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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-08-06

- ASA&AsS - - 01Cu HrNEIUI WtGHE ago HI
PrincGtor. indicated the total Of his
nnances. II has become known that
his personal and real property
amounts 70 $4,000.
Accidental tiappsnlnes.
Fire caured ! loss Of $4,000 ID the
business district Of Quanah. Tex.
Cecil Decker. 8 young man OF Lake
City, Mills county. Iowa, was drown.
ID II Coon river near Lake City. while
swimming.
Three persons were killed and three
others more Oh lass injured between
Goodland and Hugo, Ark. when !
frisco passenger train was derailed.
Rose Morgan. twenty.three years
oId. and Nellie Smith. twenty years
old. we're drowned on the west break
water "a Cleveland.
n sturdevant ! prominent young
bnfiness man II Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
diSd a re hospital - the result OF !
fractured skull, sustained while trying
y board ! moving car.
Ihr8e peysons Were injured, one
SERIOUSLY; "a my ~ more we're se-
xefSly eh1Nen ~ n ! rsar-end coils.
nj b<5Wte1 fWo trains a the elevat-
- zo1 A nm York
10 thfr<e< rod son 81 william
eaxter. No Mo- near Lena, Man,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-08-06
Foreign.

interrupted IN III dtiempt 10 TOD tns
bank.
Foreign.
A fre at Telshi, Russia. destroyed
500 houses. including the public build.
ings, the army barracks and the syna.
gogues. Twenty persons persisted in
the flames.
A typhoon struck Hongkong last
week. causing unusually high seas to
run. A number Of Chinese wera
drowned. The property loss on shore
IL very heavy.
The visit OF M. Fallieres terminal
ed at Reveal with a state banquet on
the French battleship verite. after
which the emperor bade cordial
farewell to the president OF France
and his suite. The French squadron
then weighed anchor and departed foy
Christiania.
Street demonstration at CONSTANT
nople have now practically ceased, but
public indignation is growing at the
delay In removing the obnoxious min.
listers and government officials. Many
reports are current of the dismissal
and the flight of various officials, but
II Is impossible to ascertain the de-
tails.
A caravan that has arrived at
Lhassa from Leh. in the valley OF the
Indus, brings report that Sven He
din. the Swedish explorer, is in good
health and that his caravan Is In
good condition. A protracted silence
from Sven Hedin gave rise to anxiety
with regard to his safety, which will
be ret at rest by the Lhassa report.
An extraordinary suicide il report
cd from Assling. near Munich. A Bo-
hemian cartwright went to bed with
two small mortars which he had pre-
yiously loaded with powder, and then.
igniting the fuses. blew himself to
pieces. He had evidently placed his
head over the mouth OF one OF the
mortars, 40 It was torn away from his
body and shattered into thousand
fragments.
Otherwise.
Strikebreakers BY the hundreds are
being placed ID the mines IN the Bir-
mineham (Ala) district, under mill.
tary escorts. There has been no dis.
order
Asx1 - -.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-08-06
NEWS Of WHk SUMMARIZED
Digest u the News Worth Telling Coz
1eassd for ne Bssy
Reader.
People Talked About.

Charles II. Meyer was reelected
president Of the Western Federation
u Miners BY the convention in Den,
yer.
Col. James D. Tanning. well known
n Denver and throughout the West In
connection with various hotels. Is
dead.
William r. Owen, the nestor or the
bar ut Owensboro. Ky. and former cir
euit Judge Of the Sixth judicial dis.
trict o. Kentucky. IL dead.
Jamen n. Budd. former governor Of
California and long prominent Ii
Democratic politics. died at his resi-.
dencs n Stockton. Cal. Of uraemia
after an illness Of fortnight.
Louis r. snow. one OF the most
prOminent Insurance men In the Mid
AZ West. died 1t ST. Louis. He was
brother of 3. G. Snow, president
y the Home Insurance Company Of
Nav York.
While nothing Ia CIeveland's viii,
which was 1led several weeks ago III
Princetor, indicated the total OF his
finances, Il has become known that
his personal and real property
amounts TO $4,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
Copyrighted
A COMEDY DRAMA
Ia Four Acts.
Adapted from Rhoda Broughtons Goodbye
Sweetheart
ACT ".
BY H. .. Pittrnan.
In Four Acts.


