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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-30

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-30
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The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

day of battle and strife; defeat and
victory; Of love, life; of happiness and
Of death. The pictures thrill and are
most interesting throughout A lot of
humor is found in Max Is Almost
Married. Max IS about to marry an
caninies see in the lover d rival, and
on the day set for the wedding there
is d lot Of trouble for Max who pre-
fers to give up his heiress rather than
be devoured by her dogs. A thief and
a policeman on bicycles furnish some
more comedy. Today only Mrs Jessie
Bonesteel will sing a sacred song at
each performance. The title of the
selection is The Plains Of Peace" The
song will be accompanied on the vio-
lin. Manager Myrick last night dis
played something new in the way Of
premium to those attending the Bi1ou
theater. On his recent trip through
the east the manager picked up some
exceptionally beautiful and valuable
Venetian ware in the form of punch
and fruit bowls. This Mare is exqui
site in it's coloring and design, and is
nodded from an admixture OF silver
lead and copper clay. The coloring is
extremely handsome and unique and
the bowls, being of a new nature en-
tlrely, should prove a sensation with
the patrons of the theater. Nothing
like this ware has ever been seen IN
the west
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

Al the Harnois theater Monday
night, January 80, the Wagenhals &
Kemper company will present Mary
Roberts Rineliart and Avery Hop
woods .Seven Days" the greatest
comedy success the stage has had in
years. New York has never laughed
50 heartily over any play as it has
over Seven Days The comedy has
broken into the second year Of its
run al the Astor theater, and Broad
way Il; still splitting it's sides oyer IT,
1t ran straight through the summer
without break and as the New
York American said, Rocked Long
Acre Square with loud laughter and
great Joy" Chicago, too, hoWled with
delight for six months over Seven
Days" while it ran at the Illinois
theater. Local playgoers will have q
glad welcome for this comedy which
Acton Davies, the Well-knoWn dramatic
critic of the New York Evening Sun.
says is "a whole magnum OF fun" In
reviewing the opening of Seven
Days Mr.. Davies wrote:
Just about once in every 10 seasons
q really fresh, ingenious and rol'i ica--
ing comedy comes to town and KNOCKS
the risiblities of the public out of all
gear. Seven Days accomplished this
rare phenomenon. Seven Days is
one long laugh from start to finish.
The sheer fun of this play is going to
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
The Dead-Letter Office
!. BY Frederic J. haskln.

There is no department of the
United States government that IS SO
replete with genuine human interest
as is the dead letter division of the
postoffice department There is an
indescribable pathos in the thought
that so many messages and kind re-
membranes fail to reach tine persons
for whom they were intended, While
there is an unlimited amusement 70
be derived from an inspection OF the
heterogeneous collection of articles
which pass through the hands OF
Uncle Sam's mail carriers.
The division of dead letters was
established as a branch of the post
office department as far back as 1873,
but there was no record kept of its
work until 1860. It's object is to dis
pose of the various kinds of undelly-
erable mail sent to it from the $4,000
postoffices in the United States. rms
includes letters and packages un-
claimed at the destination addressed,
many that are mailed without any
address; and those that cannot be dis
patched for various reasons, such as
the non payment of postage, mlsdl-
rection, etc. The first effort of the
department is to deliver as much Of
this material as possible either to the
sender or addressee, the former most
frequently. So enormously has the
work OF this division increased that it
is now the busiest division of the
postoffice department, 176 persons
being employed continually. Last
year there were 1a,145,172 pieces of
mail received at the dead letter di-
vision. The task of opening all these
is stupendous and engages the serv-
ices of Is persons who each average
opening 1000 to 5000 daily.
A careful record is kept Of all val
liable enclosures including money,
commercial papers, wills, deeds, etc.
Last year there was $4,000 in actual
money received. OF this only $4,000
could be returned to it's owners, which
shows that there is practically an av-
erage of over 5000 per day lost in the
| mails. This is turned into the United
States treasury after every possible
means of discovering it's owner has
been exhausted.
Last year $1,000 lnisdirected letters
and packages contained photogra phs.
A few years ago pretty romance
grew up in the dead letter division
from nisdirected photograph.
| young lady out west sent her picture
| to her brother who could not be
| found. But the clerk who opened the
| package fell in love with the. sweet
| face of the picture and with some
difficulty traced the sender. A cor
] respondence followed which soon ter
| minated in a happy marriage
/ Each year the general public, is in.
vited to attend Uncle Sans Package
/ Party" at which thousands of article.
! that have accumulated at the deat
letter division are sold at public. auc
ton. Usually this sale is held short
| ly before Christmas so that there&is
/ possibility of articles sent as Christ
mas presents one year being receive,
the following year by totally differ
ent persons than those for whom the,
We're first intended. 1t takes si
months to prepare for packasy
party. Twelve clerks are engaged ii
this time in cataloging and arrangin,
the articles. The packages are ar
| ranged in bundles averaging five arti
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
fBijou.

