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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
COIN CURIOSlTiES.
A Great Variety of Materials Has
Seen Used For Money.


Among the early Roman copper coins
was one that weighed nine and one.
half ounces and must have proved in
convenient small change for the Ro-
man matrOn when she went shop
ping. China Of all countries, ancient
and modern, exhibits the greatest vari-
ETY. in the matter Of coins. The earli-
est money on record, about 1000 B. c.,
consisted of shells and cowries. The
cowry was used for small change,
while tortoise shell and purple cypraea
shells, the latter ranging In size from g
few inches to a foot and half in
length, represented money of higher
value. A decrease in the supply Of
shells and increasing prosperity called
for a more handy medium Of exchange,
and cash, the coin with a square hole
In the center, came into existence and
remains in nse to this day.
Among the earlier Chinese coins was
one OF porcelain about three-quarters
of an inch in diameter and quarter
Of an inch thick bearing the legend
Eternal Prosperity" A very curious
knife money was ut one time used In
the state Of Isl. 1t was of copper
shaped like bill hook, about seven
inches long and fitted at the end with
ring During periods Of metal scar
city In China iron. lead, tin, baked
earth, grain, silk and shells have been
used as g circulating medium.
Iii Japan an iron coinage, begun
about 1886, has existed up to the pres
ent day. A curious coin made OF u
mixture Of silver and copper was long
In use In Japan. 1t varied In size from
small pea to a large bean. Lead
coins were also used there for FIVE cen
turtles. Glass was employed as sub
stance for coin for many centuries in
Egypt, while wooden money is men
toned In many of the Buddhistic writ
lngs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
BREAD SUPERB liitCNo.
Peculiar Ones SIN Prevail In Rural
France.

France.
There are some curious auperstitiUns
about baking bread IN The course of re
igiouS seasons which seem SO easy to
prove fallaciouS that one has difficulty
in understanding why they are still be-
lieved. One would think that some
day q mistake would occur and the
discovery be made that there was no
force in them. Probably, owing to the
constitution OF the believers, the fail
ure of the expected result would be
ascribed to some supernatural cause
rather than the real one, and the be
lief would be continued. Most Of these
superStitiOns are found in France, the
greatest bread eating country on the
globe.
For instance, in upper Brittany
bread baked on Good Friday it is de
clured, becomes black. In Charante it
Is held that he who eats Of bread
baked on All Souls day will become
diseased The flames viii burst out Of
the oven III ones face If bread is
baked on the feast Of st. Nicholas, say
the good people at Auhe. 50 1t is not
done. In Burgundy the people believe
that If bread is baked in the course OF
Rogation week all bread baked during
the remainder OF the year will turn
moldy. The inhabitants of the Black
mountains believe the same thing The
SicilianS refuse to bake on Good Fri
day, because they fear that in some
manner they will burn the Saviour
The beliefs which other Europeans
used to hive in early times demon
strate how illogical Is all this supersti-
ton These used to think that bread
baked on Good Friday would not grow
moldy, and the hot cross bun was in
cluded In this belief Some one has
shrewdly suggested that the spice pre-
served them. A piece Of bread baked
on this holy day. perhaps because Of
its holy character, was supposed 10
have miraculous powers if preserved,
The house containing It would not
catch fire. It was useful for prevent
ing whoOping cough and if fed to cat
| tie Ill of certain diseases would cure
them The natural deduction from all
, this Is that in one country bread baked
on a certain day Will work i'll and that
baked in another on the same day will
work good. which means that bread
baked on that day is about the same as
bread baked on any other
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
No Rom nce.

He dropped her hand with a sigh Of
defeat
Mutely she looked into his eyes, as
though seeking in bis glance some mes
fought.
With one slow look at her hand as it
lay where he had let it fall, he shook
his head slowly and said:
"Give them the trick You haven't a
uump"-Puck,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16

Miles-By the way, old man. do you
believe in dreams? Giles You bet
do. One night about month ago
dreamed that an angel appeared at my
worst" then disappeared Miles -
Well? Giles-The very next day our
cook left, and my wife has been doing
the cooking ever since.-Chicago News
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-16
A Boys View.