Len.-Yes, yes, give it to me. (She
drinks.) My heart beats so fast. Feel
1t. | seem to be running a race with
time. Theresa! Theresa! l aciH not
die today! Feel my pulse. | have
more life than you think See how
strong l am. (She rises, walks with
Theresa to the window and looks OUT
Oh. this is a beautiful world! Now
that l am about to leave it, wish it
were not. Perhaps it would be easier
to go. l love this world! Why oh!
why, may l not stay in it little
longer?
Theft it is Gods will you may
a great while. ASSISTS her back to
her chair. (They are met by Ste
phanie. c. D. b.
Ste. X. R.-Zere is I'm monsieur in
re porte, who wishes voir Mile The
resa.
The.-To see me? Who is it Ste
phanie?
Ste.-It is re Priest. The-Anglaise
with re glasses who was here last year
with Mile
Len.-Frederick? Frederick! I am
so glad! I have wished for him. Bid
him come up Stephanie.
NLJH Gt6UUUHt6. u. IL. ID. L6W. S6UtS
herself. Enter Frederick. C. d. b.
Len.-Frederick! (holding out her
hand to him.
Fred.-Miss Lenore! They told me
good, kind Frederick. | have missed
you, I have thought so much about
you lately You know you were al
ways so useful to me. When we
started upon a journey, it was you
vyhn Cd hn o1x
helped me along. You warned me of
the rough places you chose for me the
nice spots in which to rest. Theresa
and l could scarcely get along without
you.
Fred.-I am glad that you have re-
membered me so kindly.
Len.-Oh, l have indeed! Often,
very often, fear I was rude and I'M
kind. But you have forgotten it all.
have you not?
Fred.-I never thought So
Len.-Then some day. when you go
over the old familiar route with a fair
young bride, you will say, Here is
where Lenore rested"
Fred.-LenOre, you must know that
can have no bride now, save the
Church.
Lena better and fairer bride than
l could ever have been. But It's not of
that l wish to speak. Theresa, go
bring me my cordial now. exit The
resa.) Frederick am about to set
out upon another journey-a long
journey. MY LAST JOURNEY, Fred
erick, and to a country-of which l
know nothing. Oh! my God! MOTH
ING. Frederick, tell me something of
this country. What! weeping? Don't
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do that, it hurts me; and-and | have
done crying for myself now. l have
had plenty of time, during these long
nights; l could not have believed
summer night could have been so long.
See, here is the little book you gave
me, the prayer-book-the wedding
present, you know. l did not send it
back, because-because | thought
some day | might need it-and | have
needed it sooner than | expected. Tell
me. tell me something about it, Fred
erick. Is it true that I, who have
done no good in this worldwide have
thought of no one but myself-who in
my misery have cried out, There is no
Cod" Is it true that l, who have not
even a remnant of life to devote to his
service-that l may by any chance
enter into that blissful haven of rest,
REST?
Fred-It is true, Lenore. See here,
He says, Himself, "Whosoever cometh
unto me, l will in no wise cast out"
Len.-Whosoever cometh-WHOSO
EVER cometh-That is for me, too.
Fred.-Yes, whatsoever cometh
Len.-Then it is true. l am content
but promise me one thing, Frederick.
Fred.-Anything you ask, Lenore.
Lent is this; that when l begin
this journey, through the dark valley,
you will be with me to help me as you
used to? Promise.
Fred.-Lenore, you will not need me
then; for one will be with you
stronger than lone who will shed
the brightness of eternal sunshine
about you. He will not let you stumble
or miss the way.
Len.-I know | know all this; but
He is still a stranger to me. Let my
friends be about me also. All those
who have known or loved me in this
world. All of them-ALL OF THEM,
You may go now and send Theresa to
me- (He kisses her hand) There,
there! 1t is not much to kiss, is ito
DO not look so woe-begone. See! |
am not sad now.
(Enter Theresa 10ith cordial. U. r.
E. Fred. eTitS C. d. b.
Len-(Drinks the cordially Their
esa, he comes today. Maurice.-Let us
be ready for him. Take away all of
these physic bottles, everything that
looks like sickness. Make the room
look pretty. Fill it with flowers.-I
will wish so few things any more that
you may as well let me have my way
to the end
ENTER. Stephanie u0ith floaoers. C.
d. b.
Ste-Voyez, Mile. ley are all for
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Len.-Let me see them. They arc
like those | bought, that day-a veal
ago-when | wore your Breton dress
and cap-Ah, Stephanie, it was a pref
ty dress, but it brought me no luck
brought me Maurice,-but- I could
not keep him-only twelve months ago.
One little year! How much 1t can
bring one! JOY, sorrow, sickness,-it
can bring one to the grave.
The-Will you not lie down and rest
a little?
Len.-No no; I cannot rest. He
may be here at any minute. Bring me
the gown he used to like-pure white
and soft. He spoke of it only the other
day. (They put it ON herr Now,
leave my hair just as it is; he liked it
this way. Put no Understanding
false,-he did not like it.
The.-There! All is ready. Do you
wish anything more?
Len.-Nothing. But (speaks to
herself.) He must hasten-hasten.
The road is long and steep.-so many
sharp turns and twists Theresa, are
the horses sure footed. Oh, just this
once they might hasten!
The.-Let me read to you a little;
it will occupy your mind.
Len.-Yes, if you will;-if you like.
But do not read too loud II could
not hear any little noise outside.
Stephanie, listen at the window, so you
can catch the first distant sound.
(Stephanie goes to Window
The.-What shall l read for you?
(Looks over the book.)
Len.-Theresa, IL can not listen,
I CANNOT WAIT! After all
shall have to go without seeing him.
Oh, Maurice! Maurice, you might have
hurried! (Sinks back.)
Ste-Tenez, tenez,-Mlle
The.-Lenore, Lenore! He is COM
ing! (Starts to the door. Lenore rises
up.)
Len-Stay! Do not go! I will have
the first sight of him! Crises, and
turns to the door, where Earnest enters
alone.)
Earn-Lenore, l have broken my
promise; but l could not help it, He
did not come,-because- USE
IT WAS HIS WEDDING DAY!
to me- Say you for
give me! (She does not stir.) Lenore,
-Lenore! You are not going without
one word! (She sinks back in chair)
(The door is throaon open, and Maur-
ice ruShes in.)
The.-TOO LATE! TOO LATE,-
SHE is GOMEZ
Maurice.-GONE! GONE! IGNORE!
COME BACK. 1t is I, Maurice who
calls you. l saw your face before me
all the time. It shut out any other. /
heard you call me all through the
night, and though it was my wedding
day, seei l have come to you.-LE-
MORE! Speak Lenore! Will you not
speak to me?
Len.-Maurice, THERE! docking
up) 1t is all right! ALL RIGHT!
CLOSES her eyes,
Maurice.-Lenore! Lenore!-DEAD!
CURTAIN.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
TINKERING THE CURRENCY

