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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
"woIs OF THE COUNTRY"


An Atchison County farmer. says .
writer In the Atchison Daily Globe.
was dragging his mile OF road" and
ct the corner met nsighbor, who had
. bad piece Of road In front Of hts
farm. bad roads are the least OF my
troubles" said the second man. and"
hs continued. did you ever stop 70
think that this 10 . ons-man country
The listener replied that he had been
busy dragging roads lately. and had
not noticed II.
"Wsll." continued no who was not
worried about bad roads. 1T II fact.
and We are but little better OF than
Russia. can get along for the rest
Of my life. but I am alarmed for my
children. This one.man country and
the trusts are sapping at our very W.
tails"
It looks like rain" said tho farmer
on the road drag. and I want to get
this road finished, but Ill take time to
give you q few OF my ideas Of things.
I'm the hrst place. good roads are Of
moro Importance to me than this one
man country talk you are putting up.
] should think lot moro Of you II you
would get out your drag ana Ak up
that road along your place. believe
that bad road 10 half responsible for
your sour disposition. ! know that
when ! ride over my good road I feel
al right. but the minute ! strike that
rotten piece Of road Of yours I begin
TO feel Just the way you talk.
II have been an American and q
KanGan for ffty years. and ! know
there IL nothing wrong with the coun.
try. There may be few bad spots
In II. Just a. there are bad spots In
your farm. and In your own disposi.
ton. but those few bad spots are not
the whole country. by long shot.
You say you are alarmed for the
future. ! should be. too. II l talked
and thought an you do.
III you will read your Bible oftener
and subscribe for few of the best
papers. you will see things differently
III you drag that road Of yours all
81 your neighbors will think q lot more
Of you. and even your own sons will
take more wholesome interest In
farm life. But AZ It Ia q mile to the
other end Of the road and have two
moro rounds to make, ! must be get
ting along before that rain catches
me-"
Farmer number one moved off, He
looked back and saw his neighbor still
standing. looking intently Mt the
ground. There was no indication that
his talk had any effect II takes work
to drag q road. while II Ia not much
trouble to read a rabid. foolish news
paper and think about the woes o.
the country"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

he cannot get employment deserving Of such
honor Usually he has some one dependent upon him
for support and instead Of maintaining the struggle
and doing his duty the last he cravenly gives up the
fight and deserts
are those who triumph: there those who 30 down
IN the melee with their feet toward the foe. fighting
the good hsht with their last BREATH there sukers
and deserters and towards The suicide ID dssertsr
and coward and 10 worthy Of no honor.
OF course those who become insane and then com.
nit this crime are morally irresponsible and cannot b
condemned. Under the harsh laws Of ancient England
the punishment for this crime which could b inflicted
In no other way. was visited upon the dead body of
the man who took his life object lesson 70
teach people the snormity Of the offsnss-Baitimors
Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

these will be found IN all vehicles and
even on street corners. % letter boxes
now are. All he will then have to do
will be to connect his receiver with the
transmitter. drop . coin In the slot,
and communication will DO sst up i'm.
mediatsly.
A strong argument against the wire.
less telegraph was that outsiders
might easily pick up the messages
transmitted. This was true 20 long
a. all instruments were tuned to Q
single key. But q certain recent In.
vention applied to the telephone has
changed all that. Central will be able
to change the tune for different sub.
scribers AZ often as there are mum.
bers In the telephone directory. 1t II
done exactly a. Q violinist tunes his
instrument-by tightening or loosen.
Ing a device which In infinitesimal do.
gree increases or decreases the vibra.
ton AZ tho impulses are sent forth.
1t may all sound visionary enough,
but not 20 far.fetched % did the prog.
nostications concerning the wire tel.
ephone that we're made some thirty
years ago. Even the wireless tsls.
phone advocates do not claim that all
these promises will come to pass In 4
day. They contend. however, that
within twenty years the wireless tels.
phone will have entirely superseded
the present systems. and for the very
good reason that 1t will bs cheaper to
install. maintain and operate. And
they claim that It will do things that
the wire telephone cannot do-things
that will be % necessary In the future
a. ordinary telephoning 10 today.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
MEDrToRlAlS,'
Opinions Of Great Papers on important Subjects.
- 4. 4 4

owances for veteran ministers Of the gospel Quota
tons from uttsrances Of the President Of the United
States and from many given to show how
general the feeling IL that something Of the kind should
be undertaken.
In day Of large giving where people Of great wealth
seek wise disposition Of their accumulated mions this
suggestion comes - one worth careful consdsraton
The facts are well known. The selfs6acins service Of
thousands Of faithful preachers 10 matter Of record
The smalness Of the average salary 10 aested By many
table. The worthinsss and the mead alike under
stood-ChicaSo Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
They Draw Crowds In New York.
A man iilling q slot machine with

