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Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
An Undesirable Job.

Here's a position ! wouldn't like"
observed the shoe clerk. as he glanced
over the want column of his paper.
What is it?" queried the inquisitive
boarder at the pedal extremity OF the
table.
'Wanted-A young man for a cleri-
cal position. to be partly in the store
and partly outside!" read the shoe
clerk.
Whats wrong with that job?"
asked the l. b.
"Oh, nothing whatsoever" sarcastic
ally replied the shoe clerk. especially
when the door slams"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
Education in Holland.

The mass of the children of Holland
may always be found in the public
schools, and in these institutions there
are no distinctions of rank, so that the
high and lowly commngle on terms OF
perfect equality. Education begins at
six years of age in the public schools,
and at twelve a girl is examined and
passes on for a five years course in
the higher burger schools. of which
Holland possesses seventy-two. The
cOeducatiOn of the sexes is an admitted
principle. In the primary schools boys
and girls are brought up together. They
learn side by side and are on familiar
terms from early childhood without the
smallest i'll resulting. A great point
is made of languages. and no Dutch
girl of the upper or middle classes Is
considered educated who cannot speak
English. French and German more or
less fiuently.
Probably owing to the system of ed
ucation in force the women folk are
inclined to grow up somewhat inde-
pendent. We are told that the preju-
dice against women working for a
livelihood has almost disappeared. and
even rich women sometimes choose
profession. They include doctors. dem
lists, many of them first rate; photo
graphers and gardeners. About 900
girls hold posts as assistant chemists,
some 5000 are nurses. trained in the
White Cross homes and on n par with
the very best of their profession. A
woman Is curator of the national his
tory museum in HARLEM and another
holds the same post at Utrecht, while
third is head dispenser at hospital
in Amsterdam.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

Mrs. Albert Edwin Tower.
14-year-old son, whom she idolized, IN
a fit of nervous frenzy and then sent
bullet through her brain. Her hus-
band is wealthy iron master and had
been called to the Poughkeepsie Iron
Foundry, which he conducts, owing to
an accident there. During the even
ing Mrs. Tower, who had been vic
tim of nervous disorder, entertained a
few friends, after which she and her
son retired to their rooms. A little De-
fore midnight she rang up her hus-
band on the phone and asked him to
return home. She received an evasiye
reply. A little later she repeated the
message, threatening that if he did
not come at once he would never see
her or his son alive. Mr.. Tower had
received similar messages before and
he made light of his wife's request.
But Mrs. Tower was in deadly earnest,
and little after midnight she secur-
ed a revolver. went to her sons cham
ber and shot him five times. killing
him instantly. With another revolver
she ended her own life. 1t is now
supposed that the unfortunate woman
would have attempted her husbands S
life had he returned at her summons.
From the scientific standpoint. the
most singular thing connected with
the tragedy is the fact that Mrs. Tow
ers mother, many years ago, had
made a similar but unsuccessful at
tempt on the life of her son and her
self.
The Towers owned a palatial home
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
DIVORCES In EuIope.

Divorce was established in Germany
in 1875. From 1881 to 1885 the yearly
number of divorces was about 5000,
while of late years it exceeds 10000. In
England divorce was established in
1857. During the years 1s5S-1S62 the
annual number was about 200; in 1894.
about $50; in 1898. about $50. In Aus
tria, where only non-Catholics can ap-
ply for a divorce, the number of de-
mands for divorce increased 25 per
cent in four years. and in Belgium
about 20 per cent in four years.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
MARION MANoLA MASON VERY ILL

Popular Singer Now on Couch OF
Suffering In Boston Hospital.
Marion Manola Mason, who is seri-
ously i'll in Boston hospital, is one of
the most widely known women on
the American stage. Eleven years ago
she won her sensational divorce suit
in Boston against Henry s. Mould OF
Cleveland. and one month later she
married Jack" Mason in London.
These events were the occasion of
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

Business.
Are you a brigand?" asked the
traveller in Europe.
Il am" was the answer.
We'll, how much will you charge
to steal me?"
"Why-we don't usually do business
in that way. The question of fixing
This won't be any ransom trans
action. This will be cash in advance.
But you've got to hurry up. I've got
my lecture learned by heart and my
magazine article written. All want
now is the advertisement"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

A Problem.
II man will drive 296 holes through
the plastering of the dining room wall
In vain search for joist in which
to insert a nail whereon to hang a
picture. and then try to miss 1t al
together and find the beam at the first
whack. and a woman will plunge into
the water and rescue her child at the
risk of her life and then give 1t
sound spanking, why don't we Invent
some new and appropriate name for
what we at present call human ma
ture?-Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
A Sensitive Soul.