uneasy feeling pervades the banking community all
~ country the queer fashion which is
monkeying-that appears be the ittest wordvh the
currency question. The truth is-and well understood
financial circlesat taken the not
informed currency and matter of fact lazy
acquire right equipment for dealing with difficult subject
By consequence they led like sheep by few experts No
objection condition that the
experts competent AS of fact OF
them under grave suspicion.
When Adrch bill first mooted quickly
be stock obbng designed artificial values for
speculative securities The plan mpudeny promoted
III the guse OF emergency the hope that needless
excitement close the heels of period of financial
began process of throwing of the Adrich babes
the wolves the hope of saving few. Finally thought
Congressman Vreeand The amended bill much
Objectionable contained excellent features but
pcon that dangerous of imitation The bill
changed frequently important particulars that nobody
final shape and fears expressed that the
process OF ugger mugger congress substitution
conference restoring the last the Adich bill OF
Objectionable FORMS 1t commonly stated Washington
Adc has vowed that will be his bill or nothing
The of the Vreeland bill is that invests the
clearing associations with regulate issues The
very such power would long panics
the knowledge that would relieve sringency
the incentive boarding which always the prime
At the time there the danger that this
power unless carefully limited might be used initiation
hasy changes the provisions of the bill
put vicious class OF hasty legislation by ignorant
difficult subject
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
FORECASTS FOR THE CHICAGO CONVENTION

