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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21

knocked off by a SNOWFALL, and, looking
round quickly, he had seen this same
boy lodging behind building Nc
wonder he had been unsuccessful in re-
modelling such material.
What do yo'l want here?v he re-
peated as the boy looked up from a
programme he was inleatly trying to
decinher.
Hello, Jeru-er-oh, beg pardon, Mr.
Dorkins. Glad to see your The boy
slid quickly fro--' his perch and held
out his hand frankly.
Mr.. Dorkins hesi-a.ed but an instant.
He liked stra Ssltforvardness above all
things, and there was something par
ticularly fine in the Gear. fearless gaze
OF this young baretooted factory boy
And 1 am glad to see you" he said
heartily, and with the touch of those
strong warm fingers the last vestiee
of sternness left his face. "Are you
waiting for somebody
For the lzids-ny children, you
know. Did you see emp" An eager
light was now shining in his steady
eyes. Did they come through all right
mo breakdown nor nothing?"
Mr.. Dorkins looked puzzled
II don't think know just whom you
mean" he answered doubtfully.
why, Charl and Sis. You must
have seen en- impatiently. "Charl
was going to speak on Indians and
Sis was going to sing 1 don't believe
any of the east enders could hold a can
die to EN-" proudly. Seems to me
they're an awful long time coming out.
Amt the thing over?'
Yes, it is over but the pupils are
holding sort of reception. They'll
soon be out So they're some of your
folks? Well. I am glad to see you"
Mr.. Dorkins was beaming now II
don't wonder you are proud of them.
I am myself. What does Mr. Burless
do in the factory? I don't remember
to have met him.
The boy looked him over for a mo-
ment before replying
There amt no Mr.. Burless nor Mrs
Burless either he said at last gravely.
I'VE left 'em on t'other side. The kids
amt got no folks except me- I'm IA
Their and mother and bread provider for
EN-
Mr.. Dorkins looked his amazement
You don't mean to say that you sup
port the children and send them to
SCHOOL," he asked incredulously.
Il s'pose that's the size of it. But
you needn't pile it up to my account"
almost fiercely. 1T amt nothin' to my
credit / owe 'em more'n forty times
as much as that
Decidedly it was becoming interest
ing, and Mr.. Dorkins' hand found it's
way to the boys shoulder almost I'M
consciously.
would you mind telling me about
it?" he asked persuasively. You fac
tory boys don't seem to like me very
well, but I assure you / have always
had your interests al heart
''Oh. that's all right" replied the boy
easily. Il sized you up long ago. The
trouble with you is that you don't I'M
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years of age. Evidently he had but just
come from the mill, for his feet were
bare and there were bits of cotton still
clinging to his coarse clothing.
1t was not often that Mr.. Dorkins
frowned. but now his face grew hard
and stern. This rough, disreputable
figure was not unknown to him. Only
a few weeks before he had seen him in
the mill yard thrashing a boy who was
much larger than himself.
At first he had not interfered. The
big boy was able to take care of him
self, he thought. But when he saw that
he was really being hurt and that the
smaller boy did not seem to have an
idea of desisting he had caused them
to be separated A minute afterward, as
he was walking toward his Office, he had
glanced over his shoulder just in time
to see the smaller boy clinch his fists
and savagely renew the attack.
On another occasion his hat had been
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number of the day in the week, and
when there is no remainder the day
will be Saturday. For example, If you
wish to know on what day of the week
July fell in 1866: To the last two fig
ures of the year, Sc. add one-fourth OF
Sc, disregarding the fraction, and you
have 3d. To this add the day of the
month A, which gives you Sc, and to
Sc add the figure 2, which stands for
July in the list Thus you have the
number SO, and dividing this by z, you
have II, with as a remainder. The
Fourth of July, 1866. therefore, fell on
the fourth day of the week, which was
a Wednesday.
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THE MARY CROW.

