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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-14
SPOKANE PROOF.


Frank Devlin, marble cutter. living
at 1913 Third avenue, says: Back
ache was so severe in my case that
If bent over was able to straight
en- up only with the greatest diff
Guilty. I suffered not only in the
day time, but during the night, and
in the morning felt tired and unre-
freshed. I lacked energy and was
often SO stiff and sore that I was
actually in misery. This continued
for months, and I was always look
ing for something that might bring
relief. I bought box of Doan's
Kidney Pills when / learned how
we'll 1t was recommended, and much
to my surprise and qualification the
backache disappeared soon after
began using them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-14

Pawn broker and loan office. 33a
Main avenue. P. Bickford.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-14

A TRIAL FREE-To prove what
Doans Kidney Pills will do for you
we will mail trial box free on APP
plication. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-14

SECOND HAND GOODS.
Highest price paid for second hand
furniture. Tel. M. sos. 400 Sprague.
500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Ants as Mushroom Growers.


The little busy bee has had a less con-
spicuous place in the Hall of Fame for In
sects since man has come to know more of
the sterling qualities and great intelligence
which are the attributes of the ants Prof
j. r. Ainsworth Davis gives the latest
proofs of their right to our applause He
says: -.--
In tropical America the traveller in their
native region often sees thousands of ants
marching in column of route, each holding
In it's powerful jaws a piece of green leaf
about the size of a sixpence. These they
take to their nests. The material is used
as an elaborate sort of mushroom culture
requiring much more skill and intelligence
than that i'll which human beings engage
The mushroom grower sets spawn in the
beds he prepares, but the ant does not need
to do this. The desired spawn soon makes
it's appearance in the chewed leaf. But in
its natural state it is inedible, and must I'M
dergo careful treatment before 1t yields the
mushroom which the ant desires. The nee
essary work is done by a special caste of
gardener ants These weed out obnoxious
germs. etc. and. pruning off the tips of the
threads prevent them from growing into
the air and producing useless toadstools
AS a result of this the threads swell into
innumerable little rounded white thicken-
ings, each of which is about one-fiftieth Of
an inch across. 1t is these which are the
mushrooms. These curious bodies consti-
tute the sole food of the ant-or, at any
rate, the chief food"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Doctors Fees in England.


The specialists must be divided into two
distinct CT sses-the surgeon proper and the
pure physician. The former unquestionably
gets big fees in ratio to his reputation. Sir
Frederick Treves has only to name his fee
to the millionaire with appendicitis. With
the fear of death before his eyes he will
write his check gladly. When he has re-
covered he will often grumble. IL he does
not boast. A younger and less known man
of the cost; but the public. with death star
ing them in the face, will have the man
with the big name. regardless of EXPENSE
But the pure physician is an entirely diff
ferent matter. His fees are standardized.
not by act of parliament, but that auto
cratic body. the Royal College of Phys
icians. His fees for consultation at his
house are fixed at two guineas the first
and guinea for each subsequent one. For
a fee at the calculated rate of two-thirds
of guinea a mile. Elstree, twelve miles
out of town. is fpso facto eight guineas;
Liverpool f201 miles, is 134 guineas. and SO
on pro rata But it must be remembered
that nowadays all the big provincial GEN.
tiers have their own specialists. and the
town man is very seldom sent for, unless
he be one of the very biggest names and
the case desperate and rich.
If the physician should accept more he
transgresses that professional fetch. med
zeal etiquette" and is branded a Quack by
his less lucky brethren.
Moreover. when he arrives at a sufficient
standing inthe ranks of his profession, the
Royal College of Physicians will not elect
him to their all important fellowship. the
browning qualification and high-water mark
of his calling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
The Bracer.
From American Medicine.


THE bracer" is the name popularity given
to so-called patent, that is, not patent
but very secret concoction sold at soda
water" fountains by the nostrum drug
stores. In some towns small cities and
in some parts of our country, it is said that
practically every one has this form of the
drug habit, for such it is. Narcomia is being
extended by this means to an extent that
Is frightful. Clerks and office men are
hardly able to go to their work until they
have had four or five glasses of these secret
drugs, and the laboring population is almost
as bad" The attention of the Women s
Christian Temperance Union (Which thinks
the medical profession responsible for alco-
holism and drug habits is respectfully call
ed to this atrocious abuse. Saloons also
help In the degrading horror by drugging
the already wretched quality of the liquors
sold. All true temperance people will unite
with the medical profession to check this
abuse. Women civic Improvement clubs
and leagues might well devote some of their
energies to getting good laws passed and
to getting bad men to execute them If they
would set about 1t, the women could out
root this and many similar evils Possibly
no new laws are needed, and that only
scientific analyses of these drugged drinks
should be made in d thorough-goine way
followed by prosecutions of the criminal
manufacturers and sellers followed by iaii-
ing the wretches who thus defy every de-
mand of law, medicine and health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
A 'Coonskin Controversy
From Field and Stream.


