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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-11-28
NEWS FROM CAPITAL
President Has rlessage
Ready For Congress
1T WILL BE SHORT
Intense Interest at Washington Over
Kansas Senatorial Contest--Who
is the Lucky Man.

Many of the senator's and repre-
sentatiyes who are coming to
Washington express their amaze
ment that the president can be
away from the white house at this
time and some are clearly disap-
pointed. They have numerous
fish to fry" and the absence of
Mr.. Roosevelt is quite disconcert-
ing. The energy and expedition
with which the president dis
patched the major portion of his
message is unprecedented but on
the other hand he has worked early
and late and has earned the brief
respite he is now enjoying. To
those persons entitled to know, his
secretaries explain certain por-
tions Of his message and make
notes OF their recommendations, as
the President can read them in
much shorter time than would be
required to listen to the verbal ex-
preston OF their views.
Senator Elkins has come to
Washington and has given
to the press statement of his
attitude in regard to Cuban
reciprocity. He says that the
reason that he so bitterly op-
posed the Cuban bill during the
last session was that he feared that
t would prove the entering wedge
which would enable the congress-
men from the northwest to secure
rec lumer. The duty of 50 per
thousand feet on lumber has proved
# great value to West Virginia,
,ut the northwestern states wish :
t removed. He says that he is
willing to vote for treat
y granting reciprocity because
hat will establish no precedent for !.
he removal of the duty on lumber. :
ien. Tasker H. Bliss, who has '
:, Ii
one to Havana to promote the
egotiation of the treaty, will it is
elieved be able to greatly promote ~
nat end. 1t is the earnest desireI
the administration to send the
eaty to the Senate before the "
hristmas recess. After that :,
lere will be several republicans
osent from the senate as they will
i've t. stay at their state capitals =
oking after their reelection and,
it requires a two-thirds vote to
tify the treaty, every republican D.
tie may be needed
The reported willingness of Ger
any to submit to the Hague tri-. y
nal the question OF the payment
the Chinese indemnity in gold or
yer is regarded in Washington
another triumph for American
,lomacy. The movement to get F.
matter submitted to the Hague dcr
5 undertaken by Minister WI anc
Washington with the advice the
assistance o; Secretary Hay Jon
is one more proof of The friend Mr..
IS of the United States for the eral
sstial Empire. bret
here is intense interest In Mr..
shington over the Kansas sena- mar
al contest which promises to be the
once interesting and bitter OF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-11-28
Hed.

Adrian SAVERS Remission, infant
son of George and Susie Kennis-
ton. died at their home in Sho-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26

and far be 1t from us to belittle or even question the wisdom of ths an cients.
 The sun is moving back towards the equator. speaking from our earthly point of view, and the dog star is no longer visible. and there is hope even in Alabama that cooler and more life giving weather will return. Cooler nights will in due time be supple mented with cooler days, and all can entertain the hope that the spells of intense heat will become brief and briefer.
 This state has rarely experienced hotter or dryer summer. and now that a change for the better is plainly coming all can take courage. All can take up their respective tasks with re- newed energy, determined to do their best to push Alabama into the first rank, while they better their own for tunes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
The PnhIIo snhools.

''The desk capacity of the public schools for the white children of Birmingham will probably be sufficient to accommodate all the pupils who present themselves for enrolment next month. but one new building, possibly two, will have to be erected by September, 1903, as the mum Der of school children Is increasing rapid ly," said a member of the board of educa- tion
 ''The only way that accommodations are to be provided for the children in Sep tember next is by furnishing several un- occupied rooms in the Martin school put ting additional desks in some of the other schools and utilizing the library rooms in the high school
 "The accommodations for colored child ren are entirely inadequate and something should be done to relieve the congestion in the negro schools.
 T think the city will have to build large additions to the Lakeview and Ull- man schools. With this done, and with a new building in the northeastern sec ton of the city. another on the southside and new high school building, Birming- ham would be pretty well fixed so far as the white children are concerned
 ''This city cannot afford to lag behind in the matter of schools Next to a good sewerage system and a good supply of water, the schools form the most import ant feature of every large community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
Church Life.

