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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28


This all happened about five years
ago-yes, it's just five years tins
month that Otis died
Say, he was the man TO run an acid
works. He was super here in the acid
works for IL years running, and there
wasn't one fault found with him by
the boss or by the men, which is just
about as important, if not little bit
more so.
One day, about two weeks after the
death of Otis, the boss turned up with
Rigby, mean little boy, maybe p or
20. narrow-chested, hatchetfaced,
green from college and with an opin
ion of himself that would have bro
ken down an ordinary mans constitu
tion to carry.
MIR. Rigby," the boss announced to
the men, represents the younger gen
Grafton of chemists. He has all the
newest wrinkles in acid manufacture
at his command, and | think he'll
make some improvements here.
Next Monday morning, Rigby came
an for business the first time.
Say, it would have made your heart
ache to see that strut! First he'd
stride through the whole place with
his hands behind his back and SUI
perior smile on his wien little face.
looking this way and that way, like
bantam rooster out for a fight. Then
he'd stamp upstairs to the office OTIS
had had so long, and throw papers
around for a while.
Shortly after he saw a boy coming
IN with cargo of beer. and down
stairs he flew to Brown, the shipping
clerk and general manager of the OF
fee.
Brown" he said there's beer
drinking going on here.'
Can it be-" said Brown.
at isl" announced the boy. III
put short stop to that. Tonight,
Brown, you will discharge any man
you know to be chronic beer-drink-
err"
What shall we do for mem" asked
Brown.
oh, see here!"# cried Rigby, very
sharp and impatient, how many men
out of the so will you have to dis
charger"
Thirty" said Brown.
"Ah-hum," murmured Rigby.
'Then I'll take another course. Make
a sign, Brown: Beer drinking posi-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

lively will not be permitted in this
factory That ought to stop it, he
said, looking tickled to death over the
terrible downrightness of the words.
1t did stop it, too. After that,
whenever a man wanted little Ii
uuid nourishment, he just stepped
outside the door and took his kettle
with him. Wasn't a bad scheme.
either-they could conform with the
rules and get a breath of fresh air al
the same time.
One day the engineer. Danny Nc
lCarthy, had more steam than he
needed, and got the harmless notion
of letting il off through his whistle.
She started to blow at u O'Clock
and at five minutes past she was still
blowing, and there isn't whistle this
side of Halifax with throat like her.
Ten minutes after u Rigby dropped
the paper he'd been trying TO read
and went raving crazy.
Brown" he screamed down the
speaking tube, send that engineer TO
me-"
Mccarthy" he shouted. when Dan,
ny came in, what under the sun is
wrong with that whistle"
"'Tis jiggin'," said Danny. solemn
as an owl.
What do you mean by" said
Rigby, before he caught himself.
why don't you stop it,
Danny looked injured.
"Well, now, MIR. Rigby, We know as
well as | do what a job ii is to fix a
,iggin whistle"
Certainly I do-certainly," said
the boy. II understand all that, but
not knowing the precise kind of wills
tie you're using, | can't give you spe.
cifc directions for repairing it. Can't
you stop it-er-jgeing yourself?'
We'll" said Danny. considering the
matter, "of course, the best way is To
let it blow till it stops and then soak
st in a pail o soapy water till It's
thoroughly cool and the lie out o. the
bearins. That takes about three
weeks. Then, agn. | can stop il to
wunst by unscrewin' the governor
only that you run a risk o hurtin' the
injector"
"Never mind the injector" said his
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

Bad Singing Opens Jail Door.

the vicinity of the Jail have other and
not such pleasant names for the
sounds that were waited through the
bars into their homes. Mary's voice
had the capacity of a steamboat wills
tie and her musical education had
been neglected.
The combination wore on the nerves
of the people on the outside and they
descended upon the county commits
sioners demanding Mary's exile. Mary
Immediately shook the dust OF Oswego
from her feet, ignorant of the reason
for her release. No one would tell
her. They feared Mary might want to
be paid for going should she learn
her power.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
TELLS THEM TO MARRY.
Chester, Pa, Priest Punches Up the
Tagging Eligible Couples.

