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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
H|CHWAYMEN FL0CCED
TILL BLOOD STRAINED

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c., Oct.
12.-The old law allowing 20 lashes
on the bare back as a part penalty
for robbery and kindred felonious
acts, was brought into requisition
here a few days ago in an effort to
minimize the outlawry that has APP
preached the magnitude Of an cpl
demic.
Last week two hold-up men named
Leonard and Lorenzo. who had been
found guilty by jury and sentenced.
the first to six and the second to
seven years In prison, with 20 lashes
as a foretaste of the time penalty.
were brought here from Vancouver
and given the 20 lashes In the prison
yard.
In administering the lashes the
criminals were tied to a post with
wrists high above the head, bringing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
armers' Institute.

One week from today will open a
farmers institute under the auspices OF
the Washington Agricultural college at
the county courthouse. Aside from the
college professors a number of distin-
suished men will make addresses,
among them being c. l.. Smith, late
dairy commissioner of Minnesota. The
range of subjects includes agriculture,
horticulture, dairying. raising of hogs
and stock breeding. The following Spo-
kane business men compose commit
tee to assist: Howell w. Peel, T. ).
Griffith, L. F. Williams. B. r. Ostran-
der, W. 9. McCrea, George NJ. Brown,
A. A. Kelley, DR.. Harry S. Martin,
w. L. Benham, j. j. Browne and J..
G. Monroe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Medical Lake Salts Mfg. Co., spokan'

Medical Lake Salts Mig. Co., SPOKANE
wash:
Dear Sirs-When I came to Medi-
cal Lake, Friday last. was so badly
crippled with rheumatism that
could not put on my own hat, nor
could cross one leg over the other.
Have had two baths. and can say
that my surprise is great over the
rapid Improvement experienced. Can
handle nay hat now and walk easily
and painlessly. and am certainly
pleased to say a good word for the
curative properties of Medical Lake.
CIIAS. LIE DUG.
Reardan, Wash.
Medical Lake Salts. Indian Head
brand. three sizes. retail ESQ. soc, 81.
Medical Lake Tablets. 2Sc.
Medical Lake Soap. 25o.
Medical Lake Plasters. 25c,
Medical Lake Ointment. $50.
For sale by all druggists
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

out every muscle prominent in the
back. SO that the effect OF every blow
from the whip would be more telling.
The punishment was inflicted with a
we'll dried rawhide with a dozen
tongues, and applied with all the
strength the wielder could bring into
play. 1t was done under the watch
full eye Of the prison physician. In
some instances from six to eight
blows are all that man can stand
without danger to his life.
But Leonard and Lorenzo took the
full 20 without a groan after the first
three or four. which brought out
huge welts. and their backs were
streaming with blood before the full
score had been administered.
The men had to be carried into the
prison and their wounds dressed be-
fore their time" began.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Oct. 12.-
The strike in the Minneapolis -four
mills is probably watched with greater
interest than any of the other labor
troubles agitating the country. Little
alarm need be felt, however, as to the
bread supply, although the Minneapolis
mills furnish 30 much of the worlds
-four. This is due largely to the fact
that the European demand for Ameri-
can -four the past summer has not been
urgent, and consequently the supply
ready for consumption is sufficient for
domestic needs.
There are % -four mills In Minneap-
oils, with a maximum daily capacity of
y8.4l5 barrels of -four. The Pillsbury
"a" mill is the largest in the world, its
maximum daily capacity being l4,O0O
barrels. 1t uses both steam and water
power, as do Is others. Two use steam
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. r.
Charles Miller has gone into business
On the principle that all men are honest.
At Mller's cigar store, his customers
all make their own change and take
their own cigars frcm the boxes.
Miller is armless and his till is a
velvet lined box. When a customer
makes a purchase he opens the case and
lets the man take the cigars. He then
pushes the till across the counter to the
customer, who drops in the amount due.
If any change is coming the customer
must make it himself He saws:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