The crow is useful in killing MICE
snakes. lizards and frogs and is splen-
did scavenger He is quite wary; VIII
always flee from a man with gum
but pays little attention to the ordinary
pedestrian. These birds are gregarlcna
in their habits and make their lahses
untidy nests at the tops of trees. IneS
come in fiocks to the sleeping grove, SIT
around on the ground, and when an
are assembled they rise simultaneously
and scramble for nests. Crows mate
for life.
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forced to take a cold plunge in the icy
castle lake he demonstrated with Meri-
face.
What was his surprise and indigna-
ton when his son replied:
Very well. your majesty. / fear that
1t is time for your retirement from pub
lie life I will have myself appointed
regent, and you may retire to ease in
your summer caste. I can administer
the affairs of the realm with greater
vigor.''
The king was so angry that he re-
GREETED that it was against the law for
the sovereign even to spank the heir
TO the throne AS it was he merely re-
puked him with a particularly stern
frown, one which he reserved for par
tlculariy extreme cases, such as the
crushing of the prime minister But.
aias' Prince Meriface walked away
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HOW TO TELL The DAY.

Here is way to tell what day of the
week a certain day of the month in
some former year fell: Take the last
two figures of the year in which the
date fell; add a quarter of this, disre-
garding the fraction; add the date of
the month, and to this add the figure
of the following list that corresponds to
the month, one of the figures standing
for each of the twelve months. in order:
-6-6-2-4-O-2-5-l-3-6-1. Divide the sum
by Z, and the remainder will give the
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r. Dorkins Made Discovery That Surprised H


have thought it? A pair of mill chill
dren leading the school! 1t will be a
rare joke on DIR. Green and the others.
They'll have to admit that figs do grow
on thistles sometimes. Well. we'll
Hello! What do you want here 2"
sharply.
He had reached the gate which
opened into the school grounds, and
there, seated nonchalantly upon one of
the stone posts was a rough. shock
headed boy who might have been any
where between sixteen and eighteen
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Mrs Burless cared for me till-till she
got it herself. She was that weak and
run down she couldn't rally, the doc
tor said So she died, and the kids
were left alone"
The boys voice had grown low and
tremulous. and he now turned his face
away so that Mr.. Dorkins should not
see him furtively wipe his eyes. After
a little hesitation he added abruptly:
That's all. l took the 800 and brought
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venient, insisted that every one else
in the palace should do the same.
The king and queen smiled indulgent-
ly on this innovation until they found
it included themselves. When the king
was routed out at in the morning and
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public to attend the closing exercises.
One after another the classes came for
ward and went through their parts,
and one after another the self conscious
pupils passed under the fire of ques-
lions and criticisms. When it was time
for the declarations Mr. Dorlzfns': NAH
ner became even more attentive and
eXpectant.
Several pupils displayed their elo-
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kt3 w had planned it only two
III years ago. and now
$>&IJE there were more than
>-ZGlSSS eighty pupils enrolled,
some of them from ad-
joining states True, he had been very
liberal in his policy of teachers and ap-
pointments and had insisted that the
tuition fees should be merely nominal
But still he declared the school was
getting on famously, and he felt a glow
of satisfaction at the end of each term
when he made out a check for the
amount of expense not covered by the
income Indeed, he derived more pleas
ure from this very expense than he did
from the income of his two cotton fac
tories down by the river.
This river property was a sore griev-
ance to good Mr.. Dorkins- He had
been in possession of it only few
years, but already he was beginning to
feel that il was heavy burden for his
shoulders.
The operatives were of many nation
alities and of all degrees of ignorance.
The former owners had not been very
particular about their employees. Will
ingness to work for low wages had al
ways taken precedence of character.
Mr.. Dorkins began the work of refor-
nation cheerfully 1t did not seem
right to him to discharge any of the
hands. Somehow he had feeling that
they went with the property and that
he was responsible in a measure for
their future.
Clubs were established, but they
speedily became places of noisy revelry
and were abolished. A night school and
reading room were started. but the few
quiet ones who were willing to attend
We're driven away by the turbulent
clement; SchOolbooks and magazines
were stuffed into the stove, and chairs
and tables became weapons of offense
and defense among the wild mill boys.
At the end of the year Mr.. Dorkins
mad almost ceased active measures for
their help. He would not own that he
was defeated: he was only reviewing
the situation, he said. In truth. he was
see no plan by which to snare the
that he conceived the idea of the acad-
envy
Ashdale was quite a large place and
ton of its population. Mr.. Dorkins
hoped that among the better class he
would find some active sympathy for
his new enterprise. e
Nor was he disappointed. first
class academy, with such ridiculously
low tuition rates, was prize not to be
lightly overlooked. Nearly every family
had 4 son or daughter who was
promptly enrolled. and day by day Mr..
Dor-xins' benevolent face grew more
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THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.

