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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

cut or all communication with the peO-
pie at homer
"And you know nothing Of what has
happened since you leftT o - the
girl
mot a word Yen know that l hrve
no near relatives f.iere, and when the
trouble came dete mined that would
cut nay friends efofe they got q
chance 10 cut NE. That is an excellent
plan" said the mai In q cynical tone.
And you had not heard Of the death
Of my brotherT' the girl continued In
her questioning.
Al this the man started and looked n
her inquiringiy. Her face was white.
and her lips were trembling little.
mo" he said softly. Il had not
heard OF that. When did be dleT"
He died very suddenly last year,
but before be died he-he told the
truth about that Martin matter 10 my
father and me. We could not bear for
Justices sake and-snd yours. TO keep
silence. 50 every one IN Lexington
knows now that be was guilty and not
you. Finally we came TO the cOnciu-
sion that you must have died, and l.
well. suppose that | thought Of the
stage beca use there was nothing elise
for me % do. You know Uncle Jack
left me some money, so | decided to
come on here and study. A woman
must have some interest in her life.
and that seemed all that was left me :"
The first rehearsal is over" said lie
stage manager in a. loud voice. lie
port promptly at 10 O'Clock ioin0rrpw
morning"
Then he came over TO where the
couple were standing talking 10 each
other and said: Both Of you young
/ people did admirably. You followed
out my instructions 10 the letter
like TO see people take an interest in
their work. and am going TO see IL
cannot ind Il small speaking part for
each Of you. Yon are too clever 10 be
wasted among the extra people"
The man and the woman looked q,
each other. There was a question IN
the eyes Of the man and a happy an
Ewer in those Of the woman.
We will talk that over when we re
port in the morning. and. al any rate
we thank you fer your compliment
said the man
Bat neither Of them showed up foi
the rehearsal Bexl morning.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

There arr two ways TO get strong
the active and the passive, To sum Il
up with one brief concrete illustra-
ton. the active treatment would COM
prise such vigorous exercise OF all
the muscles OF the body in the fresh.
Fejuvenating air and under the bright
and healing sun as one might obtain
IN the railroad section gang. Try this
method you are able to relish and Ill,
gest anything short OF shoe pegs.
The passive method goes at II the
other way about Instead OF exercis
ing that one may eat, one cats that one
may exercise, A diet Is prescribed
which 10 almost pure nutrlmeui TO he
gin with and has been 30 completely
predigested that all one has to do is 10
swallow Il down and the food Is turn
ed directly into power. ny this meth
Cd. II the billboards are to be believed.
aged gentlemen become 70 frisky that
they jump over eight foot fences just
20 work Oh their supernuous energy.
Eugene Wood In Everybody
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

ono u ifle sighis 81 the shEe ps
gabc pago3a Ia burma 10 gigantic
heli 81 bronze. weighing f0riy-tNo and
quarter tgns ssld said TO lie she third
lars~sS ueil Ia Size world. The largest
lslHs IN Moscow and the next largest
ia MinEtn also ia Burma After con
guerins Berma the British undertook
20 carry the Freaf Rnngun bell 90 Cal
cntta - trophy but dropped il over
toaFd 81 tie haugun rlv"r. where II
defed all the efforts Of the engineers
10 raise H. Some years batter the Bur
uaesr. Who hAd not ccased 10 mourn
it, ioss, begged 10 he allowed &c recov
81 a. Their petition Was granted. and
by attaching 10 II an incredible number
81 bamboo noais the unVicldy mAss Of
metal was nuaily hfied from It's mud.
dy iced and traaTnphAnily restored to
lts place
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

No man knows the sound Of HE own
voice lie hears himself through tive
channels the outer ear and the eusta
chan tube lie hears his friend through
the car only hence he would rather
listen 20 himself than 10 his friend
Try your voice in a grsmapbone. At
arsi you will not recognize IL but you
will Immediately identify that Of your
friend New York Press
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

Mabel what a perfectly exquisite
new bonnet, dcarcsti Ethel-Oh. I'm
80 glad you like t. was - afraid
you wouldn't Are you SURF you like III
Mabel-sure' oh. perfectly. always
did adore that shape. Why, had
three just like it-when II was in
fashion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

Henry" whispered the bride Of two
hours, you don't regret marrying me
even yetT'
mo. darling" replied Henry, mot
even yet
The train sped on. and she was hap
ny for another ave minutes
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
Raperauoua.