BOISE, Oct. l2.-The Inter-moun.
tain fair swung open its gates this morn
ing, and the festivities incident to the
occasion will make gala week for al
southeastern Idaho.
Everything is in readiness; every or,
rangement has been made for the most
successful and entertaining fair in the
history of Idaho. President Shaw and
Secretary Stetson and the entire board
of directors, together with the cham.
Der commerce, have been unsparing in
their efforts to nut on first class en-.
tertainment, the best races and the
most complete and varied exhibits ever
seen in the northwest. And when the
gates of the fair opened this morning
this feast of delight was found wait
ing an eager and expectant public.
Today's racing program will be cs-
pecialIy fine. An interesting feature
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
DIPHTHER|A APPEARS
At ORCHARD PRAIRIE

failed, and they have arrived at the
conclusion that it has been brought into
that settlement by some newcomer or
stranger who has since left.
The danger from the affair Is fully
appreciated, as the action of the au'
thorities clearly shows. Orchard prai.
RE is a thickly settled farming commu.
nifty eght or ten miles from Spokane.
When seen by Press reporter thu
morning, DIR. Morrison said that orders
have been issued to doctors to exercise
especial diligence in looking after and
reporting any new cases that appear.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. l2.--Old
Gottlieb Schenk, a desert prospector
lost his way in the Arizona desert and
wandered about till he was nearly dead
of thirst. It was growing dark when
he sank down upon the burning sands
Suddenly he caught sight Of light in
the distance and IL imbued him with
new courage. He arose and staggered
on till he came to the light. There he
found water and succor.
So far 40 Is known this Is the only
desert lighthouse in the world. II
consists Of q lantern tied to the top OF
tall pole set In the ground beside
Q well Of water near which ID the cabin
Of John Drew, The man who tends
the light. II MARKS the only water
within v miles Of dat spot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
A Great Rising.

At demonstration Of the Majestic
Steel Range company at McCabe John
sons store on Saturday Professor Jo-
seph Baker, the Majestics expert cook,
baked large cake, using Crescent bak
ing powder. He took the cake out of
the oven, placed a board on top of it
and had six of the largest people in the
audience, aggregating 1925 pounds,
stand on the board until the cake was
mashed perfectly fiat. When this enor-
nous weight was removed the cake as
sumed its normal condition, and was
eaten with relish by large and en-
thusiastic audience.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Chinese Suspect

As Border Immigration Inspector
Bartlett was at the S. F. & N. depot
this morning to take the train for home
he noticed Chinese whose face was
unfamiliar. Bartlett's work IL near
the Canadian line and he is an expert
on Chink's faces. He arrested the Ce'
lestial, and when arraigned before Com
missioner Marshal. the suspect gave
the name of Tie Chung and said that
he had a certificate all right If he could
get to his baggage, which had been
checked to a camp near Nelson, where
he was going to COOK. The hearing
was adjourned to give the man a chance
to prove his statement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
BOISE OPENS Gates OF
|NTERM0UNTAIN FAIR

will be the automobile race for. tile
500 silver trophy cup. This wa t,t
pulled off between the races. The ev 81
ming will be made delightful on the
streets by free entertainment and mu'
sic
Rhineheart has already arrived from
La Grande with his string of five horses
including Big Dutch. popular and
strong favorite on long stretches.
j. H. Eagan of Salt Lake, with eight
head of fast gallopers. is on the ground.
One of his string, Honest John, won
several good sprints at the Salt Lake
fair.
Secretary Stetson says eight or ten
carloads of runners will be here tonight
and tomorrow. There will be no deartn
of swift runners. Every race is lul
and the contestants are hich class
horses ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

An epidemic of diphtheria is threat
ened at the thickly settled district Of
Orchard prairie. Six people in two
families are down with the disease and
have been quarantined by Health Off
Ger Morrison. Both families live in
= house owned by . man named Gary.
On account of the danger of spreading
Che sickness the school in that district
has been closed, and the Sunday school
suspended at the order of DR.. Morri.
uon, as a precautionary measure.
All efforts on the part of physicians
10 trace the origin "f the disease have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

"My eyesight is very poor and | can
not see well, but my experience is that
no one will take advantage of me. My
accounts are always right. When l &c
to buy goods / get the policeman on the
beat to put my money in my coat
pocket and after | have made my pur-
chases | tell the seller where he can
find the money"
Miller lost his arm four years ago,
when he tried to jump a freight train
Miller writes very presentable letter
with the penholder between his teeth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Fair Weather Assured.

