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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
GENERAL NEWS.

A tornado swept through Mercer
and Henry counties, Illinois, Monday,
touching several towns and doing con-
siderable damage. Mrs. Gotch. an
elderly woman, was killed at Cleve-
land.
Members of the Chicago Board Of
Trade defeated a proposal to forbid
the "cornerinS" Of grain. The dealers
In cash grain were generally in favor
Of the rule. but the traders were
against 1t.
Governor Hughes of New Yolk. in q
letter to Gen. Stewart l.. lNoolford, an
nounces formally that he would not be
able to accept Il nomination foc the vice
presidency and even if elected could
not serve.
The United Steamship Company Of
New Zealand has signed contract
with the Canadian government with an
increased subsidy for the Canadian
Australian service. The bonus is in
creased from f35,000 to $4,000.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Canada, Will
be the Joint representative of Canada
and Newfoundland at The Hague tribu-
nal to settle the Atlantic fisheries dis
pute with the United States.
Alarmed at the outcry which has
been raised throughout the country
against the proposed advance Of freight
rates, the Eastern railway presidents
have decided to postpone the changes
until October 1st, and possibly until
January 1st.
Secretary of the Navy Victor Fl. Met
calf left San Francisco for Washing
ton on the 18th inst. but announced
that he would return to California in
July.
Night ridols near West Union, Ohio.
burned the large barn of William shell
almost under the very noses OF Cap
tain Darnell and his company OF ONO
troops.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

ion of firing a revolver into the air outside your
door would seem to city dwellers extraordinary
as the Maori nose salute But rule Ameri-
cans have reduced the custom of sautaton to its
barcst and lowest terms, cutting out pretty much
all the fancful formalities of other lands and in
deed of earlier times in land. We bolt
into shops, tell the clerks what want with
pretense of greeting them like human beings, and
then bolt out again in the same time saving but
mannerless style, which makes any wclbred
Frenchman wonder and think things about us. At
least, he wonders for few days. then he catches
the microbe. At first, when he enters an American
elevator, he says to the boy, Good morning. VIII
you be so kind as to take me to the eleventh floor
Thank you" But the next week he knows
his lesson. He, too bolts in. and merely grunts,
Ieven." He is Americanized
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

/ The citizens OF Auckland, New Zeal.
and have appointed various commit.
tees to arrange for an adequate vel.
come to the American fleet Of battle
ships when they call there next Sep
tember.
The statement widely circulated in
the press of the country that Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy did not take her
usual drive Sunday afternoon, and that
her carriage had not been seen for a
fortnight is denied.
Detroit city officials expect to save
100000 4 year by establishing In a
| central location an automobile fire com
pany, instead of increasing the mum
Der of men in each company, for which
$lS0000 recently was appropriated
The American competitors In the
New York-toParis race arrived at To
kiO, Japan, Sunday and left the next
morning on their way to Vladivstok
Here all the cars will meet and make a
new start. The Americans say they
are 1900 miles in the lead.
The recent warning to intending
emigrants issued by the ministers OF
the interior of Hungary that the eco
nomic situation in America had not
shown sufficient improvement to give
prospect of obtaining work, has failed
to check the outflow from that coun
try. The minister now announces that
immigrants who have gone to the
United States since May 1st will NOT
be given the privilege of returning tc
Hungary gratis.
Mrs. Howard Gould. wife of the mul
ti-millionaire New Yorker, and her sis
ter, Mrs. Sun You, wife of San Fran
cisco Chinaman, and devoted to slun
work on the coasts, were bequeathed
81 each by the will Of their father
Solomon Perry Slemens, just filed al
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

them In addition. he knew the history of wall
paper and pointed out interesting changes in
styles, in ceiling decorations, in freezes etc
When they left him Mrs D. said impulsiyelv:
We'll that man is an artist. | feel positively
rested. He takes load right off your shoulders
and now" she sighed resgnedly Il s'pose we have
to go back to that stupid furniture department
again" And 1t truly seemed more stupid than
ever. The salesman was afable enough, but be
seemed only to follow them about state prices
and tell them what the latest"
He did not know how to suggest what would
harmonize with the rest of the room nor how
1t might fit in any way into their particular needs
Neither did he educate them to an intelligent
appreciation of his furniture the other sales
man had done with his wall paper
The first salesman genuine comfort be-
cause he gave them the advice of specialist
lie knew that out of every dollar the customer
paid for those goods four five cents came to
him for his service. So he did not merely touch
his cap ackey does in the vestbule, but he
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