cles each, and are listed WIN eHelI
contents. They are classified as mis-
cellaneous, books, and jeyelry, and are
auctioned to the highest bidders. Ihe
results of these auctions average
$4,000 annually, which is put in the
United States treasury.
The auction parties are full of in
terest Generally the bargain fiend
finds it worth while to attend. al
though often of course the articles
are practically valueless. The mis-
cellaneous list may include any con-
ceivable article which is small enough
to go into a mail bag. Some things
are valuable, as fine laces, embroid-
cries, Mexican drawn work, silks and
beautiful waists. Childrens clothing
of all kinds, with silver table and
toilet articles, cosmetics and even
liquid drugs, razors, toothbrushes and
firearms are only few Of the arti-
cles listed. The book list is q long
one and Includes volumes in every
language. The jewelry schedule con-
tains watches. diamonds, pearls, rings,
brooches. pins, bracelets, chains, lock-
cts; i'm fact, everything likely to be
found at first class jewelry store.
The auction continues several days
and is attended by every class of So
ciety A we'll chaperoned party of
young girls from an exclusive school
will stand next to a group of washer
women on the lookout for Christmas
presents, and government clerks from
every department will drop in to
watch the fun. A portly looking col
ored woman last month bid in six
boxes of white face powder and
seemed far better satisfied with her
bargain than did the bashful looking
/ young man who turned red as he un-
/ did a bundle of lingerie.
/ There are always a number of BIZ
bles to be sold and these are in great
/ demand, especially by the colored peo-
Pile who believe that they will bring
| good luck The origin of this super
! stition is the story that at one OF tho
/ earliest auctions a woman bought q
/ Bible for a few cents and found 5000
! in bills pinned inside the book.
Articles.that are unusually curious or
unique are preserved in the dead let
ter museum Several times live things
have been found in the mail. The
! most startling of these was a large
| rattlesnake sent in a box from a west
ern state. Inside was card on
/ which was written: II hope this puts
i an end to you small pasteboard
box from Arizona came near putting
an end to a clerk, for the lid came off
/ unexpectedly and set at liberty IA
deadly tarantula which had evidently
been sent with the same purpose as
the rattlesnake.
A large basket holds miscellan-
eous collection Of false teeth. A rural
, congressman lately appeared at the
J office stating that his false teeth had
| been lost in the mail. Instead o1
taking them to a Washington dentist
for repair he sent them to his home
/ dentist and had failed to receive then
when they were returned He was
l shown the collection of dentistry or
: deposit and after a few minutes was
7 able to pick out his own teeth and 81
X on his way rejoicing.
: The sentimentalist signs at th'
4 thought of the many broken romance
e due to articles left at the dead lettel
l office. A small package containing {
! solitaire diamond ring was droppet
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
IMACKE[ HAS TROUBLE
IN AL|M0NY PAYMENT

Butte, Jan. 2s.-(Speeia1) )-AleN
Mackel, the big attorney Who was or
dered by the court to pay his wife $50
month alinpony, pending the deter
mination of her suit for separate ali
mony, filed a'a affidavit in court today
in which he stated he was unable to
raise the mpney. He said he had
some property in Missoula which he
was willing to turn over to her at
$500, half it's value, if she will con-
slider that as part payment for what
he may have to pay later. He says
his law business will enable him to
give her $50 month il she will ac-
scept that reduction.
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
JAMAICA CONSIDERS
PANAMA EXPOSITION

Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 2s.-The
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce is
considering a. proposal to recommend
to the government the holding Of a
big exposition here in 1915, coincident
with the formal opening of the Pan
anna canal. The chamber also will in
a few days take up the subject of i'm
proving shipping facilities here and in
order to provide accommodations for
the traffic passage through the canal,
the leading merchants favor the con-
struction of large dock and ship
ping repair ship.
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