dom forgot what he had learned. Ali
would have been happy had not there
one day come to the court of Make
Believe magician who offered to re-
place the princes too small nose with a
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The Prince With
The Short Nose
IL rs Is 7S IL rs rs Is Is IL Is Is IL 5S IL
BY CONSTANCE SMILE,

Prince Meriface grew up to be a boy
graced with charming manners and wit
and good sense. He was popular with
every one in the country and was the
pride and joy of his tutors, who found
him bright student and one who sell
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His activity was simply amazing. In
stead. of being trifle difficult to get
out of bed at Z, the royal hour for ris-
ing, he was up at and 4 o'clock in the
morning and, what was more incon-
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Mark this out and divide it into three
pieces, which, when shifted and rear
ranged, will form the star that is given
at its side.
The dotted lines in this diagram show
where the division must be made
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peace any more. Meriface is SO ener-
getic. I must be doing this or that or
the other thing. Why, the people about
the court are actually on the verge of
nervous prostration. There are the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
A NURSERY ECHO.
REPRESENTATION.

Cut a piece of cardboard, or stiff pa
per. into the shape of a right angled
triangle. as is shown in the illustration.
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copyright. 1907. by C. N. Lurie.l

AR. DORKINS felt a
!" 5: e: :: !:
. complacent pride in
Dorkins academy. He
had planned it only two
years ago, and now
- there were more than
. eighty pupils enrolled,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29

0ss II shs Esaablisk1
Stsriss High asd
q Pssssss Maissaiasd G.
lss Walls.

Birmingham. June 2s.-Fire
broke out at ! O'Clock Friday mornlI
completely destroyed the Chalfoul
building at the corner OF First avenue
and Nineteenth street. entailing a los1
Of 100000. II was five-story office
building. and ~ every particle Of space
was occupied, the loss will affect .
large number Of people. The six-story
building Of the Prowell Hardware com
pany was about half completed. and
which adjoined the Chalfoux building
was also totally destroyed. The old
Prowell building burned last year. and
the Chalfoux building suffered heavily
at that time. The origin OF the fire ID
unknown
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29
sUsTA|Ns STATES SIDE
Court Of Civil Appeals Decides
1t Austin That
ExHARDT IS RECEIVER.
n IN opinisu Covering Eishsssa Typs
Written Pssss Il Is Set Festh That
TsyIer Ma Has EzeIssivs Charge o.
Wsssss-Pissrs Property II TssAs-

Austin. June 2s.--In lengthy opin-
ion the court OF civil appeals rendered
its decision In the waters-Pierce Oil
company receivership controversy. The
decision, n . complete victory for the
state and the receiver named by the
district court. Robert J. Eckhardt Of
Taylor. The court OF civil appeals
held that Il had complete and exclu-
sive Jurisdiction In the case and that
Federal Judge Bryant OF the United
States circuit court has no right under
the Law to assume Jurisdiction and ap
| point Federal receiver To take charge
Of the property Of the Wesers.Pierce
OIL company In TEXAS pending the
disposition Of the case In the state
courts The court also directed the
state receiver. Robert J. Eckhardt. to
appear before Judge Bryant's court
and there by suit. plea and application
urge and insist upon the rights OF the
state and the Jurisdiction OF the court
Of civil appeals IN and over the prop
erty In controversy. and TO ask for
such orders. decrees and judgments -
may be deemed necessary and proper.
and to appeal and perfect such appeals
and writs OF error ~ may Be deemed
proper.
The court holds that the decree Of
Judge Bryant In naming . Federal re-
ceiver could hardly have been broader.
and u this decree should be carried
out BY Federal Receiver Dorchester Il
would materially affect the interest Of
the state and the exercise Of jurisdic-
tion BY this court
The court says: An examination
Of the authorities In Illustrating the
question that . second rcceivership
win be allowed by another court. IN
certain insta- ces. affords no case that
viii Justify ffn assumption Of jurisdic
tion by the circuit court Of the Eastern
district Of Texas In taking possession
Of the property In controversy. The
decree Of each court appoi ting a re-
ceiver Il rs broad IS the other. Under
each the same purpose can be accom-
plished. the same protection and rights
accorded: and we see no peculiar CIR
cumstances existing which would jus
tify the interference by the circuit
court on the grounds that the proceed
ings a. to the receiversb p In that
court are different from the one pend
ing In this court: nor can that decree
Be construed ~ mere temporary
expedient looking TO the preservation
ana protection Of the property during
ehs tluno cha cnsa In thiz rourf n oo00.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29