The periodicals, secular and religious, are having much to say about the waning interest in evangelical religion in many of the large cities and the leading pas tors are beginning to bestir themselves In order to counteract the adverse infiu- ences at york; said a layman
 "Indifferentsm on the part of men seems to be the great trouble Leslie's Weekly has this advice to offer: If reli- gious vitality Is at a low ebb, as Dr. Lori mer says. attendance at the churches painfully small and the tendency to disre- churches and their chief leaders have themselves to blame for it. They have ample equipment, sufficient machinery and every necessary resource, so far as men and means are concerned. to alter the situation if they will set themselves about it with the right spirit and the re- quisite energy, with their dominating and controlling motive the salvation of men rather than sectarian aggrandizement or the promotion of pet 'isms. What the people want and what they hunger for more than ever before is true spiritual food and not the dry husks of religious controversy; they want light upon the path of their everyday lives, comfort and consolation such as religion alone is designed to give for the sorrows, trials, sufferings and bereavements common to humanity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
AS TO A cows TEETH.

From the New York Press.
 A learned discussion on the subject Has COW teethg' agitated the Mug House club the other night for several hours. Farmers lawyers. doctors. thinkers, ar gued pro and con with much fire. Bold assertions were made that no ruminant, at least no hollow-horned ruminant. has teeth. One man said that he had often put his hand into a cows mouth to see If she could bite him, and she could not. Others were certain that COW Is as we'll toothed as a saw. The upshot was that no one knew anything about it. and guessing dId not count. Reference to the proper authorities revealed that a COW has no front teeth in the upper jaw. but any quantity of cheek teeth, with the up- per molars re-enforced by an additional column on the inner side. Nothing is so educational as q discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
Musical Genius.

''Maseagni, the Italian composer and operatic director. who has been engaged at a record-brealing guarantee to pre- sent his operas on limited tour of this country, Will arrive in New York next month," said a musician.
 "On account of the popularity of Mas cagnfs .Cavalleria Rusticana,' which has been heard in every city of any size in the world, and the intermezzo from that work. yabich has beer played on every plano, pipe organ and hand organ, the brilliant composers name Is household word
 'Mascagnis rise from penniless ob- scurity to wealth snd renown was one of the most remarkable In musical annals. At the beginning of 1890 he was unknown and struggling; six months later his fame had spread over the civilized world In the light of his career 1t Is an inter- esting and significant incident that the composer was so little known in Rome He was refused admittance into the Teatro Costanzi. where 'Cavalliera Rus ticana' WAS being rehearsed for its first public performance.
 ''rhis opera had won the Sonzogna com petition, and was being prepared for pre- sentaton under the celebrated director. slgnor Mascheroni. Mascagni, who for weeks had been experiencing the bitter ness of great poverty went to the Cos tanzi to see his work in preparation. He had never seen 1t on the stage; 1T, fact, had never heard a note sung except by his own badly trained voice. and he was full of nervous expectancy as he ap- preached the theatre. But the doorkeep- CT looked askance at his frayed gar ments and thought of calling an officer. when -he figure before him claimed to be the composer of the opera being re- hearsed within.
 'The indignant and disappointed musi- clan paced up and down the sidewaig half an hour. when Signor Mascheroni hap pened to come to the door. The maestro recognized the haggard young man and led him within. Two evenings later, May IT, 1S90, Mascagni, in immaculate gar ments, was having bis acknowledgements before the most enthusiastic audience ever assembled within the historic Cos tanzi. The next day he was hailed as the foremost young musician of his time wherever the language of opera is spoken. This success he followed up by personally conquering every European capital, end soon he is to come over to conquer America"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
DISCUSSION
 OF AN AMERICAN DISEASE