They Draw Crowds In New York.
A man filling q slot machine with
chewing gum.
The daily drop Of the Western
Union time ball.
A steeplejack painting a fiagpole.
A sign painter lettering a window.
Two draymen cussing each other.
An automobile with q punctursd
tire.
A masked woman In q shop win.
dow showing of q massage instru-
ment.
A Turk rolling cigarettes In q cigar
store.
A shipment Of silver bullion arriv.
Ing at the sub.Treasury.
An ambulance stopping anywhere.
The arrest Of . pushcart man.
A cat up q tree.
An owl. q woodpecksr or bluebird
In City Hall Park.
A trolley car with . burned-out fuse
A broken down wagon.
Smoke coming from . subway On
trance.
Any argument. II the disputantl
stand still.
Some on asking. rs he hurtf"
A suifrasstts speech wagon.
Two dogs arranging the prolimi
naries Of q tight.
A mouse that has lost IT. way.
Hosting . safe into Q skysoraper.
Ducklings fresh from an incubator
on view.
A baseball bulletin.
Anybody standing still and lookinl
intently at the sky for ave consscu
tive minutes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
SOON WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
Man ON the street Can BE Called At
Wtll before Many Years Pass.

Man ON the street Can be Called at
Will before Many Years Pass.
1t Is going to be q fairly comfortable
proceeding to penetrate any wilderness
with modern wireless devices. Now.
adays. In order to telephone man.
one must call up a certain telephone
located In certain place. Unless the
man Is there you cannot talg with him.
That will all be changed In the future.
One can foresee the time whom the
man on the street. on the trolley car
or wherever he may be will carry In
his pocket an audion or receiver. listed
under his own number and tuned to
an afanity different from that of any
other audion, Harper's Weekly says.
Should some one call that number.
Immediately the audion will BUGS .
warning. True, the man will not be
able to telephone without connection
with . transmitted apparatuA But
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

10 man Of the people. When he
donned the tiara he declared that he
intended to be the poor mans pope
The inaccessibility that was . feature
Of those who reigned before him was.
40 far as possible, to be relaxed. while
much Of the severity and the strict
and complicated forms Of etiquette oh.
served by the holy see since the peri.
cd Of the renaissance was to be main.
tanned no longer.
Formerly" says the writer. who
with his wife was granted an audi
enxa privata," the etiquette was that
who had the honor OF being admit.
ted to an audience Of the Pope should
make three genuhexions 90 he enter.
ed; the hrst on the threshold. the sec.
ond little farther. the third at the
feet Of the pope. whose slipper. more.
over. he was obliged to klss. Leo
XIII. made only the rarest exceptions
to this rule; Plus X has abolished It.
He does not wish you to talk to him
on your knees. and. while you still
make q slight genuaexioa on entering
and leaving, he hastens to raise you
up; and his friendly stmplicity-I was
almost saying his cordiality-at once
puts you at your ease"
Az an example Of the pope's unas-
suming nature. It 10 related that when
summoned from his homo In Venice
to the conclavs ct Rome. he 90 little
doubted that he would return that he
actually took q return ticket on the
railway. He long kept this ticket we
are told. Wealthy collectors strove
by every means In their power to be-
come its purchaser; he invariably re-
fused them. Last year the king OF
Greece. In the course Of q visit which
he paid to the pope. expressed q keen
desire to possess this little piece OF
cardboard, which has become for all
time historical. ana the pope gave II
to him."
There Is one humble relic with
which the pope could never be con,
strained to part. This was his watch
"a quite ordinary and cheap affair
1T marked the minutes Of my moth
er's death struggles" he says. "and
the hour OF my definite separation
from the outer world. from space aad
liberty. 1t has marked all the sad, all
the joyous, all the solemn moments oil
my life. What Jewel could be more
precious to me?"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
"Gumdrops and science!"

