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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-26
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DECLARES BROTHER
CHARLES HIDES ALL

CONTINUED from page /.
, 1909-01-16

Saint was seen--unless it be the miikman
arriving with the early morning supply.
Behind the "faithful' was a crowd. This
was composed of about $50 rude citizens.
They made fun Of the disciples Of Sfangler
when no Saints appeared. Undiscouraged,
however, the white-robed ones, followed by
the rude citizens, marched s%orrowfuIly to
Oak Hill Cemetery. Why there, no one
seems to know, unless it be that the Gem
etery appealed to them as a happy hunting
gr0un3. Arriving, the procession attracted
the attention of Supt. Holsted. Not having
been poste | as to it's object, and not liking
the looks of the 100 followers of the white
robed ones, Halsted drove all from the
grounds.
Many of the $50 had eggs, which, it WINS
rumoured, had been sent up specially for
the occasion from New York City. The
rumor was enough for Halsted; he didn't
PROPOSE to try the eggs. :
Leaving the cemetery the faithful jour
neyed to the South Mountain. There a
large congregation had assembled. All
waited for the trumpet call of the angel,
but after a while they got tired, as nothing
happened. Then they dispersed.
Spangler got what is known in the YER
naculAr as cold fest at the last moment.
Whether or not he thought that Nyack was
or was not q fit place in which to be found
when the alI-important moment arrived is
not known, but lie left town under the
shadowof darkness this morning.
There is q feeling Of strong indignation
in the town over the harm SpangIor has
wrought by his delusive preaching.
, 1909-01-16
FRANCE GROWS STILL RICHER.
SAVES $40 0,O00,0 900 A e DRAWS

$3.50, 900 ,OUO INCOME FROM ABROAD.
Paris, Dec. n. Although general trade
conditions in France, as in other European
countries, suffered in 1903, largely because
of the reduction in American demand
following the financial crisis, figures sub
mitted by NJ. Loloy Boaulieu and other
statisticians at the end Of the year regard
ing the wonderful wealth of the French
people demonstrate the imposing strength
of Frances financial position and her right
TO the title Of s"The Worlds Banker"
Frances fortune is growing steadily as the
result of an annual saving Of $1,000, 0OO,O0O
much of which must seek Investment abroad.
M. Leroy Beauliou'5 figures show that
France now receives 800, 100000 as an
annual income from foreign holdings, which
are principally government stocks, the
amount having been almost doubled in the
last fifteen years. lie estimates the present
wealth of theFrench people 0'$l,50O,0O0 900,
or more than IL, 100 for every man, woman
aud child, and as She estimate is based upon
declared succession taxes, 1T IS admittedly
much below the red figures.
In addition NJ. leroy Beauliou takes no
account Of the vast amount OF gold aid
securities which the FronGh, o'pec'ally the
poalants, keep in concealment aud winch
probably rivals the hidden treasure Of ln,sa.
During the last ffteen years 1921 100000
in gold was loaned abroad, yet the excess
importation amounted to $785,800,0OO. Ia
1908 the gold holdings of the Bank OF
France increaseCDby 100000 ,0O0; they now
stand at $780, 0O, 900, the largest i'll the
history of the bank. The other banks hold
1888, 800, 600.
The balances of trade, which in 1898
amounted to $4,000, 600 against France,
are now in France's favour increased tax
, 1909-01-16
EsPERANTIsTs ALL AROUSED.

Aroused by the recent charges OF Ex-
President Max Talmey of the New York
Esperanto Society that Esperanto IS a phil
illogical Joke, and that it is rapidly becOm-
ing as dead as Volapuk, Esperantists
througho ut the United States are rallying
to the support of their pet universal Ian
g'uage.
." The aim of Esperanto is to furnish a
practical international. auxiliary language
suitable for general correspondence and
conversation between people Of different
nationalities," said Councillor Henry L.
King of the New York Division of the
Esperanto Association of North America
y%esterd ay.. "It's grammar can be learned
IN an hour
"a months study should give the average
Notwithstanding person q fair grasp OF the
language. Two hundred books have been
printed in it. It is already known to ,ver
100000 people. An Esperanto gram ar
and root vocabulary is 50 small that it ~an
be carried in the waistcoat pocket.
The Esperanto Bulletin for january will
quote q statement from Secretary Edwin
6. Reed Of the North American Esperanto
Association to the effect that in the last
three months the membership of the asso-
citation has multiplied six times.
"The8e are merely some more Of the
absurd and exaggerated claims which the
pauic-atricAen Esperantists are making"
was the comment of DR.. Talmey, now
Treasurer Of the New York lilo. Society,
Give hundred thousand people may know
of e esperanto, but l defy any one to tell me
the wherea bouts Of SOC, 900 people who can
speak or write the language. It's grammar
is SO difficult that, far from being conquer
able in an hour, officers Of the society write
me ungrammaticaI letters in it after years
Of study"
DR.. Talmey's attacks on Esperanto are,
he says, due to the conviction that a great
number Of young meu are wasting a groat
deal of time studying it when they might
better be learning, Italian, Spanish, or
some practical modern language. He has
written, he said yesterday, a complete
criticism Of the languages pathological
defects, which will soon appear in a West
ern maguzine.-I6jd
, 1909-01-16
SEVERE QUAKE IN MONTANA.

