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Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-30

Now that the Lenten season is over, society will doubtless "get busy" again. Everyone has had time to think of some little social duty to be performed, before going away to the seashore, or cool retreats, for the sum. mer, and Bisbee will doubtless have whirl of social events, during the next few weeks.
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 A very bright gathering of little children took place at the Gymnasium, yesterday afternoon, at the children's dance. In their bright and fluffy costumes they presented a very pic. turesque and charming appearance, as they fluttered about, enjoying to the fullest extent, the dancing and other amusements prepared for their benefit. The success of the enter. tainment was attested by the happl. ness of the children, and MT. Hurst is to be congratulated in his success. in thus adding so much to the pleasure of the little ones.
 Friday evening, the Episcopal Guild met with Mrs. Clausen. only few wee present, so not much business wastransacted, and the meeting was mon of a social nature. The Apron Sale given by the Guild last week, was Iuite a success. and far exceeded
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-30
MODERN WOoCMEN-
Growth of the Order During the
 Past Year.

Growth of the Order During the
 Past Year.
 The society during the past year made a net gain in membership of 21,000, which is a remarkable showing considering that this was the first year after the revision of the rate. The total number of beneficial members in good standing Dec. 31 was 6S1,OOO and the amount of insurance in force was $1,136,67S,5 300. There are 31,30s social members.
 Benefit certificates issued during the year totaled S1, ,703. Ninety-seven mem bers were expelled.
 In the year 1904, 7S1 new camps were chartered and 6S4 camps closed out
 The number of camps in good stand ing on Jan. 1, 1905, was 1O,S41.
 The average amount of the certifi- cates in force is S1,71976, and the av- craze age Of the membership is 3S.iT years.
 The total number of adoptions during the year was 61 ,074, carrying SS0 1892 OOO insurance There were 56,639 lapses, carrying $S6,Ss7,OOO insurance. The total number of deaths was 3,734. carrying S6, 732 900 insurance.
 The number of certificates annulled during the year was 5,O35.
 On next Friday the Shakespeare class, recently formed in the Club will give a reading from 'The Mer. chant of Venice" which they have been studying under the able leader ship of Mrs. Philbrook. This reading will be presented for the benefit of the members.
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 On Wednesday eveniHg- T fiafcing party will be heJX in the Club House for orrI'tI1e Members and their friends.
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 Wednesday evening the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hibernian Lodge held their regular meeting and sev eral new members were added to the order. After the business meeting quite an entertaining program was rendered, dainty refreshments were furnished, and dancing was indulged in till late hour About fifty guests were present.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-30

Look at our choice lots and get our prices, and you will buy one. B. J. O'Reilly.
 Shoes repaired, clothes cleaned, sold. K. Kreeley, 50 yds. from P. O., Lowell. z
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walk at all.
We'll. was ont Of Job and vas broke
In fact was very much broke This all
happened ia Philadelphia
Il wasn't very strong on friends in the
town and the only person who seemed
to take much stock in me was the woman
who kept the boarding house where lived.
| tried hard to get a job on the stage for
several weeks, but couldn't land one. The
good old soul who kept that boarding house
seemed 10 think | was honest and she was
willing 10 trust me until could get some
money
Finally | got SO Disguised in looking
for work on the atage that | decided TO 20
back al least temporarily TO my first husi-
ness Of selling shoes. / went into a big
department store in the city of Broihery
Love when was in this disgnsted frame Of
mind and / asked for and Obtained job
a- shoe salesman
Il was given number and wa1 supposed
10 answer 10 1t n If it We're my name. The
first time my number was called by the
noorwalker | baked and wouldn't answer
him
lie came 20 me and wanted to know
why ! didn', reply TO him. | told him that
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In the narrow valleys Of east Tennessee.
among the spurs Of the Cumberland Noun
tain4 are domicied a hardy, honest and
uncultivated people
Their ideas of Mundane Affairs are not
only primitive, but peculiar good coon
dog is considered IA VI luable asset and IT.
owner is envied by his less fortunate neigh
bor@
many dogs he had lie replied
Il hahn got but -four looks like never
kin git a start Of dog aguL
Hen Miller had a young hog IN pen
which he was iattenmg and Tim said OHM
Hen, the time and provisions you give
10 that hog would keep good coon dog
Tim and his brother Bill walked over g.
the county -cat ono day. The distance was
about fifteen miles and. being hungry, they
hlnched on some cheese and cracker- and
bought a nickel cigar, divided u and went
putting away down the street Ium said
Bill don't you wish some Of the poys
on the Creek could see u.s. We are sure
using some style.