Mamma asked the little boy,
what does this story mean by talking
about a grea grandmother Ata't al
gnaAdnathegx GpAAtr'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23

lines between Rock Island and Moline
have been completed, and it is posi-.
BILE that this work will be commenced
this year. The plans and details of
the proposed work have been submit
ted to the eastern stockholders in the
new merger company, and their APP
proval is now being awaited. The
tracks of the lines between the two
cities are in bad shape. and the recon
struction is necessary either this year
or next spring. 1t is understood that
as soon as the lines are repaired so as
to make such action possible, the run
ming schedules on the various lines will
be made much faster than at present
Until the repairs are made it is i'm
possible to run the cars faster than
they are now operated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
DAVENPORT REPEALS THE
TELEPHONEFRANCHISE TAX
Concession to Union Electric Company
Up for Consideration Soon in
Rock Island.

The Davenport city council in
adjourned session yesterday adopt
ed an important ordinance 1t re-
lieves the new telephone company
of its franchise tax if it pays up its
present delinquency of about $500. At
meeting of the finance committee of
the council the company submitted a
sworn statement of receipts and ex-
penses of the past five years, which
was considered to furnish due cause
for relieving the company of the tax,
in the interest of encouraging compe-
tition in the telephone field.
The situation here is similar to that
in Davenport The Union Electric
company is here as in that city, bur-
dened by the tax TO an extent that seri-
ously handicaps it in its work. Not
only this but the Central Union com
pany being free from similar tax
an ineQuitable situation results. The
question of repeating the tax will prob
ably come up here in the near future
and when it does it should be favorably
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
Bank Statement.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
roday's Quotations on Provisions, Llv,
Stock, Feed and Fuel.

stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, June 23.-Following are
the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens, $500
to $3.50 per dozen; hens, per h., SC
ducks per h., 10c; turkeys, per h.,
13c; geese, per h., lie.
Butter-Dairy, 16 to tic.
Lard-8c@10c.
egetables-Potatoes, Coo to Csc.
Eggs-Fresh, 15c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $4.75; cows
and heifers, $500 to $3.50; calves $3.50
to $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed 1915 to 1925.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, $3.000$6;
lambs, $4@$6.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, soc; oats SEC to 3Sc.
Forage-Timothy hay, $14 to SIG;
prairie 81 to $14; clover. mixed, $11
to $12; straw, IS to Sc.
WOODLAND, per load. $50ab.60.
Coal-Lump, bushel, 18c; slnek. per
bushel. 10 to 12c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
new STYLE CARS
Now Nearly Ready for Service on
Tri- City Railway
Lines
FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES
Have Canopy Tops Lines Between
Rock Island and Moline to Be
Reconstructed Soon.

At the street car shops on Fifth av-
enue are two cars nearly ready to be
put into service, but until the oficiais
are certain that these cars do not ex-
coed the weight requirements for traf-
fic over the bridge. they will not be put
into use. The cars are materially diff
ferent from any now being operated.
and their Inauguration in the special
service will be quite an innovation
The cars are designed especially for
sightseeing excursions, and differ from
the other cars in that instead of the
usual frame tops. they are equipped
with frame and canopy top, which
may be rolled compactly out of the
way if desired. The cars were built
with a view 10 accommodating the
passengers of the steamer Dubuque.
and other street car excursions of the
three cities. The cars have a seating
capacity of between IS and 80.
Planning Reconsideration.
Plans for the nstruetiOn of the |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
Low Rates.

Annual meeting Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks, Denver, Col.
July Is, 81, 1906. $22.40 to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo and re
turn (s22.40) via the c., M. e st. P.
railway. Tickets on sale July 10 to Is
inclusive. Return trip will not be ear
lier that July. 16 nor later than August
90, 1906. Stop overs will be granted
on return trip at intermediate Color
ado common points and Cheyenne with
in final limit. Half rate excursion
tickets for children under IL years OF
age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
BIDS Are OPENED
City Construction Company
Gets Contract for
Paving.
is ON TWENTY-sIxTH STREET
Property Owners of Ninth Street and
of Sixth Ward Will Meet at City
Hall July 8.

| At the meeting of the board of loca
improvements held this morning it was
decided to award the contract for the
paving of Twenty-sixth street between
Third and Fifth avenues to the Tri
City Construction company. The sec
ton is to be paved with brick The
bid for the laying of the pavement was
$1.60 per square yard; 60 cents for the
curbing and 81 for the sewer.
Ninth street Meeting.
A meeting of the property owners on
Ninth street has been called for 8
o'clock July 6, at the city hall, for the
purpose of hearing objections to the
proposed improvement of the street
from Third to Eighteenth avenues.
At 10 o'clock there will be a meeting
of the property owners in the Sixth
ward who are interested in the pro-
posed construction of sidewalks where
there are none at present.
Month to Construct.
The property owners in the Third
ward between Ninth and Eighteenth
avenues and between Twelfth and Sew
enteenth streets have until July "a to
construct permanent sidewalks or the
work will be done by the city. Those
who have the work done themselves
must see that it is in accordance with
the specifications on file at the city
clerks Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
Fourth of July Excursion Rates