"a TASHINGTON'S wise doing lot of arithmetic
Nh the presidential situation and the chances of candidates
before the Chicago According the
dent of The Call these Washington soohsayers conced
Iat lead other single candidate but
that the allies the
total strength greater than that which credited
OF The authority points the uncertainty attaching
the southern delegations owing the fact that
be instituted for them and this strength the
should prove successful might be Fairbanks
Knox under the leadership OF Foraker These undoubed
sblities Of the situation
On the other the Washington correspondent
Chicago Tribune confident that Taft has enough delegates al
ready elected sight TO nominate him the first ballot
support he gives these facts and figures:
membership of the $780, that the
M According the tables have summarized which were made up from
candidate
eliminating all delegates favorte and contested districts
Taft has sight 40 within Il of the
percentage
Taft uncomfortable to suppose that he will not gain enough of them
all of the
undecided should toward the allies
Again the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald
e Oh that the campaign the socaed allies
coeeness They do not appear together and is
clear why they should If deadlock should and it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
AN ILL ASSORTED. UNION

have always regarded the Anglo japanese alliance
NM natural and therefore, likely fall apart of its weight
Wv In spots the phenomena of this i'll assorted lend them
humor instance when observe the nhos
which British Columbia receives her honorable
allies When the Canadian the Australian gored quite
colona think mperialy they
powerfully exhorted from home" to do.
That unpeasantnes have blown the
replaced by another almost because
British pocket For years the British have regarded
Chinese trade their personal property and when
the Japanese taking for exclusive control OF the
the British mercantile engaged
China trade bitterly the ingatude Did England
keep the while Japan went III and whipped Russia?
depression Shanghai directly
unfair methods of the Japanese closing the Manchuran door
British American merchandise By of retaliation the
British merchats in Hongkong and Shanghai doing their
the boycott of japanese goods China Fur
relations of China and Japan have
severely strained the occupation OF Manchua and other forms
enroacmen by the Japanese 1t might the
England asked
OF these difficulties all the more since certain apae
preaching Asia for the Asiatics among disconnected
hordes of Iindustan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
TAKING THE BILLBOARDS

why the license committee of the supervisors should
substitute ordinance taxing bboards for adver
Using purposes the basis OF receipts That plan the
for fraud and invites Justification of accounts. The
OF the annual myhcation of corporation
gas and the difficulty of arriving
should be the board to keep from this
dangerous field
The original plan advanced by Supervisor Murphy has every
OF simplicity drecness and honesty Tax the biboards by
square OF exposure and the result easy
arithmetic The paroman the beat could up the
and there would be opportunity considerable graft
o.
The difference the city point income amounting
$1,000 year, between the Murphy plan and the book
keeping device raises natural suspicion that the latter finds its
inspiration among the billboard Now this industry
that should be encouraged 1t dshgues the city with
posters Francisco suffered
other the United States. Los Angeles
Tacoma Jose many cities put bill posting
the ban either the of prohibition regulation
and limitation is time for San Francisco to fall in line
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
Answers to Queries

DECEMBER DAY-T. ", City. On
what day of the week did December
IA, 1874, fall?
Monday.
MAMIE KELLY-A Subscriber, City
What was the date of the killing of
Mamie Kelly. about 20 years ago?
November 10, 1885.
mean annual temperature and the an
nual rainfall in Dublin, Ireland?
Temperature, SOL degrees; rainfall,
20 inches.
HEARN-B. Q. K. City Did Laf-
cadio Hearn write either Autumn
Leaves" or Indian summer?
The list of his published works does
not show that he did.
CoLLIE-N. S., City. 1 own collie
pup and would like to know how to
care for him so that he may have a
good, soft coat of hair.
Consult any dog fancier.
MILLIONAIRE = Subscriber, City.
How much was John Jacob Aston
reputed to be worth at the time of
his death in 1882
Twenty millions or dollars.
TRELLA FOLTZ-Subscribe City.
Did Trella Foltz. daughter of Clara S.
Foltz, marry Hugo Toland, the actor,
some time in the SOS?
No; she married DR.. Charles Gridley
Toland at San Diego October %. 1888.
NAVAL ORDNANCE J., Oakland,
Cal. What is the largest piece of
ordnance in the United States navy and
weight of projectile?
Thirteen inch gun, weight of pro-
jectile LOO pounds. 1t requires ESQ
pounds of smokeless powder.
SUPREME JUDGEs-B. F.. NJ. West
Berkeley. Cal. Who are judges of the
supreme court of California?
William II. Beatty. chief Justice;
Thomas B. Mcfarland, Lucien Shaw. f.
NJ Angellotti, Marcus c. Sloss, Freder-
lex w. Henshaw and w. g. Lorigan.
WITHOUT A NAME-R. s., jackson.
Cal Who was the author of "a Deed
Without a Name published in serial
form in the New York Ledger many
years ago?
Such serials are not entered in liter
airy induces and there is no file of that
publication in this city.
4 GROWTH-Subscribe City What
is the average growth of the human
species per year?
Growth varies at various ages. Ac-
cording to a table prepared by a
French scientist. the growth averages
4 u inches during the year following
birth; or inches from to years:
1H inches from to 4: about ~
inches annually from to 6; IA inches
from to s.: inches yearly from TO
12;174 inches from IL to 10, IA inches
from 13 to IA; inches from Is to Ii.
and nearly inches from 16 to II
years. After that growth continues
more or less until the age of 30.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05

