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The Press., 1902-11-13
DON'T GET MORBID.
! 1t IL Not a Difficult Matter to Think
Yourself to Death.

Yourself to Death.
Thousands of people actually think
themselves to death every year by al
lowing their minds to dwell on morbid
subjects.
AS rule, the thought that kills re-
lates to something the individual
breads more than anything else in the
world. There is the germ of fatal
thought in ninety-nine persons in every
hundred, and the exception is only
proof against the thought disease by
having been inoculated with the lymph
Of optimism or philosophy.
The idea that one has some incipient
disease in ones system, the thought of
financial ruin, that one is getting on in
life without improving prospects-any
of them or a thousand similar
thoughts may carry healthy man to
premature grave. A melancholy
thought that fixes itself upon ones
mind needs as much "doctoring' as
physical disease. 1t needs to be eradi-
Gated from the mind or it will have
just the same result as a neglected
disease would have. The thought dis
ease sometimes cures itself after run
ming its course; so does smallpox. But
who would settle down to suffer from
smallpox and chance recovery, as thou
sands Of foolish persons settle down to
let the thought disease, which has at
tackled them, do it's worst?
Every melancholy thought, every
morbid notion and every nagging wor-
ry should be resisted to the utmost,
and the patient should be physicked by
store in every ones possession, bright
ompanions-cheaper than drugs and
pleasanter.
There have occurred scores Of dozens
Of cases where healthy persons have
thought themselves into having tumors
and cancers-cases which admit Of no
doubt whatever that the diseases re-
| suited from constant morbid fear.
There might possibly be fewer cases
of cancer If some great doctors could
| assure the world that it is not a hered-
| itary disease, but morbid minded per-
| sons on hearing that there is cancer in
their families generally do the very
| worst thing they can do under the cir
cumstances - they conceive an awful
dread that they will be afflicted with
it. They dwell upon the fear constantly,
and every trifiing ailment which trou-
bles them is at first mistaken for the
premonitory symptoms of cancer.
The morbid condition of mind pro-
duces a morbid condition of body, and
If the disease does happen to be in the
| system it receives every encourage
| ment to develop.
The Press., 1902-11-13
We continue the Great Sale of
Mems Heavy Overcoats.

If you Overcoat this fall of winter is your
time Don't procrastnate While you waiting others
buying and very the whole lot will be gone and
be replaced.
Blue Black Oxford Frieze OvercOats-Sizes
made in the best prevailing STYLE good velvet collars
good quality lining just the cut just the full
and just the enghthese coats guaranteed to
be strong $25O values and many stores would get $4 for
them Our sale price is wonder-only $3.50
Black Oxford Kersey Or Melton Overcoats for
Men-sizes 81 44made the best prevailing style for
who like be we'll dressed lined with rich uste silky
looking Venetian lining the proper length and the proper full
strong values
many would expect $18our sale price another great
surprise-only $3.50
FORBES & WALLACE.
Main, Vernon and Pynchon Streets Springfield Mass
The Press., 1902-11-13
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. ''Eat plenty of
pork was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago. ...... ....
Salt pork is good if man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionis themod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
Of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in Scott's Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Press., 1902-11-13
UnretuFned.

Mrs. Meekins-What a nice lady Mrs
Selden is!
Mrs. Pratt-Is she? 1 never met her
Mrs. Meekins-Perfect! l told hel
today was ashamed of myself be-
cause I never had returned her call
and she said. very politely, you know
that l needn't worry myself; that
could keep it as long as l pleased
Boston Transcript
The Press., 1902-11-13

There is one rational way to treat nasal
catarrh: the medicine Is applied direct to
the affected membrane. The remedy is
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t restores the in
famed tissues to healthy state without
drying all the life out of them, and 1t
gives back the lost senses of taste and
smell. The sufferer who is tired of vain
experiments should use Cream Balm.
Druggists sell it for 80 cts. Ely Broth
ers, So Warren-st., New York, will mail it..
The Press., 1902-11-13
SElisElas :GSS9a

