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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-17

are intelligent, some otherwise; some
sober, others Incorporate; some law
abiding, others disposed to fighting and
lawlessness and quick to resort to vio-
lence In case of q strike unless firmly
restrained by their leaders. Some are
of Welsh, Scotch and English birth or
parentage. and these miners are In gen.
eral a very good class of workmen and
citizens. Others have come but recent.
ly from Italy. Poland, Hungary. Rus
STA and the Ural regions and have not
yet had time to absorb the true Amer
lean spirit. With a heritage Of igno-
anc and oppression. they are handi-
capped in the struggle for existence,
and the depressing effects of their an
cestry and former environment are
seen in the conditions amid which they
live. On the other hand, there are
many miners who own their own
homes, take pride in having them neat
and attractive. are graduates Of gram
maj schools and In general class along
side the best type Of skilled workmen
in other communities.
Child labor Is one Of the evils con-
nected with mining which the repre-
sentatives Of the miners wish to bring
to an end. A typical character Of the
mines Is the breaker boy. He tolls
from daylight to sunset far up In the
top of the big breakers. where the
huge Jumps of coal are broken by ma
chinery into different sizes for conven-
fence in consumption. The conditions
of their employment are very much
against their advancement. Many a
breaker boy has begun work in the
mines at eight years of age and until
old enough to shoulder a pick and 60
down into the mines to dig coal has
had to sit day in and day out at the top
of a chute and pick out slate as the
steady avalanche of coal flowed mo-
notonously through the heavy breaking
machines. The only sunlight such a
boy gets comes to him through a thick
cloud of coal dust, and the air the
youth takes into his lungs is perlneated
with the fine particles of coal. Under
such depressing conditions his growth.
physically. mentally and morally, Is
stunted. The miners representatives
hope to obtain conditions under which
these boys may get a better start In
the world.
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"HE situation In the coal mining
regions Is now a subject OF
acute interest in view OF the
possibility that there may be
hostilities between the forces of cap
ital and labor a few weeks hence.
The great strike of 1902 affected only
the anthracite region. but 1t is ex-
pected that the bituminous as well as
anthracite coal miners will be called
out in case of a strike this spring.
While they are not organized to the
extent that the anthracite miners are,
it is said that a large majority of them
are now affiliated with organized labor.
Since the settlement of the strike In
the anthracite regions through the eff
forts of the commission appointed by
President Roosevelt the trade has been
brought to a state OF high prosperity.
Production has increased. prices have
advanced, and the profits of the mine
operators have multiplied. so say the
representatives of the miners. On the
other hand, the latter claim that their
share in this prosperity has been small.
They wish a general eight hour day, in.
crease in the wage scale and an agree
ment preventing employment of boys.
The anthracite mines are located
chiefly in Pennsylvania, and the Key
stone State has been the scene of the
big strikes in this industry in the past.
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers Of America declared In
a recent address that the condition Of
the miners today shows a marked ad-
anc over the past. and this progress
he attributes largely TO the work Of his
order for them. 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that the hundreds of thousands Of
men employed in mining coal In this
country all constitute about the same
class of laborers and citizens. Some
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REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. TAWNEr
Adams county. 1t was In 1892 that Mr.
Tawney was first elected to congress,
and about ten years later, when the
editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit,
William Orlando Smith, arrived in
Washington as a member Of the Fifty.
eighth congress, he approached the
black haired. youthful appearing mem.
Der from Minnesota one day and said:
Isn't your name Jim Tawney"
"Yes, that Is my name" responded
Tawney. looking inquiringly at his In
terrogator.
Didn't you live in Punxsutawney,
Pa. at one timer" continued Mr..
Smith.
"Yes, | was an ~inhabitant of that
town for some time" responded Mr..
Tawney.
II thought l knew you" said the ed.
itor. you were the leader Of our band
away back in the seventies. Don't you
remember meT'
by Jove. | know you now" exclaim-
ed Mr.. Tawney, a smile breaking over
his face. You are Smith. who used to
play the alto horn while l played the
B fiat cornet. My. but l am glad to see
you. That was a great band, and we
had great times in the old days"
Mr.. Tawney removed from Pennsyl-
vania to Minnesota in 1877, where he
worked as blacksmith and m%achinist.
graduating from that employment into
the profession Of the law. He now
holds the most influential position in
the house Of representatives except
that of the speaker.
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The Beqqar Maid.