"0umdrops and science!" What q
combination 10 here! Mr.. Bradley says
OF all the sweetest things on earth the
Eskimos' sweet tooth 10 the sweet.
est. and he adds that the envious deni.
zen Of tho North will travel thirty
miles for one sweet gumdrop. Who
knows but that these gumdrops were
great factor In the exploration Of
the unknown world. Who will doubt
that they were not. after all. the lowly
agents that brought about the much.
sought.for end?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09


votes his life to teaching In college university nnds
Of the anxees essened because Of the knowledge
Of great fund for retiring allowances. The public
school teacher the policeman the fireman In the large
city. and sometimes other public servants provided
for By pension systems. Even corporations have
devised plans for aiding those who have given long
service to their interests.
No for humanity 10 counted more valuable than
that done by ministers OF the gospel In the Of the
majority the opportunity for service appeals with
stronger than the salary paid All the pioneer work
10 done by earnest men who poorly rscompsnsed
for their toll. far money goes The missionary
IN the settlements, the pastor Of the country
church. the minister in the small town-in fact the
overwhelming majority Of preachers follow out their
with inadequate Salaries without opportunity
for the inevitable day Of retirement and with
no Of support In old age except that which
comes from faith.
The general recognition Of the worth Of tho ministers
service to mankind and the cash payments for that
Ice stand In strange opposition to each other In
ether walk Of life ID the contrast sharp II 10 this
condition Of things which prompted an article in re-
oent number Of the Northwestern Christian Advocate
proposing that the lay Of oil Christian churches unite
in the creation Of large foundation for retiring a.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

have been set out the Canadian parss BY the
ranchers The ranchers do tho work. and the trees are
furnished by the government nursery ct Indian Head
About 100000 trees going into the ground each
year. The aspect Of many districts rapidly changing
ranchers increased by the protection against wind
Farmers this side Of the line have long been doing
what the Canadian ranchers are doing. The wind
break 10 an established institution In both countriss
But this planting Of trees does not AFFECT the main
question Of course-ths saving and replantng Of the
forests Trsspantins the praires be left to the
farmers who appreciate s value The preservation Of
the forests depends upon the public-Bualo ExprssA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
At the THEATERS
THE BARRIER" MAKES sENsA.
TIONAL SUCCESS AT M'vICK.
En,0

Rex Beach's THE Barrier" made a
sensational success on It's production
at Mcvicker's theater, where II will
remain until Oct. "a. With one &C.
cord the newspapers praised the play,
the acting and the production. They
were carried of their feet by the ire.
mendous gripping power Of the play
and by the superb acting Of the com.
pany got together by Klaw Z Erlan-
ger to present the piece. The engage
ment promises to be one Of the most
successful Of the many triumphs Of
virile. wholesome plays at Mcvick.
er's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
POPE LOVES THE POOR.

mas Abolished Useless FOPmalities
sad IL Man OF the People.
The extraordinary personal charm OF
Pope Plus X. and the democratic man
ners which obtain In the Vatican today
are revealed In an interesting inter.
view In the Fortnightly. Pope Plus
X, unlike his predecessor. Leo KILL.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

w. Kolacek Z Co. at $50. SCI, 663
and 565 Blue Island avenue. Ii one
Of the foremost department stores In
the city. Everything in the line Of
merchandise ct the lowest prices West
siders should remember Kolacek's
whom looking for real bargains.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

FRED STONES "LARIAT DANCE" A
HIT,

The novelty Of Chicago these days is
THE Lariat Dance" executed by Fred
Stone Of Montgomery and Stone during
the performance Of THE Old Town."
at the Studebaker. The going
public. always on the alert for novel.
ties and sensations, seems perfectly
satisfied with Mr.. Stones efforts and
the hempen dance as executed by this
popular comedian Is the most talked
of discovery Of the new season. THE
Old Town" Is breaking all records for
attendance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
SUICIDE An ACT OF oowARD1c1.

cCORDING to our New York dispatches,
subcommittee Of the National Committee
for the Relief Of the Unemployed was ap.
pointed to arrange for the decoration OF
the graves Of those who committed suicide
because Of the failure to obtain employ.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
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THE REGENERATION" AT THE
COLLEGE.