gestion. such as cramps in the stomach, sour eructations, bloating, etc. but they do not appear to grasp the fact that chronic headaches. constipation. insomnia or inability to sleep, anaemia, auto-infec- tion, nervousness, sallow complexion, malnutrition and standardization are the stronger and more dangerous symptoms, the larger tentacles or feelers of the great body popularly known as dyspepsia or chronic indigestion.
 The causes of dyspepsia or chronic in- digestion are many. Prominent among them are consistently hurried or irregular meals, insufficient masticatlon, over work, mental or physical; also lack of exercise in the open air and the abuse of coffee, tea, tobacco and alcohol.
 If person has already felt the grasp of the tentacles 1t Is too late to say, merely, you must keep out of danger. This ad- vice is good in It's place, but it Is distinct ly out of place here. It Is clear that a person suffering from one or more of the symptoms above alluded to needs help. and help Of pronounced character. Much can be accomplished by correcting the Improper habits above mentioned, but in most cases the cures effected by such means would be slow and the vitality of the patient would be greatly exhausted by persisting in it. Modern medical sci- ence has demonstrated that in many cases nature can be greatly assisted. It is plain what is to be sought is not a remedy which will furnish temporary re- lief, which is, as has been stated, merely treating the symptoms, but one which re- moves the cause of the difficulty when the symptoms themselves will disappear. Such a remedy has been found in a com pound in which acid is the principal in- gredient I have used it for eight years with most gratifying results. and patients treated as many as eight years ago are well and hearty today. Under these cir cumstances, it is not strained infer ence to claim that the cure is permanent. It has been shown by Vaughan and oth- CTS that the nucleins have much to do with giving to an organism its immuni- ty to disease. and nuclenic acid stimu- lates the glands and natural secretions of the entire digestive tract giving to the body a substance which is destructive to mIcro-organism and their toxins.
 Patients suffering from this disease and It's many symptoms require intelligent treatment and should be cautioned against the danger of treating such symp- toms without experience. They should have prompt attention, as it is essential to the health of the patient that the cause should be removed. The disease is not confined to any particular time in life. It may be seen in the weak. sallow, puny child and from childhood on at any time until seen in the declining powers of old age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
FOLLY OF cREpuLousNEsS.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 The folly of creduousness in receiving ''prophecies'' was perhaps never more amusingly exemplified than it was in the case of the rhymes known as Mother Shipson's Prophecies" which used to be repeated in this country with some earn estness In the years immediately preced- ing 1881. They were printed in the fol- lowing form:
 Ancient Prediction.
 (Entitled by popular tradition "Mother Shiptons Prophecy" Published in 144S republished in 1641.)
 Carriages without horses shall go,
 And accidents fill the world with woe.
 Around the earth thoughts shall fly
 In the twinlSing of an eye.
 The world upside down shall be,
 And gold be found at the root of tree
 Through hills men shall ride.
 And no horse be at their side.
 Under water men shall walk
 Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
 In the air men shall be seen
 In white, fin black, in green.
 Iron in the water shall float,
 As easily as a wooden boat
 Gold shall be found and shown
 In a land that's not now known
 Fire and water shall wonders do,
 England shall at least admit Jew.
 The world to an end shall come
 In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
 These rhymes were in circulation dur ing about 20 years prior to the date fixed for the cataclysm, and ssomehow they found Judgement in the minds of millions of Englishmen and Americans as the veritable emenations from the prophetic soul of an aged witch who was reputed to have lived four centuries before. It Is believed that they were a cause of im- mense disquietude in both countries. But 1t turned out if we are to believe the avowal of one Charles Hindley, that he had fabricated the prophecy In 1862 and had published 1t in chap book. Even this did not dislodge the sense of premo- milton which it had excited. and 1t was not until 1881 had passed, with the world still going on as usual, that the supersti- tious came to the conclusion that Mother Shipton wasn't much of a prophecies after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
A Glorious Victory.

