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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
A. o. u. W. VERY ACTIVE.

Spokane lodge No. Is, A. o. y.
W.. is beginning an active cam
paign for new members. Grand Or
ganizer J. F. Fogarty Of Seattle
has been sent here by the grand
lodge to take charge of the work.
The local lodge will give smoker
and entertainment on its next reg
ular meeting. December 30, and on
January 20, 1910, a class of so will
journey over the burning sand and
be instructed in the mysteries of
the order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Tomorrow is a holiday in every
department at the city hall except
with the police and firemen, and
the building will be closed during
the entire day.
None were hired or fired" this
morning and an unusual appear
ance of peace and good will seemed
ITO pervade the entire municipal
building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
STRIKE STILL
UNSETTLED
(By United Press.)

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-Presi-
HaWley, of the committee of rail-
way switchmen, is again in con-
ference with railroad managers to-
day, in an effort to settle theenorth-
west strike. Yesterdays conference
at St. Paul failed to bring the dis
pute any nearer settlement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
LIVES LOST IN
ANOTHER MINE
(By United Press)

HERRIN, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-Although
a searching party worked alk night
under the direction of State Mine
Inspector Little, the bodies of no
victims of the explosion at mine A
of the Chicago Carterville Coal Co.
were found in addition to the eight
already. recovered. Investigation
into the cause of the disaster is be-
ing made today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Everybody will ball New Years
eve. 1t is on that night that the
International Association of Ma
chinists will clap down the lid on
cid Father Time of 1909 and turn
the world. SO far as they are con.
cerned. loose to, 1910, in a grand
ball in the Elks temple. Nolan's or.
chestra has been secured to render
music for the occasion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
DEATHS.

Jeppha Erwin, aged 43 years,
died last night at the Sacred Heart
hospital from injuries sustained "A
few days ago in fall on slippery
sidewalk. He was taken to the
emergency hospital and from there
to the Sacred Heart. A wife in
Ohio is being communicated with
regarding the funeral.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
40 MINCE PIES
AND NO ROCK
PILE TOMORROW

Chicken. mince pie and lay
off from the rockpile, is what
Sheriff Pugh has for his
charges in the way of Christ
mas present. Forty mince pies
were ordered yesterday, which
spells just a third of pie for
each of the 120 prisoners who
will sit down to the Christmas
dinner.
With their fill of chicken and
rnince pie, the prisoners won't
have such an unhappy Christ
mas, after all.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE! NANCE
O'NEIL HAILED GREAT ACTRESS i
(By Unite i PTesS)

NEW YORK 24-Nane O'Neil years great
the Pacific without recognition
New York laure today is heraded
the foremost emotional tie Following
"The Lily" which night the
David
e is
the 27 times insistent
applause The gave Miss O'Nei 81
stration that aspirans dramatic All
the New York today her high compi
and proclaim her of the best actresses the world
. of her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
CHILD WIFE TRIES IN VAIN TO
RESCUE HUSBAND FROM DEATH
{By Unite d Press

United
24-Eiehteen old Della Estep, held
wife Joseph Esep, magician, fighting for life
hospital today while working aay
burns she received last night attempt to
of the Nckle
. odeon VIII he Estep, the
Pacific Leroy operating
WIN him the
hole Mrs. Estep endeavofed
him The girl horribly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
BUILDING PERMITS.

Davidson Bros. G. Lund, one-story
frame iron covered building,
Sprague and Perry, $500.
Hannah Swanson, East Side
Syndicate addition, one-story frame
$500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
UNDERWOOD PEOPLE HAVE
CHRISTMAS GALANnME

II. O. Harvey, manager of the Tn
derwood Typewriter Co., expressed
the Christmastide feeling by Enter
tanning his sales and office force by
a banquet at the Silver Grill last
evening. Mr.. Harvey made a force
full talk to those present along the
line of craftsmanship, and what had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

John Sinner, aged II years,
pioneer of Spokane, died last night
at the Sacred Heart hospital. He is
survived by a wife and six chill
dren. The funeral will probably be.
held Monday morning. ~.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

