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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-15

Appropriation work dis AZ 5 $3.50
Repair dist AZ 3.z5
Work on road dis AZ 8.
Supplies dis AZ 1910
Work on road disc 27.50
Supplies dis 20 1890
Work on road dis 20 1918
Supplies dis 20 II.
Grading pillow A..
G. w. Royse, road pillow 303.60
Appropriation work dis 10 SO.
Supplies dis 10.
Supplies dis 2 1872
Work on road dis 2 S.
Lumber for road dis 2 2.32
Lumber for road dis 80 6.
BlacksmIthlng dis 30 Gas
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-15

10 OlSt. ~. Afternoon ScSSlOn:-1ne
sun Of 5000 was appropriated to be
used upon the roads in dist. No. 81.
The following bills were taken up,
aud allowed:
Appropriation work dis 10 FL.
Supplies dis 10 $50
Work ON road dis 10 5.
Appro. work dis II 4sO.62
Work on road dis 35 35.
Board hire IS.
Repairs on ferry 1886
McRae Apr. on Empey road 100.
Supplies 83.43
Work on road dis "a IA.
Apr. work dis "a %.
Work on bridge dis "a 4
Work on road dis 80 18.
Supplies dis Al 10.
Apr work ia.
Supplies dis $50
Lumber 10.
Apr dis 5 1921
Road machine dis 5 ll.50
Work on road dis IL 20.
Bridge work dis IL 200. 90
I. L. L. Logan grdinginsaneman $50
Work on road dis 7 80.
Viewer on road 6.
supplies dis 43 1880
Supplies dis 8 6.l5
Viewer 80.
Work on road dis 16 8.
The resignation Of J. M. Prather
| as Overseer Of dis. 16 was accepted.
rhos. Benton was appointed to fiji
the vacancy. The salary Of county
attorney for Kootenai county for tn,
years 1908 and 'O4 were fixed at $1,000.
The board adjourned until July 3lst.
Thursday, July 81, l902:-Board
net at 10 a nj. Commissioners pres
mt, w. w. Bush, r. ID. McKinnis.
The following bills were taken up,
audited and allowed:
W. Ashley, Jr. 2lats for county, $358. 90
\ Busk securing right way deed 4 OC
z Schlemiein wik road dis 10 Is 90
W II Cleland livery fr county 81 90
A Albright lumber fr bridge $40
Panhandle ldg X OF P damages 10 90
] Muhlfeldt bldg Fit Hill ferry 225 OC
r Mcpherson livery bryng chg s 90
| J Brandt bldng bridge 1875 90
inc S Woolery livery II county IT'S so
N d Wright supplies fr sheriff 20 As
The bills Of p NJ Bandanza and L
Z Melder for $3.50 and 5000 respec
lively having been Investigated were
taken up and rejected as not being In
the opinion of the board u proper
charge against the county.
Afternoon Session: The following biils
were audited and allowed: A Michea
work on road dist 10 81 so, Otis Mi
cheal same. The board rejected tn,
petition from the citizens of Hop
asking that a deputy sheriff be ap.
pointed for that place. The petition
OF T f O'Reilly for county aid out
side Of poor farm was rejected. The
petition Of L Popp and IN Cane as
justice Of peace and constable OF Ma.
pies precinct was rejected because OF
insufficient number Of signers from
among the tax payers of tho precinct.
The board granted the petition Of J.
A. Waters ct al requesting standing
reward for the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons unlawfully
stealing, driving away, shooting, poi
soning or killing any live stock with.
10 Kootenai County, Idaho, and said
reward was fixed at $50. The petit
tion OF c A Morgan ct al for the ap-
OF ] q Gren as justice OF
peace and G Nj Corners as constable
for Elmira precinct, was approved.
The petition OF G # LaFranz ct al
for the appointment Of Lonis Howe
as justice OF peace for Kootenai pre-.
cinct was approved. The petition of
o ] Graham ct al for the appointment
Of @ A Morgan as road overseer for
district IA was approved. That Of
Butler and Culver ct al for appoint
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-15
80 REWARD

=, The A. II. T. A. No. 3d. will give n reward OF
100 70 any person or persons for the arrest
and conviction or amy person or persons
stealing, driving away. shooting, poisoning,
or killing any live stock Of any members Of
the assOciAtloh. jun ~ tt
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-15