Her arms across her breast she laid:
She was more fair than words can say;
Barefooted came the beggar maid
Before the king Cophetua.
In robe and crown the king stepped
down
To meet and greet her on her way.
at Is no wonder" said the lords;
"She Is more beautiful han day."
As shines the moon In clouded skies
She In her poor attire was seen.
One praised her ankles. one her eyes,
One her dark hair and lovesome rnien.
So sweet a face. such angel grace,
In all that land had never been.
Cophetua sware a royal oath.
This beggar maid shall be my queen!"
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,oquette.

>0f
Coquette they call you-they who tried
For months In vain to win you
Lovers who lost. and 30 decide
The heart hat beats within you
Is false n tickle. Let them gol
Small comfort comes of scandal,
And disappointment. as you know.
Makes every man a vandal.
Because you gave them OF your smiles
Impartially. they reason.
You set a snare of subtle wiles
And tricked them, which was trea-
son.
Each thought himself the mortgage
OF all your love-as though IL
Were compromising just to be
Fond OF q man and show IT.
Because to zach you always seemed
And were-a comrade truly,
Forthwith the happy fellow dreamed
That he possessed you duly.
6uc II the arrogance OF man:
He loves a girl and-better-
Concludes there's nothing simpler k,an
To tell her 80 and get her!
Coquettel All. sweet. that unkind
word
Implies that you can parry
Successfully until you find
The man you mean to marry.
Flirt II you like. with whom o may;
You never shall discover
My jealousy until o say
You take me for you lover!
Felix Carmen.
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tenants. who find I'm her a mistress
after their own hearts, took a promi-
nent part. And now 1t is announced
that she has changed her mind on the
subject Of marriage and will soon wed
the Marquis OF Graham. eldest son of
the Duke Of Montrose. who is himself
wealthy and an enthusiastic yachts
man. He was an unsuccessful Unionist
candidate for the house Of commons
In the recent elections.
Had she been born a boy, Lady Ham
llton would have been the holder OF
two Scottish and ten British titles.
She would have been Duke of Chatelle-
rault, premier peer of Scotland and
hereditary keeper of Hollywood palace.
As it is she has al income OF 100000
a year, owns the Isle of Arran and
Brodrick castle in Scotland and Easton
Park, Wickham Market, in England.
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, who is serving
her fifth term as president of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers. can speak
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try" was the rule OF
life laid down for
his daughter by the
late Duke of Hamil-
ton, and she en-
deavored to live up
to his training.
When she reached
the age of twenty
two a few weeks
ago the event was
cele br with
hunting parties. fes-
tivities a d a
eants in w h
Lady Hamilton's
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III Amer
lea. In 1890 she was married in the
United States to the comedian j.. II.
Ryley. She took to writing short sto-
ries and sketches for magazines, and
from that drifted into dramatic writ
ing. Some of her most popular plays
are "Jedbury Junior" IAN American
Citizen" Realism" The Mysterious
Mr.. Bugle," mice and Men," MY
Lady Dainty and The Altar of
Friendship"
When Mrs. Ryley's first play, Jed.
bury Junior" was produced the man.
ager of one of the companies had a
telegram from one of the actors on
tour with the play which read: ''Trou'
BILE about 'Jedbury Junior Parts at
variance"
Immediately the manager put on his
hat and took the first train to Variance.
a small place outside New York, to
search, as he imagined, for the miss
ing parts.
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exceptional popu-
larity in England
and America. Mrs.
Ryley was born in
London In 1868. She
had an ordinary
school education
and at fifteen went
on the stage as
Madeleine Lucette.
She was the prima
donna of several
well known opera
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of his estate, esti-
mated at over ST.
900, 200 in value. Mr..
Yerkes died on Dec.
20, and his wife did
not go to his bed
side because she
could not forgive
him for b she
considered his I'M
just treatment of
her. On Jan. 30
she married Mr..
AG4-- ..A 81 Gr.-&
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n Winnie" 1SGS. n Mrs. VII
bour was one of Its originators and
charter members. She wrote the pledge
which all members have since taken
and which has often been praised for
its beauty and expressiveness. She
was president of the society more than
y generation ago and again In 1908
was chosen to preside owe the club, a
position she has retained to this time.
She has Travelled extensively and for
many years lived In France and in
Italy except In the winter. when she
and her husband usually went to
Egypt, as Mr.. Wilbour was an Egyp-
tologist. She spent fourteen seasons in
a dahabeah, or house boat, on the Nile.
Mrs. Wilbour recalls that Sorosis was
organized as a result of a slight put
upon the fair sex when Charles Dick
ems was entertained by the newspaper
fraternity of New York. No women
were invited to the dinner, though
there were women journalists even at
that time. The ladies thereupon deter
mined upon having n club of their own.
-
Nine. Patti is very fond of birds and
especially fond Of parrots. Some years
ago she was persuaded by a New York
dealer to give 81 900 for one which, he
said, was a marvellous talker. The
bird apparently would only talk In
America and not for Patti. AT any
rate, 1t refused to talk after she
bought 1t. In England it spoke once
only. Mime. Patti had a sore throat,
and as she had to sing In the evening
she sent for a doctor. As the physi-
clan entered the room before the prima
donna could speak the parrot cried out,
"Oh, doctor, l am so sick" Then 1t
relapsed into silence, which no n
could persuade 1t to break.
1t is considered something of which
the gentle sex may well be proud that
the famous Nobel peace prize has been
won this year by a woman, the Baron
ess Bertha o Suttner. The money
value of this prize is about $4,000, but
it has a value as an honor which could
not be expressed in dollars and cents.
1t was awarded to the baroness for
her services In advancing the cause
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-17
rAwNEY OF PUNxsUTAwNEY
A Title which Might Have Been
Borne by a Noted Legislator.