The patrons Of the College theater
next week will have an opportunity Of
seeing one Of the greatest plays ever
written, when the Marvin Stock Com.
pany will present "The Regeneration"
Arnold Daily scored his greatest sue.
cess In this wonderful play. Albert
Morrison will play Days part, Owen
Conway, and Miss Marie Nelson will
be seen as Marie Deering.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY

The Goddess Of Liberty" the brand
new Singer show, has scored a big
success, and as result the beautiful
and cool Princess Theater Is being
crowded at every performance. Ev.
erybody that has seen II Ii talking
about 1t and a run that will extend
all through the winter is predicted
for It. Sallie Fisher, George Parsons
and Alma Youlin are some Of the stars
In the cast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
MIR. SMOOTH AT THE MARION

MIR. SMOOTH AT THE MARLOWE.
Mr.. Smooth, that uproariously funny
farce In which Willie Collier made his
greatest success. will be the attraction
at the Marlowe theater next week.
Corliss Giles will play mfr. Smooth,
Is He?" nnd william Marb Cornelius
Smooth, He Is." Louise Randolph will
play the part Of Rose Chilleigh.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
PLANTING TREES.

HE need Of saving the forests has been
discussed much Of late. While this dis
cussion has been going on. and before Il
was begun, millions Of trees were being
set In the ground. This fact 10 called to
mind by the report Of the Dominion gu.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

Annual statement Of the German Fire
insurance Company of Pittsburg in the
state OF Pennsylvania. on the 3lst day
OF December. 1908. made to the Insur.
nnce superintendent of the State of ILL.,
nois. pursuant to law.
CAPITAL.
Amount OF capital stock paid
up IN cash ..............$ 300.000.00
INCOME.
Premiums received during the
year .................S 13J,9oG, ~
Interest, rents and dividends. 5s,;OS.s9
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
THE DUTY OF THE LA1TY.

He man who hears his country's cali and
goes forth 10 tight In its armies 10 not
forgotten by II whom old age begins to
creep upon him and the innrmities Of life
are felt. He gets Q pension. II he dies
and leaves dependent wife or children,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
NEWEST. THING N oHARrERs.

LTHOUGH Colorado Springs IL q little city,
l ~ \ whose claim to fame 10 more in the beauty
lNv Of Its immediate and surrounding natural
@.A scenery than In Its commercial or indus.
Ill trial importance, II will now doubtless
yXSx&$J succeed In holding for time the interest
Of the rest Of the country because Of it,
new and unique charter the features Of which have al
ready been made public The terms Of this instrument
seem to give the electors the largest possible oppor
tunity for the exercise Of q choice Of municipal ON.
Gals II the first election Ii not emphatic enough they
can repeat It until there ID longer for doubt
Of the popular preference.
Though this charter ia different from any other char.
ter previously formulated contains about all the rad.
ical provisions Of previous instruments. It has Dor.
rowed the commission idea from Galveston and Des
Mones and has grated the initiative and refer
sndum which have developed extensively In the Far
West. with the recall from Los Angeles, and q few
original touches OF the cty's Franchises are to
be made profitable. No chances taken on net
profits but the tax 10 to be laid upon gross receipts
and per cent ia by means triins exaction. The
people seem to have the long end Of the lever and
they do not rule rghteously 1t will be their fault
Boston Transcript.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

There 10 on, thing gossip knows
Tor sure. who the ether gossips ase.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-26

lily placed. The INLAY mill will be
lighted with electricity. 1t has three
60-horsepower boilers.
The mine is equipped with a fine
hoist and compressor, a sufficient
supply of water and, in fact, every
thing required to do good work.
The ore bodies are opening up bet
ter and better all the time and Mr..
Turner writes that from a new strike
on the incline level he has obtained
the finest gold paintings he has ever
found in that country. The $50
level is highly mineralized quartz
and is now only forty feet from the
big ore shoot on the upper levels.
The drift south on the $50 level is
in splendid quantity of shipping ore.
Superintendent Turner declares
that he will have no difficulty in sup
plying the mill with fifty tons. of good
ore per day for an indefinite period
and that he will oon have news fol
the stockholders that will cause re.
ioicing.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-26
Nevada Editor
Didn't Attend

