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The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
At His Own Rjsk.

Caller (on crutches and with a band.
age over one eye)-I have come, sir. to
make application for the amount due
on my accident insurance policy. fell
down a long fight Of stairs the other
evening and sustained damages thar
VIII disable me for a month to come.
Manager Of Company-Young man
have taken the trouble to investigate
your case, and l find you are not ent,
tied 20 anything. 1t could not be called
an accident. You certainly knew tn.
young lady's father was at home
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THE monterey CYPRESS.
Nssed In its Wild State In Only TIVE
Spots In the World.

&srsd In It's Wild State In Only Tws
Spots In the World.
One Of the most interesting and pic
<nsesque trees in the world. as well AZ
- Of the most ancient, IL the Cupres-
- macracarps, or Monterey cypress
m native habitat 10 extremely restrict
q, for it is found in it's wild state in
4aly two spots In the whole wide world
On the edge Of 4 grove Of conifers
shstehing for a few miles between
- bay Of Monterey and the bay OF
Carmel (the latter Of which bears q
striking resemblance in outline and
ealoc to its prototype In the Holy Land
sa0d In a similar spot near Pescadero.
alkfle town lying on the coast between
Monterey and San Francisco. The
Monterey grove consists Of only doz-
- or two expresses of large size and
.0ost striking appearance. Their trunks
aEo massive and wrinkled with hoary
a., while their boughs. gnarled and
twisted. grow chiefly on one side away
from the stormy winds that have buf-
1etsd them for thousands Of years. The
,noble trees are limited to the rocky
O4nd beaten shore, on which some o.
1am have but precarious hold.
Hemmed between the slowly encroach-
fnG ocean on one hand and pine for
ct on the other their future is ex-
posed to great hazard. IT is therefore
gratifying to observe that q fair nrrn-
bef of thrifty young Expresses are
holding their own against the pines for
Q short distance inland.-Scientific
American.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
A Prophecy.

A certain college president in In
diana. a clergyman. when addressing
the students in the chapel at the he
ginning of the college year observed
that it was "a matter Of congratula-
ton to all the friends Of the college
that the year had opened with the
largest freshman class in its history"
Then, without any pause, the good
man turned to the Lesson for the day
the Third Psalm, and began to read IN
q voice Of thunder:
Lord. how are they increased that
trouble me"-Detroit News-Tribune
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Hard to Believe.

A station master requested an In
crease Of salary and threatened to
lsave II he didn't get 1t.
The superintendent replied to his ~
quest by relating a story.
"when I was a young man." said be
II once did a. you are doing-I told
The superintendent Of the line ! was
then working on what you have told
me. He refused my demand. and
left, and-would you believe it?-thnt
railway line u running ."-Londor
It'll Bits.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Not ENCOURAGING.

A pastor in a rural church not far
from Milwaukee announced the wed
ding In his church during the follow
ing week Of two OF his parishioners.
He followed the announcement with
the title of the hymn which was then
to be sung. 1t was Mistaken Souls
That Dream Of Heaven"'-Milwaukee
, Free Press.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
An Old Saw Strike. . Nail.

Mr.. Scrappington (musingly, As
Lincoln said. man mny fool some Of
the people all the time and all the pao-
pie some OF the time Mrs. Scran.
pington (briskly)- you can't fool
me any Of the tlme!-Puck.
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Tn. Proper instinet.

~Btrdset seems to have the proper In
1G1ncts for a married man"
you mean that he can tell grace
III lie. has developed a keen sense OF
cunning and has learned to conceal bis
.seal income from his wife"
Yes. and also to know that she real
- knows just how he Is decefving
.hnr."-New York Herald.
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sst.lno Hard Task for Cat.

Two little boys. talking together one
day-Engllsh boys these-were heard
to remark that their mothers cat had
again had kittens oh. she Ia
champion layer" said one. to which
the other replied: II wish some day
she would lay tadpoles!" these being
the particular Joy OF his heart at that
moment
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Contradictory.

Blobbs--W Women are certainly contra
dictory. Slobbs-That's right. It's
when woman gets hot at you that
she treats you coldly. - Philadelphia
Record
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
To ReIiexe sore Throat.