into the mail box without any ad-
dress It was accompanied by the
following note: Dear Maggie-lf you
will wear this ring I will know that
you have accepted me for life. With
true love, Tom.' But Maggie never
received the ring so how could she
wear it? And how could Tom know
that the fault was his own because
with his thoughts upon his sweetheart
he forgot to write her name on the
package?
The packages of Christmas remem-
brance are pathetic when it is remem-
bered that they are sent with low
ing spirit intended to convey to some
loved one a message of affection. A
package evidently sent by some poor
working girl in Chicago to the old
folks at home contained a pair Of
warm gloves marked For Grandpa"
some handkerchiefs For Aunt Mar
tha," a collar "For Mother" and a
necktie For Father" Each little gift
was wrapped separately and then the
whole package was mailed with no
address. The old folks perhaps are
grieving over the thought that they
have been forgotten, and the girl is
wondering why they are unacknowl-
edged.
Each year thousands Of letters come
to the postoffices addressed to Santa
Claus. President Roosevelt first
granted permission to Miss Elizabeth
Phillips to take these letters and so
far as lay in her power to grant the
requests contained in them. Within
year Miss Phillips became widely
known as the Santa Claus lady. Her
untimely death caused much sorrow
among the poor children of the coun-
try but, thanks to her initiative, any
benevolent person who desires to help
| spread Christmas cheer to poor little
children can secure letters to Santa
Claus from the dead letter office.
Fancy pictures, cards and periodicals
which are thought of interest are Sc
| leeted by the thousand each year and
| distributed among the benevolent in
| stitutions of the District of Columbia.
| All foreign letters are returned un-
opened to the countries from which
| they come. There is an average OF a
/ million articles received at the dead
| letter office each year from foreign
countries. Many of these contain
only the address "United States" or
| perhaps the persons name and the
words Near Chicago" or something
| equally vague. Foreign letters are
not opened or recorded, but a careful
/ list is kept Of all registered mail from
!, foreign countries that every facility
| may be given to any government trae-
ing lost ones. Among the foreign
packages recently received is d
/ quantity old book from Dublin, Ire
land, entitled "The True Spirit of Ire
land The pages inside were cut ou,
in such manner that whisky bottle
is enclosed.
/ CTomorroW-Nationa Corn Exposi-
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

men in Montana, if one is to judge
by what he hears here, desire to
select their United States senators in
the future at the ballot box. The
grand and glorious farce being re-
peated here day after day has even
set mossbacks to thinking.
The democrats promise a reappor-
tionment BILL
But, what about the senatorial
situation? What will be the result?
II a frog in a we'll climbs one foot
each day and slides back two where
will he be by and by?
The democrats realize, however,
that it would mean a great setback
to their party to fail 10 elect a SEM
ator. Many dyed DEM
ocrats are restless under the present
deadlock and will go to any good
man. A number of progressive dem
oerats would not mind voting for a
progressive republican. A few copper
lined men and handful OF gold
seeking fellows may turn the trick at
the psychological moment. Something
is going to happen before the lesis.
lature adjourns. If the democrats
cannot elect Il senator the republicans
will That is the case in a nutshell
IL. Il. G. BRYANT
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
RHEuml ISM
WEAK KIDNEYS 4 THIN BLOOD

Not only is the blood the great
nourishing source of our systems, but
equally as important is its work Of
removing the waste Of oxodized tis-
sues which have been consumed in
force and bodily heat. This waste il
filtered out through the kidneys.
When, however, the kidneys become
weak and unable to perform their
regular duties, the waste is allowed
to remain in the circulation, soon
forming uric acid which destroys the
greater portion Of nourishing elements
of the blood and leave it weak and
acrid. This imperfect blood deposits
into the different muscles and joints
the uratic impuritv with which it is
contaminated. Then the pains and
aches of Rheumatism commence. The
gritty formation which uric acid
causes collects in the joints and pro-
duces the aches and stiffness which
always accompany the disease. Like
wise the muscles are coated and lose
their elasticity, while the continual
irritation to the nerves produces SWELL
ing and inflammation Of the flesh.
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
POOR PROFESSOR.

Ottawa Kan, Jan. 2s.-Mlss Ethel
MCGEE, a stenograpiler of Kansas
City. who sued Professor Grant H.
Grain of Ottawa for $4,000 for alleged
breach OF promise to marry. was given
a verdict of $4,000 today.
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

make it record breaker. In san-
fencing the public to- this particular
Seven Days Managers Wagenlaals 4
kemper are proving them selves
philanthropists.'
In predicting d record MIR. Davies
knew whereof he spoke. Seven
Days has made o record as the only
comedy that has ever reached q two
years run in New York and kept
going straight through the summer.
"St. EImon at the TamiIy.
Beginning tomorrow night the Laura
Winston company will produce at the
Family thea'ter the great romantic
play "St. Elmo, This is the play
that created a. furore when first pre-
sented in the eastern cities less than
two years ago. The story is one Of
mans cynicism and Woman's truth
and steadfastness. The comedy is
good, and the situations are strong.
Miss Winston will he seen i'll the role
Of Edna Earle, and w. s. Van Dyke
will assume that of st. Elmo. Spe-
cial scenery will be prepared for the
piece and everything will be done to
give the patrons a perfect performance
in every way. The management has
in preparation number of first
class plays, including the Girl Thief,"
QUO Vadis,,' Carmen" and a NUM-
Der of others that will give the patrons
of this house a line of performances
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

5. s. s. ureS
Rheumatism in
the only way it is
possible to over
come the disease;
it lie an Sc $ the
blood Of ali uric
acid poison aud
strengthens the
kit1neys so luey
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29
Morony on the job.