Virginia City's Electric Lights Are Out
80 Tremors'in a Week.
VIRGINIA CITY, Mont, Dec. 27.-At
4:3) o'clock this afternoon this region was
shaken by the s~everest Of a series of seismic
disturbances that have been going on for
more than a week. The electric plant was
put out of Commission. This plant is ten
miles from Virginia City, aud as telephone
communication is interrupted the extent of
the damage is not known.
Virginia City is in darkness tonight and
much alarm exists. During last week Vlr-
ginia City experienced more than thirty
earthquakes, in which the earth movem mt
was pronounced. Last Monday two shocks
, 1909-01-16

within ten minutes of each other drove
people into the streets, caused cracks IN
several buildings and dislodged considerable
plaster. This afternoons tremor further
cracked buildings, threw down more plaster,
and shook dishes from shelves and tables
Ibid.
, 1909-01-16
From the Demerora 4rgosY

care you in pain, my little MANI" asked
the kind old gentleman. "No, answered
the boy, "tE3 pains i'll me-"
"Why, Tommy, how you DO g1ow!" Eyes,
auntie, | think they water lhe too much.
Why, I'm bat4ed night and morning"
Il didn't know the Browns kept a donkey.
How long have they had one?" ooh, ever
since I have i7en staying with them"
Il wouldn't cry like that if I were y GU"
said a lady to little Alice" Well, said Alice
"you can cry any way you like, but this IS my
way"
"May I call you Mabel?" he aAed, at their
second meeting, pretending to be badly
s nitten. eff you wish to; but my name IS
Gertrude"
seTo what do you attribute your lorgevity?'
asked an Investigator of a eentenarian. co
the fact that l never died" was the conclu-
sive reply
Ethel-"Try the waiter with some of your
French, dear" Bort-"By all means. Gass-
on, Gass-ou!' Waiter-"No sir; only the cleo
tric light
eyes, sir" said the man in cell No I'll,
"time was when was admitted to the worry
best houses" 'sAnd what brought you here?'
s'They caught me coming out.
VAR. KELLEY will be III Frederiksted
- from to-day's date and will remain there
for about four weeks. His office will be at
Mr.. MERWIN'S residence in that town.
14th January 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
VOTER NEED
NOT SAY
PRIMARY LAW DECISION HANDED
DOWN IN THURSTON
COURT
Provision of New Primary E'ee''o"
Measure Which Requires Reve'at'on
of Party Affiliations at Primaries
Held Void by Judge Mitchell.