A Title which Might Have Been
Borne by n Noted Legislator.
BY his colleagues In the house OF
representatives Congressman James A
Tawney of Minnesota, the new chair
man of the appropriations committee,
is known as "the village blacksmith"
This appellation is in allusion to the
fact that as a boy Of fifteen he began
swinging a sledge hammer In his ia
TIERS blacksmith shop In Pennsylvania
and for some years thereafter follow
ed the blacksmith's vocation, which
was that of both his father and grand
father before him. II he had stayed In
Pennsylvania he might now be known
as 'Tawney Of Punxsutawney." for he
lived In Punxsutawney for some years
though his birth, in the year 1855. tool
place in Mount Pleasant township, liz
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-17

Make this q day. There Is no gain
In brooding over days to come.
The message of today Is plain;
The futures lips are ever dumb.
The work of yesterday Is gone
For good or III. let come what may.
But now we face another dawn
Make this a day.
Though yesterday we failed to see
The urging hand and earnest face
That men call Opportunity.
We failed to know the time or place
For some great deed. What need to fret
The dawn comes up a silvery gray.
And golden moments must be met.
Make this a day.
This day Is yours: your work Is yours;
The odds are not who pays your hire.
The thing eccomplished-that endures.
IL II be what the days require.
He who takes up his daily round.
As one new armored for the fray.
Tomorrow steps on solid ground.
Make this a day.
The day Is this, the time is now:
No better hour was ever here.
Who waits upon when and how
Remains forever In the rear.
Though yesterday were wasted stun.
Your feet may still seek out the way.
Tomorrow Is not soon enough
Make this a day.
wv. ID. Nesbft-
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of international
peace through the
writing of her noted
book. "Down With
Arms!" Reading
this book caused
the car of Russia
to issue his call for
the first peace con-
I II C e ut The
Hague. 1t has been
very widely read,
both in this coun-
try and Europe, but
i'm the old world.
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election as president of the National
Congress Of Mothers Mrs. Schon was
for three years its vice president aud
before that was for three years presi-
dent of the N of her own state
of Pennsylvania. She has a beautiful
home I'm Philadelphia.
At a meeting at which Mrs. Schon
once presided a man arose n asked
with an III concealed sneer why 1t was
that men were not as much addicted
to saying spiteful things about n an
other as women were.
The president answered him.
Men," she said, 'are so busy brag-
ging about themselves that they don't
have time to attack other men,"
1t is rather an unusual thing for a
to start a public career as an
actress and then win her greatest fame
as a playwright. but that is the way
things happened in the case of Mrs.
Madeleine Lucette Ryley. whose dra-
matte productions have been enjoying
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Tho Shadow on the Tyre.