The appropriation Of $3.50 which
was placed to the credit OF dist. 9 on
July %, 1901 by error was transferred
to dist. 10. Afternoon scssion:-The
sun Of 5000 was appropriated to be
used upon the roads in dist. No. 81.
The following bills were taken up,
and allOwnd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

and engineers, and II is understood to
be the wish of the empress dowager
that not less than one-half the stock
and bonds Of the company shall be Sub
scribed for by native capitalists in
order that they may share the control
OF the property. This Is an American
enterprise, organized by the late Sem
ator Brlce, Of Ohio, and syndicate
of the richest men in New York Is be-
hind 1t. At present the immense traffic
between these two places has to be ship
ped 1900 miles by river and then carted
or carried 30 miles over the Che-llng
mountains, an expensive process even
with coole labor. The railroad will
shorten the distance to 1900 miles and
do away with re-handling. The extent
Of the Chinese governments interest
in the matter is shown in its willingness
to furnish $40,00O,000 of the $1,000, 900
required to build the railroad. The
railroad company also has concessions
to develop the mineral resources along
the way and these are believed to be of
enormous richness.
Evidently friend such as WI Ting
fang has proved himself to be at WASH
ington will be equally useful to his
own country and to Americans, at
Pekin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
FUTURE OF JOURNALISM.
From the Worlds Work.

From the Worlds Work.
The period of the Great Editor-the
man who carried on Il party debate every
morning and gave his readers sort of
continuous gladiatorial performance-is
past. The day of the Sensational Jour-
nalist is passing-the man who boasts of
his papers circulation and of his char
ities-because other sorts of self-conscious
millonaires also have risen to play this
sorry game; and the newspaper bras-
gart Is ceasing to attract attention. Mean
while the conscientious, well-equipped
army of high-minded men who practice
the profession is increasing every year.
The truth is, journalism is just now be-
coming for the first time distinctly an in
dependent and attractive profession 1t
yet needs better esprit de corps. sense
of professional dignity, and relief from
the quacks and the loud adventurers of
the craft. There Is need, too, of still
higher pay to those that write we'll, and
of more stable conditions of employment.
But these conditions are following the
more stable prosperity that the business
is taking on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

Bering Straits. Most Of the way this
journey was over the arctic Ice, and
was traversed with difficulty. Along
the shore line but little driftwood was
available, and many days the party
ate nothing but cold food. An ordinary
tent was used, and on account OF the
scant supply of fuel, they all suffered
severely from the terrible cold. The
last Journey occupied six weeks, and
all Of the party were worn out and
exhausted when they reached some
friendly Indians at East Cape on May
16.
Here they awaited the arrival of the
United States steamer Thetis, which,
by arrangement, was to call for them
at East Cape. 1t was thirty-two days
after their arrival at East Cape before
the Thetis arrived, on June is. The
party was taken on board Immediately,
but could not be landed on shore. lii
stead of this Captain Healy put the ex-
plorers down on the ice about five miles
from land. From this point they were
guided to land by party of Indians
lloIIl Nupe VI WdlCS. fCT IL lew
days these Indians cared for them, un-
til the ice broke, and the steamer Sadie
was sighted. DE Windt and party went
then to St. Michael and from that
point to Dawson, on the steamer Han
ma, where they arrived July Is. Two
days later they left for White Horse,
arriving at Skagway last Thursday,
and embarking on the same day for the
south"
The dispatch is silent as to Mr.. De
Windt's opinion on the feasibility Of
an all-ral route from New York to
Paris; and doubtless we shall have to
await fuller returns in the magazines.
This scheme, like that of an intercon-
tinenta railroad connecting the three
Americas, is chiefly useful as an exer-
else for the imagination, but while men
can be found to undergo such hard
ships in the interest of science, noto-
riety or adventure it will not do to
conclude that the age of chivalry has
passed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
Good Warm-weather Reading,