But the race of shoppers are out to get the full
worth of their money and many time they recog-
nize their helpessness. If they only knew whence
to turn for help! But the inept sales person at
their elbow merely tells them the price-which Is
plainly marked-and looks patiently resigned
indifferently apathetic while they founder about
not to have.
Come come, rub your eyes, and put the micro.
scope to your goods. 1t is the way to touch the
pocketnerye of your customer lie wants your
goods and you want his money. That is, he wants
your goods II you can prove 1t to him. And you
want his money. not now merely, but next week
and next month and next year Use your tele.
scope on next year and bring it close to you. II
you understand what you are talking about and
If you talk about what you understand you can
see his money coming to you year hence
You have surely tied string to him. He 10
a willing capive-you have shown him how to
convert his money into goods that satisfy.
Copyright. 1903. by Joseph B. Bowlesl
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
WESTERN NEWS,

The WyoT ing Democratic conven-
tion instruct ed its delegates 10 vote for
Bryan.
Detroit will be the place of meet
Ing for the next annual convention Of
the National Real Estate exchange.
Denver tried for it but couldn't get
it.
At San Francisco Thursday Joe
Cans. the lightweight champion, added
another victory to his long string by
defeating Rudolph Unholz. the rugged
Boer from South Africa, in the eleventh
round.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived at San Francisco on the 18th
inst. from the Philippines with the Off
GERS and $40 men of the Eighth infan-
try. besides 102 casuals and twenty
eight prisoners.
The $4,000 silver service to be pre-
sented by the state of Montana to the
cruiser Montana has been received by
the state and will be presented to the
cruiser when the Atlantic fleet returns
to Hampton Roads.
Five persons are known TO have been
killed. two fatally injured and many
sthers badly hurt by tornado in Cass
and Sarpy counties, Nebraska on the
18th inst. A great amount Of damage
was done to property.
At tho bond elections in San Fran
cisco OF all the bond propositions, car
tying total of $lS,000,000, have Sc
cured the necessary two-thirds vote
and are carried The money is to be
used for civic improvements.
cago an open letter addressed to Pres
fdent Roosevelt, severely scoring him
for his alleged disparasing remarks
about Socialists in his last message
to Congress, was voted down.
E. J. Perrine, express messenger on
the Great Northern train between Sc
attic and Vancouver, British Columbia,
was beaten over the head with revol-
yer and tied hand and foot by two men
who looted the strong box of sum
estimated at from $1,000 to $4,000 and
escaped.
The Denver C Rio Grande railroad
acting for the Western Pacific, has sold
$15,0O0,000 of two-year six per cent
notes, with the privilege of extending
them for three years from 1910. Pro
ceeds of the sale Of these notes will be
used in completion Of the construction
Of the Western Pacific.
A strike of 5000 truck drivers was
authorized at melting of the union
Sunday because Of the refusal OF team
owners to grant an increase of $1.5C
week. a committee was instructed
to make another effort to induce the
, owners to grant an increase before the
strike order becomes effective.
Felix Grundy Stidser, eXposer Of the
Golden Circle, dropped dead at Chicago
few days ago. Stidger was a secre'
service man during the two last years
of the Civil War. He worked his way
into the order of Southerners in the
northern states known as the Knights
of the Golden Circle and became one
Of it's chief officers.
Washing gold is now in progress in
Alaska and British Yukon gold mining
camps. The Yukon river opened last
Friday in front Of Dawson and navi
cation will soon be in full swing. This
will be the busiest season ever known
to the Yukon and its tributaries. Dur
ing the last six months strikes have
been made that are comparable in i'm
portance to those of the klondike, Ia
mana and Nome.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Doubtful have
decided to renOvate their
house and are deep in the
discussion of wall paper,
waxed floors, new dining room
table, etc. Mrs. DIS conversa'
ton is full Of Lucy recon-
mends Blanks for so and so,
MARY says we ought to be
very careful if we patronize
Clark's, because they break
their promises" Jennie tells
me her rug didn't wear well
that she bought at The ORR
ent," etc, etc.
In the midst of it Mr.. Near
by comes in and catches the
drift of the conversation. He
breaks in with: Say, Bob, il
you want wall paper I'll tell
you of a cracker-jack salesman
to go to. | believe he fairly
eats wall paper. he's SO wide
awake about it. He knows
what you want better than you
do yourself"
Mr.. Nearby interests Mr..
and Mrs. Doubtful so that they
call for this salesman at that
particular store. He immcdi.
ately enters into their plans
with spirit and astonishes
them with his extensive
knowledge of patterns, their
designs, their blending colors,
the qualities of paper. the eff.
fects of light and shade and
whether they would permit
many pictures hung against
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-22
Touching the Pocket Nerve
By Miss Diana Hirschler, LII. B.
Expert Trainer in Salesmanship