e. Via c., NJ & st. P. railway at one
fare and one-third for the round trip,
dates of sale July 3. A. Limited July
g. Cheap rates to st. Paul and return
July "a, 25. and 26, via c., M. & st. P.
railway. Short limit summer tourist
rates to eastern destinations via c.,
NJ. & st. p. railway. Tickets on sale
June Is. to Sept so, 1906. For further
Information call at any c., M. & st.
p. railway ticket Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
Homeseekers, Excursions.

To points on c. M. G. st. P. railway,
every Tuesday, April to December,
1906. Also to Alberta, Manitoba, Mich
igan, Minnesota. North and South Da-
kotas, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Wis.
consin homeseekers' territory, every
Tuesday rate: One first class limited
fare plus 81 for the round trip. For
further information call or phone any
c. M. G. st. P. ticket office. Both
phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. June 23.-Following are tn,
market quotations today:
Wheat.
July. S37s, S41s, S3a4, S3T.
September, 81. S43s. S37s. "a.
December. S4A, S51s. SAN. SAYS.
Corn.
July, Sis, 5134. 511s, 51h.
September. SO. 52M. SLY, 515s.
December, 49k, so. 1875, 1875.
Oats.
July, 1885, 3S%, So, 3Sk.
September. 35az. 357s, 351s, 35as.
December, 36h. 3614, 35a4, SO.
Pork.
July 1855, 1896, 1856, 1896.
September, 1857, 1857, 1912, 1862.
Lard.
July, SOS, SOS, $50, S.62.
September. S.77, $50, ST., $50.
October, $50, $50, ST., S.Ss.
Ribs.
July, 9.15, OH, 9.07, 9.12.
September, 80, 90, 9.05, 9.07.
October, S.92, s.95, S.S7, $50.
Receipts today-Wheat s.; corn $50;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23

oats 221. Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 1900;
sheep, 5000
Hogs left over, 5000.
Hog market opened steady-Light
6.30@6.55; mixed and butchers, $3.50
6.62; good heavy 6.30@6.62; rough
heavy 6.30M6.40.
Cattle ma rket opened steady
Sheep market opened steady.
Hogs at Omaha. 1000: cattle. 1000 :;
hogs at Kansas City, 5000; cattle, 100
steady-Light 630@6.55; mixed and
butchers 6.SO@6.60: good heavy 5000
$50; rough heavy 6.30@6.40.
Cattle market steady-Beeves $50
@6.00; cows and heifers 1.30@4.40;
steckers and feeders 2.70@4.55.
Sheep market steady. =
Hog market closed shade lower
Light 6.25@6.52; mixed and butchers
6.30@6.57; good heavy 6.25@6.60;
rough heavy 6.25@6.35.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed steady.
New YORK Stocks.
new iOIh, JulS AO.-IdS JO1S u. L
1475s, u. S. Steel preferred 1031a, U. S.
Steel common 36B, Reading 1905
Rock Island common 24h, o. e w.
1875, Southern Pacific 6S, n. Y. Cen
trail 1861, Missouri Pacific 95, l.. & n.
IA, Smelters Jag, G.. F. 1. sou, Can
adian Pacific 161, Illinois Central 17S,
Penna 1905, Erie 42%, c. & o. 5S1s
b. r. T. 81, B. & o. 11S, AtchiSon SSk
Locomotive 90. Sugar 1872, st. Paul
177B, Copper 100, Republic Steel COM
mon IS, Southern Ry. Sc.
Bank Statement.
New York, June 23.-Reserve in
crease, $3,S39.55O; reserve less U. S.
increase, $3,S6S, 225; loans decrease,
$2,31S, 000 specie increase, So, 526 800;
legals increase, $635,S00; deposits in
crease. s1,290,2O0; circulation decrease,
SIC 800
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
RAILWAY TIPS.

The c., M. & St P. offers first class
train service to Chicago and Kansas
City, from the tri-cities, sleeping car
reservations made. to any point, desir-
ed. For further information phone any
of their offices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23

Plans for the reconstruction of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
Low Round Trip Rates to the East.

Low Round Trip Rates to the East.
Very low round trip tickets on sale
via the Rock Island to number of
Canadian and New England resorts
daily until June 80 and on special dates
during July, August and September.
For full information call at depot or at
city ticket office, 1929 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-23
c., M. & st. p. Excursion Rates.