question of ignoring instructions it likely that
the New York delegation instructed for Hughes would to Taft
rather than Knox Fairbanks for instance The Wisconsin
pledged Toilette would certainly
of the other unless Taft be that class
The Taft managers confident that they will have every
delegation of Illinois and Wisconsin, with
the exception Nevada which is expected will be controlled
by the Southern Pacific political bureau.
The arithmetic of politics always offers fascinating and
beguing pursuit we'll remember that great many
things may happen the weeks elape before the convention
in Chicago.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05

make her use of the switch the pen
atty for theirs.
Having only partially blown up
Gallagher's house, the dynaniter
now seems in fair way to have the
whole thing blow over.
Hcarst's ability to cure defections
in the ranks of the indictments
probably will be demonstrated by the
unity with which they vote against
him
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
Hobson's Coming
Fails to Thrill

The ennentth Hobson the Hero
HoDSOnS coming coming west bound mission of
Fails Thrill mot
did a few years Hobson He famed
kisser Bothth attracto nsar
of sser greatly
his title Of Fighting Bob Hoosons own
the deaized
one
after his famous engagement
privilege relative
the relationship OF
susceptible bold followed Hebe lead The hero did not
though mad clear through; but
the could be stopped-then or later
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
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Whaf Is tte Other Thing Money Can,f Buv2

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THE. CALL.
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CALIFORNIA; Freedom Depends on the
Republicans OF San Francisco


party will be decided when the primary votes are counted tonight
Francisco
his If that
republican San will dele
will
With the Francisco the republicans
With
President national will
controlled California W.
With
the Southern Pacfcs political
fight
dinatd it's life It's big FOUR slate for the
declare
CALIFORNIA; the
the eleventh Chronicle broke all
Ito the yesterday
of the committee
sharp politicians it
influence
The Chronicles fight the fight politician whose activities
the republican the W.
politics
politics that their Hen They making desperate fight
o influence
political today cooperating
tickets all assembly district Francisco
machine election
republicans fighting the
Humboldt will control the convention The election the
probably organization
The The decision depends the in which the ubi
republican
publican The republicans San Francisco What is
verdict?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
NOTE AND COMMENT

Thieves in Golden Gate park were
frightened away by the cries of par
rot. Polly didn't want any safe
crackers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
Poet Lays Aside
Pen for Scyfhe l.

Pen for Scyfhc L. rose trimming and weeds
intruded tulips that the ter
charming York that
his the Journals twenty
hasb ecndo disappointment
of authorized offer Miller
the terati climbed the heights
m Dond CANYON dy or ago the Ser
cyh the oats that had invaded
the southland The Journalist explained MS
The poet leaned his brow brushed back
his said
flowers mean more My chief the
they breathe thousand
hope to write They need my
care hav no int to
way Joaquin Miller will leave shortly Tor Mexico
go he to issue revised
edio his work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05

A huge RATHER was discovered iii a
case of cigars opened at Avalon
Thus we see that there are snakes in
the weeds as well as in the grass.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05

The principal of a girls high school
in New York has forbidden her pu-
pills to wear false hair She might
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
The IrAsiider

Relates recent anecdote of Joaquin Miller
to show that one poet places joys OF nature
far above the lucre gained in his calling