Teacher Thomas. mention a few Of
the proofs thai the earth is round, like
an orange. Tommy Tucker-l didn't
know we bad 20 have any proofs,
ma'am. thought everybody admitted
I-Chicago Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

Two stea mattsrs TNn agains; the
surplas 81 dignity Ia the oface Of the
caass lsssaneT 81 patents 10 washing
too the other day, says the New hofk
" oFad
They we're notlfed that the steam
pipes we're out q order and went TO
a. them They walked into Commits
saousg Aliens rom with small cere-
msay They wore OvVrSlis, and each
hsd h,s hat 90. without preliminaries
thsy began to work at the pipes.
Commissioner Alien lcohed at them In
smsnemeut After a minutes contem'
plsstaa he boiled over
"pa you know where you aref' be
ashed
sure sah one Of the sieamatterA-
In the patsn, ofice."
We'll wrlir' said Mr.. Allen. Il am
the commissioner Of patents for the
United statps, and you have your hats
on
.Cisd 10 know you." said the steam
attpra but We didn't come in to call
an you We came in TO m the pipee -"
But when they tried TO come In
after luncheon they were stopped ny
the doorkecper, who made them re
move their hats before they could get
q,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

40 you admire Beethoven'a works r
II never visited EN-" answered Nit.
Cumrox absentmindedly. what does
he manufacturer Washington Star.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

Sneaker Cannon came breesily to the
.,,caker.s sleak at noon the other day.
10 took out bis watch and looked Mt
the big clock on the wall opposite him.
We'll. I'll he darnedr' he said tha'
old clock IL right again. Go ahead
Mr.. Chaplain"
And the chaplain prayed for nf'y'
s,x seconds by both watch and clock
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

CanuIhai King-That missionary made
an awful fuss. didn't hef Head Chief
Terrible. air His struggles were
friEhtful Cannibal King Well, serve
him as q piece de resistance. Town
TontcR,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
p,.sue.,ss disease Sy T~'sPAeae'

nlasnssisH Disease NJ I~'ep"".
Group has become 80 widespread ID
,ya,morp kan. that DIR. Willis. una
HE 20 attend TO all his calls, has moth
or. bring the tables to the telephone
,rarsmI,tpr and let them cough, says
a topeka special 10 the Chlengo Rec.
an, Herald ny the cough heard over
.hs wire he diagnoses the casa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

ks4sH~scaiiAFlse Pred Lands Of indl
asa 81 a. AeAa and ss~adef az 20 oorA
slea ia !4l oosAtleu, - lie colleagues
says ,le ~ zsllagtoa iosi he Nas re
oratat fvvau..lsgsiated aud consequently
t.s l. i4Iag 10 esdgfv auy ru4uabi ~
taoestozs uszafsasag Alsosi lie sAAfs
upaF aoaa frga ,as capiio. h. a
s'iv<s gag ssssvaiily . slouI lady entered
Tic tas pAs v.vI cf'op d~a u4tl states
alea bosisep arc bousd sadd~a gefA
sosss'a fle sgaa' lady intp ths iap Of
t5s ssss,cci li4dls ulan
/ bea tu4s lanioa. siF. said tlae
.aGy ID ,v.ataslu.. as she staEgpfysd 10
beg Test
M iAnals af,oss 10 gsEc her his scat
fvaaaasAshe agth cslara cirsastAe AlrrT
sloss 4 dsat hlaIsv you. MADAM
tsaop you fsouEh, I Nas 0alg psluted
~ tie suat~
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
WASHINGTON CHITCHET
GOSSIP About Public Men at
the National Capital.
THE PREsIDEETs Dearest WHH

why Roosevelt Waatsa 90 Ne Gex-
sTAeT 81 the Phiiippinss-A Slender
tSA6EsSsaAa's EAR4Eisnas On -
street. taE - CSmAseat On senator
sP@oAsF's Clothes - How CsAmis-
siSHsE AiIsn's DisAity wAs ost-
ras.a.
President Roosevelt and Judge Alton
u. farkeE VI Esopus. n. T.. are good
tEiends- When tie president was gov
srnor Of New York be and the Judge
asei 10 ride horseback together. says
lie Washington correspondent Of the
New foFk World
ohs morning in May. 100. they were
suL Al that time Colonel Roosevelt
sas much TALKED u - the candidate
to- vice president with Mckinley. lie
uas Hsl~lnsaliy protesting 10 Parker
,iasI he DID noI WAR, the place
~of course. said Parker. you do not
ssRl tie fies presidential BolnlhA tion
because you expect TO ~ president
s0Al4e asg
"oh. sn lot ~ sure n6oHt that. !"
Roosevelt replied Bat there L. one
lA.Is would Ake 10 have above any
SShes IA The AFT Il tie people or Tie
gotsfa&Bent
" Las IL Nf~ asked Parker CON
s~aIesf IA eAlsf Of nghunE army
Ne SAID Roosevelt. n could have
as dearest @2sL / v uuid be governed
~ sile Philippines IAars The idea
glArr lusi ,hlht ~ fbe soy Of ~ iot
sfr absolutely gwur orn n4astef with
~ politicians 10 p4acss no congress x
csAsa8 AID lie IA ullsvi~a - n0thinI
a. D. tui have youT opH way Abou
stVfFtlihs
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