A simple way to relieve sore throat
is to take lump Of resin about as
large an walnut, put 1t into an old
teapot, pour on boiling water. and
then put the lid on and place the
spout in your mouth: the steam will
prove beneficial In allaying indamms'
tioA,
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Cruel.

Leading Tragic Man-Did you see
how l paralyzed the audience in the
death scene? They were crying all
over the house. Stage Manager-Yes; !;
they knew you weren't really dead
London Tit-Bits.
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Woman's Needs.

A woman in divorce case was
asked why she bought adornments in
stead OF necessities. Who shall de
eide what are necessities for women! +!
Chicago News.
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The Connection.

Scott remember reading Of very
rich man who said he'd sooner be poor.
Mott-Yes, and probably you remem.
ber reading somewhere that nil men
are llars.-Boston Transcript
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
hs Spoke Carslsssly.

Suburban Patient - Sorry to bring
you all the wuy out here, doctor. Doc
tor-Oh. don't worry about that, |
can see another patient and kin two
birds with one stone.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Didn't Take tn, ea;.

MISS Anciente dnsinuatinglyy-I dis
like my name; it's horrid Mr. F,,,
(absently'-l fenr It's too late to change
It now.
Thick silence.-Pittsburg Press
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
A DRAWING Card.

II see sixteen years elapse between
acts 2 and g." said the manager
Selves me an idea
whats that" inquired the author.
'I1l have the gowns that the heroine
wears during those sixteen years on
exhibition In the lobby. That ought to
draw the women in droves"--Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Pretty Ujnpop,ilar

Wigg-Bjones doesn't seem to n.
very popular. Wagg-1 should saw not
why. that Fellow is so unpopular he
couldn't even get job as bill col.
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Rumors,

"RumoI. hath thousand tongues Z"
quoted the wise guy.
Eyes. and they are generally MI 60
ing mt once" added the simple mug
Philadelphia Record.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Lowered.

Naud-Belle doesn't wear French
Aseis any more. Her husband won't
1t her. Ethel said she would lower
Aerself by marrying. = Boston Tran
script
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Not Sure Of II.

ehe-They say that there is fool tn
every family. Do you believe thatf
Re-Er-well. hardly like to say.
Tn the only member Of my family
,Ch1caao News.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24

Lockers on many times see more
than the gainestefs. bacon.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24

Consciousness of ignorance is nc
auall part Of Neutrality-suspicious..
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24

II fortune play thee false today. to
morrow she'll be trne.--B BENJAMIN
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
annoying',

~ ;t,.
81 suppose yoar. ia,i,.I aWsIl.- |
time in Euro9e' f ,on, thinI
Mr.. cumrox. II nad don ,hsn'
and a the girls enjoytS ,Scy ssd
.he .na time. You see ..,,,sa ,",a nol
,ro,hle figuring fore's .s nov !
,rtoU ,n,o dollars that .''ssed ever BY
.hs ,h Nv we're embarra,I,so emb,,s ordsr
they they had accidental, H,epsivs'|
thing that wasn't -
A Wonan's ,,y Nv Sl
:, YOU want to know 'l,s~
nm ,s, ask her sIs'''''
Globe.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24

Get Some Enjoy"e EnJjoyy,ues =
Don't pin your ""' and r
Get some fun nov"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-28

Fannie Ward.

At last England has done the hand
some thing by us in sending home
Fannie Ward with her beauty, her
Ameiicanism and her talent in full
bloom and her artistic measurement of
such considerable Importance as to in
sure her a welcome and popularity
greater than that achieved by any of
the younger stars of note who have
delighted London before they caught
the fancy of their native slaves. Miss
Ward arrives in an extremely happy
evolution of a brand new comedy from
the inventive brain of Jerome X. Jer-
ONE entitled The New Lady Ban
tock', and though carelessly woven
and loose-knit enough to admit of a
lot of filling in and sweetening, is one
of the most amusing and interesting
little plays and counter plots, so anus
ing, so prolific and expansive that the
speed of the entertainment is both in
cessant and joyous. Miss Ward made
the greatest kind of hit She is en-
tirely unspoiled by her foreign absorb
ton and comes back blithely native
as American as prairie golden rod and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-28
COUNTY OFFICERS
COON STRIKE