q SPECIAL dispatch from Vic
~ toria, British Columbia, to the
a Washington Post tells a tale
of adventure amidst northern
ice fields which makes interesting mid
summer reading:
Harry De Windt, the noted travel
er, explorer, author, and journalist, and
his companions, Viscompte de Clin-
cham, Bellegarde, of Paris; George
Harding, an Englishman, and Stepan
Rastorguyeff, Russian, who Travelled
with the expedition from Kakuta, ST.
IBERIA, left Skagway on Thursday last,
en- route to New York and Paris. after
2 most adventurous journey, which was
practically taken with view of inves-
tlgating the feasibility of a railway TO
be built through from Europe to the
Bering Straits to connect with an Alas
kan road.
"De Windt and his companions left
Paris on Dec. 10, and, proceeding via
MOSCOW. they went over the Trans
Siberian railway to Irkutsk, at which
point they arrived on Jan. 12, and there
rokas. Horses We're not spared, and
with relays they made the arduous
journey over 1000 miles Of steppes to
Yakutsk, which the explorer declares is
said to be the coolest spot of the
Would, in twenty-three days. At va
kutsk the officials insisted on a guide
and interpreter joining the party, and
a Cossack has been with the party
since then. Reindeer were obtained
and the party proceeded north 500 miles
to vernoyski. where. after a short stay,
fresh reindeer We're secured and the
party started on their thousand mile
journey to the Arctic coast.
ARRIVING at the coast. little food
could be secured by the travellers, but
dog teams were obtained and sort OF
pemmican. the only food available, 1t
forming the main article of diet on
their next stage, which was 1000 miles
to Fast Cape. on the Siberian coast Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
Temperance Reform.
. HE CENSUS bulletin on the
drink industry in the United
Il States will furnish material

|
drink industry in the United
Il States will furnish material
for many temperance lee
lures. In 1900 the census year, the con-
sumption of liquors containing alcohol
amounted to 1,3c5, ,35S,094 gallons; 1,19S,-
| COZ, 104 gallons malt, 1O3,33O,423 gallons
| distilled liquors and 23,425,567 gallons
wines; an average consumption Of 17.3
gallons per capita. The product of the
2,3S5 establishments doing more than
$500 business a year, which was the
limit of the census investigation,
amounted to s34O,615, ,466, divided as fol-
lows: Wines, sG,547,210; distilled
liquors, s96,79s,443; and malt liquors,
1921, ,269, ,713.
The great increase is in beer. This
is fast becoming the universal Ameri-
can drink. Deducting expectations Of
1900 by Americans was 1871 gallons per
capita. This growth has come about
in comparatively a few years. From
1850 to 1860 1t increased 272 per cent;
during the next decade it was 1914 per
cent; from 1870 to 1880, S1.4 per cent;
1880 to 1890, sos per cent, and in the
last decade, 29.S per cent. While the
percentage of increase is falling, the
rate of growth is yet more rapid than
the growth in population. In 1863 the
total beer production Of the United
States was only 100000 barrels; today
Z 10 in, ,f l,o Tn,
half century the number OF breweries
has trebled, the capitalization has in
creased more than one hundred fold,
the number of wage earners involved
has multiplied more than fifteen times,
wages have multiplied nearly thirty
fold and the value Of the product has
multiplied forty fold.
The domestic wine industry dates
back only to 1860. Since that time it
has grown rapidly, but not /alarmingly.
The consumption per capita is today
less than one-half gallon. Coming to
distilled spirits we have most cause for
congratulation. While beer production
from 1850 to 1860 was increasing 272 per
cent, the production of whisky in
creased only 96.2 per cent; the next
decade the increase was only II per
cent; from 1870 to 1880 the increase was
but little larger, the decade following
it grew to 1887 per cent, but last dec
ade it was only IL per cent. In half
century the total output in gallons has
not multiplied by five, notwithstand-
ing the great increase in population and
the largely increased use of spirits in
the arts.
1t is evident from these figures, as it
Is from common observation and a
worldly knowledge of human nature,
that the substitution Of malt for spirit
temperance reform. That it has been
hastened by extremist movements, such
as attempts at state prohibition, may
fairly be doubted. More probably it
has come through natural process of
evolution whereby the underlying COM
mon sense of the American people has
admonished them to cut loose from in
temperate use of strong drink and seek
stimulation, if at all, in the milder
forms. But whatever the explanation,
the fact itself stands forth conspicu-
ously that intemperance Is on the de-
cline. 1t is being drowned, SO to speak,
in sea of beer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