The nomination of William Dorsey Jelks by the rank and file of the dem- ocratic party is a personal triumph of much significance. It means that man who does his duty in office will be supported by the people. Governor Jelks has gone ahead meeting every demand of public business with cour- age and rare good sense, and such service has been appreciated by the thousands and tens of thousands who went to the polls, and the verdict of yesterday will become the verdict of November.
 But yesterdays victory was much more than a personal matter, for in it was bound up the full execution of the new constitution. The ballot of yesterday decided that the new con- stitution is to remain in the hands of friends, instead of too ready critics, until 1t Is put in full operation. thus giving 1t a square chance to demon strate It's value and influence. If yes terday's vote could be fully analysed, H1 4I,a4 ,41 desire on the part of the democratic masses was basic impulse.
 The fact that the new constitution is to have four years of favorable trial means in turn a long season of rest in this state from political turmoil and scheming and contention. Governor Jelks has no ambition beyond good service as the states chief executive. He will build no machine; like the lamented Sanford, he despises ma chine building, and the state will have four quiet years politically speaking, in which business enterprises and ma terial affairs can be pushed to the utmost. Not until 1906 will there be another important election in this state. By an important election we mean a contested election. The fed eral election of 1904 will be altogether one-sided under the new registration. The legislature will not meet again until 1907. Alabama in the historic primary of yesterday won therefore rest from politics, and that means peace and progress, and that is glory enough in one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
STACKED CHIPS WITH GATES.
A Savannahian's Experience at Sport
 Ing In Saratoga.

From the Savannah News.
 wooing the fickie goddess Is a style of speculative courtship that is not con- fined at Saratoga to John w. Gates, and such magnates as the celebrated owner of millions. The exploits of Mir. Gates have been widely heralded and his coups have gone the rounds. Whenever a man of wealth does a bit of plunging at the track and in such places as Canfields. though he makes himself the exposure of the country, and stories about him are always welcomed.
 This, however, while a story about Gates. introduces Savannahians, who shall be annonymous. This assurance will doubtless still the alarm of a number who have been to the famous resort and have returned Though they are willing to tell their friends about how and where they saw Gates. they are not clamoring to have the information broadcast.
 T saw Gates at the track the day he won s50, 900 on High Chancellor. hap pened to have bet on High Chancellor myself. but I suppose it Is hardly neces- sary for me to say that I did not win quite as much as Gates. About all I made out of my visits to the track was the price of admission and the few otler expenses that were necessary. l was lucky to do that well.
 Going to the races at Saratoga is not simply a question of buying a car ticket for or 10 cents, riding out and paying 50 cents for admission. Those arc prices that prevail here, but there 1t costs you for hack fare, and. when you get to the track you have to give up g for admission. But you feel satisfied, for everything works in perfect order, and you see the finest horses running on the finest course in the country"
 With other gentlemen the talk turned on the protected gaming parlors-the clubs of Saratoga. Canfleid's has the reputation, and 1t is there that the wealthiest men and the most ardent gamblers go. It is. like all places of it's kind, handsomely furnished. All of the most approved games of chance are to be found there. Faro, roulette, stud poker and the whole gamut exist. The games, too, are without the impeachment of lim- it's, or, if they have them, they are of proportions so sturendous that nene oi the large bets the Savannah man saw seemed to reach them.
 T saw one man betting 5000 on every turn of the roulette wheel" he said. He was putting bis money on the red or the black. playing colors only didn't watch him long enough to sec how ne came out At the faro layout saw bets of s2500 placed on case cards. Of course this was interesting, but it did not seem to be anything so strikingly un- usual
 T was most of all impressed by sight that met my eyes at the roulette table. Savannah man was sitting there, rub ping elbows with Gates. Gates had big stacks of chips in front of him. and every chip cost him $25. He was betting them all over the table, putting three or four chips on a number. The sayan- nah man had chips worth s1 each. but wasn't playing so wide open. One chip on a number was the limit he was soins. Even that would have been high down here. but there 1t was nothing more than 'piking' !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
s25,ooo PER ACRE CROP.