Il suppose even you have said
things you have regretted" said the
man with hasty temper.
THAT isn't the point at ALL an
swered Mr.. Meekton. II have been
trying to figure out whether I ever
said anything that didn't regret"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

ing down his newspaper, "and' tor
pedo-boat destroyers and your torpedo
boat destroyer destroyer destroyers,
and SO on as long as you can keep
up the repetition without making our
tongue itch-but 1t strikes me that just
at present the most active craft in na
val and military circles is the reputa-
ton destroyer. Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
Int,m' iAt'on.

First Senator-"Somethin seems to
be troubling Jones'"
His Colleague-"See that woman
with the eyeglasses and the stern
smile in the gallery?"
YES"
That's his wife and he's got O
woman suffrage bill in his pocket He
doesn't know whether to introduce Il
and get roasted or to sit still and meet
her when the sessions over"
What will he do?"
lob. he'll Introduce It."
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
Teetotalers in Canada.

The Toronto Mail makes n claim that
if the teetotalers We're counted it
would probably be found that in pro-
portion to population they are more
numerous in Canada than anywhere
else in the civilized world"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
tn h'rty Days.

Are you guilty or not guilty?"
asked the police magistrate OF the
prisoner. who was dazed from the ef-
fects OF his recent dissipation.
give me time to think 1t over, your
honor" replied the prisoner.
with pleasure, replied the Judge.
"I'll give you thirty days"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
Cows That Wear Earrings.

The cows in Belgium wear earrings.
The law DEGREES that every COW when
1t has attained the age of three
months must have in its ear a ring
to which is attached a numbered met
al tag.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
An lDs'nuAtion.

Mrs. Uppton-My daughter both
plays and paints, professor.
Prof. Blunt have never heard her
play. but | am aware she possesses
remarkable talent as an artist.
Mrs. Uppton-So you have seen
specimens Of her work?
Prof. Blunt-Well. er-I have met
the young lady. you know.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
The Boston Maiden.

Clad only in her nightrobe and her
spectacles. the half-fainting little girl
was carried out of the burning building
by the brave fireman.
"Your name. please?" asked the re.
porters.
"Iphigenia." she gasped. Accent on
the penultimate. please"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
Culinary.

Culinary.
my predecessor. believe" said
the new missionary, did not live here
very long. suppose the climate killed
him"
Really" replied the cannibal chief,
II rather incline to the belief that
our cooking had great deal to do
with it,"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

The Tower Mansion. Poughkeepsie.
in Poughkeepsie, a mansion in New
port and a handsome yacht and pos
sessed unlimited means. Both father
and mother worshiped the boy who
met with such horribly tragic end.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
sign. OF spring.

sign> Of Spring.
Hello. buddy" exclaimed the
sprouting blade of grass to the embryo
leaflet.
please don't shoot!" exclaimed the
bud, In mock alarm.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

About the Size OF 1t.
Talk about you torpedo-bo boat des-
troyers." said the Sage OF Kohack. lay
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
LethRrgicvilic.

1da-"He says II marry him life
will be one long. sweet dream"
May-"Gracious! He must expect to
sleep all the time"
Ida-'I wouldn't be surprised we
are going to live m Philadelphia"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
An Old Shipyard.

A shipyard at Ominato. Japan, still
in operation, was established 1900
years ago
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
silk, wool or cotton perfectly at one boil
ing. Sold by druggists, 10c. per package.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
AWFUL D3EG6.:oF7 INSANE MOTHER

wealthy Society. Woman XIII. Her Son
and Herself at Foughk eepsie, N. Y,
A lamentabfe double tragedy &C.
CURED few days ago at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, when Mrs Albert Edwin Tower.
wealthy, cultured, and a leader in New
York and Newport society, killed her
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-01
he Rowland Armstrong Co. wsSlS, .sis
Ill merry. Mail orders solicited. p o. BOX ~ Denver