Good weather is promised for the
balance of the fair. According to
the forecast of Observer Stewart the
sunshine of today will continue to-
morrow. There will be light frost
tonight. The temperature Is consid-
erably above the average for the sea-
son in portions of California and
Washington and at Helena. 1t is 10
degrees above the average at Spo-
kama
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
"TrlpIet Of Twins.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-Mrs. John
years old. has given birth to twins.
Her daughter, who lives in the neigh
boring township, presented her hus-
band with twins about the same hour.
Before congratulations were finished,
Mrs. Beams granddaughter sent word
that she had just become the mother
Of two healthy children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
eotham's New Theatre.

NEW YORK, Oct. l2.-New York .
newest playhouse, the fifth to be opened
this season and with several more to
come, is to be dedicated tonight by
Richard Mansfield in "Old Heidelberg"
The new theater ia called the Lyric
and is conveniently located in the heart
of the upper Broadway section.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

Chicago.-Fourth Vice President
John F. Stevens of the Rock Island,
who was formerly with the Great
Northern, Is to have charge of the
operation and construction depart
ments. vice General Manager Good
now, resigned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Contractor Sued.

The Idaho Lime company charges
that Charles r. Bise, contractor, has alb
seconded from the state. In q complaint
filed today in the superior court the
charge is made. 1t Is also alleged that
Bise owes the plaintiff eo37 for goods
and merchandise delivered between Au
gust and May Of this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Social Dolngs.

The ladies of st. Agnes guild and
their friends will attend a thimble
party to be given tomorrow afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. H. F. Col
Inns. E727 Sinto avenue The hos
tesses will be Mesdames w. A. AL
Collins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

1ldoxaAo. Ia.-N. Q. Blydsnburg II
under arrest. charged with poisoning
his wife, whose romans on sxhums-
ton showed quantities Of arsenic.
Another Of BlydenburGs wives. who
was also wealthy. died under sus-
pioious circumstances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

The members and friends Of Spo-
kane hive. No. 10. Ladies' of the Mac
cabees. will give a whist party on
the fifth floor hall of the Fraternal
building Tuesday evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

Booker Washington Il In Paris. Up
TO date nobody has refused to make
his bed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

Kansas City has decided to fight
smoke. Now, who would have thought
Kansas City could make enough smoke
to cause any worry?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

Prescription Pharmacy. osos Monroe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

orable though less violent, is the village
of Little Canada nesting on the out
skirts Of st. Paul. Today a church
steeple and a gaunt gray cross rise,
seemingly from leafy bower, to beck
on the traveller from the highway, but
unless he is the VerieSt idler he will
not turn his horse aside to drive down
the grass grown lane which leads to
the village, for there is something
about that cross crowned steeple and
that other cross which suggest soil
fairness and decay"
Indeed, the man pressed by the af-
fairs of a busy world had better keep
to the highway. The charm of Little
Canada is not for him, but for the vag-
abond who spends his hours like a
! prof1igate king on the peoples gold.
! Curiosity and the gaunt gray cross will
tempt such a one TO jog down the lane
lined with the purple-stemmed black
! haws, and will keep him jogging until
| the cemetery and the tall cross that
guards it impel him to bring his horse
! to a standstill.
i Little Canada begins with cemetery
J and ends there, too, though further
down the green lane the idler may meet
some venerable villager who will tell
him in the patois of the French Cana
dian that there is a great future in
IpbO4 AOA llliS N1ildS6 Will Il past buI
If, before he meets such a villager, he
has loitered in the unkempt grave
yard, he knows better. Life never
withholds its tribute of respect from
the dead
From hillock, directly in the center
OF Little Canada's graveyard, rises the
lgaunt, gray wooden cross For half a
century 1t has guarded the dead there
and that is not short time in West
lern history. 1t has watched the popu-
Ilatlon increase until it would seem that
lthere was not another bit of space left
Tor the new arrival. But old graves are
forgotten, the bits of boards that mark
them soon crumble to decay and thus
time makes room for the late corners.
Father Cotton, the cross and the
! graveyard-these are the guardians of
Little Canada. The priest, eighty. the
others two half a century old-thev
know where the future of Little Cam
ada lies.
There is no place in the world where
The parvenu spirit is so thoroughly
displayed as in a graveyard. The rich
est man has the Hottest monument. the
poorest, little wooden stick that hides
Itself shamefully in the uncut grass
Inc graveyard of Little Canada offers
no exception to this rule.
Up near the gaunt, gray cross. sena-
rated from the rest of the dead. as
! perhaps the occupant was separated
from them in life, is the grave of tba
/ greatest parsonage Little Canada ever
/ knew. But Little Canada TO-DAY CON
tel you little about her, though the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