Chester, Pa.-Rev. NJ 6. Scully, OF
st. Charles church, at Kellyville,
called the attention Of the younger
members Of his congregation to the
great falling of in marriages recent
ly in the parish.
He referred to the fact that under
his personal observation there are
from so to 60 manageable couples,
and he urged them to give the sub
ject careful and earnest consideration.
Otherwise it would not be long before
St Charles parish would be COM
posed very largely of old maids and
bachelors"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
Paris Widows Remarry Soon

Paris Statistics published here
show that the widows of Paris marry
again more readily than the widow
ers. In three years, 2,270 men who
became widowers AS married again
within - months. Six hundred and
twenty eight more eonsiled them.
selves after Is months, and at the end
of the three years 2233 had remarked
leaving only 81 single. The widows Of
the last three years made even shorter
work of their widowhood for out of /,
907 Of them. 1904 had married within
lS months
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

........ .'.''''' .''..''. '.''''.'.
And is this by Rgby's orders, too ,"
asked the boss, with grin.
Hardly" said Brown.
Brown" said the boss, you nave a
prophetic soul Tack up your own H.,
lie contribution to this galaxy OF
asininity. Itll be highly appropriate
within the next five minutes Tack it
up so it'll stick. Brown.
Then he made for the stairs. From
that day to this, not one of us ever
laid eyes on Rigby; and some of the
boys still say that the old man. in the
frightful wrath that possessed him.
killed and ate the boy. blood, bones
and all, right there In Otis once
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
Woman Prisoners Vocalization An.
noys-Release Demanded.

Oswego Kan.-The singing Of Mary
Weathers was too bad, even for the
county jail, and Mary's term OF i'm
prisonment has been cut short, on the
condition that she and her alleged
voice leave the county.
Mary is a lady Of color who has
spent the greater part of the last two
years in the local hastile This did
not keep down her spirits, however,
for Mary would sing anywhere, and
all the time At least that was what
she called it, but the people living in
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
krupp Girls Are Frugal.

Berlin,-Frau Krupp, widow Of tn,
sunmaker of Essen, and her daugh
ters, Bertha and Barbara, have just
been here, the object of their visit be.
ing to buy the daughters trousseaux
Notwithstanding their immense wealth
not nore than $3.50 was spent for each
outfit.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

Since the first of the year. he said.
there had only been four marriages,
and there must be something radically
wrong under the circumstances.
The hints of Father Scully created
quite a furry among the young men
and maidens of the parish, and there
is every indication that there will be
work for the popular priest to do al
the marriage altar.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
SHOES ron EVERYB0DY AT ALI PkI y

SHOES FOR EVERYBODY Al ALL a. -. Il
Mons Shoes. SIS to $50. boy ~ e ,n siS
tosl2o Women's Shoes. " ~ hoo
Misses g. Childrsn's Shoes. " 40 Me-, ~ sua
Try w. l.. Douglas Woinehs, m VIZ rear
they excel other makes. -
II could take you Into my %
factories at BrOckton, Mass ano s ySss
YOU how carefully WI. Douglass",.sS
are made. you would then "a o.. hstt.t
why they hold their shape, III - VAIN s.IS
wear longer. and are OF Srea'e' ~
than any other make. .... " /
Wherever you live, you can Io h stsnea
Douglas shoes. His name and prsers,na IL
on the bottom, which protects you sss'1 .~tSs
prices and inferior shoes. Tdke mv ~ ~
tute. Ask your dealer for W. l. D''S
AID insist upon having them. an m, wsa, b,ssp
Write Tor illustrated cst.log OF ~ S ~
w. l. DOUGLAS. Dept. IL oos~
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