BEDDING, Conn, Dec. 24.-Miss
Jean Clemens. daughter of Samuel
|. Clemens MARK TWain), was
found dead in a bathtub at her
home here today. The cause of her
death is unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Bertha Myer, aged SO years, died
last night at his home, 1913 South
avenue. He leaves three sons and
one daughter. Funeral arrange.
ments have not yet been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

drug store for immediate atten-
ton, and was later removed to the
emergency hospital where he was
attended by tSewart |. w. Dare.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
Selling out three big
piano stores in
Washington
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane

All three stores of the worlds
largest exclusive piano dealers in
the state of Washington will be dis
continued before January !. They,
are anxious to dispose of their emf
tire stock this week, as they need a
few days to pack up the remaining
odds and ends which are left at the
end of the sale, as every piano not
sold within few days Of December
31st will be shipped to Los Angeles.
Boxing and shipping is expensive,
so they have decided to cut every
piano to the lowest possible notch,
then deduct the amount Of the man.
ufacturer's credit, which leaves an
unpaid balance of a very small
amount, even less than, the cost to-
manufacture the instrument. Terms
can be arranged of two to three
years on almost any plano in their
great stock. A complete stock of
over 1900 pianos in the there stores
were put on sale few days ago
This number has been reduced to
almost one-half, and the remaining
part Of the week they expect to
close out the other half, at the rate
they are being sold, for prices were
never equaled and terms never be-
fore heard Of New $3.50 pianos now
marked $125. because they have
discounted every possible discount
and have even given you the advan-
tage of the allowance they get for
advertising from the manufacture
ers; $425 pianos now 5000; all 9TH
ers equally low. Player pianos are
now being sold for less than the
same instrument would sell for in
the regular way without the inter-
ior player. Grand pianos are being
sold for less than the ordinary up
right. Their great reduction Of
fered means that you save more
than you would pay in one to two
years. Any person can pay for n
piano now. one or two years sooner
than they would pay for it If buying
at the regular price.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
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3 PARTIES FOR THE POOR

. Following the dinner yester- .
. day to the children of the .
= homes visited during the past =
= year by Miss Marie Hornburg =
= of the Associated Charities, =
= number of. society girls have .
= taken up the idea of giving .
y parties for children of the de- Z
. serving poor during the holt =
y days. A number Of the girls Z
. have consulted with Miss Z
= Hornburg today on the subject. =
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
GOD MUST BE ALL IN ALL.
In That Time When the Divine Bless
edness Shall Become in the Full
Sense Perfect.

II Is when Gods glory is reflected
back TO him. not merely from a king
dom of ideas. but from a kingdom Of
actual spirits. a kingdom of souls. all
united together under Christ. and all
witnesses. not merely OF the eternal
power and godhead Of God. but also Of
his saving grace. and then only. that
he divine ~blessedness becomes In the
full sense perfect. II then for tho
first time becomes perfect. in so far as
II is the will Of God not merely to
rest in his eternal majesty. for in this
the Triune God was able to rest indie
pendently Of the world before the
foundations OF the world were laid;
but to rest and be blessed in the COM
pleted work Of grace and love. in the
glorious liberty Of the children Of God
"a good which will not be reached
until in the words OF the Apostle Paul,
God shall be all in all" Then FIRST. in
the new economy. in the new heavens
and the new earth. will the glory of
the Triune God be perfectly revealed
the glory which is reflected from
his perfect communication OF love to
the creature.-Martensen.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
Winning the kInodom.