80 you think him an honest states
manr'
"Sure. i've known him TO buy thou.
sands Of votes aud pay for every one
Of then" --Detroit Free Press.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21

-who ls taai I,,is seaa'or WITH the
tuasisd halg and The sarcastic auaiis.
usSA hss aa3esilp slnck cos 2 rccsnily
asAa5 Nsp l0gk uumsu visitor In
the sssasis gRiissy. ssys the washing
taa correspondent % The New Iogk
I2ass
Tat IL Ma 6poopsT o. Wisconsin.
esd its washtnGiun woman wbo wac
ssop ias her aFvund
I ikouEhs 80. abe commented. HIS
elosAos silou rlainil that they couldn't
have t.een tasas any besp bot IN VIE
egnssu
nsck q thetn vas siiiiRg another
watuap. tho overheard the coarerNa'
Isoa Esss cotnpr~ssed Der lire lightly.
uaas.i out - the gallery with . reso-
luss ait prore@isd TO the marble room
Add sathfpor~d Mr. EFOo0ef cot q the
seuate
~Juhn ale sasa nrlnly. Z hive just
Srssbeara = conversation which am
Falnf to sxg.eai 70 you. hccanse u
proves that am right Ton know ]
have siusya tola yaV that you
slsoulant hs,e yVaT clothes made In
Neu YorE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
COMPANIES MAY
 BE CONSOLIDATED
OFFICIALS OF TENNESSEE, SLoss- SHEFFIELD AND REPUBLIC IN coNFERENcE-ExPERTs TO RE- PORT ON VALUATIONS.

Officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Steel and Iron company and tie Republic Iron and Steel company held another con ference here yesterday and continued the discussion of the project for consolidat. ing the three big concerns named The following were present: Vice President and General Manager McCrery of the Tennessee, President J. c. Maben and Vice President J. w. Mcqueen of the Sloss- Sheffield, and President A. w. Thompson and Vice Presidents John F. Taylor and w. H. Hassinger of the Re- public.
 The chief matter under consideration was the appointment of experts to ex- anime and report on the properties of the three corporations.
 It was agreed that each company would appoint one expert to examine its ore property and one to examine it's coal prop erty, and that the appointment of an ex- pert on furnaces would be deferred until the others were about ready to report.
 It is said that the Tennessee company has selected it's coal expert and that the other two companies have selected both their coal and ore experts. None of the names will be made public until the Tennessee company has selected it's ore man. All of the names agreed upon yesterday are well known in the dis trict and at least three of them reside In Birmingham.
 The examiners will be expected to be- gin work early next week.
 This consolidation movement which took form in conferences held at the Wal dorf-Astoria, New York, a few weeks ago. is regarded now as very feasible, and 1t is predicted in we'll informed independent circles that the Tennessee, the Sloss- Sheffield and the Republic, so far as it's Alabama properties are concerned, will be merged into one company within the next three or four months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
Condition is semi-Barbarous.
WAS DONE BY POWERFUL MEN.
County Fair Candy That Was Pulled
 Over a Hook.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 People who resided in western towns in the days following the civil war doubt less remember the candy pullers who fol- lowed the fair circuits, making delicious taffy (red, yellow. white, strawberry, molasses or vanilla) at every county fair. They sold this candy, not by the yard, but by the half foot or quarter of foot, and very good candy it was at that. The preparation and making of 1t was open to, the inspection of all corners. In an open-ar kitchen. which stood not far from the hook where the candy was pulled. When the sugar, isingglass, wa ter and other ingredients had boiled down to the proper consistency. the sticky mass was turned out on greaseu marble slab, kneaded, and worked until at A word from the head candy maker, it went to the hook and was there pulled" reached a proper whiteness 1t was re- moved. laid on another slab, having foot measure graduated to inches in the marble. There it was cut out to the proper lengths with an immense pair or shears. wrapped in paper and sold to the oandy-hungry crowd. who stood open mouthed with astonishment
 Those who remember such scenes would have been forcibly reminded of the old
  thev dropped into a certain store last week. where they sold candy by the yard The candy is made and favored in the usual way. but instead of being pulled by hand ia brought to the proper consist ency by means of very peculiar ma chine. in which the pulling is actually done by two iron arms, which when the machine is set in motion. yank ana twist inc candy in a manner so strikingly nu- man that one wonders at the genius or inc uerson who invented 1t. From the automatic butler it is removed 10 creased marble slab, heated by eiectrielty from beneath. where the candy is run out into yard lengths by means or yard stick. and severed at the proper gradua- tiop with a pair of scissors This candy is then sold at cents per yard and ex- cellent stuff 1t is, at that. It IS f1avoreo and colored in such fashion that when snun out into yard lengths 1t looks Tor all the world like silk ribbon ana the cook who does the cutting up mas been several times mistaken for the cierh oi the silk ribbon counter.
 The pulling of candy by means or d machine, which in all truth is equipped not only with pair Of arms put par of hands. with which to grasp the ends of tba candy. into the bargains. is great ,,,,nrovament over the old hand process. Tn the old days it was noticeable that tba candy pullers of the Western falrs uysre usually large. and the worK was so fatiguing that when they had com ,,atad their task they were batneu III per sn,ration, the effort of keeping stiil, resistant mass in constant circuiatioh anu rv,ot,on heinz harder work even than ios- rolling or coal heavlns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
'RIXEY, "CARTEk.'
WATCHING BALL EXPENSIVE.
How Government Employees Waste
 Uncle Sam's Time.