Box 32l, DeGraff on.
DR. S. r. Hartman, Columbus o Ealo
Dear Sir -
l was terrible suffe,., i.
pelvic weakness and had be.d,.as
continuously. / was not able 10 SaN
house work for myself and husbana "
| wrote you and described nv co,s
ton as nearly as possible. Yon r r"us'
mended Peruna. took four ho,t s.oa !.
it and was completely cured ,L,I q
PerHna a wonderful me dicine and ' l..
recommended it to my friends wifi ~
very best Of results ~
Esther NJ, Miner
Very few Of the great multitudo !,
women who have been relieved Of sor =
pelvic disease or weakness by peru.
ever consent to give a testimonial IA I.
read by the public.
There are, however, a few couracaor,
self-Saeriticing women who will for n.
sake of their suffering sisters annr
their cures to be published.
Mrs. Miner is one Of these. In b..
gratitude for her restoration 10 haas
she is willing ~.
a GRATEFUL the women of NJ,
LETTER TO whole world sborIi
DR.. HARTMAN know it. A chrops
=-----I invalid broughtb,ps
- health Is no small matter. Wo,i,
are inadequate to express compes
gratitude.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28
In MemOriam
RIGBY
"A lovely apparition, sent
To be moments ornament"

81 monumentum quaeris, circun-
spice.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

4 CHEMICAL STORY
Ey z. F. STEARNS.

Copyright, 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles)
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

= health is no small matter Wa
are inadequate to express complas
gratitude.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-09-28

She is willing tha,
the women of IN.
hole world Should.
know 1t. A chrOua
lnYnliA hronnh,h.II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25
To support Great Britain.
INP0RTAVT EVENTS OF RECENT OCCURRENCE.

.po,ar organization" republicans plan to launch presidential O "
Speaker Cannon roriors favor of unseating En- l.
Il Wood from Twelfth MSaoHldlsuHL 49,, ,u+ Mono
Moines platform falls anu I'VE lleS0SU''"A' "
riousy at genera emily ,,.u
the standard vi ="
GAIN % 1--WE ieata stock owGerhp in coal compne5 Og r0nH'
Andrew Carnegie sails for Europe ~ Standard Oil is
oTer Gar eds to the president on oaIu os+od
mace nubl. makes hayes tnat Uhe o'a'uatu lao '
to rebates and spec'al a' rocsed
Great Britain OF aliens " "Ne Wv
AZ prieh workmen during trade dispute. -, or conference
OIL rins Ward and elected bishops at Inc genera"
| Of NJ church, SOUTH y ro,oooo trut tesca
| Massachusetts supreme court ruleS as"lno' 1''"1NO
. invovng validity antitrust law .oore1 Missouri
At4r Cen Hadey of Missouri, turns over evidence Sec "
oil Texas ohceS United States
Soldiers prevent hooters from oie"NANe '
n Francisco Ala n
s F nresent iineran system, and declares against oil! ' "
toral limit ,o cbrrt1ee urinary and adjourned
Tho Illinois legislature passed the Shul'IeA pil"'"''
,,t Sherman the measure
before association al hAcei9'
Il .nr Gov Francis of Missouri condemned IN S'one ""e9'
territories
Il W. miners and operators in conference d. nan" '
,r+ probably southwest coa sunni
l. men Una Louis established new recoru Spu " "
~ % "a knots per hour
ae s' the senate the
III ~ I and Senator Bailey charged in the sehae hh y printed
~ | a deliberate, unqualhed ana ln"'''000 "
y, and Russia
nd that the car VIII o,rnod
NC r.r,iament andw will grant partial anhey' i'"''f
i7 dSpa'ch oso bv
len of and money were n'u' ~
Of l"s' q in Phtsburg Pa
ave held IN Ne" io tro afterno
aw, Washington was cios7i uuiu9
on Mr. schurz was secretary OF the interior ~ f1e ~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25

Detroit, Mich, May 19.-Fragmen'
torv renorts have reached the De-
troit News and Free Press from Es-
canada and Gladstone, Mich, statihs
that destructive forest fire Is raging
in the upper peninsula in the helsh'
horhood of the two cities mentioned
II is reported that three towns nave
noon DESTROYED, that 80 square miles
of territory have been devastated ana
that several persons nave oeen
burned to death.
| p..,,,s of Wisconsin Involved.
Milwaukee, May 19.-Speclals 10
the Sentinel tell of serious hres III
three sections of Wisconsin and up
nor Michigan, tract of 80 square
miles has been swept by forest hre'
near Escanaba, Mich, and seVera
villages destroyed. Several lives ma!
have been lost. The city OF Stahle.
in Chippewa county, a town or 9'oo
inhabitants is reportd to be IN names
The village of Auburndale, WOO
county. was swept by fire Whlc
started in a lumber yard destroyln
property valued at 100000,
talbot, Mich, Wiped out.
, Menominee, Mich, May l9-Fore
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25