farms and parceled them out among
those children. So the farms are moth
. ing more than patches now and not
all of them are worked, for the city
beekons those descendants of the
French Canadians
Some have gone back to relatives
about Quebec. Others have remained
in the United States and have made a
place for themselves In the big cities,
where they have forgotten even their
native tongue. But those who dwell in
Little Canada speak the language of
the French Canadian. They have the
hospitab1e manners of the villagers Of
Grand Pre-. They have no ambition
but to be gathered to their fathers in
the little cemetery at the beginning Of
the street. And sitting on the porch
of his imposing red brick rectory,
Father Cotton counts off on his fingers
the families that remain to vim. At
best he can muster but forty-five and
of these are very old. he will
tell you. So, although the church
which Is now two-thirds too large may,
in the future, shelter other parishion-
ers, there will be few of the old stock
among them.
~ And 1t is probable that the next
priest who comes to New Canada will
not preach his sermN-s in French, for
Germans and Americans are beginning
TO own the land that the French
Canadian once titled. And when all
of those French Canadians pass away,
the Little Canada will go, too. for 1t
will be quite unsuited TO the new race.
only the graveyard will remain to tell
the history of this second Grand Pre-.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

he complains. ''Soon. in five or six
years, perhaps, there Will be no Little
Canada But it does not matter.
will be over yonder. There are friends
there"
Further down the village street is
the house built by Capt. Belanger, who
died four years ago at the age Of
eighty-four. Capt. Belanger was a not
ed pilot On the Mississippi river, and
his grandchildren. who are living in
Little Canada, tell with pride how the
old rfvernnan once rowed across the
Mississippi in the face of a terrible
storm in order to bring Father Ravoux
to patient who was dying in Men,
dota. -
1, Belanger is buried in the little
graveyard which faces on the same
street and his is one of the nandsomest
monuments in the cemetery.
There are no newcomers in Little
Canada, the old cling to it and it is
in hopes of keeping their children there
rthat.ssthe old Frenchmen who have
owned farms ever since Little Canada
has had a name, have cut up those
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06
A sEAsHoRE DIALOGUE.

Brown-Dear boy I'm engaged.
White-So am L
Brown-My fiancee yours will outvie.
White--Excuse me- but that I deny: NO
fairer did you e'er descry
BroWn-Her eyes are beautiful blue.
White-And hers the same beautiful hue
BTown--No fairer man ever did WOO,
And to her I'll always be true
White-Your words are credit to you.
Brewn-Mamie' her name
White-Mine's Mamie, too
Brown-What's that?
White-It's Just as I say
Brown-My boy, I'm overcome with dis
may
pray you my fears to allay;
Don't tell me her last name is
Both Gay!
Brooklyn Eagle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

and he dared not proceed further. BY
the aid of buffalo robes he manaseu
/, to keep the cold off, but the morse
quickly succumbed.
: During the five days the blizzard
held him prisoner on the prairie ms
only food consisted of. the chunks Oh
flesh that he cut from the horse. Wnen
settlers, like himself, but better equip
ped. found him he was sound asleep
and almost buried in the snow. brought
down to st. Paul, it was found thar
both feet were frozen and they had To
be afnputated.
Fourteen years ago Little Canada
enjoyed a boom" and Father Cotton
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