From the Washington Times.
 By watching the ball on the war de- partment building to time their watches government clerks are said to be beating the government out of thousands of dol lars annually
 There's just one thing more those members of congress up on the Hill ought to do to make their names immortal" growled an aged officeholder up at the treasury, who, under the sheltering wing of the civil service, holds foffice under republican rule They have stretched the department woriday out a half hour, and forced some of these high officials to get rid of government carriages. The next practice they ought to choke off is this one of watching the ball that falls at the noon hour over on the war department bulding''
 "Oh. that doesn't cost the government anything" a listener ventured to remark4 'It doesn't? Young man, look-a- here. Let's figure it out. I'll bet my hat no less than 150O clerks of nearly all de- partments make a practice of watching that ball every day. They go out to the doors and windows about five minutes of twelve and stand there with their watch es in their hands waiting for that ball to drop. Each man loses at least five min utes' work That means 125 hours work the government Is beaten out of every day. or eighteen days work. In other words, the government Is losing the serv- ice of eighteen clerks daily the year round. and at the end of year is out just eighteen salaries. because the clerks insist on setting their watches once a day by that ball. supposing an average salary to be s1200 a year. the government is out over s21, 900 annually.
 "That's one of those small leaks that grows into large one in the course of a year. Gillett certainly has chance to distinguish himself again. He should call on the cabinet to issue an order prohibiting government employees from stopping work to look at the ball. or introduce a measure to compel the ball to be removed from the war department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
RECORD OF COURTS.

The following judgments have been rendered in the circuit court: In tho case of Jesse Gross, pro ami, vs. the Sloss-Shefflld Steel and Iron company Judgment for the plaintiff for $200. The plaintiff claims to have been run over by car near Bessemer.
 B. B. Smith vs. l.. Brandes and Sol Blondheim, assumpsit, suit dismissed.
 Louis Thomas, pro ami, vs. Southern Railway, judgment for $50. The plain tiff claimed to have been carried past her destination on a passenger train
 Birmingham Tent and Awning com pany vs. Temerson Bros, assumpsit, Judgment for the plaintiff for $94S
 D. H. Hageman .vs. Decatur Car Wheel and Manufacturing. company, Judgment for s250 in one case and $100 in the other The plaintiff claimed damages from personal injuries re- ceived by molten metal leaving a hot pot
 Julia Fielder, administrative, vs. c. M. Burkhalter x Co.,. judgment for the plaintiff for $1250. This was a suit for damages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
EAST LAKE TO HAVE
 FIRE DEPARTMENT
MATTER WAS BROUGHT UP LAST NIGHT AT MEETING OF CITY CoUNCiL-WILL PLACE FIRE PLUGS.