OLYMPIA, Oct. 16.-The provision VI
the new primary election law which re-
ouires voters on registering to declare
their party utilization was held null ana
void by Superior Judge Mitchell Vi
this county, this afternoon, in a tes'
case brought by the attorney general.
The court held that the section OF the
primary law attempted to repeal oy
implication an earlier law, and, 1ur-
Their, that the provision was not cover
ed by the title of the primary act, ana
was therefore unconstitutional.
For weeks the attorney generals Of
flee has been besieged from all parts
of the state for rulings on this point,
as but few of the voters who had reg
istered had paid any attention to the
provision, and were confronted with
the possibility that the right to act at
the primaries would be denied them.
Assistant Attorney General Vaughn
Tanner secured a test case, a plalntln
in the person of Marvin Arnold, for
merly of Spokane. Following the In
structions of Mr. Tanner, Arnold went
to the office of the city clerk and ask
ed that he be registered as a Repub-
lican. City Clerk Dever, under the
advice of Tanner, refused to permit
Arnold to registe his party. An ap-
plioation, drawn by Tanner, was then
presented to the superior court by
Gordon Mackay, as attorney for Ar
mold, demanding that a writ of man
date be issued to compel the clerk to
register Arnold as a Republican voter.
To this application Tanner, assisted
by County Attorney Wilson and City
Attorney Bigelow, presented demur-
rer, contending that the primary law
provision was void. The case was then
argued before Judge Mitchell, who de-
cided the law void, and refused to is
sue the writ. The case will be taken
at once to the supreme court on a
writ of review.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
Members of Finnish Senate.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. 16.-Rear Ad
miral Wierenius and Admiral Silman,
Col. Kraase and Master of Ceremonies
Berg have been appointed to the Fin
nish senate by the governor general
of Finland, according to advices from
HelsingfOrs. These men replace the
senators who, in September, notified
the governor general that they would
not accept reappointment to office be-
cause the Russian cabinet insisted that
Finland contribute $4,OOO,OOO to the
defense of the empire.
The appointment is regarded as an
almost fatal blow to Finnish autono-
my, as it practically abolishes the Fin
nish national administration, replac-
ing the machinery of state in the
hands of the Russian governor gen.
eral
Russia to Seize Territory.
It is understood that the judicial de-
partment of the senate will now resign
and this will be followed shortly by
the remuneration by Rus STA of that
part of Viborg province that was
Joined to Finland by Alexander I, in
1908, after the acquisition of the grand
duchy from Sweden. This district is
only twenty miles from st. Petersburg
and it is considered strategically nee
essary to the defense of the capital
that it be placed under Russian con-
troll
The conditions are such that open
resistance on the part of the Firms by
an uprising or repetition of the general
strike of 1905 is scarcely expected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22

Inc tramp problem is a hard one
to solve, and yet solution must be
found if the country is to be per,na.
nently prosperous. Many of the States
have experimental with vagrant laws
of one kind or another, and with some
degree of success, but still the coun.
try is overrun with idle vagabonds
who are constant menace to society
and are heavy tax on the people
Vagabondage is in the nature of a
disease. and it should be treated as
such. The whole country is stirred up
over the movement for good roads,
and in many parts one of the Difficult
ties Il the securing of laborers to con-
struct the proposed improved high
ways. In one State it has been sug.
sested that tramps be .corralled and
forced to become producers instead of
consumers by working on the roads,
This scheme may not be possible to
the extent its advocates believe, but
1t may be useful in measure. Get
rid of the tramps'' should be the cry
throughout the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22

form w. J. Bryan made his reply.
In the matter of permanency in
building construction the fair presents
novelty among worlds fairs which
have in the past attained meteor
like splendor for brief instant in the
passage of time, only to go out in
darkness and disintegration.
The A.-Y.-P. Exposition has been
made up in part of permanently con-
structed buildings which will be used
by the University of Washington, while
some of the buildings, erected as tenn
porary structures, will be retained by
the regents, reinforced and improved
and made more or less permanent for
educational uses.
The board of regents of the State
University at meeting held Saturday
decided to add to the list of fair build
ings to remain permanently on the
university campus the Oregon and
California buildings. The California
building will be presented to the uni
versity pursuant to action taken by
business men of San Francisco and
other cities in that state.
Mission Amply Fulfilled.
Beginning Sunday there will be a
post-exposition period of perhaps six
weeks, when visitors will be admitted
at reduced rates, but during that pc
riod workmen will be removing ex-
hibits, many of the buildings will be
closed, the raucous voice of the Pay
Streak spieler will be stilled, work of
demolition will be under way, and the
evening illumination will not be pro-
vided.
In some of the buildings, however,
there will be auctions of exhibits,
while on the grounds, the lawns and
the flowers will still retain their
beauty.
The Exposition, whose purpose was
to acquaint the world with the mani
fold resources of the North Pacific
Coast, including Alaska, Yukon Terri
tory and British Columbia, and to pro-
mote good relations with Japan, has
amply fulfilled it's mission.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
! Wit Of the Youngsters