Tim said his county was no good for truit,
that j. did not produce apples enough to
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From ho Nor'regian

Far very far away whSr the mountains
Of Norway raise their white peaks 10 the
blue sky and sparkle and glow with strange
violet coors. the king eagle had his eyrle
in sharp and Jagged pile Of rocks Below,
ON either side the steep mountain pr"ci-
pice rose. a sheer face OF rock, from oui Of
the pine clad hills at the base.
When. at dayhreak lowering on his
powerful wings high above mortal sight
the eagle watched for his prey. he could
500 everything spread out below him. even
10 the field mouse in the grass of the
meadows And suddenly. the little kid
frohcking gayly from one crest of rock
10 another. would be lifted high up in the
pure air before he had dreamed that the
danger was anywhere near. And the hare,
who was still rubbing his eyes and had not
vet begun hia morning toilet. rpcEIS-ssd
also unexpectedly chance to VIEW tiit~Sdf 1
from so high a vantage point that the seven
little villages on and around the mountains
looked like 30 many fint pancakes,
A. other times, when he was searching
for food, the eagle would travel for hun
clreds Of miles above meadow lands and pine
forests. green and sweet smelling. piles
Of ugly. cruel rocks and black precnice-
Ana tne lar away mountains glF" due
before stiu more distant mountains. that
stretched way on in the west 20 where
the white. calmly smiling glaciers lay
Each chain Of mountains WAS a kingdom
whose nile the big eagle had fought for
and won for himself. until now he was
master Of all And woe 10 the intruder
who trcspassed on his rightal More than
7nce had the mighty king met IN bitter
contest with % prince OF another family.
The feathers had flown like fakes 81 snow,
but snow that was red. until one Of the
two adversariea lay feebly moving his huge
wings. PROSTATE on the rocks The king
eagle had sealed his Kingdom with his
blood
one morning, after search Of hundred
leagues above the stony mountains the
eagle returned 10 bis little one with nav
born reindeer IN his talons A. he ap-
preached his rest he beat his wings VIOLENTLY
and his hoarso CIV rang out mulnrl led
hundvrdiold 10y the waiting echoes in the
rocks.I
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was from Auburn, y. V. and that me
most important institution in that city was
the Jail All the prisoners go by nulnpers
there and when began 70 think of that iact
| concluded | wouldn't be known by mum
Der. g,
Il won my point and from that on
was called Hitch.
But getting haok 10 my excuse Tor pc
ing an author. The first pay got IN tfat
dry goods store was $2.7j. needed CLONES,
was away behind in my room rent ana
altogether was In sorry plight Tor money
when | got that 81 IS ! really, dldh
know what to do with it 1t WASH near
enough to hand to the boarding house
keeper / thought and thought Of all the
things | needed most and l finally con.
cudad that the thing | most desired OF
all others was bottle Of perfume parted
with 81 % of my 81 IS for bottle and hur-
ried 10 my room and dousei myself in It,,
Say. | can smell that perfume yet My
rashness 50 disgnsted me that ! gave what
remained 10 the kitchen maid. As soon as
! got rid Of the bottle and its contents
Med myself to Turkish bath.
"'Ghern | blew I'm the rest Of my earnings
trying to separate myself from most
horrible odor 1hat's why that periumerN
money line always makes me feel foolish
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Tho strong branches which had formed
the base Of his eyrie were bent aside and
broken. The nest had been robbed, devas-
t1ted. and his eaglet, who was Just begin
ming TO fly. whose hca X and talonS were each
d.y -harpened on stronger prey, his
oIglot was gone
Dropping the baby deer the king ca gle
rose stra ght and high in the air. 80 high
that the echo If his cries no longer troubled
the immense solitude
Suddenly two hunters emerging from
the forest heard shri whistlng above
their heads On the back Of one Of the
men was strapped a wicker cage. Here
the eaglet was confined And all the time
the two men followed tho long path which
led 10 the farms in the valley. the eagle
never for an instant lost them from his
sight
his keen eye Jaw them pause in a little
farmyard and then. big and little, the
inhabitants pressed around the wicker
cage.