From the oglethorpe (Ga.) Echo.
 A farmer of this county Is this year producing twenty-five thousand dollars worth of stuff on one acre or a little more of ground. This sounds big, but we saw 1t a few days since. and know 1t is there. MT. John W. Moody is the farm- mer, and his crop of scions of his newly CT, and his crop of scions of his newly On an acre or perhaps a little more he has 100000 of these scions growing which will be ready for sale and delivery this fall. He readily sold about 10000 of the trees last fall at 25 cents each, and antic- ipates as ready sale for this crop, he hav- ing agencies established in ninety-two counties for that purpose. MT. Moodys friends are gratlfied at his success so far and his prospective further success with his fruit nursery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
mlTcHELL's WIFE AND FAMILY.
Their Unpretentlous and Happy Home
 Life Tn Illinois.

Spring Valley, Ill, Cor New York World.
 At 1s John Mitchell was digging In a coal mine; at ss now, he is president of the United Mine Workers of America. The twenty years of his life that lie be- tween those two periods are years of toll and vicissltudes. and the last ten, espe- cialIy, of steady, remarkable progress to- ward a never-changing goal.
 Holding now, as he does. the highest office in the gift of the United Mine Workers, his family still lives here in Spring Valley. in the simplest manner i'm aginable Mrs. Mitchell, her neighbors say, puts on no airs" and they like her the better for it. It Is evident that as her husband has grasped good fortune and risen in the world, she has not cared to change her way of living, which is prac- tically that of the better class of miners in the town.
 The house which Mrs. Mitchell and her four children occupy Is half of double frame, which she owns. The other half she rents She has six rooms for her own use. An ingrain carpet covers the parlor floor, and on the walls hang enlarged crayon pictures of members of the family including a nun, Mrs. Mitchelrs sister Prominent in one corner of the room stands an easel. on which Is picture of MT. Mitchell, in a wide frame of flowers and grasses. Beneath this is large sil- yer loving cup, presented to him on De- tober 29, 1900, by "admiring and enduring friends" of Scranton, Pa. giie clock and candeabrum from other associates were on a table.
 Mrs. Mitchell is a small. slender wo- man, black haired and gray-eyed, kind, practical and contented. She has worked hard, and shows it. She is naturally timid, quiet and reserved, and just now, owing to recent attacks on her husband, suspicious of journalistic strangers; but, stimulated by friendly inquiries, she talked freely of him and herself. She was born in Catlin, III. T did not get much education," she said. My mother died when I was 8, and the care of the house fell on me. I went to the Sisters school at Collinsville, H.. for awhile, but that was all"
 Mrs. Mitchell finds herself busy with her children. In doing the housework she has the assistance of a cousin, young girl. You must excuse my appearance" she exclaimed to her visitor, with a dep recatory glance at her wrapper 'I do all my own sewing. and that takes so much time" It has been suggested that the family's plain manner of living Is due to prudence, since any other might lessen President Mitchelrs popularity with the union, but really 1t appears matter of choice on Mrs. Mitchelrs part. Habit is strong. and she prefers to live just as she always lived
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-26
New York Hotels.

Hotels are fairly shooting up out of the ground in New York;" said a New York drummer at the Morris
 "A twenty-story hotel to represent a &OO0,OO0 investment Is one of the first operations under consideration by the new $66,0OO0OO United States Realty and Construction company. The site Is the en- tire block bounded by Fifty-sevekth and Fffty-eighth streets, Broadway and Eighth avenue. The block is now oc- cupied by old two, three and four sto tenements. with stores. Plans for the big hotel have been drawn. The estimated constructional outlay exceeds g, 900, 900. This is only one of the three or four hotel enterprises of the first magnitude now under way in New York"