Shadow on inc EJres
The sweetest singers sing with aching
hearts
And hawk their souls cry In the common
martS,
For Pain and Passion are the doorkeep-
ers
That guard the Jealous threshold Of the
arts.
Elisa Barker In Munsey's Magazine.
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with authority on the subject Of chill
dren, for she has had seven OF her own.
She has done a great work In behalf
Of dependent and delinquent children
and has been influential in securing the
passage of legislation In their interest
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ALL.

A little rule. a little sway.
A sunbeam In a winters day.
u all the proud and mighty have
Between the cradle and the grave
-. Dyer.
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Lady Mary Louise Hamilton, who
came of age a short time ago. has the
good fortune to be both beautiful and
rich - indeed, she is accounted the
richest woman In all England. Natu-
rally she has had plenty Of suitors,
but for a time she vas shy of being
courted and declared she would never
wed. She Stunned London society,
spent most of her time at her Scottish
castle and won fame as a thorough
s-portswoman. Ride. shoot. love your
country and be proud of your ances-
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In many states. She
h n compiled the
laws of every state
in the Union on the
subject. and II was
largely through her
efforts that the ju-
venlle court law
passed by the Penn
legislature
In 1902 was placed
upon the statute
IAxf.- n~inr tn hpr
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II ] should die tonight.
Ny friends would look upon my quiet face
Before they laid 1t in Its resting place
And deem that death had left It almost
fair.
And. laying snow white flowers against
my hair.
Would smooth II down with fearful ten
derness
And fold my hands with lingering caress-
Poor hands. so empty and so cold tonight
II I should die tonight.
ing thought
Some kindly deed the Icy hands had
wrought.
Some gentle word the frozen lips had
said,
Errands on which the willing feet had
sped;
The memory OF my selfshness and pride.
MY hasty words. would all be put aside.
And so l should be loved and mourned to-
night.
IL I should die tonight.
Even hearts ~estranged would turn once
more to me.
Recalling other days remorsefully:
The eyes tnat chill me Will averted
glance
Would look upon me as of yore. per-
chance,
And soften in the old, familiar way.
For who could war with dumb. uncon-
scious clay?
30 / might rest. forgiven of all. tonight.
Oh, friends. l pray tonight.
Keep not your kisses for my dead. cold
brow
The way is lonely: let me feel them now.
Think gently OF me: l am travel worn;
Ny faltering feet are pierced with many
a thorn.
Forgive. o hearts e~stranged; forgive.
plead
When dreamless rest Is mine l shall not
need
The tenderness for which / long mig
Anonymous.
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Gratefulnsss.