so,r to one fought with their fists un'
fl all were disabled. Their assalIantS
welded knives. pistols, clubs ana 'ne
fovorito native weapon, the machete'
1t is declared that the local ponce a.,
sisted the rioters, ignoring the Anleri'
cans appeals for protection. -,
The report Of the battle evidently
has been suppressed by the CUBAN au'
1borities, The American biueJachelS
landed at Guantanamo on April ~ l"
the afternoon they left the naVal res
eryation. carrying no weapons.
L is claimed that the attack was
made without provocation. The jackie
were scarcely out of sight OF the res
ervation when they were surrounue'
Lv large band Of natives, VINO use
their pistols. knives and macheteS W"
telling effect.
The Americans. back to back, 1ougf
until their wounds forced them 10 IT
treat, 1t is declared that the native p'
licemen, instead Of quelllng the llo
urged on the attacking party.
The dispatches state that the sail'
who was shot was in serious como
? tion when taken to the naval reserV
p ton but that it is believed he VIII
cover. The navy department Will ma
d a thorough investigation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25
SHORT PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS

An earthquake shock at CerVera,
snain. threw down a NUMBER oL
houses and did a great deal Vi
minor damage.
During a thunderstorm at Roma
kan. in Austrian Silesca, Is persons
we're killed and % injured while seek
ing shelter under a puDhc cloch
tower. -. &.
The San Francisco death list IS
known to be 400, of which 20 were
idoDtified and 1876 unidentified bod
los were taken from the runs
There is still a missing list OF about
100. .o
An attempt is being made TO Sc
cure the release, on a VIII u
habeas corpus, of Merritt Chlsm' I'M
Mclean county Qllinois) farlne
who beat out the brains of his VIII
in 1900. o,,
Attorney General Ellis OF ON
hos entered suit against the NacuuI
Oil Co., of Rochester, y. - lol Va
enforcement of a penalty of $l2'
GOO for violation of the foreign co
poration5 law.
: After having served his senten
for attempting the life of Henry
3 Prick, Alexander Berkman is a II
g man The prison authorities
Pittsburg. Pa, did the unusual IN!
Of shaving Berkman's head beft
Il turning him loose.
y Hottest May Day Since 1908
New York, May Eth hottest \
ie day since 1903 was recorded here +
9av when the United States weat
~ bureau thermometer climbed 10 a Il
- ton under 81 degrees.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25
VICE PRESIDENT
FEARS SOCIALISM

birmingham, Ala, May l9.-Vice-
President Charles W. Fairbanks arrived
boro Thursday to attend the genera
on Garth wave or violent moTeLieno 81
" mm Forarre of the Me hCd.st EplScopal
church. south, as a fraternal oetesa'e
from the Methodists of the north.
The vice president delivered an al
dress before the conference, IN winch
ba smoke against socialism. "Ihe So
c;a1istic tendency in certain quarters
has not escaped the attention Oh Tue
.,ost casual observer of current
events" said the vice-president, us
Growth can not be viewed except WIN
concern. for it bodies no good 10 OUT
country $50 Socialism is at war WIN
orr most enlightened principles OF oul
Growth as a great people. 1t IS a peri
to orr social and industrial develop
uept It would paralyze individual mi
, tiative, which has been the most poteh
factor in our upbuilding' III
! christian church can do more than d
, tho measures framed by the mana
@ man to maintain industrial peace IL
O II teaches the brotherhood OF man al
g insnires men with sense OF JuSu'
q and fair play which is the ultima
% foundation of good relations. II III
10 do not have within them the spirit
,r love and justice; if they do not ma
~ in their breasts the spirit OF dlvine Id
is there is little hope of enduring &C
-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25
ar THE RATE BILL AS 1T
PASSED TIE SENATE

