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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-02
FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-culings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
IDAHO SQUIBS.

The Summit Commercial club has
been organized with charter men,
bership Of 25.
There is considerable agitation at
Mohler over the question of an ade.
quate water supply.
A falling log broke the back of T.
T. Olmstead of Occur d'Alene while
he was hauling timber.
The Summit plant will increase the
capacity of its -four mill and will start
on new wheat before October.
The University of Idaho will open
on September 12 for the registration,
which will continue for three days.
Glass work will begin September Is.
Owing to the difficulty encountered
in securing harvest hands, the farmers
in different neighborhoods about Look
out, Chesley, Rosetta and Melrose
have formed little companionships for
the threshing of each others crops. In
this way the farming community
makes up threshing crew.
Otto Martinson's year old son Os-
car and another boy of Troy found
some dynamite caps, and the Martin
son boy put piece of paper into the
mouth Of the cap. then lighted the pa
per with a match, and held 1t between
his thumb and finger, with the result
that his hand was badly shattered by
the explosion and his face and body
badly cut up by pieces of the cap. 1t
is feared that he will lose two fingers
and his trumb.
A good deal of interest attaches to
the hole that is being dug at the Kel-
ley hot springs near Boise. An effort
is being made to tap the flow Of hot
water that comes to the surface all
around the place where the derrick
stands at a temperature of about 100
Fahrenheit. 1t is believed that this
flow will be encountered not deeper
than $50 feet. and when it is struck
Boise's supply Of hot water for heating
and other purposes will be so material
ly increased that every demand for a
good many years to come will be met
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-02

The Patriotic league of Peru has
raised the sum Of 3414.O00 for the
purpose of building a man Of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
DROWNING rs A QUICK DEArH
For Man Can't Live Under Water More
Than Two Minutes.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The story frequently repeated about nro.
fessional divers who have been able to re-
main under water for over two minutes is
silly" DIR. Joseph BoehE, tells me. mo one
can remain under water that long without
drowning. whether they are trained divers
or not. At Navarino. where the sponge divers
are reported to be able to remain under
water three and four minutes. tests werc
made recently and resulted in conclusiyeJv
proving that none of them remained down
as long as minute and half Ninety seq
onds seems very long time to the watcher
on shore. and 1T is about the limit of a diver's
endurance under water. At CeyIon where
time tests We're also made among the famous
pearl divers, 1t was ascertained that few ~
them remained below the surface as ions,
as minute. and other tests made on tbe
minute and quarter was the longest they
could endure without fresh breath
on the coast of England several wears
ago diver, a trained diver, one of the hest
on the coast. renowned for his endurance
went down and was pulled up SO sIowIv
when he gave the signal that he was under
water about two minutes and five seconds
He was drawn out of the water insensible
with blood flowing from his nose and ears
and it was only after long and ardious work
that MS recovery from the effects of that
two-mfnute stay under water was assured
Drowning Is quick DEATH Even though
the water Is kept out of the lungs insensi-
bility will ensue In one minute and COM
plete Inconsistencies in two. The stories
of people who nave been in the water five
mistakes or untrue. A man could not be In
tho water five minutes without coming to
the surface several time3 and be restored
to lifo."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
TATTooED WITH SYMBOLS.
Filipino's Cuticle an discriminating
Document That Caused His Arrest,

From the Manila Cable News
A man was taken to constabulary head
quarters yesterday whose body was an art
gallery. His breast. back and arms had
been rendered completely antinganting by
ance of antinganting priests. He was Wis
iting his querida in Manila when arrested.
He was not an unprepossessing native.
but he had too many discriminating docu-
ments worked into his cuticle to be allowed
to roam around in wild state, so he was
arrested as a suspicious character He gave
his name as Sylvester Gomez His anting-
antings were above suspicion, as well as
above price, and had they been worked ON
a garment, as is customary he would have
been despoiled of it for a -curio
Over his heart he had worked conyen-
tional figure of an altar. with a cross SUPER
imposed. This he said was an antinpant-
ing. On his right breast was a human
heart, inverted, surmounted by a cross.
with three letters above it. When asked
what particular brand of anting this was
he only grinned the wider 1t is believed
that this fantastic design is the reminder
OF some VOW that he took during the IN
surrection. Three more letters and a cross
were tattooed in the hollow of his bac
He said that these were never known to
fail to KEEP. Off diseases, and, indeed. it
must be confessed that he seemed to bE an
extraordinarily healthy animal.
Then there Were long disarrangements of
the alphabet across his breast and all down
his arms. They looked as If somebody had
attempted to write lot of seditious news
paper headlines in Tagalog and had run
short of copy paper, and so had to use
that these would keep off bullets, and they
looked as if they would.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Cheapening Money.