Homeseekers' tickets on sale the
first and third Tuesday in each month
to points in Iowa, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and to other home
seekers territory. For further infor-
nation phone or call at any c., M. &
ST. P. office.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12

Hogan. and pushed him over on the bed, then summoned pr. PIath, whom she knew was his physician. The man bled profusely. but it was soon learned that the wound was not fatal, as the bullet struck the skull behind the ear and pIowed it's way upward until 1t left his head, making only a scalp wound.
 Mrs. Robart took the revolver and the mans razor and everything else she thought could be utilized as an en- zine of death away from the man. She then questioned him concerning a shot she had heard a couple of days before. and al the time had attributed to a number of boys playing outside He admitted that he had fired it with sui cidal intent. but had failed to hit his head at all, the bullet penetrating the wall He had prepared statement before the incident of yesterday, stat ing that he was going to kill himself, that he was melancholy and tired Of life.
 MT Hogan is a lawyer by profession and had lived in San Francisco some time ago. going from there to San Pedro, were he claims to have had some interest in a newspaper. He also says hat he lived in Phoenix and prac- ticcd law here some twenty five years ago. He is about fifty years old, and says he has no family.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12
Personal Mention


Roy s. Goodrich left last evening for Nogales. on a business trip.
 Emmett Hensen, a cattleman of the northern part of the territory is in the city today.
 H. s. Creighton left last evening for the southern part of the territory on a business trip
 Mrs Dr. Woodward returned home yesterday morning after a ntXtendedI visit among relatives in Ohio and Kan sas.
 MT. and Mrs. G. P. Brown of Iowa have come to Phoenix to spend the winter with Mrs. R. Kombaecher at. the Vendome.
 Jos. T. Trotter for Philadelphia ard c. R. Ganzland for San Antonio, were outgoing passengers on last evening train for the south.
 Harry Henderson, sheriff of COcOninO county. who has been in Phoenix for several days on a business visit, left this morning for his home in Flagstaff.
 Paul Hastings, auditor of the s. F. P & P road. who has been in the city for several days on business, returned this morning to his home at Prescott.
 Mrs. C. J. Prutcher returned yester- day morning from Oklahoma City. ac- companied by Mrs. A. F. McDermOtt and children, who will spend the win ter here.
 There were yesterday registered at the Ford sherman Bond, wife and daughter. Toledo, ohio. ThOs. H. Don ahue, Morenci. Frank D. RathbOne. Morenci, F. J. Camper, Denver, H. C. Spir, Tucson.
 J. D. Mcclure. superintendent of maintainance of way of the Randolph lines. and George Rear, general bridge foreman of the Southern Pacific com pany. with headquarters at Sacramen- to. spent yesterday in the city having come over from the Gila bridge where they had been for several days. They left last evening for Tucson.
 There were yesterday registered at the Hotel Adams: George Nellis, New York; Benedict Stewart. Denver, pr. l.. NJ Corvardin and Mrs. l.. M. Cor vardin. Richmond, Vt. B. F. Heas- tand, San Francisco, F. F. Swan, New i York. Don M. Morris, Chicago, F. A i Geisler. Los Angeles. 4. w. Heaven rich. New York. and George Tisdale. ! Prescott.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
 IN A LODGING HOUSE
r. J. Hogan, an Invalid, Despondent and Without Family, Sought to Kill Himself With Revolver.

T. J. Hogan, an invalid. who came here from San Pedro, Cal. about week ago made an unsuccessful at tempt at suicide yesterday afternoon about o'clock, in his room in the Bell mont lodging house, corner of Van Buren street and First avenue He Is very ill of lung trouble, Is discouraged, and gives despOndency as the reason for his act. He has stated since then that he is sorry he did not succeed and has admitted also that he made a sim liar attempt a day or two ago anC jailed.
 Yesterday afternoon when the shot was heard, the landlady, Mrs. F. Rob- art. and a number of the roomers went at once to Hosan's room. where he was found with the revolver in his hand and blood streaming from a wound behind the right ear. Mrs. Robart immcdI- ately seized the weapon, disarming
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12
OF LOCAL
INTEREST

