire
pit. After offering puja In front of the
ldt they rushed over the fire amid boat
ef torn-tom ard other primitive music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03

From the Chicago Tribune.
They met Unexpectedly in southwestern
rnining town.
Hello, Throggins! What brought YOU
out here?'
Il was attracted by a get-rich-quick
scheme
what are you doing now?"
I'm trying to work up a get-back-Guiclk
scheme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
Curiosity Satisfied.

o be continued tomorrow
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-13
JAH'vlLLe ITEMS
BY soon KRAFT

! Mrs. Charley Woods started ioI
X. c. Sat.
| Frank Vantreese left Tuesday fol
Kansas 60.
Mrs. Buckley is still nambero d
with the sick list.
Lula and Grace visited Mrs.
Dora Sturgeon Sunday.
Mrs. Smart and two daughters vis-
tied n Mr., McGowens one day LAST
week.
John Williams has returned nom
the Ind. T.
Ina and VIII Hofarh visited at
Mr.. Needhams Sunday,
Grace looks very sad since Sid
left.
Jim Gcarheat visited at Mr..
I.in,hicums Sunday wonder what
The attraction Isl Emmal
Robert Mcyowsn calls at Mr.,
Reanys and Mr.. Smsrts quite
often.
There will he preaching at
Shelley Schoo. house the first
Sunday in May BY Rev. MUIR
come and hear good Sermon.
There will he Church At Rock
Springs the second Sunday in
April by brother Mccall.
As news are scarce | will ring
of for Nlis time,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-13
AN n ITEM:
ny WILD HOVER

| Well dear Ed. and cor. here
come with few Items for III
CREssET.
Nice weather ., present wriiini
and farming is the order o. the day
Mr., T. J: Moorhouss lief, last Fri
for Chillicothe Mo. where he will at
tend school.
The meeting was we'll attended a,
Mr.. Samuel Elllots las, Sunday
week.
The music party was wei. attended
last Sal night at Mr.. Rogers.
Mr.. !, 4. Johnston has sold his
farm and is going TO leave for |. r.
in lhe near future. We hope our loss
will be !. T: gain.
Mr.. LOOMS and Geo. u. Phelps
are building fence Tor J.: Pence
this wcss.
There will be meeting at Fair
View mex, Sun, Everybody come
and bring some one with you.
We understand that n. Y. Free.
man has bough, a new saw mill
Mr.. ames Dea,on has moved to
Charley Woods saw mill where he
will hall logs Tor Mr.. Woods.
j., b, Bowers made hying trip
TO Caboo. last Thursday.
We understand that W, r..
.Smallwocd is going TO he our rev
blacksmith in the near future.
Wen | will close for this time
hoping 10 see This in print ! will
come again.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-13
IS IT NOT WONDERFUL

Norwood has one Of the best
stores in the County. The pro
prietor does business with the
people, for the people and by the
people. Come to our counters and
Just watch and see. all the Jumps knocked of
the face of high prices, and the profit dollars
scattered among the people,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-13

In order to relieve the child Of the terrible OPP
preston it's under: And that too by selling Kansas
Flour in so Id. lots, for cash at very Low
figure Shoes away down out Of sight, and otner
articles and goods in proportion
YOU DO NOT Believe this Just come to r. \. MARSHALAS
Gen eral Store in NoRWo0D, and See
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
WIZARD OF FLOWERS

Out in California Luther Burbank, |
known as the "WizaId of Flowers"
has developed some strange and
beautiful floral types. He has graft
ed plants with remarkable results
until now his name is known far and
wide, and he is hailed with acclaim.
Granted the skill of this flower ma
gician, what profit his achievements?
Try as he may, he cannot improve
upon the creations with which ma
ture adorns the earth, and it seems
little short of sacrilege to tamper
with the masterpieces that have in
toxicated mortals by their beauty
for centuries past. Even the lily,
symbol of purity and most stately OF
flowers, has not escaped the expert.
ments of this bold horticulturist and
now he gloats over yellow Gala
lily. The astonishing feats of Luthel
Burbank must challenge the admira
tion, of course, but his work vii
prove OF no benefit to humanity, ant
he can at best improve but little, i
at all, on the faultless coloring, tn
matchless patterns and the swee
perfume which Creator has give,
to the flowers. There is apparently
no limit to mans presumption.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
COTTON REDUCTION.