FROM the Chicago Inter-Ocean
The London Statist has made an estimate
of the total production of gold throughout
the world in 1903. According to its figures
there was mined by all countries during
the year, 1887 100000 of the precious metal
For nearly third of a century prior to
1890 the worlds production of gold held be-
tween s1G0,G00.C00 and s125. 600 600 annually
By 1898 ii reached 10.0O0.0O0. In 1900, 1901
and 1902 the effects of the South African
war stopped the steady increase. but last
year all records were broken. Furthermore
the present year threatens to lead its pre-
decessor in the matter of gold production
The Statists estimate for the year 1904 is
Ss6J. 100000
The increase of the output of silver has
been almost remarkable. From 100000
ounces In 1900 ii rose TO 43.Heb.C0o in 1870.
TO 76JNG0o ounces in $50. TO 1;i2.ue0.uo
ounces in 1890. and to 113Ga0O00 ounces in
1903. The supply of gold and silver but
more especially gold. is accepted by stud
ents of economics as being the principal de-
termining factor In the purchasing power OF
money. OF course local and temporary con-
ditionS of prosperity and depression great
ly Influence the value of money in securing
the necessares and luxuries of life but in
the long run the increasing supply OF gold
cannot fail TO lessen its purchasing power
To limited extent this increase probably
has had its effect on the cost of living in
the last six or seven years. That such an
increase has taken place every housewife
and head of a family knows. Dun's total
index number of the prices of various
standard commodities shows an Increase
from July l, 1897 to March /. 1904 of from
I2.i45 to 103,Cl5 Part of the increase in
prices was without doubt due to the great
prosperity boom of 1895 to 1893. which
lifted all prices to higher levels But the
reaction and depression of business I'm the
last year have failed to lower prices Trade
and financial activities have declined and
labor is finding employment more difficult
and is beginning to accept lower wages but
the cost of living still advances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
COUGHING IN PNEUMONIA.
ohlcago Physician Speaks of Its Value
Before Medical Society.


Coughing as an aid i'm the curs ot ,,,o,,
monia was the idea advanced Ia, n
Charles H. Francis before a mee,i,. =,
the Chicago Eclectic Medical and surg,c,,
Society "Wednesday evening. This was ono
OF the many means suggested for tho
treatment of pneumonia ..Coupb 80 go,
want to live was the ad,.ico of fl
physician Il have found I'm my nrac,ic.
that those without the cough aImost al
ways succumb to the disease. I have .eap
strong men who did not cough fail 70 70
cover from pneumonia To me i, sa.,,
.,le iIlVarlabie rule that persons who have.
pneumonia and do NOT congh - 80,
that never recover
The physicians present crit,c,saa a.,
statemeht made short time ago thai
there were no known remedies 10 chacl.
plieumohia, and that all that could he
uone was to assist nature in oyercominp
the maiady. Digitalls and the ass,sfancs
OF trained nurse were the suggestions
ihade pS most of the physicians In discuss
r ing t,e man topic of the evening. "Pneu-
mona and Its Treatment and Percentages
vi hecoNeries Il have found in nv prac-
uce' said DIR. Francis. -s'that the aver
age death OF patients l have had with
pneumonia was one out of every ten I
90 not use poultices except for pain =
Dr. John Dill Robertson. exponent of
the idea OF not bathing, said: II have OH
served tnat most of the colds and cases OF
pneumonia develop on Monday and Tues-
day. or in the early part of the week
Ihey generally occur after Sunday which
Is the day of general bathing III there
was less bathing in alcohol and water
ing pneumonia -
AT the county hospital" said DR.. C.
W. Clark, II observed that under the al,o-
Dathsc service GO % per cent or e..a,.,,
LOCO patients d,ed, 81 per cent of those nm.
der homeopathic and :;3 per cent of those
under eclectic treatment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Playing Golf in the South.
ntry Life In America