The United States government spends
hundreds of millions of dollars very
wisely on battleships, forts, batteries
and armies for external defense, yet
when the educational interests of the
country call for more than a 100000
annual expenditure in federal aid to
education the present cost of the bu-
reau of education) small economists
object. The value of Uncle Sans pub
lie school plant is nearly s54O.0 900
and 1t takes $21S,OOO.OOO year to run
it, more than 100000 pupils being in
attendance. This large interest most
vital for internal defense. is surely
worth more than $4,000 Of the national
governments money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

"HE RECURRENCE of vio-
lence which is reported from
l. various places in the strike
belt, and which in nearly
every instance takes the form Of forc-
BILE interference by strikers or their
sympathiZers with men at work or
seeking work in or about the mines, is
greatly to be deplored and cannot be
tolerated. 1t violates the counsel and
instructions of the responsible strike
leaders and it affronts and challenges
all who believe in law and order.
Undoubtedly this violence is the work
of hot heads; of boys, women and men
who are carried away by their feelings
and prejudices, and do not realize that
they are doing exactly what the opera
tors would have them do so as to turn
the current of public sympathy and
bring on the interposition of troops.
For this reason, while officers of the
law must enforce the law at any and
all hazards, and must be upheld while
doing it, it especially behooves the more
intelligent and judcious strikers to
take active measures to hold these
violent persons in check. -
Nearly twelve weeks of the strike
have passed without violence of a
serious or general character. The alb
stention from violence by the men on
strike has been their strongest weapon.
1t has enabled their leaders to appeal
to the country to take notice that the
contest, one of the largest in the his
tory of the labor movement, has been
at the same time one of the most peace
full. Dependent as they now are upon
outside contributions for the con-
tinuancc OF their struggle, the strikers
have a monetary as well as moral
stake in preserving this good reputa-
ton.
Mob demons trations and defiance of
the laws of the land would shut the
pocket books of outside sympathizers
more quickly than anything else that
tha strikers could do.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

1t is announced that Attorney Gem
eral Knox will have the aid of Senator
Panama Canal company. Mr.. Spooner.
like Mr.. Knox. earned when in private
practice, more than 100000 year but
he will do this work for nothing, while
Mr.. Knox will get only his salary as
attorney general, about $3.50 week.
Secretary Root is another able lawyer
who loses largely by acceptance of
public Office, But really big men seem
to enjoy personal sacrifice. 1t is one
of the proofs OF their bigness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
THE MAN WITHOUT THE HOE.

Ay, he's the man to pity and point the
tale of woe,
Who hath no place TO plant a seed and
help to make it grow
Whose heart is brick and mortar.
Whose life is soulless barter
A million miles from Gods sweet world
the man without the hoe.
Country Life In America.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

Our total trade with China in 1901
exports and imports) was about $42,-
100000, as against about the same in
1900 Imports from the United States
increased about $500, 900 and exports to
the United States fell off $500, OOO
making the balance of trade SIS, 900, 900
in our favor. Our trade with China
last year was about IA per cent of her
total foreign commerce, but only 1.3
of 1t was carried in American ships.
Mr.. Ballard we'll says: "As we have
never incurred the hostility of the
Chinese by forcing grants of territory
or ports, in compensation for real or
fancied injuries, nor in any way sought
to benefit by the many embarrassments
Of the Celestial empire; on the contrary,
as in our dealings with her, we have
always governed our actions by the
motto. or title of Charles Reade's cele-
brated novel, Put Yourself in His
Place we can fairly count on Chinese
good will towards Americans and
everything American. which means a
much larger share of the future busi-
ness of that densely populated country
of enormous consuming capacity, and
very limited manufacturing facilities" !"
AS a substantial proof of the favor
which Americans at present enjoy in
China the fact should be mentioned
that an imperial edict has just been
issued at Pekin authorizing the COM
mencement of construction work upon
the proposed railroad between Hankow
and Canton, and the issue of $40, OOO 900
OF gold bonds as a subsidy to assist
the enterprise. The several governors
and other officials along the line of the
road are commanded to render every
aid in their power to the contractors
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.