Mininn Machinery, also second-hn machinery
Us'suS ofal kinds, engines, ,boilers,etc, SIS. Ma
chincry Co.. lb Lawrence St., Denver send for list.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

s'The reader may make up his mind
to be pleasantly overwhelmed by the
Opulence and vivacity OF "ArOund
the Pam, published by the Nutshell
Publishing Company, 1869 Third
Avenue, New York.
The wonder begins with the 'front.'
ispiece picture of President Mckinley,
drawn in a single line beginning at a
poiut on the cheek bone and going
round ami round in constantly Wild
ening circle, with Waverings and
downbearings Of the pen in the proper
places to secure detachment aud shad-
ing. We are told that this portrait
sis considered the most unique work
Of its kind in the world, and If there
are degrees OF uniqueness we are will
ing to believe that this Is most the
thing of which there are no dupl-
icates. or course there is text in ad-
dltion to the pictures and we should
be surprised indeed to hear from any
purchaser the opinion that he had not
got his moneys worth ($2 00)."
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

ter is astonishing. 1t is astound-
ing that one pretending to intelli-
gence should stoop to such a bare
faced and foolish attempt at mis-
representation. He surely cannot
expect to deceive anyone but
those OF his readers who, having
no time to 60 over the statement
for themselves. depend upon him
for a plain and honest presentment
of facts. No honest republican,
however partisan, however much
they may wish for party victory in
the county, has desire to falsely
represent, to wrongfully stigma.
tie their opponents as rascals OF
fools! The young man has yet to
learn that even in politics "hon
esty is the best policy" 1T Is
THE ONLY POLICY!
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
Woinans Relief Corps.

Mrs. Col. Budlong successfully or
ganized, here in Rathdrum, the Wo-
mans Relief Corps of Lawton Post,
G. A. R., with charter menbership
of 20. The following were chosen as
officers: President, Mrs. J r. Wilson;
Senior Vice President, Mrs. TAYLOR;
Chaplain, Mrs. Johnson: Secretary,
Mrs. Chas. Hoffman; Treasurer, Mrs.
Minnie Rogers: Conductor, Mrs. M.
Smith; Guard, Sylvia Thomas. The
following ladies were present from
Occur d'Alene: Mrs. w. W. Russell,
Mrs. Fl. @. Nudge, Mrs. Roy Weston,
Mrs. Mary Duncap, Mrs. Chas. Siscoe
and Mrs. w. Morris,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

The board during their trip In the
north end Of the county mace an
agreement with Malcolm Bruce 10
purchase the ferry at Boomers FERRY.
The property consisting OF ferry
boat and appliances. one row ooat'
the approaches, and keeper-house
for the sum of $500, and the auditor
is hereby authorized to draw warrants
on the general bridge fund for the
same The county tn take charge OF
said ferry at the expiration OF Inc
license of the said Malchom Bruce 10
April, 1902.
The clerk of the board is hereby
ordered to advertise for keeper OF
the ferry at Bonners Ferry ana 10
run under the following rules: Inc
ferry to be run IL hours each day as
follows: Beginning at 6 O'Clock IN
the morning until II O'Clock M, then
at | O'Clock p m until I O'Clock p M.
ANY person wishing to cross SAID
ferry, at other times than the ABOVE
mentioned hours, must pay the fol-
lowing tolls thereof: For team ana
wagon % cents; for man ana morse
Is cents: for man alone 10 cents:
which shall be paid To the keeper
thereof and be by him retained as
pay for extra services per-
! formed. Bids for the keeping or SAID
ferry must be for stated price per
apnum. The successful bidder Will
lie required to furnish bond IN the
sum of $1,000 for the faithful per-
Torrance If his duties, The, board
reserving the right to reject any and
all bids. All bids must he received
by the clerk of the board on or be
fore Monday, April l4th, 1902, a
noon.
In the matter of the assessment
of Kootenai County for the yea
1892:
1t appearing to the satisfaction
tn is hoard that the volume OF wor
attached to the assessors in maxim
the assessment for the county are $
great, and in order that a Just an
equal assessment may he made whlc
will have a tendency to benefit tn
county financially, and in order tina
the assessor may devote his entiI
attention to making said assessment
it is hereby ordered by the boar
that the a sscssOr, II Borthwick, /
and he is hereby permitted to clos
his Office on and after March Isl
1902, and to remain closed unit
October 1st, 1902, and it is furthe
ordered that parties wlshiL
to transact business with SAID asse
sors office may transact such bus
ness through the auditors Office {
this county.
Aud al this time the board a
journed sine die.
r. D. MCKINNIS,
Attest. Chalrma
JNO. G. CALLAHAN, Clerk.
Ry A. Cook deDuty
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

At 2:30 o'clock p m Commissioners
McKinnis and Watkins being pres
ent the following business was tran
sacted, viz:
The following bills were at this
time allowed, and the auditor is
hereby authorized to draw warrants
for the several amounts allowed as
follows:
CALVIN Owen, overseer road dis
tIict No IL ...... ........$ 65 90
G H Croker, supplies for
county -. .......... 5 90
Fl. J. Borthwick, expenses as
assessor As 90
w S Wing, Photographs or
dered by sheriff ......... IL SO
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
Notice Of Forfeiture.
10 JOHN McEEE.