equipped himself with the
knowledge of the man inside
the office door-the man who
gives advice and gets paid for
1t, not only in money but in
appreciation, lifting the load
of anxiety from those who
seek him.
Don't be butler even
though you are courteous
llunkey.
Be doctor and diagnose
the case.
Be lawyer and convert
your jury.
Be an architect and con.
struct helpful argument.
Or be an artist and put In
strokes that tell.
Introduce yourself to your
own goods. Make them
friends of yours-not the kind
that stick, but the kind that
chant parting Is such sweet
sorrow" and are gladly swal.
lowed up in wrapping paper
and string.
How the race OF shoppers
flock to such an expert!
Mr.. Proyider Is willing to
shop with his wife when they
are going to deal with Mr..
Expert. Miss Proudfoot un-
bends to Miss Bright behind
the counter who shows that
she knows not only color but
style and the appropriateness
of each TO the individuality OF
the Wparer,
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diste in the north, where the Aus
trian line stops, to Mitrovica in the
! south, where the Salonika line be-
gins.
BY this clever little intrigue he
I, has tempted Franz Josef to break
| away from Balkan concert of pow
ers and has again produced, to his
own advantage, discord among the
European ambassadors at Constan-
, tinople.
Russia considers this conces-
| sion an international crime.
If one should wonder why all this
turmoil over a beggarly $50 miles
of railway, the secret is-Turkey
will break up one day. 1t is a race
among the powers which will grab
the biggest piece. With this little
railroad Austria has a much better
, strategic position than Russia has.
She can get troops down that line
in Jig time.
Isvolsky, the Russian minister, is
moving heaven and earth to secure
concessions for a rival line. Every
statesman in Russia Is trying to
help him figure out some counter
move.
Whatever comes of the strained
situation it means only this-that
the European powers are not above
the shell game method, and that
the present generation of European
statesmen will never trust each
other again concerning matters In
the Balkans.
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special corrsspondenos to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
MEXICO CITY, March 3-Should
the temperance movement engulf
the United States and roll over the
border into Mexico 1t will find a
hard row to hoe.
The Mexican peon isn't worrying
about temperance crusades for two
reasons. First, he has never heard
Of them; second. he wouldn't care
snap IL he had,
Mexico Is the drunkard's para
disc. Here one might remain
drunk always IL nature would stand
1t. And nature is often hard press
ed. You can get drunk for 2 cents !;
good and drunk. With knife aud
a bucket you can go out on the
plateau and harvest a jag any time.
In nearly two thirds of Mexicd
pulque is the national curse. 1t is
the juice or sap OF the maguey
plant. a gigantic cactus. II flows
from an incision In the stalk like
the juice of mllkweed. and Is OF
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ACCUSEOfF|CER
Of MURDER |