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Cook county Is
in the throes of a peculiar labor war,
growing out of the attempt of the
county commissioners to raise their
own salaries The county treasurer
force of 200 clerks have walked out
and refused to do extra work at the
present wage scale.
Technically all of the men now are
on strike. Because of a peculiar COM
bination of circumstances, however,
they will continue their regular work
today and tomorrow, pending a settle
ment
The trouble involves an increase of
81 day for men working three hours
overtime-an amount which the COM
missioners said the county could not
afford to pay.
This is the busiest season Of the
year with the treasurer, as tax bills
and tax books are in the course OF
preparation and must be completed be-
fore April In order to do this it is
necessary to work the entire office
force at least three hours overtime
each day.
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OPPOSES ACTIVITY
OF THE BANKS

OLYMPIA, Jan. 29.-(Special Core
spondence)-The measure now being
considered by Representative Hugh c.
Todd, of Whitman county, will deal a
hard blow to banks that assist county
officers in securing bonds, and finance
the campo gns of such officers, if it is
passed.
A nu,nbe- of banks in the state go
on the bonds Of elected county officers
on condition that they place the coun-
~ funds in their keeping. Even though
the banks condition is not the best
the officer Is obliged to deposit the
cUunty'S n.nrCy there because of the
obligation incurred by accepting the
bond.
Other banks have been in the habit
of financing the campaign Of cand1-
dates for "nice. If the contest is close
they assume the expenses Of both
candidates. No matter which one wins,
they secure tile large county deposits
because CT their assistance.
Mr.. Todd condemns the practice and
declares it should be abolished.
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candidates tor office. If the contest IS
close they assume the expenses of both
to three, and thus the city council took
advance action which will make the
proposed special election to have been
held February 8, unnecessary.
A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held and it was agreed that a
special election should be held on Feb
ruary for the purpose of getting the
sentiment of the people regarding the
issuance of saloon licenses.
The saloon men began Immediately
to get their votes registered and an
extensive campaign was planned, but
the action of the council forestalls the
election.
A motion to reconsider the action
will probably not be brought up, as
each man voting yea on the propO-
sition says he is going to stand pat.
Many people claim that the city's
finances are not in shape for a de-
crease in the revenues, and that any
action tending to lessen them will
prove disastrous to the city's credit
and greatly increase taxation.
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as pretty as rose. She is serious lit
tie coincidence with arch humor and
great comedy gifts. She has a vivid.
exact comedy rather more like that OF
a man than a fascinating little doll OF
a woman and the combination of her
girlteh individuality and her richly
unctuous humor are perfectly irresist-
ible Altogether Fannie Ward is
treasure America is not likely to send
across the water so long as she can
win her way so handsomely as she did
last night as the Lady Bantock.
There are as many good parts in the
piece as there are lines and situations
and it is full of them.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Battle
Shifts

BOISE, Jan. 2S.-The passage of the
local option bill by the house has shift
ed the scene of battle to the senate
where a determined fight viii be made
by the liquor interests to defeat the
measure. In the house today a bill was
introduced providing for a cOnstitu-
tional amendment permitting the issu-
ing bonds in excess of the constitu-
tional limit for completing the capitol
building. Another direct primary bill
was introduced making four now be-
fore the legislature.
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"The Revelation"