All day the "a gle lowered above the farm
yard his tireeSs wings spread wide Then,
when darkness fell the bird descended 20
tho roof Of the house, and outside in the
black night the watchfu hunters heard a
hoarse. piercing cry.
At the first light Of dawn. before the sun
had begun 70 color the soft clouds, the ga gle
rose again, still in the same place Before
the door Of the cabin tho king saw the
~ board together.
A circle of children watchedhim. Later
in the morning they ran away, and through
the bars Of this cage the eagle saw his
motheTless little one. VINO fought and
struggled without ceasIng TO get free.
The cal e was left in the courtyard. de-
serted and unmatched The sun grew
hotter. and in the clear sky the eagle
SCARED in wide circles. though not single
motion If its Young escaped II The father
bird - =nFflI rpgntIDppn the still
air.
Noon passed Hidden above the clouds
the eagle rested on his wings. He scented
the presence Of danger. The silenoe, the
deserted courtyard and the lifeless house
seemed suspicious to him; he redoubed
his caution.
The shadows Of the mountains grew
long and the alleys began 10 ds rken.
AL through he day. the beautiful sun
shiny DAY. The abandoned cage in the de-
serted courtyard had called 10 him. draw
ing him with mighty attraction. Inside
tho bouse the hunter and bis son, posted
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"pon't You want to pick up little per
fImery money
This is a line from The Yankee Consul.
and Raymond Hitchcock. the elongated
comedian and the star Of the show. il the
author of it, Hitchcock never fails to
remind his friends that the line is his. and
to strangers he is willing to tell the story
connected with It The line always creates
a laugh when he speaks it, for the mention
OF perfumery money seems TO tickle the
women and to the men It il synonymous
with easy money.
Every time | spring that line said
Hitchcock, 1T il all / can do to keep from
laughing myself. not Il nice mid laugh.
bit good long side-pltting one. The
line always reminds me of a very distressing
time in my career That time | might
remark. was not 80 many years ago. either
L was playing IN ten twenty aud thirty
cent theatre in Philadelphia when the
show | waA with went 10 smash The ghost
had developed locomotor atavia some
weeks before. and We players We're not
verv much surprised when it refused to
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at two windows. stood with their guns
in their hands And all the time the earlet
in the cage did not cease 10 beat and nap
with it, strong Young wings
Now that the sun was sinking behind
the highest mountain tops the children
once more went on with their games. play
ing about the caRe. Their parents too
Went about their ordinary business
With her baby over her shoulder the
hunters wife came out into the ward to
spread some linen Ia bleach LAYING the
baby on the soft grass she turned her
back and was soon busi'y al work among
her clothes.
Suddenly shadow. swift shadow
fell silently through the air. Tho stiffness
was broken 10y a low cry followed by a
mighty rush Of wing
The young woman turned quickly An
enormous bird had a GIFTED on the ground for
an instant and was already mounting again
to the sky
The mother rose 10 her foot. frozen with
terror and still holding the wet clothes
in her hand The greedy animal had seized
her child and held IL in it, talons. For one
long, agonized moment tho mother gazed
after her baby Already the distance was
becoming great between them.
Then desperate her heart throhhing
with anguish the mother had an inspira.
ton. Rushing To the cage She seized tho
eagle' and. with soh- and cries held il ont
above her head She did not even feel the
luTlONN iloNS 0l inc tlIh : NNHh ana iAInus
which sent the red blood streaming down
her face and arms
The king eagle paused for an instant in
his flight. and the mother. between the baby
eagles heating wing, could -ee her child
hanging in the air. wrapped IN one Of the
cloths.
To her yeaming eyes it seemed as though
the eagle Was coming nearer.
One child for the other II was just
The powerful bird came slowly nearer
and nearer 10 the ground. The mother
let loose the eaglet ran few step. forward
and fell taintiug on the grass beside her
recovered baby
But just at the moment when the bird
deposited ts prev and onoe more rose high
in the air. a shot rang out from the house
The king eagle lowered moment. weakly.
then fell motionless. his wings wide spread
upon the grass in the courtyard. while the
eaglet. once more free few joyful above
the housetop. beating he wines in blessed
freedom. until Lost 20 sight in the heavens
he regained his fathers kingdom among
the mogDta.ps. poy his own, - ..--.-.AsA...
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THE ghost population Of the United
States is passed over by the census makers
a. "A negligible quantity: yet you would he
surprised to see what a large sum those
COY. retiring inhabitants cost the country
annually. said tho real estate man.