Esmeralda county, Nevada, at the
November election. 1905, returned
an unusually heavy vote for the
Democratic nominee for president
So pleased was Mr.. Bryan that he
sent the Democracy OF that county a
present in the shape of a mule, which
has been named Major Mime Mas
cot. Democrats Of the county sent
out invitations to prominent Demo-
Gratis in Nevada to join them in an
all-day jubilee in honor of the event.
The editor of the Carson Appeal OF
Nevada declines to attend the fune-
ton for the following reasons;
Well, we won't be there. The
spectacle Of several hundred sane
white men doing honor to a iackass
would prove too much for u risi-
bilities. We would be unable to pre-
serve the decorum consistent with
such an important occasion.
we would be inconsistent If WI
attended. We have roasted New
port snobs for giving monkey dinners
We have lambasted the eternal STUFF
fng out of the Republican party fol
worshiping the golden calf. W.
have stormed at the sty of the plu
tocratic hog. and damned IL we vii
bow in admiration or toast with en-
thusiasm or otherwise an inferno
beast that is absolutely withou
pride Of ancestry or hope of poster
ity.
Flag day we will celebrate. w
would give a good deal to be in Gold
neld on that day and help the ban
her Democratic county of the stat
10 glorify old Glory and u his
tory. But to take part in a celebra
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-26
Decision in the
State Bank Case

Judge Van Fleet of the United
States circuit court in Carson City
yesterday rendered a decision re-
handing the Ease of b. L.. Wildes,
receiver of the State Bank and Trust
company, against r. b. Hickey ct al
to the district court of Carson. This
word was received by Judge c. E,
Mack last evening and means that
the case will now be tried in the dis
trict court in Carson City probably
before Judge Langan.
In this case, f. l.. Wildes is suing
T. b. Hickey, president of the de.
funct State Bank and Trust com
pany; G. T, Bender, George Mapes
J. p. Woodbury., A. Peterson, DR.. S
L. Lee, Wilson Brougher, the estat.
Of A. Livingston and George H
Myers for something over $1,000.
600.
The case was originally brough
in the district court before Judg'
Langan as a proceeding in equit,
and in the complaint the plaintiff al
legged that these defendants by NAL
feasance and misfeasance of offic,
as directors of the State Bank an,
Trust company squandered some
thing over $1,000, 900 of the none.
rightfully belonging to the deposi
tors OF the State Bank and Trus
company.
r. b. Hickey had the case trans
ferred to the United States circui
court on the ground that he was
nonresident of the state and nc
within the jurisdiction Of the distriC
court. Now the judge of the feders
court has held that the case is nc
one in s~everalty and that it there
fore ONE within the jurisdiction {
the district court.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-26
Dick Jose Was
Welcomed Here

Dick Jose, the worlds greatest
tenor, rendered his selection of songs
last night at the Pavilion to n of
the largest houses that has ever CON
gregated in this city for an enter
tainment. The play presented by
NJ. Jose was Jane" but the emil
nent singer is not participating in It
His songs were rendered between
the second and third act A feature
was the %solo-harpist, Miss Mary L.
Fitzsimmons, who accompanied Mr..
Jose. The first song, Time an
Tide brought forth a tremendous
encore. This was followed by
When You and | Were Young,
Maggie" Silver Threads Among the
Cold" Daddy" Dolly Gray,
Belle Brandon, and Annie
Laurie. There was no noticeable
change in Jose's voice and he reach
ed the high notes with the same APP
parent case as be did on his former
visit to this city.
The company leaves this mornin-
ior Goldheld where they will appeal
tor two night.
The Pavilion theater was crowded
many being compelled to stand dur
Ing the performance. Dick Jose viii
always be welcomed In Tonopah TO.
he is a Nevadan. having resided II
the sagebrush domain from boyhood
His estimable wife was born In Car
son City, being a grand daughter o
the late George Tuffiy, who was stat
tr mrer at the time of his death.