Through many fluctuations" said
the apostle missionaries to their Gala.
tian converts. we must enter into the
kingdom Of God" II was at the cost
OF bitter persecution that these Christ.
ians. won from amongst the heather
n those days Of beginnings. held fast
to their new faith. But how glorious
was the result of such suffering brave
ly endured. In the lives strong and
noble which came ont of Il.
We live In times as different from
that early period as the modern
threshing machine is from the rude
tribulum. People do not. In our land
suffer for their religion in the same
way rs did the first followers of
Christ. But IT is still true that. only
through discipline. sometimes SHARP
and severe. do human lives become
worthy of the kingdom Of God. There
may be much in our present lot that
Is hard to bear. but a blessed outcome
is certain to all Gods children.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

Ts~ 49, a41 rarrs~r 90 ~ WA
free s@lvsgy rszes xAzcsd a. ~
aams On tas strsr sux ~ tse uaa
side. stopped ais hor-e aad spoke 70
the roughly attired farmer with ne
old SLOUGH hat. Who vas resting DIS
sun-browned arms on the gate and
looking at him.
4 see. be said. your name Is
Holmes
Yes"
Beverly c."
Yes. I'm the man that lives here"
ANY relation Of Sherlock Holiness
gravely asked the carrier.
mo. sir" answered the farmer. but
I'm detective enough to know that
you're not a very good Judge OF human
nature. You took me for an ignoramus
because I've got my old working buds
on. I'm Sherlock Holmes enough to
look at a mans face and eyes before
I size him up as a Some mall for
me? Thanks. Youths Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
Crop Growing on Small Scale,

A small holder In East Lexham il
making an interesting experiment in
barley growing upon his land % test
the possibility of raising corn on a
small scale. In 1907 he sowsd rs spe-
cially selected grains of barley. which
yielded 400 ears. The resulting ker-
nels he sowed in 1908 and harvested
in Ii weeks. with the result that he
got a bushel Of threshed barley. which
he has sown this year. his object be-
ing to show what a be done in GER
cal cultivation from very small begin
uings.-London Standard.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
HIS PLEASURE A LATE ONE.
Probably Mr.. Hogan DID Not Realize
Just What Might Be Made Of His
Expression.

Casey vas dead. and to do honor to
him the members ofthe Thirteenth
district Tammany organization at
tended the funeral in a body. says the
New York Press. Slowly and sadly
they filed past the conn and took a
last look at their departed comrade.
At the door each man paused TO shake
hands with the sorrowing widow and
to murmur a few words Of coincidence.
When II came to MFR. Hogan's turn. he
retained possession Of her hand. while
he delivered a lengthy GRAFTON con
corning the good qualities of the de-
funct Mr.. Casey.
Sure. tbs plain you knew my hus-
band well. sir said the fearful Mrs.
Casey.
Only by sight. ma'am. only by
sight" Mr.. Hogan FASTENED to ex-
plain. Il never had the pleasure OF
meetin' him til to-day"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

Ever read the ahove l.s,~-, -
ss.e .gDe.ss frs@ Tia to d.. 49,
trues -anA tan - 49,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
STARTED THE TEARS AFREsH.
Thouahtiess Act Of Little Chen That
Reminded sorrowfui Widow Of
Her Loss.

Mr.. Jefferson had not been alto
gether an exemplary husband and IA
Their. but he possessed certain engag
Ing qualities which secured him many
friends. and made his death the cause
OF sincere mourning to his widow
Mis- Jeffson. she's done broke up
over Eb'nezer's being took on firm
pneumony." said one of the neigh.
bors.
She sutt'nly is" said another.
"Mournin' round de house all de time,
she goes. Why. day befo' yist'day I
was thar helpin' her. an she only
stop cryin' once. an dat was to spank
little Eben for takin' m'lasses out'n
de jug right into his mouf' when her
back vas turned.
When she spanked him good an
set him down. she say to me: He
makes me tink OBJ his pa SO much I
cyan't bear IT,, and bus right out
cryin' agin."-Youth's Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
THE STORY.