NOW that you are earning
~ Good Money, why not spend
some of it for good things that
are worth the while?
Quality remains after price is
forgotten!
Pay fair price for some of the
very best goods, those that will
give you good service and salts
faction for years. !.
Cheap Stuff may do when you are too
poor to buy better. but it is bad make
shift at best.
See our goods. Prices In plain figures.
We are not afraid. and don't jocky. Glad
to show them. See for yourself, and then
buy If you choose. Respectfully,
The Press., 1902-11-13

Briggs (sarcastically)-That was a
beautiful, fine horse you sold me.
Griggs-Wasn't he? AS 1 said, not a
blemiSh on him.
"No. Ali inside" - Detroit Free
Press. .t
The Press., 1902-11-13

Stops the Cough and works off the
Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold 10 one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price % cents,
The Press., 1902-11-13

A man talks knowingly Of the incon-
stancy of women and then proceeds to
get mad if one of them proves he Ia
right-Chicago News.
The Press., 1902-11-13
Your Tongue

If it's coated, your stomach
is bad, your liver is out OF
order. Ayers Pills will clean
your tongue, cure your dys-
pepsia, make your liver right.
Easy to take, easy to operate.
2sc. Al druggists.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
FIVE VESSELS WENT DOWN |
BIG BATTLE OFF PANAMA.
A Naval Engagement Between the
Revolutionary and Government
Fleets-Three Vessels ON Each
Side-Guns Mt Las BOvedms Also
Fired mt the Rebel Ships.

Colon, Colombia, Jan. %, via Calves
ton-A naval battle in progress in the
harbor of Panama. The revolutionary
fleet consists of the steamers Padilla, Dar-
len and Gatien. They are trying to force
landing off Saoana.
The government ships are the Chilean
line steamer IAutaro, the Pacific Steam
Navigation company's steamer Chicuito
and the Panama Canal companys steamer
Boyaca.
The first named steamed was seized by
General Alban and he other two have
been chartered by the Colombian govern
ment. As this dispatch is being sent
three shots have just passed over the
Chicuito and she has answered with sew
eral shots. They fell close to the Padilla,
which is seen to be retiring The guns at
Las Bovedas are also firing at the rebel
ships.
The government forces are throwing up
entertainments. The United Staes cruiser
Philadelphia is close to the scene of the
fighting.
Governor Killed.
Washington, Jan, 2l.-The state de.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Field of Sapphfres.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 23.-A special to
the Independent from Lewistown, near
the scene of the reported diamond dis
coyery, says that according, to Clifford
Dec, the discoverer. the fields cover an
area l5 miles long and four miles wide.
Dec brought in large number of the
stones, which he found on hunting trip,
on the side Of ant hills. Some of the
stones that were examined and thorough
ly tested by mineralogist located at
Spotted Horse were pronounced by him
sapphires of an excellent quality, similar
to the white sapphires found in the Congo
district, which are now shipped to Lon
don. Dec insists that Tiffany of New
York rendered an opinion to the effect
that the stones were diamonds. There
is no corroboration of this and the gen.
eral impression is that the discovery is a
sapphire field richer than that of Yogo,
which is the most noted in the United
States.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Methodism Rebuked.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-The Record Herald
says:
Professor Charles w. Pearson Of the
chair of English literature in the North
western university, which is conducted
under Methodist auspices, has thrown q
bomb into the ranks of Methodism in Ev-
anston, the seat of the university, by CIV
ing out for publication statement Of
his belief that biblical infallibility is a
superstitous and hurtful tradition and
that the biblical stories Of Christ bring.
ing the dead to life and of his walking
on the water and feeding the. multitude
with the loaYes and fishes were mere
poetic fancies, incredible and untrue. :
Professor Pearson declares that the pol.
icy of the Methodists is one of inactiv-
ity, obstruction and Jesuitical silence on
the part Of leaders, of the churches, but
are not held by the body of the church.
He says that most of the present church
teaching and that most of the Sunday
school teaching is almost farcical and en-
tirely inadequate.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
West Against Chinese.