How, Why in lost rentals. There is
many a house YOU cant keep tenant ia
After week. perhaps only a night m one
Of those uuecrcd houses the tennnt l. sure
TO show mp with some excuse for moving
the cellar j. damp or the chimney doe7n' I
draw or the oven won't bake It's very
seldom that the fellow will tell you frankly
tina, ne doesn't intend TO run a boarding
house for 4pooks
Whenever hear of a ghost getting into
a house in my charge. | Immediately 60 on
the hunt for> Not that have any interest
in psychic phenomena lt'sa simple matter
Of dollars and cents With me | want 70
dispos-ess the spiritual squatier and get IN
a tenant that il willing 10 pay rent
In all my years in the b,-ine-s have
not vet come across one ghost story that
has not had some foundation. The usual
ghost j. "A very unobtrlsivc fellow who
only asks the privilege Of pattering up and
down the stairs. stalking through the halls,
opening and shutting some door. or grooming
10 himself mp in the attic or down IN me
cellar Except to the very young or the
very nervous he usually keeps himself
invisible
Il must confess that even 10 an expert
anoed ghost hunter like myself, the task
often puts strain on the nerves There
is a peculiar inu-iy atmosphere about
vacant house that sends chill 10 the mar
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disc for men ana dog- but it's mighty hard
on women and mules
Elkanah Payne talking on the subject
Of cremation uttered this thought
The people have been trying To take the
Ainightys work out Of his hands for Il
long time. and now they are trying to beat
the devil out of his job.
One native told visitor that he had left
the county he was raised in because he
wasn't treated right He said he got into
one of his tantrlm- and killed Niger ="
and it cost him 5000 TO get out Of IT, when it
ought not to have cost over s5e.
The bane Of that section for many years
has been moonshining. Illicit stills have
however been mostly broken up by the
officers Of the United States
Those engaged in this industry and their
friends. consider themselves victims OF
tyranuical Government Nothing could con
vince them that they have not perfect
right to raise corn. and convert it into
ANYTHING they choose
The advent Of churches. schools and rail
roads - making noticeable changes. but
the broad and somewhat grim humor will
cling TO that people for another generation
at least.
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GHOSTS COSTLY TO REAL ESTATE OWNERS

row. the same sort Of chill that is supposed
to emanate from the near presence OF a
spook Then come the queer sounds,
usually hoard only in the dead of night
My plan Of action Is 10 drop on my hands
and knees and with an ear close 10 the
floor creep forward The chances are that
before the night Is over | will have laid that
particular ghost will have discovered
the board or beam IN the house that needs
ID be tightcned up
You -.ee in every house there + always
lot of shrinking and expanding going ON.
Some board or beam is usually moro re
spon-iye to these changes than the rest of
the building and 80 1t gives ont peculiar
crpakiug noise aS Of some one ~teaithily
walking back and forth
The string beams that carry the stairs
are peculiarly sensitive to this shrlukaRc
and expansion. and that Is why the stairway
j. fhe favorite promenade of ghosts. An
odd twist IN a chimney fue Will furnish a
spooli with good respectable groans
Why do We hear these sounds only
around midnight Simply because our
vitality il then near it, lowest ehb and
because every nm is instinctlvely Sus-
picious Of the dark
My hunt though, j. not always sue
ces-ful / remember two cases that came
very near being in this class.
The first was bedroom door that in
vnriablv swung open the moment the oCcu-
pant of the room got into bed II was a
door in an old fashioned country house
and was provided only with a latch II
didn't make any difference whether II
was day or night, the instant n person got
into bod the door would swing open and
stay open unless a chair or some other
obstacle was put in front of it,
II took a ot OF studying before ! dis
covered that he head Of the bed rested on
one end Of floor board that was not nailed
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down and that the door iamb rested on
the other end The moment a person
climbed into bed. his weight made tho board
teeter The door iamb on the other end of
the board was raised. and the latch was
released
The second case was also in a country
house There wa- window opening ON n
stair landing that was glazed with small
diamond shaped pane- SET in lead Like
all glass similarly set these uaneS were
just triile loose
Regularly atl213 every night they would
begin TO rattle as though some one were
iapplng on them In about minute they
would stop as suddenly and my,tcriou,lv as
they bad begun
IF took me n long time 10 solve this
puzzle. ] did II accidentally while in
curing about the last outgoing night mail
was told that the mail bag was picked
up by an express that passed. the station
AT l2l3-the very instant when the window
panes began 10 rattle. That gave me my
clue.