"The Revelation by Henry Knott,
has been produced and it has more
than met the eXpec tatiOns of those who
recognized from the first that a strong
new playwright had been discovered.
This first drama in four acts, stamps
Henry Knott as a dramatist who must
be reckoned with. 1t shows him in the
liglt C q vigorous writer, master Of
dialogue and an adept at construction.
This play moves along with tremend-
GUS force 1t proceeds with the ire
sistibleness of fate itself and sweeps
all minds along with it as leaves are
blown before a gust of wind.
The problem set for elucidation by
the author is a difficult one. 1t deale
with the towering ambitions of a man
who tramples love under his feet in
order to gain riches and place in the
world. <Edward Pennoyer loves, but he
betrays and deserts the one he loves.
He goes out into the world reaps great
riches and webs a woman Of social po-
sition. He climbs higher and higher
and during all the years the woman he
has deserted has struggled with pow
erty and shame and reared her son,
born out of wedlock. A daughter is
70 nd eff
up 20 years after the betrayal. The il
legitimate son, by some fatal mis-
chance, meets the daughter of the rich
Mr. Pennoyer and falls in love with
her This affection is returned, and
thus brother and sister are entangled
in the mashes of a terrible situation.
1t is then that the mother, Vera"
in the person of Miss Shaw, reveals
the true state of affairs, and the son
ends his life as the only solution IF
the terrible problem. AS Vera the
wronged woman, Miss Shaw has a role
in which her great emotional power is
seen to splendid advantage. In the
great scene in the first act where she
confronts the wife of the man she has
loved. she arises to trem endous emo
tional heights, and again in the denun-
citation scene, where her son upbraids
her bitterly, she is masterful and plays
with intensity and deep sincerity. 1t is
a role to tax the powers, but with this
sterling actress it is handled beautiful
w. AS the wife, Adelaide F'itZ-Allen Is
seen to splendid advantage, and VIII
fred Roger, a young actor, plays the
poetic and dreaming young son artisti-
cally and WELL Walter Horton as the
husband, is strong, tense and domin-
ates the scenes wherein he Isl cast in
a manner to win the highest enconi-
rms. The other members of this re-
markable cast aquit themselves with
great credit and give a we'll balanced
and well rounded performance. The
piece is beautifully mounted and the
scenic environments are elegant and
tasteful The play was received with
tremendous enthusiasm and every ev-
idence is, that it is one of the big sue
cesses of the present season.
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HAY WILL BE
ACTING GOVERNOR

OLYMPIA, Jan. 2S.-(Speclal CORE
spondence)-Wan and emaciated, with
the ravages of disease plainly marked
in his features but with happy smile
lighting up his countenance, Samuel
G. Cosgrove, governor of the State OF
Washington, walked into the house
chamber late yesterday afternoon and
was greeted with an ovation which
lasted for several minutes. Hands
were clapped, handkerchiefs were
waved, and the immense audience
which filled the house and chamber
rose enmasse to welcome their new
executive.
After the cheering had subsidized,
Governor Cosgrove was introduced and
his appearance on the rOstrum was the
signal for another round of applause,
almost as deafening as the first. In a
feeble voice, but distinct enough to be
heard by all, he replied, Il do" when
the oath of office was administered by
and the official act was completed
which makes him governor in fact. At
ter taking the oath Governor Cosgrove
made brief address to the joint sesL
sion, in which he expressed his graft
ification at having been elected and
being able to come to the capital for
the purpose of taking the oath. He
then asked that the legislature grant
him an indefinite leave of absence,
which was done, and he retired to his
private car, which was waiting at the
depot.
The taking of the oath by Governor
Cosgrove terminates Governor Mead's
tenure of the Office, and he has stepped
down and out, leaving Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hay acting governor Of the state
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TO INVESTIGATE
JUST THE SAME

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The judi
to examine into the right of Roosevelt
to permit the absorption of the Ten
United States steel corporation has
decided to continue the investigation
the senate has not the right to call on
the president for information on the
matter.
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Women Workers
Do the COOKING