At largely attended meeting of Pa
cific coast senators and representatives
recently a final determination was
reached as to the course to be pursued
on Chinese exclusion legislation and
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Pacific coast
senators and representatives approve
the policy and general provisions of the
bill which they have requested Repre-
sentative Kahn to introduce in the
house and Senator Mitchell in the sen.
ate; but this shall not effect the privi-
lege of any member to perfect the same
by amendment"
The bill thus to be introduced was
agreed upon at the meeting. AS finally
adopted the insular section reads as
follows:
"That from and after the passage of
this act the entry into the American
mainland territory of the United
States of Chinese laborers coming from
any of the insular possessions of the
United States shall be absolutely pro-
hibited; and the prohibition shall ap-
ply to all Chinese laborers as we'll as
to such as were in the insular posses
sions at the time or times of acquisi-
tion thereof, respectively, by the
United States, or to those who have
come there since. and those who have
been born there since. and those who
may come there hereafter and those
who may hereafter be born there
The decision arrived at is the result
of six weeks consideration of the gen.
eral subject of Chinese exclusion. the
purpose being to bring all the Pacific
coast interests together into united
support of one measure. The bill as
presented had clause covering the
Chinese coming from the Philippines,
but the sentiment at the meeting was
in favor of making the provision more
sweeping.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

Hartford City, Ind, Jan. 2l.--At the
United Brethren church, near Humboldt,
while Rev. j. NJ Hobbs was preaching a
funeral sermon, flames burst through the
fioor beneath the casket and the church
was almost Immediately filled with SUI.
locating smoke. The panic stricken mour
locating smoke. The panic striken mourn.
ers and friends Of the deceased escaped
through the windows, and the corpse was
momentarily forgotten, but was finally
rescued from the flames. The men formed
bucket brigade and the flames were ex-
tinguished before the church was totally
destroyed. The funeral cortege then pro-
ceded to the cemetery where the preacher
finished his ermon at the grave. The fire
was caused by an overheated stove in the
basement.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
veterans Get Preference.

/. Washington, Jan. 2O.--The following
executive order has been issued, directed
to each executive department:
"The attention of the department i,
hereby called to the provisions of the
laws giving preference to veterans in ap,
pontment and retention.
"The president desires that, wherever
the needs of the service will justify and
the law will permit, preference shall be
given alike in appointment and retention
to honorably discharged veterans Of the
civil war who are fit and well qualified
to perform the duties OF the places which
they seek and are filling.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
"White House, Jan. Is. 1902"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
All Is Quiet mt Panama.
Policeman Was Killed.

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-At an early
hour Patrolman Eugene c. Robinson of
the southern station was mortally wounded
by three burglars whom he surprised in
the act of breaking into hardware store
on Valencia street, near Sixteenth. He
died soon after being taken to the hos
pital. One of the trio of safecrackers,
supposed to be F., Daily, was badly wound
ed by shot from the policeman's pistol
and captured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
formed by the Potomac and Ohio
Missouri and Kansas.


Perhaps the most notable senatorial
election this year is that of Senator AL
lison of Iowa. He Is to be reelected
for the sixth consecutive term, an hon.
or never before conferred ON an Ameri-
can citizen. Should he live out his
term-something not improbable, for
he is enjoying as good health as he did
20 years ago-he will have served 36
years in the upper house Of congress
and eight in the lower.
At Detroit, Mich, four buildings.
each four stories high, located in the
heart of the wholesale district, col
lapsed without any apparent cause and
all that now remains is a smOuldering
heap of ruins. The buildings were
occupied by five concerns. Their stocks
are total loss, which are estimated
at $4,000, exclusive of the loss on
the buildings, which amounts to $780,
900. The buildings joined each other
at the corner Of Jefferson avenue and
Shelby street.
At Victor, COL, John Warner and
Gus Peterson, lost their lives in the
May B. mine while being lowered in
bucket to the bottom of shaft. They
were overcome by gas. Both men were
| about 30 years of age and single. Re.
ports from different parts of the dis
trict show that the prevalence of gas
is quite general. due to changes in the
atmosphere.
A bulletin has been issued by the
department of mines which estimates
the total mineral production of the
province during last year at $20,731,-
SOL, which is an increase of 25 per cent
over last year, although the duties on
lead and charges OF American reineries
caused largely decreased production
| of lead. The increased production of
lode mines was 81 per cent over last
year. The product of gold amounted
to $5,6O0,OO0, silver $2,6OO,O00, copper
$5,0OO,O00, lead $2,OO0,OOO, and coal $4,-
| 5S7,630. The Kootenays contributed
about $7,OOO,O0O to the mineral pro-
duction; Yale nearly $4,000 900 and the
Coast districts about $5.OOO.OO0.
The boldest robbery yet recorded in
eastern Montana took place recently
between 1 and o'clock at the North
ern Pacific Railway company's depot,
when two ironbound trunks belonging
to G. B. Clausen, travelling salesman
for S. Clausen & Co., wholesale and
manufacturing jewellers of Minneapo-
lis, Minn., were removed from the bag
gage room, carried through a window
across the platform west of the station
and dropped to the ground about five
| feet below the platform, broken open
and rified of their most valuable con-
tents. A bag of mounted diamonds
and between 300 and 400 gold mounted
rings were the only articles of value
missed by Mr.. Clausen, who, from a
hasty inventory of the list, stated that
the loss wound run from $4,000 to
$4,000. The robbers overlooked a tray
containing 500 diamond rings in one
of the trunks and disturbed nothing
else, leaving all the watches and other
contents except 20 throw them about
when in search of the diamonds.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
IDAHO GLEANINGs.