D PROSPERITY and the attaining of
l eminence exciteth envy and bring.
eth enemies.
So II was in the days of Daniel ana
so ii is to-day.
AT such TIME he who walketh he
pathway OF reetitude and honor will
eventually bring those who xoula 40
him evil into the snare OF their own
devices.
Our story begins al the time in the
life Of Daniel when he had become
great in the sight of the king and
mad been shown honor nv him
ThiS was the reward OF faithful ssr
ice and the exercise Of that rrea,
wisdom which God lad bestowed upon
MIN because he had chosen to serve
God in the presence of the heather
court.
Naturally the preferment which x,s
shown to Daniei by the king excitsd
the envy and hatred of the princes
n chief men of the realm and thew
sought for occasion against him.
Vow IL came to pass that as the
king went in daily TO adore the grea,
god Bel which had been set I'D In the
temple at Babylon. that he noted that
Daniel wen o thither and he asked
him concerning the matter. saying:
Why dost not thou worship Rel 90
Because ! may not worship idols
rade with hands. but the living God =
replied Daniel. earnestly.
"Thinkest thou not that Bel In +.
living god Seth thou not how much
he esteth and drinketh every day %
demanded the King. Indignantly. For
him Is provided at my expense everv
day IL measures OF fine -four. and
40 sheep and six vessels OF vine"
o king. be not deceived" replied
Daniel. with a smile of ~increduI,,v
FOR this is but clay within. and brass
without, and did never eat nor drink
anything"
As Daniel finished speaking the a
OF the king became livid with z
and turning him about. he directed
one OF his servants to summon the
priests which served before the great
ged Bel. and when they had come. he
exclaimed. his voice shaking with in.
tense passion:
Daniel here declareth that Bel eat.
eth not of those things which the king
provideth daily. II We tell me not
truly that Bel eateth these things.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
PhXslcian's Mean Trick

A doctor was n day stopped in the
street by one OF his woman patients
whose malady was purely imaginary.
h doctor. who was known for his
Intolerance Of and nonsympathy with
such inyalids. after listening some
what impatiently to the woman's de
tailed ccoun of all her feelings and
symptoms. told her to shut her eyes
n put out her tongue. She prompt.
iy did so. On opening her eyes In a
few seconds the doctor was nowhere
to be seen. and the woman awoke 10
the Tact that he had left her standing
by herself in a busy thoroughfare with
her eyes shut and her tongu hanging
out.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
ITcHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Ra~-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope Of Cure.
Quickly Cured by cutleura.

7 suffered from eczema on my
hands. arms and feet for about twelve
years. my hands and feet would swell.
sweat and itch. then would become
callous and get very dry. then peel
on and get raw / tried most every
kind OF salve and ointment without
success. l tried several doctors. but
At last gave up thinking there was q
cure for eczema A friend Of mine
Insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies. but I did not give them a
trial until I got SO bad that / had to
do something. I secured a set and by
the time they were used l could see a
vast Improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. I have
had no trouble since. Charles T.
Bauer. volant, Pa, Mar. IL. 1905"
Potter Drag . Chem Corp sole Props. Boasa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
Wonderful.

This is a remarkable world,- er.
claimed o'Brien. Il was walking down
the street this morning and I met a
mar hadn't seen for about twelve
years"
Yes" rejoined Murphy. "it Is a re-
markable world. I Just had an expert
ence much like that myself. was
walking down the street not ten min
utes ago. and | met two men-two,
mind you-that Id never met before
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

One of the campers had lone some.
thing peculiarly idiotic. and the dean
said; Dick reminds me OF Thomas
colt
What about Thomas eolt.- asked
Dick. cheerfully.
Why" the dean responded. read
lily. where | lived in Maine when I
was a boy an old man named Thomas
raised horses. He onc put out to
pasture a colt. which had been fed
from Its birth in a box stall and wa
tered at the trough in the yard.
The pasture lay acrcss a small
river. and in the middle OF the day the
colt swan the stream to go up to the
barn-yard for a drink of water
Youths Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

He was six years old and had never
gazed into the mystic lens Of a mi
croscope. Several slides containing
animalcula had been displayed to his
astonished vision. He was too amazed
to make any comment until he came
to n slide that seemed more wriggly
than any Of the others. II was merely
a drop of water.
The little fellow gazed at II a long
time. with all its nimble particles Of
animal life. and finally exclaimed to
his mother:
"Oh. mamma, now I know what II is
that bites you when you drink soda
water"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
A CITY Cterk's c,r6ro