Investigation showed that the founda-
tions OF the haunted house rested uDon a
ledge OF rock that extended over a mile
westward and passed under the station
and the railway track When the train
rumbied over It this ledge simply carried
the vibrations TO the house. but they had
meanwhile grown - gentle that only the
little window panes responded
Ghosts don't Ont 80 much " figure
nowadays in New York city real estate
Flat houses are driving them out Of bust
ness. With pianos and hahie- and phono-
graphs, above, below and on both sides.
the ghost doesn't get half chance with his
modest little cresks and groans. | have
yet 10 hear OF a haunted fiat
But ont in the villages and country dis
iricts ghost IL still the same old fashioned
terror
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NAL e cider for the sick.
There are signs Of gold and silver in the
mountains There * a tradition that Il
vast deposit Of silver exists across the
Great smoky Mountain in North Carolina.
One old man hae spent forty winters search
ing for il without success East Ten
ne--re abouuds ia coal and iron, and por-
tiou~ Of It produce fine crops Of wheat and
corn.
It Is not an uncommon sight to see women
ploughing and hoeing in the fields. 4
gentleman stopped alta house one hot day
and found three or four stalwart men under
% shade tree in the yard discussing the me rts
Of their dog-, about n dozen of which, fat.
sleek looking fellows, were ba-king IN the
sun The gentleman asked II he could get
dinner. and the man of the house told him
that he could. that his wife would be in
from the field in "A short time and cook
dinner
She came in after while leading mule
and wipng he per-praton from her face
with her bonnet She split some wood
and soon had dinner ready The gentle
man said to her
You have fine country here.
To which she replied Well. its para
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His bearing indicated meek disposition
and his appearance was rendered even
moro shrinking by a narrow chest dropping
shoulders and pale face.
He was followed into the crowded Gle
waited train by young woman endowed
with all the gifts which nature had denied
her escort Her figure was full and athletic.
her carriage erect and firm, her pretty
features lighted by pair Of frank, flashing
dark eyes. Compared with her magnif-
cence the young man seemed SO made
quate as TO invoke a smile
He elbowed his way through the car with
an anxious look and stopped At one of the
cross seats in which al a burly youth who
was utterly oblivious TO the fact that young
women were clinging to straps in his neigh
borhood.
Suddenly the weak young man executed
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an astonishing move. He seized the larger
man by the lapel OF the coat and tugRed with
all his dsproportionate strength. In a
weak voice and with feeble, unimpressive
indignation he exclaimed
What do you mean 10y this conduot'
BY what right do You take possession of a
seat when young ladies are standing? Get
up"
you let me be- mumbled the heavy set
one. don't put rough hands on me like that,
DO you hear"
The meek assalant, a. the wrathful dove
persisted:
You can have words about it outside,
but the young lady must have this seat"
We'll, don't you hit me,
Victory perched upon The shoulder Of
the weakliuE
The bury youth vacated the seat and
pushed through the crowds TO the door.
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The dimnutve hero raised his hat ana
bowed. ,....,, 40
# regret causing you so much en- oaid
ment. Tho said to the distressed Young
woman. but Incidents Of the sort are quite
unavoidable in crowded cars .,,
Somewhat appeased by his words put
her eyes shining with pleased suiP,.s IT,
and unmistakabe admiration She sai'N ''''
In the meantime tho elected one had been
followed 10y n curious spectator VINO toucile %
him ON the shoulder and in place OF tie late
bringing submission vas met 10y an H"'c'
stony glare. .,,,c,r
beg your pardon began the spectator
az he quailed Il mean no offence pul
should like 70 know why you let thht snipe
bully you as he did, ,.,.
He has the advantage, replied tnp g,a a,,a
Tor anything temporarily; but wait until |
have married his sister won't ! thrash WA
mpudent kid within an inch of his liie'
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judiciary of Cook County.
AFFILIATE COURT JUDGES.

FARLIN Q. BALL, Presiding Justice.
WARD o. BROWN, FRANCIS ADAMS.
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BRANCH APPELLATG COURT.

FRANK BAKER, Presiding Justice
NRY v. FREEMAN, FREREDICK A. SMl
A. r. PORTER, Clerk Appellate Court.