Agitation looking toward the incor-
poration of Wardner has resulted In
the circulation of a petition to the coun-
ty commissioners. It is being generally
signed. Wardner has all the statutory
requirements to incorporate.
s. B. Steunenberg, clerk of the state
land board, has sold all the state tim
ber in townships 80 north. ranges /. 2
and 33 east, and township Al north,
range east, Boise meridian. Henry
Turrish of West Superior. Wis, was
the only bidder, taking the whole tract
at the appraised value, $7S,629.
Men from Dixie report that the peo-
pie Of that camp and Elk City have
established a mail route into Thunder
mountain. From that point It requires
four days to make the trip, and a let
ter reaches Thunder mountain from
Lewiston in seven days. BY this route
the highest range crossed Is 54O0 feet
and the mail route has been establish
ed for steady service through the win
ter.
Edward Williams, who has been we'll
known in Moscow for Is years, died
suddenly with stroke of paralysis Sun
day.
The county commissioners Of Nez
Perce county have appropriated 800
to aid in the construction of an arm
Dry building for the use of Company
G, Idaho National Guard. The COM
pany Is now completing arrangements
to build the largest drill hall in the
state. Us
The DR.. Watkins gold medal for ora
tory, which has been presented to the
University Of Idaho since the beginning
Of the institutions history. will be. per-
petuated by DR.. Watkins daughter,
Mrs. Nat e. Brown. The announce
ment has just been made to the uni.
versity authorities by. Mrs. Brown.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
FlourIng Mills Burned.

Sprague. Wash, JAN 2O.-The Sprague
Roller mills, owned by the Centennial
Mill company of Seattle and Spokane,
burned at an early hour this morning.
The loss is 100000, fully covered by III
surance.
The mill, elevator, two warehouses and
the office were totally destroyed. The en-
gine room is built separate from the main
building and is of brick. This was not
burned. About two carloads of -four was
saved and all the books and papers in the
Office were secured.
The mill company announces its inten.
tion of rebuilding.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

from the prison grounds and the
dense growth of the timber offered
them temporarily a safe retreat.
A Few Caught.
Tacoma, Jan. 23.-Convicts Campbell,
Ainsworth and Morton were captured On
McNeiPs island this forenoon and have
been returned to the penitentiary. The
men were captured near the center of 1.-The
island. They were well nigh exhausted,
having had nothing to eat since Sunday
morning.
Convict Davis, who was shot last night
by guard, was again caught this morn
ing, and again escaped.
LATER.-All the prisoners have
been captured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Portland BOY Won.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2O.--A crowd that
filed all the available space in the Second
Regiment armory witnessed the finish of
the six days bicycle race. The contest
was won by Freeman and Maya, the
former rider by remarkable squirt cross
ing the tape wheels length ahead OF
the second man. Four teams covered the
same distance, 1904 miles and 10 laps,
breaking the best previous record by
38 8-l5 miles.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