From Country Life In America
When you manage to bring off a more
than ordinarily good shot it is treat to
note the expression on the face of your little
negro eaddie. The look of exuberant joy
and pride and the triumphant glance at
your opponents boy is followed by a
series of soft. meIodious chuckles which
only darby can do justice to, as much as
to say that he. and he alone. had done
the trick, to the utter confusion of the rival
caddie Some of these darkies make good
caddies, but the majority are too indolent
or uninterested to be more than mere beasts
of burden, knowing little of the game and
caring less They tell q story of one-a
noyice-who at the end of the days play,
after cheerfully following his employer
through every bunker on the course and
.nto all sorts Of impossible places on the
sides, rather startled him by guillessly ask
ing, Are you gwine to work tomorrow,
boss7'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Founding Goats.

From Country Life in America.
The breeder of pure Angora goats must
give close attention TO his fiocks the year
around. doe viii often leave a newborn
kid to join her flock as soon as # gets out
of her sight. nor will she return TO her kid
unless the flock happens to feed that way
Naturally many kids are lost and others
would die IL they were not taken care of.
A few head of well-bred goats may be
found profitable on any farm, especially
on a farm where brush killing is an i'm
provement, as no other will destroy shrubs
so quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Mothers Vocal Duties.

From the London World.
Mothers and those who have the educa-
ton of children in their hands are chiefly
responsible Tor our abuse of the English
language and our Evolutionary shortcom-
ings. A mother should make it a special
duty to correct every mistake in the sound
of her childs voice and In its choice OF
words; and If voice production. the right
pronunciation of words, and distinct read
ing aloud, were made part of a chiid's
training, We should soon become an intelli-
gible and musically-voiced people I'M
checked. we shall ultima telY bark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

transient population. made up Of people
OF the widest diyulgents of tastes and envi-
ronment, men from the tangle brakes or
Louisiana cypress swamps to the sand
dunes of Wisconsin, from the cgotisticaI
schools of Bostonian pride. to the bucking
bronco rider of the plains. where each
cared much FOR his particular locality ana
little or nothing for the CITY constituting
ms nome during his temporary exile. and
you VIII have a correct mind picture OF
me result. which constitutes the city OF
Washington as | saw H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Effect of Women's Crimes.

A great many unaccompanied women
suffering from extreme depression at the
flag end of their good times, have COM
mtted suicide In New York hotels in past
years, and" said one of the most promi-
nent of New York hotel managers, I'D
rather have dozen men blow their heads
off or cut their threats in my house than
to have one OF my women guests kill her.
self-I mean so far as the effect upon the
reputation of the house is concerned.
~ certain proportion of spreeing men
are expected to put an end to themselves
in hotels every year, and such cases are so
frequent that the stories are not tele-
graphed to the out-of-town papers unless
the man happens to be quite prominent.
But let woman put an end to her life In
New York hotel, and the story, together
with the name of the hotel, appears in every
newspaper In America on the following
morning even if the woman is of no promi-
hence whatever. And. whether the woman
be middle-aged or as homely as a hedge
fence, the story nearly always makes her a
beautiful young woman, who put an end to
herself under peculiarly sad circumstances
and so on and so on. world without end
Whereupon. people all over the country
who always stop at my house when they
visit New York get that gruesome picture
in their minds. so that when they arrive
here the next time they seek hotel accom-
modations elsewhere. Not only that but
lots of permanent guests. nervous folk
move away from a hotel when anything of
that grisly sort happens"
The very vast majority of women who
arrive unaccompanied In New York and put
up at the hotels here. of course behave
themselves with the utmost circumspection;
but the fact Is irrefutable that there are
plenty of them who do not. and thus in this
as In so many other relations of life, .the
good have to suffer for the bad.
The hotel people are fully familiar with
the hardship which the aslant glance which
they bestow upon unaccompanied women Is
bound to work upon large majority of
such women. but they justify themselves
by asserting that the character and proha-
BILE conduct OF such unaccompanfed women
Is 100 much or gamble to permit Of their
even taking chance
This comparatively new rule requiring I'M
accompanied women to submit their refer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Don't Like Us, Nohow.