A city clerk eve misses a chance
Oh e~xpatiating Oh his garden to his
colleagues, who. however. were never
taken home to see 1t, but were
under the impression it was OF enc
Gus size. Five Of them resolved
to have a look at il. discovered his ad.
dress. and called one Saturday after.
noon to see the hundreds of roses all
a-srowing and adjoining. On being
K to the rear of the house, Judge
OF their surprise OF seeing a back
yard about u feet by ten feet One
bold spirit ventured that IL was not
very big.
Big" replied the proud owner.
pointing to the sky. Why. man. alive,
look at the height Of it,"-Chicaeo
Daily Socialist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
QUOTATIONS FROM PSALMS.

:. Scripture which Doubtless Com
>. forted Daniel During This TRIAL.
>. Who knows but that the In
!. ~spirstion for Daniels daily de-
;. vo,ion came from the ~Fifty-hfth
!. Psalm as follows:
). As for me. I will call upon
!. God; ard the LORD shall save
!. ne.
!. Evening ard morning ard al
!. noon. will ! Gray. and cry aloud;
!. ard he shall hear my voice.
And again from the Fifth
/. Psalm:
Give ear to my words. o Lord.
!. consider ms meditation.
|. Hesrsen unto the voice % my
: cry. my King ard my God: for
!. unto thee will gray.
!. Ny voice shalt thou hear In
!. the morning. o Lord: in the
!. morning will ! direct my prayer
!. unto tree. ard will look w.
. For thou art not q God that
. hath pleasure In ~~iekedress:
, neither shall evil dwell with
! thee. The foolish shall not
. stand In thy sight: thou latest
all workers OF iniqulty.
|. Thou shalt destroy them that
speak leasing: the Lord will ah-
, hor the bloody and deeeitfuI
. man.
! But as for me, ! will tome
. into thy house In the multitude
! Of thy mercy: and in thy fear
will worship towards thy holy
! temple.
, Lead ne o Lord. In thy right.
; eousness. because Of mine enc
!. mics; make thy way straight be-
fore my face.
, For there Is no fsithfuIness
In their mouth: their inward
|. part Is very ~icsedress, their
. throat 10 an open sepuIehre:
: they natser with their tongue.
J Destroy thou them. o God; lei,
. them fall by their own counsel:
. cast them out in the multitude
! OF their trsnssressiors; for they
. nave re6eiiec against thee.
But let all those that put their
. trust In thee rejoice: let them
; ever shout for Joy. because thou
! dcfcndcst them. LEI ,h.r 49,
. shout for Joy. because thou
. defendest them: let them also
. that love thy name be Joyful In
J thee.
. For thou lord. wilt bless the
righteous; with favor wilt thou
|. compass him with a shield.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

A professor Of the class in English
history was telling his young men of
the impressionable age about the Elix-
abethan era, when suddenly turning to
n of the young men who seemed to
be in a dream. with a PARKWAY gaze. he
said:
And how old was Elizabeth. Mr..
Case?"
Tighten last birthday" came the
instant reply.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05

Say. pop. what's civil service!"
"Eh7 It's IN act governing the
service In the department. the Gus
toms. the postal. the government print
ing
But, dad. what does It mean"
Mean? II al where a busy
mar PUSHES into the postofice to buy
some stamps. falls in line. waits an
hour and 20 minutes before reach
ing the window-then. after tender
ing a hundred-dollar bill. hears the tai.
low-faced clerk murmur pleasantly:
Wholesale stamps at the next wip-
dow. pleased bohemian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-05
When God Directs the Life.

Joseph's faith manifested itself in
bis moral greatness. His closing hours
1f life show US that his faith rested
on his experience that human life is a
Divine order; that his own life had
been ordered and nodded by God. who
had given him his education and his
place in the administration ofthe afYairs
or Egypt and the world. Joseph had
said Of his life at each stage. God
did it." He placed God nrst and last
When he made his last request it was
first regarding the departure Of the