READY FOR THE FRAY-The so- i cialist county ticket was yesterday flied in the office of the board of sup ervisors so that there is nothing now to do but proceed with the voting.
 THE RAINY RIVER COUNTRY A copy of the Rainy River, (Ont) Ga zette has been received at this office. | One of the prOprietors is Mac Loman, 1 former machinist-operator on The Re publican. and a brother of Roy DOman. 1 the baseball player. and for along time The Republicans foreman. There is associated with MT. Loman. J. '. Os- borne. Rainy River is in that part of the Dominion which is now throbbing with activity by reason of the build ing of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail- way. MT. Osborne had just returned from a trip of many thousand miles through the James and Hudson Bay country which a few years ago was thought to be uninhabitable. but which now will shortly become a great northern empire
 DYING OUT IN Sheriff Duran. of Apache county, was in the city yesterday on his way to Yuma. with a prisoner, a Mexican who had been convicted of a criminal assault upon an S-year-old girl. the daughter
 
 Phoenix. The sheriff, speaking of the joint statehood sentiment there. said that there was not nearly as much of it as there had appeared to be and not nearly so much as there was at first. There will be perhaps a heavier joint statehood vote there than anywhere else in the territory on account of the nearness of the county to New Mexico. But the sheriff said there was no prob ability of the county going for joint ure or coming anywhere near 1t.
 NEW ATIONS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday: Manhattan Northern Light Mining company. capital stock. S1.OOO.- 900. incorporators. William McPherson, A. P. Swain and Emery w. Elliott; the O'Hara Leasing company. capital stock S250.0OO. incorporators. J. T. O'Hara W. J. ArkeH and C. O. Bur | kert; Mineral Mountain Mines com pany. capital stock, $1,O0O.00O, incOrp- ! orators, c. L. Whipple. A. F. Leavitt and W. K. Reese Jr.; Searchlight | Mammoth Gold Mines. Limited. capi- i tai stock. S1.5O0. .00O incorporators, w i Fl. Bainbridge. w. J. Rouse, F. J. Ab- bolt and D. NJ. McDOnald; Salt Lake Ely Copper Mining company, capital stock. 5000 900. incOrpOratOrS, J. A. | Kirby. w. w. Byrne, c. l.. Rickard, ] Ernest Campbell and James T. Finlen l Hutchinson Mailer Manufacturing company. capital stock. S250,000, i'm | corporators. Ira B. Hutchinson. l.. C. l Hoag Fred Nelson and J. O. Traber; | Johnnie Wonder Gold Mines. Limited. capital stock, s1,50O,OOO. incorporators, ! J. B. Raine. L. H. Bisbee and Prank ! Mclaughlin.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12
NO ROOM IN NAVAJO
 FOR JOINTURf SENTIMENT
A Telling and Enthusiastic Meeting at HOIbrOok Last Wednesday Night. A Frigid JOintist Gathering.

Prescott, Ariz. Oct. 1LCSpeciaD- The third meeting under the auspices of the anti-joint statehood campaign committee was held at Holbrook on the evening of October 10th. It was billed for the evening of the 9th. but was postponed until the next evening to give Ainsworth and Tom Fitch an opportunity to hold their meeting. which was arranged for the same even ing.
 The jointists made their usual argu- ments, and they had only few in attendance, who came out of curiosity The audience was cold and unsympa- thetic, very plainly showing that there is no place in Navajo county for any of the ideas of Fitch and Ainsworth.
 In direct contrast 10 the jointist meeting was the anti jointure meeting held the next evening. The crowd was large and the enthusiasm great and when the Rev. c. H. Adams of Albu- querque spoke, his arguments and points were cheered to the echo. He was followed by Col. J. F. Wilson Henry F. AshUrst and Hon. T. c. Nor Tis and their arguments were enthus- iastically received and they absolutely demolished the jointists' arguments.
 It was a very fortunate thing for the anti jointure cause that Ainsworth and Fitch appeared in Navajo county Since their meeting and the anti joint ure meeting following, what little sen timent there was in favor of jointure has almost faded away. There can be no doubt but that anti jointure will carry in Navajo county by at least 90 per cent. The anti -jointure committee is doing splendid work, and receiving splendid support from the people.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12

The best present for you to send east Is one that will cost you the least, And be the most welcome, It is Donofrio's CrystaIlized Cactus
 Candy,
Arizona republican., 1906-10-12

There were yesterday registered at the Commercial hotel: Cliff W. Par sons, San Francisco, J. F. Vaughn, Los Angeles, A. w. HeavenTich, New York. MT. and Mrs. D. w. Stadtmiller, San Francisco. Geo. w. Vanderwalker. Kel- win, s. O. Stewart, Mesa, F. D. Rice San Francisco. c. K. CoOmbs. LeDanon Indiana. and R. A. CoOmbs. IndianaP- oils, Ind, and $. J. Sachs, New York
 Neri Osborn will spend today in Mesa City on business.