RtsmIssss bssrmea Psr rrsssurss sat
Premise essFshins Investigated.
Harrisburg. June ss.-JoAn @. Har
mon Of Columbia county was noninat'
Cd for state treasurer By tie Dseaocrat'
ic state convention On . platforn co..
fined to state issues. TAs platforn
pledges the party To . searching inves.
tisaticn OF the auditor general's office
and demands the speedy prosecution
Of those responsible for alleged frauds
In the fnrnishins and equippins oe the
capitol r
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29


Austin. June 2s.-For the third time
The court Of criminal appeals has re-
vsrssd and rsnanded the case Of Bur
rsll Oates. . nsgro. three times given
the death penalty on conviction Of haw
ing been implicated In the murder Of
Sol Aronoff. Holly vann. . white
man. was convicted In this case and
hanged. The case is reversed ON the
grounds Of error In the charge Of the
trial Judge.
The Security Mutual Life Insurance
company Of Binghanpton. N. r.. today
notified State Iusure-~- Commits
sioner Miner Of rs withdrawal from
Texas on account OF the Robertson In.
surancc act.
The governor has appointed J. 8.
Jones OF Bastrop to be district attcr-
neg OF the Twenty-first district. sue
ceedins J. p. Buchanan. resigned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29

Louisville. June sS.--The National
Association Of Master Plumbers elect.
cd officers and selected Boston a. the
place for the 1908 convention after .
warm contest. winning BY q narrow
margin over Oklahoma City. r. A.
Hill Of New York was elected a. pres.
ident
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-29

Movement 10 cemmsmorate Panama
Canal Completion Discussed.
New Orleans. June es.-The holding
Of southern exposition TO commemo'
rate the completion Of the Panama CO
nal was discussed In q couveation here,
In which about 100 delegates repre-.
ssnted ak southern sfstcs. Most Of
the delegates were from gulf states
and ArkAnsAs. Tennessee anI Ken
lucky.
The name. Worlds Panama oE5oei-
tion was proposed and the locatlD ~
New Orleans n 1915. Governor
chard of Louisiana nresidsd
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

fore he could make any report on the
grade of Aultman street he would
have to make new plat and that he
had been delayed in that work be-
cause he had to send away for the
necessary paper. A resolution pre-
pared by Councilman Carbon to the
effect that the city engineer have the
plat prepared by the next meeting,
when the council will decide upon
the grade of the street, was unani-
mously adopted.
Mayor Clark reported to the coun-
ell that J. r. Marks had made a re-
quest that he be permitted to remove
the soil on section of Court street
between Third and Mnrry streets
The council decided to permit him
to do the work under the direction of
the mayor and city engineer
Mr.. Weller made a similar request
in regard to the filling on High
street, near third. The matter was
referred to a committee consisting of
Councilmen Hall and Root.
After taking short recess the
council met and considered the pro-
posed ordinances. No new ordinances
were presented and it will take some
time to pass upon those now before
the body.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31
PLEADED GUILTY TO ONE
CHARGE AND WAS FINED
George Mcclure Fined for Assault
and Has Another Charge To
Answer To.

George Mcclure, manager of the
Three Deuces dance hall, pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault and bat
terry and was fined $40 and costs
making his total bill 81.
Mcclure was Il much-complained
against man. He sun has charge
of exhibiting a deadly weapon in a
threatening manner to answer to
Mcclure got into mixup Monday
night with Fred hoffer. 1t seems
that Hoffer entered the dance hall in
company with Constable Joe Gilbert
just as one of the women cursed Me-
Clure. The last-named is said to
have struck the woman and Hotter
remarked:
Don't do that.
The woman, so the story goes
rushed behind Hoffer to escape Me
Clure, so the manager of the hall
struck Hoffer, knocking both him
and the woman down. The officer
lifted the PROSTATE man to his feet
and then the two men shook hands
Mcclure, it is said, soon became hos
tile again, and struck Hoffer in the
face, knocking him down once more.
Mcclure then reached behind the bar
and pulling a gun, is said to have re-
marked:
"Ill put you in your grave.
Whether he had reference to HOf-
fer or the officer is not known. He
will be given chance to explain
matters to Justice Cartwright at :
o'clock this afternoon, when Attor-
ney Zurich, who is acting in the alb
sence of District Attorney Eddy, will
present his case.
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Copper Weak.