You are hereby notified that I, your co.
owner. has expended during the years
1894 1894 1895 1896 1897, 1893, 1899. 1900 and 1901
one thousand and three hundred dol
lars for labor and improvements up
on the Circle quarts lode mining claims,
situatedin the Pend Oreille mining district,
in Kootenai county Idaho and unless you
pay or cause to be paid your proportion OF
said expenditure, amounting for your two
ffths interests in said claims to $500 for the
wears 1893. 1894 1895. 1895. 1897, 1885, 1879 1900
and 1901 together with the cost Of this ad-
yertisement, within ninety days after the
publication hereof. your interests III said
Claims will become the property. OF the
undersigned,.your cO-owner, who has COM
Piled with every requirement of the United
, States statues and the laws OF Idaho.
JOSEPH W. ROOF.
First publication January 4th 1902.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

First publication January 4th 1aC
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
STEAMER LINES.

STEAMER LINES.
SAN FRANCISCO-PORTLAND ROUTE.
Steamer sails from Ainsworth dock. Port
land at p. m. and from Spear street wharf,
san Fradcsco. at IL IL. m. every five days
WILLAMETTE AND COLUMBIA RIVERS.
Daily boat service between Portland. AstO-
ria. Oregon City. Dayton Salem, ndepend-
ence, Corvallis and all Columbia and Willam--
cite river points.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
Steamers between Riparia and Lewiston
leave Rparia daily, except Monday, at 3:4o
II. M,ADAMS. General Agent.
430 Riverside Avenue. Spokane, WASH
A. L. CRAIG g. p. A. Portland Ore
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDING
COMMISSIONERS JOURNAL,
REGULAR TERM.

Thursday, February Goth 1902.
Board of county commissioners not
being present the meeting was adj
journed by the clerk until 2:3C o'clock
p. m.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

THE Philippine dispatches state
that heavily armed body of in
surgents were encountered, recent
", within ten miles of Manila and
that 400 Mauser rifles with
ammunition for the use of the in
surgents have been struggled in
and landed on the coast of Batang-
as. Will Governor Taft please ex-
plain1
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

Akdiu udS suS JUNO
Standpoint discovered a mares
nest. The unregenerated :fusion-
ers" have been guilty Of reducing
the total net debt of the county
by increasing the debt OF out
standing warrants. How redic-
ulous!
The auditor and treasurer's
statement for the fourth quarter
of 1900, shows the total net debt,
which includes bonds, outstand-
ing warrants and everything the
county owes, to have been 1884,
os7.77. Their statement for the
fourth quarter Of 1891, shows this
total net debt, including bonds
and all outstanding expense war
rants, in fact the whole sum OF
the county's indebtedness, to be
$I77,489. a6, a reduction OF
So, 5o8. 81. Will the gentleman,
then, please explain how the
county is going deeper in debt?
Can a total net debt be reduced BY
increasing any part of it1
The young man quotes the out
standing warrants for the years
1900 and 1901, and says there is
no money in the treasury to pay
them. This is true. The auditor
and treasurer say so in their state
ment. From this the young man
makes the charge that the county
is running in debt for its current
expense, well-knowing that, in
doing SO, he was garbling the
auditor and treasurer's statement
with the intent to deceive those
who are not acquainted with the
method of paying the current ex-
pense. He we'll knew that in
Kootenai County, ever since its
organization, it has been the Gus
tom and practice to apply the
receipts Of the current year to the
payment of the outstanding war
rants of the past. Thus the re-
ceipts for the year 1901, segre-
gated to the expense funds, have
been applied to the payment o.
outstanding warrants for the years
of '95; 90, 81, 'o8, SO, 1900
To illustrate: In 1901 the tota
sum of expense warrants ISSUED
was $50, 488. So. The cash re
ceived to offset these warrants wal
S5a,12a.7a; but mind you, instead
OF being applied to the expense
of 1901, these receipts, AS HA
BEEN THE CUSTOM, we're applied t.
the outstanding warrants of tn
above years and to a part Q
the warrants of 1901, or to wha
ever outstanding warrant, IN IT
REGULAR ORDER was due. 1t
this practice that has sent GU
warrants up to and kept them
par. How, then, can It b
claimed the county is runnin
in debt for its current ea
pense fund? Why was not MI
Yost honest enough to tell OF thI
custom, this method of payin
the current expense? He certain
ly knew OF it.
Another point on which tt
young man has attempted to d.
ceive, is this: He says the tot
receipts for the year have bee
s141,5o1.o4 and lets it be inferre
that this whole sum was availab
for payment on the debt and e
pense, when he well-knew it VI
not; when he well-knew that Il
moneys received on account
schools, incorporated towns al
the state, are held by the coun
treasurer simply in trust and n
one dollar could be applied to Il
bond Indebtedness or expens
The sums received for the
accounts amounted in round nur
bers to more than SIS, mo
than half of the total receipts
the year.
The political mendacity exhi
tied by the young man. IN this m;
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08