The people work six and one-half hours
a day In the government employ; going to
work at 0 o'clock, stopping one-haif hour
at noon for luncheon and quitting at A.
The wages which are paid seems more than
ample, but living is SO high, rent. food and
raiment, that very few husbands find 1T
possible to own their own home.
This Is not written In censure or in a
spirit of ili-feeling toward the capital OF
the nation We have endeavored briefly.
without color or passion, to portray the ac-
tual impression which this city m ade. All
readers are acquainted with the fact OF
how the location of the state capitol at
Lincoln affects the prospsrity--the bus.-
ness thrift of city. The spasmodic influx or
abnormal conditions during the meetings
of the legislature, the propaganda of insti-
buttons and buildings entirely foreign to
the need or necessities of the locality or ad-
jacent territory. and then imagine these
conditions multiplied a thousand fold. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
CRITIC OF THE CAPITAL
TOURIST FINDS FAULT
WITH CITY.
The Capitol is Oppressive, but the
"Corrigan" Art Gallery is
Impressive.

Letter In Williams Hastings (Neb) Weekly News.
/. is with regret, in many ways that the
illusions of childhood have been forever
arnihilated by few days visit at the
national capital. There is sense of dis
enchantment which a personal inspection
of the city, its buildings, and the national
representatives enforce. that If ii could be
forgotten or eliminate ii would rebound to
the credit of ones patriotism.
II the city of Washington possesses pecu-
liar beauties of its own, they, like homely
woman, are not perceptible on q casual
inspection. The old saying of See a-is
and then die implying that then you have
gfasped the maximum of earthly beauty
and that you were ready for realms of
eternal bliss. is in no mode or manner ap-
plloable to the capital founded by General
Washington
Briefly speaking Washingto ton is a city
whose population is near that of Omaha,
ana whose business and enterprise is rep
resented by semi-nhabited plantation of
the south. whose dila pidated grandeur is
equaled only by its egotistical bearing and
inherited pride. Ninty thousand of its IN
habitants are colored and they exc out an
existance in a mode that it not compli-
mentory to our boosted civilization
There is a lack of thrift an absence of
esre. and general drifting with the tide,
mat Is eXasperating to normal intelligence
me grandeur of conception on which the
public buildings We're erected s taught in
the primary schools of the nation are al
nc st entirely lacking on inspection High
sounding names and meaningless express
SONS are given to the most ordinary of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

If YOU want work read the want columns
Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Down With the Statues.

The statues which adorn the dusty corner
of every street represent various degrees of
grace and imperfection. The column sur
mounted by two female figures. erected in
memory of the unknown heroes who fell in
81 50 lying just west of the capitol, is be-
yond criticism. Many of the other are so
absurd as to be actually grotesque.
The pension building, the largest building
in the world, seems built especially to ae-
commodate the inaugural ball which hap
pens once in four years. The new
printing bureau seems to be the only at
tempt by either individual or government
to keep in step with the world of progress.
The Smithsonian, The Botanical Gardens
God save the mark-the National Museum
the Medical Museum. the Agricultural Elk
hibit should be consolidated. This Is equal
~ true of the Library and corrigan Art
Gallery One never realizes what curse
Bureautocracy means until you attempt TO
Iook up some special subject in Washington.
OH Yes we went to the top of Washing
TOMS monument we believe it customary
for. tourists to invariably climb to top of
standpipe In ever city visited. Our personal
observation IS that the nation in squander-
ing a million and half in the erection, of
a monument to the father of their country,
secured a result something near as beauti-
full as is telegraph pole on eongestsd
street.
The Corrigan Art Gallery is one of the
feyv nlaasant remembrances that the visitor
carries away with him. This is the only
Mace of Importance. outside OF the library,
that is open on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
The Sacred Thread.