NEW YORK, July 30.-There was
an advance of 5s in the London tin
market, with spot closing at ISL
pounds 5s, and futures at $50
pounds los. Locally the market was
easy, however, with spot quoted at
$39.75 639.90.
Copper declined l pound to SO
pounds for spot in London, but fu-
lures were unchanged at 81 pounds
15s. Locally the market was weak,
but nominally unchanged with Lake
quoted at $20.50 a 21.50; electroiy-
tic $40 a 20.50 casting $3.50 a 20.
Lead was unchanged at $515 a.
5.25 in the local market, but de-
clined to 10 pounds rs Cd in London.
Spelter was unchanged at -
pounds IS in London and at $3.50 q
595 locally.
Iron was higher in the English
market with Standard Foundry quot
ed at Sos sd. Locally the market
was unchanged.
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Britt claimed he had the harder
punch of the two men.
"Well, maybe he has, said Mel
son. "Maybe he has, but | don't no
tice him knocking out fighters. |
guess our last fight Is the best an
swer"
Nelson followed that up with a
long talk as to that fight In Goldheld.
He admits that session that eX-
tended over two hours and half
was not altogether pleasant, but says
that he didn't get the beating that
has been credited to him and that he
will show 1t when he meets Britt.
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Opened Crescent Saloon

Black wood and Lewis, better
known as Blacky and key, have
opened up saloon on east Aultman
street. The place is easily designat-
ed by large electric sign in the
shape of a crescent, which has been
placed on top of the structure. The
two gentlemen intend to run first
class esta blishment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31
ONE THOUSAND ELY CON.
SOLD ON OPEN BOARD

The big sale last night at the Stock
Exchange was 1000 Steptoe Con. on
the open board at 8 IL cents.
Five hundred Ely Jackpot sold at
Z 1-2c, 200 Ely Con. at $1.26 IL,
200 Ely Bonanza Copper at SO lie.
200 Federal Ely at CSC, and 100 Ely
Witch on the open board at 81.
The quotations were as follows:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

Mr. and Mrs w. N. McGill, Mr..
and Mrs. Neil McGill. Misses Kate
McGill, Marjorie Sells and Helen
Barley. and Messrs. Cleve McGill
and Robbins, have returned from an
outing at Duck Creek.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31
THE BRITT-NELSON FIGHT
AND WHAT 1T MEANS
Continued from page four

chance to see, for Nelson was through
with his work and went into his
dressing-room. He strips in good
shape and although he looks a little
spindly about the hips. his mus lies
are as firm as rocks.
Feel that he said, and he stiff
fened the stomach muscles.
Perhaps the stomach didn't quite
come up to that famous corrugated
washboard that Jim Jeffries carries
around with him, but ii was firm
enough and to spare for light
weight.
Somebody suggested to Nelson that
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

Ed Scott and wife have returned
from Salt Lake, Reno and Lake Ia
hoe, where they have been spending
their vacations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

Superintendent Cannon of the Ne
vada Northern, his wife and his niece
arrived yesterday at Curries and will
spend a week at McDermid's ranch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

George NJ. Nix, Arthur c. Snow OF
Salt Lake and Joe Baker of Ely are
guests at the Northern hotel.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31
IN AND AROUND THE CAMP

L. II. Boyce of Ely and Charles E
Brighton OF Ohio, are registered a
hayes Park.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-31

WANTED-TWO IRRIGATORS, 2
ranch hands and l mixer Ely
Dairy Co.
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FOR RENT-FRONT ROOM ON
High St. Enquire Brunswick
Billiard Hall. tt
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FOR SALE-3 YEARS LEASE ON
one of the best business locations
on Aultman street. Address p. o.
Box 25. If