New JERSEY has taken hand in
the railway merger fight, a bill
having been introduced in the leg
islature of that state. to dissolve
the charter of the Northern Secur-
tiles company. The preamble
states that this corporation was
organized to violate the laws of
several sister states. Now is New
Jerseys opportunity and we hope
she will get there quicker than the
far-famed "Jersey lightning"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
Daily Spokane Time Schedule. Daily
Depart. Effective Noy.3,190i. Arrive.

Daily Spokane Time Schedule. Daily
Depart. Effective Noy.3 1901 Arrive
7:45a. FAST MAlL-For the
Occur d Aenes, Farm
ingtop. Garfield, Col
fax, *Pullman.%Mo
Pomeroy, Waitsburg,
Dayton, Waila Walla,
Pendleton Baker City
and all points EAST.
*Except Sunday.
FAST MAIL-From all
points East. Baker City
Pendleton, Wala Wall
la, Dayton, Waitsburg,
Pomeroy. Moscow. Pull
man. ColfaX, Garfield,
Pennington Occur d. 1918 p. m
3:45 d. m. AleneS.
EXPRESS = For Farm
lngton Garfield. Colfax
Pullman, Moscow, Lew
iston, Portland. San
Francisco. Baker City
and all points EAST.
EXPRESS = From all
points EAST, Baker
City. San Francisco,
Portland, CClfaX, Gar $3.50 q. IN
fed and Pennington.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
Very Respectfully,
MRS. b. G. HEMMINGER
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, March 8, 1902.

Mr.. Geo. King is visiting Mts.
Jones this week.
Among the home seekers in Ra TIL
drum this week looking for locations
are Messrs. Stewart Young, G.. F.
Thayer and James L. Cosgrove, of
South Dakota; and Archie Freestone,
of Glen Flora, Wash.
c00 mn To loan on Koote-
,N,NVD.VVV mai comfy lands.
j. MONROE HEAToN
1892, Jameson buildson, Spokane.
Washington.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
A GOOD SHOWING.

IL
making a good record in county
government. Since the reins of
government were assumed BY
the people, in 1899 in the name OF
the fusion party, Notwithstanding
the great expense of roads and
bridges made necessary by the
rapid growth of new county, the
total indebtedness, nearly all Of
which fell to them as a legacy, has
been reduced 81, 598.5I. While
doing this the outstanding war
rants have been cut down in a
sum equal to the current expense.
This, to most people, will prove a
very satisfactory showing. To
some it were sufficient that the
load of debt which was piling
up, had been stopped, and the
county had held its own. Wheth-
er this is all that could have been
done, must be decided by
the opinion of the individual.
1t is little like the Schley case.
Being instructed to prevent the
escape of the Spanish, he sank
the vessels the first break they
made. Still in the opinion Of
some he did not do enough, The
customers" wereinstructed to stop
the indebtedness which was piling
up on the county. They have
obeyed their instructions not only
by stopping it but by reducing it.
For this they may be censured.
We don't know. Things are
mighty uncertain, nowadays.
THE dispatches report that the
president has directed nttorne,
General Knox to proceed against
the railway merger of the North
ern Securities Company and also
against the Southern Pacific com
bine of California. The attorney
generals battle with these giant
will be watched with interest b.
the people. The president cal
rest assured that he has the sup
port not only OF the rank and fill
of his owl party in this fight, bu
every democrat, every populis'
stands ready to strengthen hi
hands. Let him only be true I
the people and make an honest
earnest fight, and they will b
with him, whether he wins c
fails.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24
'CREAM CITY
fORGER CAUGHT
DEFUNCT CASUALTY COMPANY .
PRESIDENT A PRISONER.
WAS RUNNING A GROCERY

Elwyn r. Larson Takes in even Ex-
perts and might not Have Been
Caught Had He not Fled-Disap-
pearance Leads to investigation
and Capture.