PORTLAND, March 3.-After 10
minutes elaboration by the cor.
oner's jury Policeman Nathan
Suitter was today held for the
shooting of Herman Shaffer Sun.
day night. He will have to face
trial on charge of murder in the
second degree. according to District
Attorney Manning.
Suitter was arrested, his star
taken from him and he was placed
in cell of the city prison.
Suitter- shot Shaffer while at.
tempting to quell a disturbance at
birthday party given by Shaffer
in honor of his wife.
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SEVEN BIRTHDAYS IN
81 YEARS

WALLA WALLA, March 81
John H. Mcdonald, deputy prose
cutting attorney of Walla Walla
county, celebrated the seventh an
niversary of his birth Feb. 30. Mr..
Mcdonald was 80 years of age,
having been born Feb. 20, 1876, and
only gets to celebrate his anniver-
sary during leap years. Since
there was no Feb. 20 in 1900, Mr..
Mcdonald was cheated out Of one
of his four year aparte anniver-
saries by the eight year stretch be-
tween leap years 1896 and 1904.
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advantage at Constantinopie until
theh necessary Macedonian correc-
tion should have been admin
istered
But Abdul Hamid never cared
two straws about spanking Mace
donia.
This same Abdul Hamid is the
dean of intrigue, and he has sue
ceeded in once again setting the
European powers each against the
others.
There Is a Macedonia railroad
which runs to Salonila.. Turkeys
chief seaport. There is also an
Austrian railway system which
lacks $50 miles of connecting with
the Turkish line.
Abdul Hamid has given Austria
permission to building that $50
miles of linking railroad, from Var
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Ho1U They Make
Famous Perfumes

Miss Jane Rosamond White be-
lieves that the making of perfumes
would be particularly congenial
field for women wage earners. She
gives an interesting account of the
way altar Of roses and neroly are
made in the town of Grasse, in
France.
"To make these two perfumes q
large kettle of lard is immersed in
tub of water at the boiling point, y
explains Miss White. when the
grease reaches a uniform tempera.
ture and Is entirely melted the
petals of the orange blossoms or
the roses are thrown into it.
These petals remain perhaps q
day, until quite odorless and wilted,
when they are. removed and fresh
ones take their place until the mix.
ture attains the desired strength.
The mixture is then beaten into a
cream by women. 4.
after the pomade is made the
oil may be shipped in this state or
distilled and sold as the concen.
trated altar of roses or neroly, or
diluted to the strength of perfume
or eau de cologne.
'It is the bitter orange whose
flowers are used to make neroly
and 1000 pounds of the petals Z OF
the flower are necessary to make
one pound of the extract, which is
valued at 500 For altar Of roses
pale red, intensely fragrant rose
is used, and 10000 pounds of fresh
petals are required to make pound
of the concentrated perfume, which
has a value of $780,"
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BABQ BURNS IN CHAIR

TACOMA, March 3.-The Is
months-old baby Of Mrs. Frank Ho
que. living in the South end, died
from burns it received while tied in
it's high chair.
Mrs. Hogue tied the child in fol-
a few moments while she went out
to visit a sick neighbor. Children
playing with matches set fire tc
the child's clothing and when Mrs
Hogue returned it was in a sheet
of flame. The children had tried
to perk 1t out of the chair, but II
was too securely tied.
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Special Correspondence to The Press.
4 LONDON, March 3.-What is the
real inwardness of the present Bal
kan war cloud'
Russia says that Austria has
played traitor. France is backing
Russia. England and Italy are ir-
iresolute. Germany has promised
support to the Vienna government
Abdul Hamid is chuckling in Yildiz
Kiosk. (This is Turk for his nibs,
the sultan's, palace.)
1t came about this way:
-Four years ago the powers united
to civilize Macedonia. Among other
reforms, they were to put a stop to
brigandage and racial feuds. Mace.
donia was to be spanked into be.
having herself, and 1t was distinctly
understood that none of the powers
was to strive for any diplomatic
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.Blauvelt, the noted prima donna,
1t First M. E. church Thursday
evening. Among her more familiar
selections are Cherry Ripe"
When Celia Sings" flushing
Song" "The Breeze that Blows the
Barley" and Spinning Song" Por-
tons of her program nave been as
signed to her piano accompanist.
Miss Edith Kellogg, and violin-cel.
list, Albert Rosenthal, adding a
high class instrumental feature to
the vocal renditions of the famous
singer.
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HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS

The high school faculty yesterday
selected the following four stu
dents, who will deliver orations on
commencement night: Miss Sadie
Collins, Charles Newbury, James
Spofford and Miss Fila Yerke. Four
more orators will be selected to-
day. In order to be eligible the
students must have had an aver
age of 80 for four years and must
not belong to fraternity.
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FISH INTERESTS LOSE
LAST HOPE

CHICAGO, March 3.-Judge Ball
today denied Henry Lehman, attor.
ney for the Fish interests, an in
junction restraining the Union Pa
cific voting Illinois Central stock.
The stockholders met at noon and
postponed action till tomorrow at 2
o'clock to give the proxy commit
tee more time.
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OPERA SINGER OPERATED ON

M. Doria, baritone of the Doria
Operate Trio, which opened at the
Washington Sunday afternoon, was
/ taken suddenly ill with appended
tbs Monday morning and has since
undergone an operation at ST.
I.uke's hospital. The tenor and So
prano of the trio are continuing to
appear on the bill, singing duets
from grand operas.
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KAISER AND CAR
MIGHT TANcLE UP

BERLIN, March 3.-Trouble be-
tween Germany and Russia is
threatened on account of the tor
ture of Edwin Levin, correspondent,
and prisoner at Minsk. His re-
lease, indemnity and punishment of
the prosecutors is the possible
German demand
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SPOkAN e.

xTonight opens the "Forty-five
Minutes from Broadway" engage.
ment of three evenings, ending
with Thursdays performance. 1t
is one of Cohan's most popular
achievements in the standard
amusement line and carries two
good leaders in Scott WEIGH and
Frances Gordon.
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summation of one of the happiest
romances of Skagit county.
While the friends of the aged
bride and groom were still discuss
ing the romance there came ru-
mors of trouble. These material
lied in the second week of the
honeymoon. the groom leaving the
country. giving no hint as to his
destination.
Mrs. Burton Is now preparing to
institute divorce proceedings. Both
were well known and respected
people in their community.
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WASHINGTON.

One Of the popular novelties on
the new vaudeville bill is the Span
ish musical act of Lopez and Lo-
pei. The Regal trio is another
musical hit.
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about the same color, appearance
and consistency. 1t is harmless
when fresh, but after it ferments
1t is the vilest kind OF an intoxi-
cant.
In the larger cities poems peddle
1t about the streets from goatskin
canteens. You get quart for an
American penny, jag from each
quart Only a few hours in the
blazing sun is sufficient to ferment
the sap. Theh plant grows wild.
anyone may tap 1t, So it isn't sur
prising so many of the poems are
worthless.
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Special Correspondence to The rress

special Correspondence to The Presa
BELLINGHAM, March 3.-Bride
II; groom 70. honeymoon two
weeks; separation; petition for di.
vorce.
Thus, briefly, runs the story Of
a shattering Of the love dream Of
Mrs. Philomelia Duffy and Daniel
E. Burton.
For many years the aged pioneer
of Skagit county had woed the
springhtly. silver-haired widow, and
the marriage, which occurred on
Jan. 20. was regarded as the con-
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AT THE THEATRES

battle work Of the Lorenz family.
The balance of the bill is evenly
proportioned among vaudeville at
fractions with the usual musical
features.
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COLUM BIA.

"The Land Of Cotton" by the
Curtiss Co., with Willis Hall and
Virginia Brissac leading the cast.
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BLAUVELT CONCERT

A classic program in five Ian.
guages will be rendered by Madam
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PANTAGES.

The new bill put on last night
has something sizzling in the aero
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AUDITORIUM.

kidnapped" lurfd melodrama by
the Shirley Co., for the week.
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