Gratefulnsss.
Thou that hast given so much to me.
Give one thing more. a grateful heart
See how thy beggar works on thee
By art.
He makes thy gifts occasion more
And says II he In this be crossed
All thou hast given him heretoforo
Is lost.
Wherefore I cry. and cry again.
And In no quiet canst thou be
Till ! a thankful heart obtain
OF thee.
Not thankful. when 1t pleaseth me.
As IL thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart. whose pulse may be
Thy praise.
George Herbert.
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where standing armies are a great bur
den upon the people and war is a spec
ter ever present to the eye, the sensa-
ton the work produced was greater
than can well be appreciated here.
When the baroness was a girl she
was betrothed to a young prince who
was an officer of the army, and his
death upon the field just before the
time set for their marriage had a deep
and permanent effect upon her life.
Her father was an eminent Austrian
general, and she thus was familiar
with war and Its horrors from child
hood. Many years after the death Of
her soldier lover she married the Baron
Won Suttner. an author, like herself.
When he died a few years ago his last
request to her was to continue her good
work as an author and lecturer in the
cause of peace.
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She walks in beauty. like the night
OF cloudless chimes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes,
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less.
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens Ger her face,
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure. how deal their dwelling
place.
And on that cheek and DER that brow.
So soft. so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles hat win. the tints that glow,
But tell Of days In goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below.
A heart whose love is innocent.
Lord Byron.
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There were circumstances that made
the marriage Of the widow of the late
Charles Il. Yerkes to Wilson Miner OF
San Francisco out of the ordinary. In
the first place, the bride had received
in the will of her late husband, with
whom she had not for some time been
on good terms, the income of a portion
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Women Who Are
In the News
Mrs. wiIbour's work : Baroness Won
Sotfner - Lady Mar Hamiltoa-
Hrx. Frederick Seheff
and Others

THE president
Of sorosis'
Mrs. Char
lotte Ii. Wilbour,
Is one of the pho
e In the cause
of greater liberties
for women. Soro-
sis makes the claim
of being the first
Hub to be organ
lied In America for
women alone. IL
came into being In
5000 - A. WI
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NllLbCl D0l Ut hAcN
denied that any ceremony of the kind
had taken place. Afterward she adj
mitted the fact of the new union, ex-
planning her first statement by saying
she did not want the public to know
about 1t so soon. Mrs. Miner Is about
forty-five, well preserved and hand
some. Her present husband Is twenty
nine. She was the second wife of Mr..
Yerkes, was formerly Miss Myra AIDE
laide Moore of Philadelphia and first
met Mr.. Yerkes about twenty-five years
ago. She was then tall and slender.
with lustrous dark hair and dazzling
black eyes. The millionaire had her
portrait painted by some Of the most
famous artists of America and Europe,
and a portrait Of her by Van Beers, the
famous Dutch painter. was n of the
most striking of the art exhibits from
Holland at the st. Louis worlds fair.
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Miss Rose Greedy, a Washington de-
butante. is the daughter of the arctic
explorer who was recently promoted
to the rank Of major general. She re-
Gently took a degree at Wellesley I'M
is fitted to become a belle In b s
mopolitan society of Washington. She
can speak five languages and Is book
lsh enough to have aided in the prepa-
ration of her fathers memoirs. Miss
Greedy is the up to date sort of girl
who, though of strong mentality, halts
short of being a b~luestocking.
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In Americas
Black Country
Present Conditions Amons the Coal
Miners - The Child Labor
ProbIem-Demsnds
Of Men

NHE situation In the coal mining
regions is now a subject OF
acute interest in view Of the
possibility that there may be
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'usins" Once. 11sA Stree. and r.nnsyiv.nI. Av.na.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-29
HE MUCK RAKES
AND PAYS FINE
NICE APPEARING MAN PLACES
PLAcARD
Orator Who Distributes Pamphlets
and Speaks Earnestly Before Of
flee Of J. p. Morgan Is
Arrested
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, June 2s.-t-After having
posted red ink arraignment of the
trust kings in the STANDARD Oil building
late this afternoon a well dressed, mid
dle-aged man went to ]. P. Morgan's
office in Wall street, put up another
placard on the door and began speech
that outraked the muck rake.
Several thousand persons leaving bus
mess Just as the market closed gath
cred about and cheered the speaker un-
til a policeman arrested him. The ora
tor went along quietly throwing small
pamphlets to the following crowd.
At the Center street court he paid
fine of $40, but not until he had inn
pressed the magistrate with his earn
estness He said he was Morrison 1.
Swift of Ohio" but would give no more
definite address. Placards put up by
Swift contained names of Rockefeller,
Morgan, Armour and others and said
among other things: "These are the
men who have made us slaves by
treachery and seduction and are de-
bauching us into n race of towards.
"They are guilty of the highest
crimes. They run our United States"