Eleven Of the most desperate pris-
oners in the United States made their
escape between / and o'clock Sun
day. 1t was the most daring and sue
cessful jailbreak ever attempted in
the state of Washington. and the
character of the men implicated makes
1t doubtful whether they will be re-
taken without loss Of life.
The men at large are w. D. Snyder,
sent up from Idaho for robbery;
James Campbell, Nome, pickpocket;
Thomas Morton, Nome, burglary;
Frank Ainsworth, Nome, larceny;
Mike Williams, Spokane. counter
feiter; James Moriarity, Spokane,
counterfeiter; ]. P. Stewart, Idaho.
counterfeiter; Bruce Kenwright,
Nome, manslaughter; James Carroll,
Alaska, murder.
A hole in the brick wall Of cell No.
10, occupied by conyicts Snyder and
Davis, reveals the method Of escape.
The wall is about foot in thickness
and the floor of the cell is of equal
thickness covered with concrete.
The tunnel was dug at the junction Of
the wall and the floor, sloping out
wardly until it formed a connection
with the air chamber, about two feet
below, and foot outwardly from the
corridor wall of the cell. Through
this air chamber the prisoners
crawled about forty feet to where it
opened into the boiler room, the open
s~n~
This obstacle was overcome by the
use of saws and the prisoners had then
only to walk out of the back door Of
the boiler room across the yard and
scale the board fence. A few yards
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Leagues VIII Not Amalsamate.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-Ban johnson and A.
G. Spalding held conference here at
which the baseball situation was discussed
at considerable length. Mr.. johnson and
Mr.. Spalding agreed that it was inadvis-
able to consider an amalgamation of the
two leagues on any sort OF basis.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

New York, Jan. 2O.-Arthur Townsend
lost the American championship OF the
National Association of Amateur Billiard
Players to Edward Gardner of Passaic, N.
j., tonight in the final game if the tourna-
ment at the Hanover club, Brooklyn.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

Olympia, Jan. 2O.-The state auditor
has received an application for warrant
calling for $l9,2O7 to be issued in favor
of D. G. Corbin, president of the Wash
ington State Sugar company. This repre-
sents the bounty upon nearly 100000
pounds of sugar manufactured by that
company from home grown beets, for
which not less than "a per ton was paid
to the producer.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
section Foreman Killed.

Jerry Lane, the foreman of rock gang
on the Northern Pacific, was struck by
train and instantly killed. The accident
happened at point on the Northern Pa
cific about three quarters of mile east
of the station at Cheney.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Killed Himself,

st. Louis, Jan. 23.-William F. Hoff-
meister of st. Louis, ex-supreme recorder
of the Legion of Honor, committed sui
eide at the Planters hotel by shooting him.
self with revolver.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25
Visitors tielp to Enrich Maine.

The vacation visitor to Maine in re-
cent seasons has been SO numerous
and SO generous in his expenditures
that the prosperity of the Pine Tree
State has taken long leaps ahead.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

Tsn miners lost their lives in the ex-
plosion in mine No. 8 of the Milby Dow
company at Dow, I. T.
"The windows of the soul" are not
without pains.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

partment has received the following cable
gram from Consul General Gudger, dated
Panama:
Fighting in bay; governor killed. Ex-
citement great"
Five Vessels Sank.
New York, Jan. 22-The Panama
Railroad company today received cable
gram from Colon saying that three in
surgent and two government vessels had
been sunk in the naval engagement in
Panama harbor The cablegram came
from Colonel j. L. Shaler, general super
intendent in Colon for the Panama COM
pany.
Sinking Of the LautarO.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The secretary
of the navy has received the following
cablegram from Commander Meade of the
battleship Philadelphia, dated Panama:
"The insurgent steamer Padilla attacked
the Lautaro yesterday morning at close
quarters. The crew has deserted her. She
is now on fire and sinking"
All Is Quiet mt Panama.
Panama, Colombia, Jan. 23.-Al is
quiet here now. General Herrera, the rev.
lutionary leader, informed Captain Mead
of the United States cruiser Philadelphia
that he came here to prevent the Colom-
bian government using the steamer Lal-
taro against the liberals. He had accom-
plished this and therefore retired.
The revolutionists had II wounded in
yeterday's engagement. The number killed
can not be precisely ascertained. Of the
government forces five men were killed
and four wounded
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

1t is we'll not to notice the innuendoes
of self constituted moral censor.