East Lake is soon to have a volunteer fire department The matter was brought up before the meeting of the city council last night but action was postponed until next meeting.
 The East Lake board of aldermen met last night with Aldermen Morris, Finch Prude, Hawley, and LaRosse present. In the absence of Mayor Mckinley, Alder man Morris acted as mayor pro tenn. pr. Finch reported that the vaccination ordl- nance was being enforced.
 A committee was appointed to test the water supply and the plugs that have been placed in different portions of the city. Hose will soon be purchased and the fire department organized.
 The question of lights was discussed at length The committee on lights asked that it be allowed until next meeting be- for making a final report in regard to ne- gotiations with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power compny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
Buying a Watch.

From Youths Companion,
 Whats that watch worth?" asked Mir. Klose, pointing to one in the showcase.
 Ten dollars" replied the jeweler
 "Tll take it." said the customers and after paying for it he went out.
 The next day he came around again. This watch doesn't exactly suit me. , he said Whats that one worth?' point ing to another.
 f'Fifteen dollars"
 ''rll take that instead of this one, if you don't mind"
 Certainly"
 A day or two later he came again.
 How good watch have you got for s25?'' he inquired.
 Well, s25 will get pretty good time piece" said the jeweler, handing one out. Here's one with gold filled case, and full jewelled The movement is warranted"
 'Tll take it."
 He paid the difference, took the watch and went away.
 After a lapse of a few days he made his appearance once more.
 Have you got first class watch. with a solid gold case that you can sell for $50?" he said.
 Yes. Here it is"
 Well, I'll take it'' said Mir. Klose. Here's the other watch and s25. That's the one I really wanted at first. but hated to pay out all that money at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
NAMES IN FICTION ARE
 MATCHED IN REAL LIFE

and Stabback, Badman and Blackmon ster, which, If no longer in existence, were once familiar surnames in England.
 Not very pleasant, perhaps. but less ob. iectonable than the foregoing, are names derived fl om physical ailments. such as Headache and Tootache. Cramp and Coiic, Akinhead and Akinside as we'll as Fever and Ague; while Gumboil is not exactly a name to appeal to fastidjous tastes. Even some surrames derived from parts of the body like Shin and Shanks Legs and Kreebone are not such as one would willingly elect to be known by. although even these may be preferable to Mar row, Bloc and Kidney.
 It must not be imagined, however. that all names which appear to be uncompl- mentary were ever meant to be so. Take , the following. for instances: Waddle. Wcrmewocd, Allchiu. Cuckold, and Small back. These surnames are derived directly from the following places: Wahull, Or mund, Alchorne Cokswold and Small tach; while even such remarkable sur rames as Spittlehouse. <illingback. and Alshop have l similar innocent origin Some very honorable names imported into Great Britain from roreign sources have been sadly changed for the worse since their arrival Thus De Vile, once name of distinction has degenerated into Devil; De Ath into Death; Scardeville into Scaredevil: Tuberville into Troublefeld: Taille-B Bos. the family name of a very great baron, companion of the Conquer or, into Tallboys; De Hogstepe Into Huck- stepp; De la Chambre into Dealchamber, and Ickenbaum into Higginbottom.
 Some amazing names have been given to foundlings and perpetuated by their posterity. One infant found near Shop- herds Bush was named Thomas Shcp- herds Bush, another. who was discovered tied up in a napkin by the side of a brook. became Martin Napkin Brookcr. and an infant picked up at Newark. who later won some fame as Dr. Thomas Magnus was christened Tom Among lis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-10
SENATOR HANNA
 IS SOME BETTER
TAKES AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF NOURlSHMENT AND WAS AP- PARENTLY STRONGER THAN ON MONDAY.

Washington. February 9.-Senator Han reported to be resting quietly. There are no complications and the vital organs are said to be performing their functions satisfactorily
 An increased amount of nourishment was given the senator today. In addition to the pasteurized milk which he has been taking since his illness began, he took some white of an egg today, nearly all of which he retained on his stomach. He apparently was stronger than on yes- terday and wanted to insist on exerting himself when it became necessary to change his position.
 His spirit also seemed improved, and for the first time he was permitted to have a ten minutes conversation with his brother, H. M. Hanna, who is now In the city. MT Hanna later said he was pleased with his brothers appearance, as he did not have the emaciated and wasted look so frequently seen in typhoid cases.
 During the day the senator's ternpera- ture went up to 1O3, which it has done on three separate occasions, and his pulse up to 96, the highest yet recorded. The rec ords of both temperature and pulse are in keeping with those ordinarily reached in casa of irregular typhoid fever, from which the senator is suffering
 The following bulletin on Senator Han mas condition was issued tonight:
 At 8 D. m. Senator Hanna was resting quietly. His temperature was t02 6-i0; pulse 94 and regular, respiration 24. There are no complications and his general con- dition remains good.
 (Signed) ''RIXEY,