Oldest inhabitant of the village, Joseph
Dellonais. the fisherman. aged eighty
two, straightens upssvith pride when
you spell for him the simple inscrip-
ton on the cross that. marks the iso-
lated grave.
The letters are barely decipherable,
and they tell little except that under
meath the mound lie the bones of Nine.
de Rousseau Th6 was born in Paris, in
1892, and who died June 16, 1850
Gran LADY, says old Joseph, 'tver'
gran lady," as be Strengthens the cross
with reverent, palsied hands.
But who WAS she, and why did she
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

not of the best, and there is difficulty
with the head, the fisherman explains,
tapping his forehead alphabetically.
All the sones and wood crosses that
mark the graves below Nine. de Rous-
seau conclude with the appeal, 'Priez
pour lui," or "Priez pour lie repos de
son ame,' or some similar request,
but whoever laid to rest madame, re
gran lady, did not condescend to i'm
plore even the passing tribute of
sigh" But apparently spell lies in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06
LITTLE CANADA, A DESOLATED GRAND!PRE


"Anon from the belfry
Softly the Angelus sounded, and over the
roofs of the village
Columns of pale blue smoke, like clouds
of incense ascending.
Rose from a hundred hearthS- the homes
of peace and contentment.
Then came the evening service. The
tapers cleaned from the altar
Fervent and deep was the voice of the
priest, and the people RESPONDED
Not with their lips alone but their hearts;
and the Ave Maria
Sang they" -Longfellow.
A Grand-Pre desolated, not by Eng
lish soldiery, but by a fate more mex
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

built a handsome red brick church
dedicated to ST. John the Evangelist;
and an imposing rectory. Today, sit.
ting on the rectory steps, he confesses
sadly that the church is 'two4 thirds too
large for the people. ~
The, old are dying and the young.
are going away from Little Canada.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

come to Little Canada if she was a fine
lady, and why does she lie buried
here?" 10. -. .ol1l-s4
But Joseph only shrugs his Shout
ders and turns up the palms of his
hands. At eighty=tMo ones memory is
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17

New Orleans, La. June l7-An
hour prior TO the time set for her mar
riage to George shubert this after
noon. Miss Hattie A. Thomas made .
desperate attemp. to end her life. She
is in the hospital and her life despaired
OF. The young woman drank four
drains OF lsrdanum and then made an
effort to swallow a quantity Of oarbol-
ic acid, but the drug burned her lips
aud she threw the vial away.
Miss Thomas ia quite q handsome
girl and popular in her set. For some
months George shubert has been pay.
ing her marked attention. Recently
IL was announced that they were to be
married, the wedding day being fixed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17
HIS FIRST TRIP.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY MAN
GAME NEAR BEING KILLED
YESTERDAY.

J. 4. Sullivan Of Sugar Greek, Liv.
ingston county, started TO Paducan
yesterday from Grand Rivers for the
purpose of collecting for his tobacco
crop, which was sold here last week.
1t is said be never rode on train
before, and when the porter called out
"Paducsh" on the tram which ar
rives about p. m. Sullivan went to
the platform and stepped off. because
he thought he had to, although the
train was moving quite rapidly and
had not reached the depot. He was
thrown violently down and his right
arm was broken at the elbow. his head
badly out and he was otherwise hurt.
1t is very fortunate that ne did not
land beneath the wheels.
The patrol wagon was called and he
was taken to the city hospital for
treatment.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17
READY TO START.
IRON FURNACE NOW IN PER.
Feet REPAIR FOR FIRST
TINE.

The iron furnace on South Third
street, which shut down several weeks
ago on account of an accident. is now
ready to start up again, but will not
do so until larger supply of iron ore
in ON hand. The furnace. for the first
time since it was built years ago, is
now in perfect repair, and it is expect
ed to run il regularly hereafter.
1t Is understood that Mr.. George s.
Finney. who has been superintendent.
has been succeeded by James Mitchell,
but will NOT sever his connection with
the company at present.