Father-Bobby. whatever you do,
begin at the bottom and work up.
Bobby-But, pop, suppose was going
to dig a we'll?
lowing note to 1.-The teacher: Dear
Miss: Don't hit our Johnny. We
never do at home. only in self-de-
fense."
Rub, rub, rub! Rah, rah! Zip!"
yelled Tommy. why did you do
that, sir?" asked his father sternly.
THAT fellow started it," said Tommy,
abashed, pointing to the trainman.
who had just called a station.
Mamma" inquired little Waldo
Bunker, Of Boston, who was spending
the winter in Florida, what is that
body of water?" THE Atlantic ocean,
my dear" ''The Atlantic ocean," ex-
claimed Waldo, in amazement why,
1 thought the Atlantic ocean was near
Boston,"
AS the celebrated soprano began to
sing, little Johnnie became greatly ex-
excised over the gesticulations of the
orchestra conductor. What's that
man shaking his stick at her for?"
he demanded Indignantly. "Sh-h!
He's not shaking his stick at her"
But Johnnie was not convinced.
Then what in thunder's she hollering
for?"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
xHE HOUSE OF DREAMS.

A house not built by mortala,
IN summer days IL mine:
wide open stand Its portals
All sweet with flower and vine.
Complete 1t Is. capacious
Each airy hall and room.
And welcome ever gracious.
Breathes from its walls of bloom.
I've music made by fountains.
by brooks and birds and gales;
MY epics are the mountains.
My lyrics are the wales.
frescoes on every ceiling
Painted by Morn and Nisht.
And every niche revealing
Some treasure of delight.
Wine that Is clear and sunny
MY grassy cellars hold,
And Jars heaped full of honey
And cups of fragrant gold.
Many a leafy pennant
Above my slumber streams,
l am Gods happy tenant
In this dear house Of dreams.
Youths Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
INDIANS TO BE TAUGHT
DAIRYING BY GOVERNMENT

Spokane, Oct. 16-The Indian de-
partment has issued an order for the
sale of all government beef stock,
and a model dairy barn will be built
at Fort Lapwai under the supervision
of Indian Agent o. H. Lipps, who will
purchase twenty head of Jersey COWS
for the model dairy to be operated by
indian school children. The govern
ment has also ordered the establish
ment of poultry department and thor
oughbred chickens will be raised by
the children. The new policy has been
inaugurated because of the early es-
tablishment of a model tuberculosis
sanitarium A diet of pure milk and
eggs will be ordered for sick Indians.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22


The English actor, Macready, accord
ing to Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft's
recent book, 1.-THE Bancrofts' Recollec-
lions of Sixty Years." was once play
ing Hamlet" in the United States.
During rehearsals he had found
fault so severely with the local
favorite, who took the part of the king,
that his majesty determined to re-
venge himself upon the great tragedi-
an at the performance by Keeling, when
stabbed by Hamlet, to the center of
the stage, instead of remaining at the
back, and falling dead upon the very
spot which Macready had reserved for
his own end.
The plan was carried out. Ma
cready, on his part, groaned and
prompted:
die farther up the stage, sir! What
are you doing down here, sir? Get
up and die elsewhere, sir!"
To the amazement of the audience.
the king sat bolt upright on the stage.
"Mr. Macready," he said, "you have
had your way at rehearsal, but l am
king now, and / guess l shall die
where / please"
William Terriss accommodated him.
self to similar conditions with superb
or grace and humor. In rehearsing
the duel in THE Corsican Brothers,"
he said to Irving:
Don't you think, governor. few
rays of the moon might fall on me?
Nature, at least, is impartial"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
WASHINGTON SPENDS
$50 ON EACH STUDENT

Olympia, Oct 16.-WashingtO spent
s12.3O4,645 for support of common
schools for the year ending June 30,
1909, according to data compiled by
State Superintendent Dewey. This
was about $50 for each of the 25,5ce
children who attended. Although the
gross school warrant debt was reduced
about $500, 900, July 1 found about
three millions in warrants still I'M
paid.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22

One cup sugar, one-half cup butter
creamed together, two mixing spoons
Of molasses, quarter teaspoonful GIN
one cup sour milk, two and
one-half level cups of -four measured
after sitting once), one cup Of raisins
cut In halves and rolled in -four. Keep
moist as long as it lasts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
FATAL BLOW STRUCK
AT FINNISH AUTONOMY

Helsingfors, Oct. 16.-An imperial
manifesto was published Thursday Or
dering that the military contribution
of S4,0O0,00O shall be taken from the
Finnish treasury and turned over to
Russia The Films have not decided
upon any definite line of resistance
and disorders are improbable. Rus
sian reinforcements are expected to
arrive here soon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22
CLEANLINESS A REAL swATTER.