BY some recently compiled statis-
tics, it is interesting to note the re-
duction for 1905 of the acreage plant
ed to cotton in Alabama, Arkansas
and Missouri lead all the cotton
States in reduction, showing de-
crease in acreage of l6 per cent over
the acreage planted III 1904! North
Carolina and Georgia come next with
a decrease of 8 per cent, and Ala
bama with decrease of ohly s per
cent. It will thus be seen that the
reduction in that State is smaller
than in any other of the cotton.
growing States, which leads us te
suppose that the campaign for re
duction waged in Alabama wa
either not so vigorous or not SO Ell
cacious as those waged In the othe
states. Still, it is estimated tina
The acreage in Alabama for 1905
All. .o40 acres less than that Of 1904.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
FLEET WAS SUNK
Under Togo's Blows He Rushed
Upon the Russians Like
WhirlWind and Sent
Them Down.

at Seoul, Korea, early on Saturday
morning Vice Admiral Togo with
practically all the powerful fighting
ships of the japanese navy was at
Masampho Korea, when wiriess
signals from his scouts announced
the approach of the Russian feet in
full force.
Admiral Togo Immediately started
at full speed round the north of Tsu
Island and when he doubled the is
land he saw the Russians coming in
two columns. He then broughta ter
rife fire to bear on the flank of the
port column and the Russians fell
into disorder. He forced them steadily
eastwarl towards the Japanese coast
where they were attacked by every
vessel that few the japanese flag.
The vessels which escaped, the COR
respondent says, will probably be
able to reach Vladivostock and he
adds that other operations of the
utmost Importance are proceeding.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
Southern Darky.

One of the most amusing traits of
southern darkies is their fondness
for big words. AS a rule the densely
ignorant negro has no ambition to
shine as an etomoloist, butgive him
a smattering ofletters and oftentimes
the feats he will perform W th the
English language are both astonishing
and ludicrous. The country preacher
who exhorts his dusky q ,ck on
Sundays and follows less spiritual
occupation on week days is most
susceptible to this weakness. II
matters not what a word means il
it is lengthy and sounds impressive
he will haul it into his discourse
regardless of the consequences, One
is reminded of the colored parse,
who rose in stately dignity befor,
his congregation and favored then
with this remarkable statement
"Brethren and sistren in de con
leatenation am STIMULATION oh d
| New Jerusalaam de sinners is pre-
dicated ter be habbergasted''.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
Speech COmplimented. .

Governor Glenn's speech at the A.
and NJ. College (for coiored YOUTH at
Greensboro, has made quite hit.
The porg ressive colored dsuperintend-
ent, T. w. Thurston, OF the large
mills in Fayetteville that employed
negro labor, has written the Cover
nor a letter of warm approval IN
which he says: "Ithink your speech
on that occasion, and President Roose-
yelt's at the Lincoln dinner, two of
the most important that have been
made to and of my race in this century,
and certainly great good should follow
in the wake of such wise counsel. /
wish that copy could be placed
in hands of every person in the State
It would establish confidece and con-
tentment and give thousands of In
dustrious hand to the fertile field O
our State. The highest blessing of &
Divine Providence is invoked upoi
YOU and may your administration b.
crowned with glorious success"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
OBSOLETE HISTORY.
Raleigh Post.

CSts
There was received yesterday 1rom
the Board of Educati III OF Martin
county an old deed that WIS m:,t e
in 1926 by w. ID. Hynan to Go>.l-
nor Burton conveying to hun aid
his successors in Office lot u Ge ost
Mes In Martin county, for publ
Isclool house purposes. Ine Ma! il
county Board IL . decd, Il t. Dullu
new school house t;,eie aud tue la
,equlre5 that the ;!ntN must owl
he land on w ch cilpol h .us are
1T. LIN f,re the Board W isl: e.
iovernor Glenn,as successor t. Gov
et nor Birtou Of 1926, to make deed
conveying the lot to the county. This
the Governor will do al oEce. It is
piece of property that he says he
never knew he owned until he was
asked to deed it away. 1t is an in
teresting fact that it was Goose Nest
township. Martin co lnty, that saved
l OAO oecStO OOANOuG1OU
to the Democrats in 1876. It was q
Republican section, but because
it was also Primitive Baptist com.
munity it voted for DIR. C.B. Hassell
a Primitive Baptist elder, who was
running as Democrat, and he il
turn voted for Ransom for presiden
of the convention, he being an indie
lpendent who was won over to tn
Democrats.
1t isamatter of history that but 70
the Goose Nest district in Marti
county supporting the Primitiv
Baptist elder the Radicals and nc
| the Democrats would have domina
ed the great constitutional conver
ton which has played such an in
-lpottant part in the shaping of th
: affairs of the state.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-01
Sudden Rise to Fame,

It is probable that no more colos-
sal jolt was ever rendered the cloth
than that presented to the Des
Moines Ministerial association by DIR.
J. Sandell when he said, "Intoxicat-
ing liquor is the gift of God, and
may be enjoyed by any man, pro-
vided he can drink it without work
ing injury to a brlther man " It is
needless to enter upon a discussion
of temperance, but the rem arks OF
DIR. Sandell are in the characteristic,
up-lo-date ministerial vein. "Any
move to cause talk" seems to be the
pulpit slogan, Yesterday DR.. San
dell was unknown TO fame but to
day host of reformers are weigh
ing his words and preparing for {
reply.