The sacred thread is of even greater I'M
portance in Hinduism. and these Brahmins
require that each child shall be invested
with It in bis eighth year. Until that year
also he must bear upon his forehead the sign
of his caste. which Rias, our bearer, calls
the god mark. The sacred thread Is a
fine silk cord. fastened over the left Shouts
der. hanging down under the right arm like
sash. None but the two highest castles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Capitol Looks Like Cabin.


The Capitol. though situated on a hill
when viewed from Pennsylvania avenue
the backbone of ashington-presents de
pressiye appearance. The dome and roof o.
the two wings being only perceptible. The
east front from which we alone are IA
miliar from pictures shrinks in grand,,re
and magnificencee in comparison There is
an absolute lack of congruity between the
rotunda and the wings. The millions which
have been squandered thereon have pro-
duCed structure that reminds Won of a
frontlersman's cabin that had additional
lean-tos built as his family increased
The United States Senate has no impos-
ing appearance, its ceiling is low and the
arrangement obsolete, while the House OF
Representatives looks like an over-crowded
room in a city school. The lobbies in con-
nection with the Senate, approach in grand
eur your early conceptions of the Capitol
but this maguificence only emphasis the
dcwdy ness of the Senate chamber The ar
fist who was frescoing the rotunda and
dome fel. from lofty height and was kill
ed This was in 1858, and the work was
only two-thirds completed. From that time
onward. the work has still remained UNI
finished. This condition, in fact, seems to
predominant throughout Washington.
Southeast from the Capitol is the Library
OF Congress. the only building in Washing
ton that is worthy of a special trip to the
city to inspect. Its grandeur and sublimity
is in accordance with your conceptions of
what the nations capital should possess.
The White House, with all of its pictured
greatness, lying one mile west from the
Capitol. has the appearance of a Worlds
fair building the second season after the
exhibit had closed. The treasury building
lying ON east has a dingy, dirty look. Ii
shows I'M every line it is constructed of
solid stone, and it's beauty to the modern
structures of steel and terra Gotta is as
the sodden unyieldng appearance OF the
fatted bella of Dohamy, to one of the
The Army. Navy and State Departments
directly on the west of the White House is
a conglomeration of architectural absurdi-
ties that harmonize with one another with
IA bella of DohamV. to of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Yale s
IHaiil? Tonic
For Children
and Adults.
Antiseptic and HYGIENE.
A Hair HnVigOratOr

A-Just what its name implies. 1t supplies nour-
fshment, ihc elements of growth. which, when
absorbed by tie hair. strengthens and beauties
It In the same that sap giociiies the foliage
Of tree. Even when the folicles seemingly
dead. II tho scalp is massaged daily with Nine.
Yale's Hal: Tonic a vigorous growth will be pro-
duccd. 1t has honestly earned Its title Of ''the
great hair grower" 1t stimulates the most
stunted growth and makes the hair magnihcently
healthy and beautiful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Mime. Wales Hair Tonic

Is cooriess. fragrant, delightful hai- dressing;
neither sticky, gritty greasy; makes the hair
soft, fluffy and glossy Contains artificial col
oring would not soil the whtcst hair; restores
lorignal color by invigoratins the scalp and re-
establishing normal circulation and proper dlstri
button Of the live cCiorine matter. Beautiful hair
redeems the nlaiptst countenance. and snyone can
secure it by using Nine. Yalc's Hair Tonic. Now
In three sizes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Mime. Wales Hair Tonic

Ia pr.lcd equally by men and women, particularly
when the hair begins Ia weaken fade. Cures
badness graypcss splitting Of the hair. dandrur
and al, diseases Of the hair scalp and beard.
One application stops hair falling. nursery
requisite: mother should neglect to 1t for
her boys and girls: when the hair is made strong
in childhood IL remains proof against disease and
retains its vigcr and youthfulnass throughout life.