OLYMPIA, Jan. 2S.-(Special Core
spondence)- woman suffrage lob
by, which is working for bill to sub
init a constitutional amendment to the
people, has aroused the admiration of
the women of Olympia. After a hard
days work endeavoring to convince
legislators of the justice of the BILL the
woman suffragists go home to their
the cooking. There are no servants at
the suffragist headquarters, and the
women who are demanding votes for
their sisters, are showing by their ex-
ample that they can maintain a nome,
while devoting large part of tn :ir
time to seeking franchise rights.
The woman suffrage lobby has an
nounced that a majority of the house
and of the senate is pledged to sup
port the suffrage bill. A two-thirds
majority is necessary to pass the bill.
So far, the suffrag ists have found
the King county delegation in the SEN
ate the most difficult. An appeal has
been made to the King county sena-
tors on the ground that to submit the
constitutional amendment would help
make the national suffrage convention
a SUCCESS next summer in Seattle.
"The King county members seem to
be shy and backward in stating their
Mrs. Melott. "Ths may be only
diffidence, and we shall not assume
that they are against the suffrage bill.
We are appealing to them on the
ground that the submission of the
amendment to the people will help the
Alaska Yuk on Pacific exposition and
Seattle by bringing women from all
over the United States to attend the
national convention.
1--WE expect fully 5000 women to
come to Seattle to attend the con-
vention next summer, and it may be
presumed that they will bring friends
and relatives. Miss Anna Shaw put
the situation aptly in her letter Accept
ing the invitation of Seattle women
TO hold the American Women Suffrage
convention next summer in our city
Shnx -
large delegation from the eastern
states. particularly if your legislature
submits the constitutional amendment
TO the electors. That would be an added
incentive to attend, as our people were
never more alive on the suffrage ques-
1t would fill us all with zeal to attend
convention in a state during a cam
paign would be unusually interesting
1t would fill us all with zeal to attend
I'VE have been assured by the
Northern Pacific that when the con-
vention delegates for the convention
arrive in the state We shall have a
women's special train from Spokane to
Seattle. The best welcome that we can
give the visitors is the knowledge that
the legislature has consented to let the
PEOPLE pass upon the question of Civ
ing votes to women. In Seattle we have
100 members and it would be a
strange thing if we should fail to get
our own delegation to the legislature"
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DROUTH THREATENS
CITY OF WENATCHEF.

: WENATCHEE, jan 2S-(Special
Correspondence)- has fall
len in line with other dry cities of the
state, and at the meeting of the city
council held Tuesday evening, the mo-
ton of Councilman P. p. Holcomb,
that all saloon licenses in effect on
June 1, of this year be cancelled on
that date, was carried by vote Of two
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Protest Against
Wafer Monopoly

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Speaker
Whalen of the Michigan legislature,
with delegation of Michigan legisla-
tGE, has made a formal request to
Congressman Lorimer, of Illinois. Gre
ates the biggest water monopoly the
country ever saw. He says it gives such
absolute monopoly to the Michigan and
Lake Superior Power, and to the Union
Carbine companies, which are con-
trolled by Wall street interests, on the
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bdttIer
to Fight

SAN FRANCISCO, JAM 2S.-If
Packey Mcfarland and Freddie Welsh
can settle the question of supremacy
within the next sixty days, the win
ner can have crack at the lightweight
champion, Battling Nelson. Nelson has
written a letter here to that effect.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-28
WANT BENTLEY
FOR SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Califor-
mans here are laying plans to urge
Taft to select c. H. Bentley, of San
francisco, as secretary of the inte-
rior. Bentley has been identified with
the business interests of San Francis
co for many years.
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POLICE OFFICER
SORELY TEMPTED
BY INDIAN GIRL

TACOMA, Jan. 2S.-(Special Cor
respOndence) - Inundated at the
thought that she was occupying a cell
in the city Jail on the charge Of drunk
terday offered Desk Sergeant Raymond
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See Us.

If you have a house or farm for sale
or rent or need Insurance, See Us. A
square deal is assured. Office 12-l4
Dooley Bldg. Phone Main 900.
WEBSTER & HONEYCUTT.
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the sum of $4,000 and a kiss if he would
release her, but the tender was re-
fused.
The girl is said to have $4,000 in
cash, and owns valuable land the
property having been left her by her
father. While she was deeply intOxi-
Gated, the girl was much mortified by
her arrest and Imprisonment. She was
fined, the money was paid, and she has
been released. And now the desk SER
geant is bemOaning his official capacity
which prohibited him from accepting
the kiss and the $4,000.
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water power at 500, Mich, that the
bill will not make it necessary for the
companies to pay a cent of revenue to
the government.
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Stoves Put Up and Blaekened.
Stoves put I'D ana blackened. House
cleaning done. All other odd jobs no
matter what, call Lyon. Phone 1845.
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ing in beauty and magnificence any
thing of it's kind ever held in this city,
the eighth annual motor car show I'M
der the auspices of the Automobile
Trade association of Philadelphia, will
open it's doors tonight. The Second
Regiment armory, at Broad and Sus-
quehanna avenue, is the scene of this
years show, and affords much more
space than was available at the eXhi-
billions of previous years. The deco
ratiOns are very elaborate and the dis
play will rank among the most nota-
BILE of the year. February will be the
closing day.