,.c;no! provisions of tn"
the I'LL rs passed by the
r"''' r..
sen"', ,ruorlgES the Interstate
,srce commission. wine" conn.,
,,;ut is made l"
pla."' nr,<o>lBLE MAXIMUM RATE
AND n,,prS five days notice. "
IL 5 tb. concurrence OF tw"
heari"A ,,i,.J states circuit
gu, before II temporary i"i""c-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25


with the railroad rate question.
hermit the interstate commerce COM
mission to fix rates. The provision
comforting this authority IS 1ouHu ~
the fourth section of the bill Whlch
amends section Is Of the lnlerS.et1
commerce law so as TO acconipAl9A
this result. That section dlrec's 'no
commission, to investigate complaints
of unjust and unreasonable cn"iee
on the part Of the common ca'i1o-
in the transportation OF persons VI
property, or of regulations or OF prao-
tees affecting such charges. IL a'0o
authorizes an inquiry as 10 "he'n11
the rates or practices are "uhJus.iy
discriminatory or unduly preferential
or preiudicial or otherwise IN Vloia.
ton of the act, and In case any "
these conditions are found 10 eAi''
the commission is empowered 10 ue
termine and prescribe what VIII NC
the just and reasonable MAXIMUM
rate and what regulation or practlo'
Ia lust, reasonable and fair. Furthet
authority is given the commission y
enforce it's orders, and they are " .
into effect within 80 days and COL
tinue in force for two years, unle'
suspended, modified or set aSlue
the commission or by court OF coN
petent jurisdiction. Other powers co
ferred by this section are: 10 appo
ton joint fares, establish throus
rates and maximum joint rates al
prescribe their division and TO
termine the compensation to be pa
to shippers doing service for carrie
Change In Present Law
Section 1G of the present law Is
changed as to provide for an ava
of pecuniary damages to compia
ants found entitled, and in case p
ment is not promptly made in acco
anCe with this award the benehcl'
is authorized to file suit in Uni
States circuit court to compel CT
pliance. The finding Of the comm
sion is to be received as prima Ia
evidence of the facts in such su
and the petitioner is absolyed II
all liability for costs. Another
vision renders legal the service OF
orders of the commission through
mails, and provides that these or
shall take effect 80 days after ser
unless suspended or modified by
commission or suspended or set a
by the courts, A penalty of S0,OO'
each offense in diso6edience OF
order is imposed, and the penal'
to accumulate at the rate OF SOU
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25
Dosnit,on of Word "RailrOads'"

Definition of WORD h"iir"
Other provisions extend the de-
fnition of the word railroads so as u
make it include switches, spurs
tracks terminal facilities, freight de-
nots. wards and grounds and defines
the word Transportation" so as W
mako if embrace cars and others "a
cilities for shipment or carriage, IT
rasnective of ownership or OF any con-
tract" the intention being to make
tho railroads responsible for all Spe-
cio, car service. 1t is made the duty
of carriers to furnish special car serV'
ice upon reasonable request
Senate amendments include oil pipe
\ lines, express companies and snip,
ming car companies under the heao
of common carriers" and make then
Il omenable to the requirements OF the
\ hill. Other senate modlncatlohs pro
II bihit the issuance of passes or I'M
II granting of special favors to one clas
II NJ Messengers over another, prohlpl'
i ing railroad companies from trans
Il norting commodities produced D
Il themselves; require such companies [
4 nut in switches at the reasonable II
nupst of shippers; prohibits the gran
j ing or acceptance of rebates ana +
u instate the Imprisonment penalty II
on violation of the law.
eal There are also changes in the la
ro,ative to the reports to be require
M If common carriers, and penalty
ion 500 a day is imposed for falluFe
IN comply with the report recurrence
ich The commission is given access
ate t,o accounts of the companies ane
ish ed by the act, but the examiners
the forbidden. under penalty OF hea
lnts fine and long imprisonment from
ges vulging the facts ascertalned MI
iers Of $500 for each failure to keep pro
or accounts is provided A talslhcat
rae Of accounts is made punlSnaDle
also fine and Imprisonment.
Their Circuit and district courts OF
lstly United States are given Jurisdlc
ntial over all complaints by the com
lola oion of failure to comply with It's
y OF ders and such courts are require.
exist issue writs of mandamus compel
} de- such compliance.