State.
Governors. W. PFNNYPACEER.
Lieutenant Governoi'-W. NJ. BROWN.
Secretary of Internal Aifairs-ISAAC b
BROWN.
County.
Congress CONNELL.
Judge--A. a. NOSBtRG.
Commissoners-JOHN COURIER NOR
R1S. JOHN PENMAN.
Mine 1nspectors-LI.EWEL NJ EN-
ANS, DAVID II. WILLIAMS.
Legislative.
First District-JOSEPH OLIVER.
Second Dstrict--JOIIN SCHEI'ER, JR.
Third DistriCt--EDWARD JAMES.
Fourth District-P. A. PHtLBlN.
Election day. Nov. 4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

Bay postoffice seems to be about the
only incident to date that will be Of
any use to the individuals in charge
Of the department of campaign issues
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
Minister Wu's Recall.

|HE DUTY for which WI
Ting-fang has been recalled
L. to China is one of great i'm
portance, and 1t Is likely to
prove very helpful to American in
terests that Mr.. WI Is to have charge
of It,. He Is to revise the laws Of China.
At present that country has no laws.
Separate edicts are issued for every
matter requiring governmental atten-
ton. These are often conflicting and
are based on no definite underlying
principles, being usually influenced by
the latest pull" How far Mr.. WI
will be permitted to substitute for such
an erratic method disgested system
cannot, Of course, be foretold; but
Americans will readily believe that he
will do his BEST and they know that
means much. He is probably the ablest
living Chinaman; man we'll educated
in both Chinese and modern lore; and
apart from his scholarship, his friendly
influence at Pekin will be a valuable
American asset.
Aside from the general interest which
Americans have in the modernization
of China, their financial and CONNER
cial stake in that country is consider
able, and growing. In the August Pro-
tectionist Walter j. Ballard makes this
plain. Upon the authority of Consul
General John Goodnow, Of Shanghai,
Mr. Ballard gives our sales to China as,
1899 Observation-Disclosures. 81 500, OCO
l"J lo,of-,oos
lvUl 1),4fi,oea
as near as the records show, but he
thinks the correct figures would be
considerably larger, as American goods
shipped by Canadian Pacific steamers
(for want of American ships) are credit
ed to Canada. Those shipped by the
Japanese line from Seattle and San
Francisco (also for want of American
ships) are credited to Japan. Those
via London are credited to Great Bri-
tain, and those via Hongkong to Hong
kong. We get credit at the Chinese
Imperial maritime customs for only the
goods shipped on the few American
lines, and cleared from United States
ports to ports in China.
Our principal sales to China in 1900
and 1901 were
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

OF course the news from the Philip
pines war by way of Lake George will
be considered more authentic than that
sent from the spot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

From the evidence at hand it appears
that Pugilist Goddard, the Camden re-
peatGr and polling place thug, got
gbout what he deserved.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

President Castro seems to have been
satisfied with taking look at the dis
turbers of his republic
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

The principal items of the exports
from Shanghai to the United States
were.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

THE FLAT RATE FOR ADVERTISING.
The following table shows the price per
inch each insertion, space to be useo
within one year:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
Halt LaWlessness.

T>HE RECURRENCE of vio-
lence which is reported from
Il various places in the strike
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
THIRTY-THREE SCHOLARSHIPS
$9574
Universities


2 Scholarships in Syracuse University,
at $432 each. 80. S
! Scholarship in Bucknel University.
! Scholarship in the University Of Roch-
Preparatory Schools
! Scholarship in Washington School for
Boys. ................
! Scholarship in WillIamsport Dickin-
son Seminary.
l Scholarship in Dickinson Collegiate
Preparatory School,. .............
| Scholarship in Newton Collegiate In
Stltute. $500.
| Scholarship in Keystone Academy.
! Scholarship in Brown College Prepar-
atory School.
l Scholarship in the School OF the Lack
aWdHIlas ss.... ......
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

4 SPECIAL dispatch from Vic
~ toria, British Columbia, to the
N Washington Post tells tale
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

.HE DUTY for which WI
Ting-fang has been recalled
L. to China is one of great i'm
portance, and 1t Is likely to