Morony on the JoO. e
Johnny Morony has been back, and
stopped at the Helena hotel, where he
conferred with a number of politicians.
Everybody in this little city seems to
lay great store by the Little Red
Fellow He seems to- be playing
some sort of role in the senatorial
contest
The Missoula legislators are in the
thick of the fight here, Messrs.
Woody and Berry, with Colonel Nolan,
will prepare the commission form of
government bill that will pass the
house. They are now at work on IT.
Senator Donlan has put through his
white slave bill and the law, ii APP
proved by the governor, will be one
of the most drastic ever passed in the
west It has real teeth.
But, after all, the one great question
is, Who is to he tour next senator?'
Bills are interesting but "Oh, you
senator." rs the way the public puts
| it.
The primary bills. like two race
horses, are off-the Oregon plan in
| the house and the Iowa plan in the
senate. The republican senators have
made up their minds to make the
1 house take the Everett bill. and the
democratic representatives are just as
determined to have the senate accept
the Byrnes bill. There they stand
/ Time viii tell A small party of cut,
throat politicians, led by a selfish
/ designing would1be statesman, is try
/ ing to side track primary bills. bn
1 the members of the legislature arr
hearing from home. Nine out OF ],
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

that have never been equalied by any
stock company in Missoula.
Change at the Grand.
After II very pleasant introduction
to the Mssoula playgoing public at
the Grand last week, the Richardson
Il Lewis Stock company Will enter
tomorrow upon its second week. The
bill for the first three days Of the
week and the Wednesday matinee will
be d thrilling drama, Escaped From
Sing Sing This is one OF the best
attractions In the rcpertory Of the
new company and may be depended
upon to strengthen the excellent I'M
preston which tho company made
last week with ~ Race for Mil
lion. Popular prices will prevail
The playhouse on the corner is having
d splendid run Of business with she
new company On the bills and the
packed houses of last week will no
doubt be repeated this week.
Biiou.
For the initial part of the present
week the Bijou will have a good pic
ture program "Justinian and Theo-
ders," being the principal pictorial at
traction. The story told by this film
is one which has its scenes laid In days
long since gone. 1t is a narrative OF
the old Roman empire; of gladlators; !;
the tiger-pen and deeds of valor. The
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

IomorroW-National Corn EXPOSE
ton.
The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-29

II am put out this morning said
Representative Vaughan to me
Wednesday.
What is the trouble?" inquired.
Why. the committee on education
killed my anti-corporal punishment
bill. / wanted to stop teachers from
whipping children"
'aSs Mr.. Vaughan has his heart on this
bill but the committee. not single
member Of 1t. agreed with him.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
"WHY SHOULD | USE
CUTICURA SOAP?

"There is nothing the matter with
my skin, and thought Cuticuta Soap
was only for skin troubles" True, it
Is for skin troubles, but its great mis-
sion is to prevent skin troubles. For
more than a generation it's delicate
emollient and prophylactic properties
have rendered it the standard for this
purpose, while its extreme purity and
refreshing fragrance give to it all the
advantages Of the best of toilet soaps
It is also invaluable in keeping the
hands soft and white. the hair live
and glossy, and the scalp free from
dandruff and irritation.
While its first cost is few cents
more than that of ordinary toilet
soaps, it is prepared with such care
and of such materials, that it wears
to wafer, often outlasting several
cakes of other soap, and making its
use, in practice, most economical.
Cuticura Soap is sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, but the truth of
these claims may be demonstrated
without cost by sending to "Cuticura,"
Dept. % L, Boston, for a liberal SAM
pie cake, together with thirty-two
page book on the skin and hair.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
WHERE WIGGINs FELL DOWN
Employer Now Realizes That There
Are Such Things as Grand
mothers Of Office Boys.

Outside his own. cleverness there is
nothing that so delights Mr.. Virgins
as game of baseball, and when he
gets chance to exploit the two at the
same time he may be said to be
the happiest man in the world. Hence
it was that the other day, when little
red-headed Willie Mulligan, his Office
boy. came shifting into his presence
to ask for the afternoon off that he
might attend his grandmother's fu-
neral, Virgins deemed it a mastery
stroke to answer:
why, certainly, Willie. What's
more, my boy, if you'll wait for me I'll
go with you."
Cali right, sir" shifted Willie, as he
returned to his desk and waited pa
tiently.
And 10 and behold, poor little Willie
had told the truth, and when he and
Virgins started out together, the lat
ter not only lost one of the best
games of the season, but had to at
tend the obsequies of an old lady in
whom he had no interest whatever
Harper's Weekly.