There Is No Problem in Getting Rid
Of the FIy-Only q Task.
There will be no harm in hoping
that Kansas City man who says he
has made a fly trap capable of catch
ing 10000 flies an hour has not been
led by the customary enthusiasm of
an inventor to overestimate it's capaci-
ty. 1t may have some utilitarian
value in certain cases. However, says
the Dallas News, we cannot generate
much belief in the idea that the fly
problem is going to be solved by in.
ventive genius. Indeed, it may be
questioned If the problem is sufficient
ly complex to deserve the attention of
inventive genius. The problem is
merely the task of keeping clean, and
that is hardly problem at ALL It is
merely task. and not so much of a
task as most of us imagine A rake,
broom, screened vessel and a little
lime or kerosene are the implements
of its solution. These used with a
little regularity, and there are not apt
to be enough flies about the place to
engage this machine for fifteen min
utes in the day. OF course, we cannot
maintain that degree of cleanliness
which, in theory at least, would cause
the starvation of all flies; but we can
very easily maintain a degree of
cleanliness that will clip all but a
small fraction Of the danger we are
now under. It is in the filth heap or
other fetid places that the fly gets its
power for harm; and no matter how
efficient this new fly trap may prove
itself, it will never command a high
price among people who practice clean
illness elsewhere than in the bathtub.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22

He went, and it was the beginning
Of friendship.
''He is lovely" Constance conflded
to her aunt, who had come up to her
niece's country house for the purpose
of chaperonage. "And he's in this vii
ed here"
Constance" the aunt warned,
don't get romantic over a country
parson."
"He has the dearest little cottage"
Constance unused, with vegetable
garden. He sends over tomatoes and
parsley, and 1 put roses in his button
hole. It's very interesting" she
sighed.
cit may be tragic for him.
"Why?"
eff you made him love you-what
them"
"Well?" Constance's tone was def
ant.
you can't marry anyone but Her
bert Wilcox"
CONSTANCE eyes ucSACu. Se@a.
If 1 don't marry Herbert, I merely
lose my inheritance l don't deny that
love this old house, Aunt Anne.
But did it ever occur to you that
might prefer a man to fortune?
"You would miss the fortune" was
the ouiet answer. "You we're not
made for love in cottage, Constance.
But Constance had gone down the
path.
She bent over pink rose bush and
picked a bud as Gerald Alton came
in.
"'Roses red and violets blue" she
quoted. "Can you tell me the rest
of it,"
"Tf YOU love me as I love you,'
he hesitated. "You mustn't make me
say such things
'sWhy not?"
Because, 1 have nothing to offer
you but a cottage and a vegetable
garden" He was looking down at her
with somber eyes.
"And if 1 don't marry one Herbert
Wilcox" she informed him. Il lose my
fortune. AS l won't marry him, so
T am really homeless and-please,
I'd like to come and live in your. cot
tage."
Aunt Anne's chagrin over the en-
gagement found an outlet In letter
to Herbert Wilcox. Come up ana
rescue Constance from her country
parson," was the theme.
Rut when Herbert's answer came 1t
wa. a revelation "Of all things!
Aunt Anne calculated. when she had
read it.
whats the matter?" Constance
asked.
"Read that" said Aunt Anne. trag1-
cally.
It was a brief epistle, but 1t was
very extraordinary. no doubt. for Con-
stance danced with Joy ana "a'eu
the letter crying. "Hurrah!"
..Of all things!" Aunt Anne e1acuia1-
ed again.
Constance caught her breath quick
" .You mustn't tell Gerald, sne
said.
"Why not?"
"He won't marry me-" Constance
said mysteriously, IF he knows II. :.
So they were married quietly ana
went to live in the cottage, ana Aunt
Anne went home, and the big coun-
try house was closed, and the winter
came and the roses we're wrapped IN
winding sheets of straw.
.You will miss the rose garoen
next summer" said the parson, as ne
and his wife walked up the snowy
path. Il wonder who will live mere
then?"
.~rhe new tenants" said Constance
who. wrapped in big cloak. was
leaning on her husbands arm, are
lively. There will be young clergy
man. a very handsome young clergy
man and q very. very loving little
wife, Gerald"
constance" he bent down over ner.
.The house Is mine. Herbert wrote
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-22

to say that he loved someone else He
married first and forfeited his right
and I didn't want to tell you because
you hated to have me rich-but don't
you think it will be nice-for-fol
Gerald, Jr., toto play in the rose
garden-dearest?' -London Ideas.