Many years ago, as the story runs when
coonskins were worth six bits apiece In
Arkansas, and a regular fee of two bits
was assessed by ferrying horseman across
the st. Francis river. there came along a
traveller whose entire capital consisted of
but single pelt-and the ferryman hadn't
cent of change in his pocket. The travel
er was bound to cross, but refused to paw
three times as much as the man who passed
before him. or the one who was to come
next. The ferryman would not wet an oar
unless payment for his services was assured
Here was ample foundation for an argu-
ment. and presumably the opportunity was
not neglected: but a satisfactory arrange
ment was finally reached. the traveller get
ting value received for his 'coonskin by be-
ing waited thrice across the stream This
of course would leave him on the right side
and neither party to the trade would have
cause for complaint. Such was the generous
spirit of accommodation which obtained in
these earlier days: such-but hold on a Bit
On the second trip the ferryman CHANGED 20
inspect the 'coonskin closely and found that
standard. Maybe it had been killed loo
early in the season, or was not properly
stretched. Anyway, he decided that four
bits was all II was worth. and the traveller
frankly admitted the soundness of his judg-
ment. acknowledged that he had received its
value in the double ferriage, and forthwith
started on his fifty-mile ride up the river to
the nearest point where 1t was fordable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
A Land Rats Exploits.

From the Chicago News
.There were lot of rats in the storage
room of my stable" writes citizen OIL
Johannesburg South Africa. land we had
great difficulty in getting at them. They
were shy of all traps and did tremendous
lot of damage at night, lying quiet all day
At length 1 put in the room square, tin
lined box. about two feet deep, and in 1t
placed some burned cheese. The rats i'm
mediately got interested in the cheese
climbed up the outside of the box, and
having got inside. could not ascend the
slippery lining. In this way We killed
great many.
zone morning my children took a cat.
who was a very good ratter, and placed it
in the box, where there was already good
sized rat. The cat instead of tackling the
rat, appeared to make friends with 1t.
They put their noses together and frisked
around, but no harm was done. and event
ually the cat jumped out, refusing to tackle
the rat.
THE children then put in a keen dach-
shund. which Immediately snapped at the
rat and missed it. The rat ran around the
box two or three times, lodging cleverly,
and eventually. by climbing on the dog s
back. adroitly jumped out of the box and
eScaDed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
A Cowboys Battle With Steer.
From Harper's Weekly.

The great event at Cheyenne this year
was the remarkable feat of Will Pickett, a
negro hailing from Taylor, Tex, who gave
his exhibition while 10000 people watched
with wonder and admiration mere man.
unarmed and without a device or appli-
ance of any kind. attack fiery, wild-eyed
and powerful steer and throw it by his
teeth. With the aid of "a helper, Pickett
chased the steer uatfi he was in front of
the grand stand. Then2 The jumped from
the saddle and landed on the back of the
animal, grasped it's horns. and brought It
to a stop within 81 dozen feet. BY a re-
markable display of strength he twisted
the steers head until-'iits nose pointed
straight into the air, the animal believing
with pain and its tongue iprotruding in its
effort to secure airy Again and again the
negro was jerked from his feet and tossed
into the air, but dis grip on the horns
never once loosened, and the steer failed In
it's efforts to gore him. Cowboys with their
lariats rushed to Ricketts, assistance. but
the action of the combat was too rapid for
them. Before help could be given, Pickett.
who had forced the steers nose into the
mud and shut off, it's Wind sIjnned ana
was tossed aside bike a., piece Of naner.
There was scatteging, of COWBOYS as he
jumped to his feet and ran for his horse
Taking the saddle without touching the
stirrup, he ran the steer to point opno-
it's back, and threw it. Twice was the
negro lifted from his feet, but he held on
with the tenacity of bulldog Suddenly
Pickett dropped the steers head and grasn-
ed the upper lip of the animal with his
teeth, threw his arms wide apart. to show
that he was not using his hands, and sank
slowly upon his back. The steer lost tie
footing and rolled upon its back, comnlete.
ly covering the negro body with its own.
The crowd was speechless with horror
many believing that the negro had been
crushed; but a second later4the steer rolled
to its other side, and Pickett arose min
jured, bowling and smiling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Colors Not Easy to See.
From Success.


what color is least easily seen at dis
tanceq One would naturally say some dull
neutral tint, a somber gray or brown. This
hoe been the conclusion of most military
men and our brilliant dress uniforms have
given way for practical campaigning to
khaki and other dull colors Is this mis-
take? Possibly SO, according to the re-
suits obtained in recent experiments in Eng
land. 1t has been found there that masses
of dull color are very much more conspicu-
ons at a distance than mixtures of bright
tints. For instance, battery of field ar
tillery whose carriages and caissons were
decorated with stripes of red, blue and yell
low could be made out with difficulty at a
thousand yards, while other batteries paint
ed a uniform brown or drab were easily
seen ait great distances. 1t would seem as
IL, on the same principle, a. regiment of gay
ly dressed troops might be less easily WIS.,
ible than one wholly CARRIED In dull colored
khaki.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Shocking.

From the Chicago News.
Daughter-"Don't invite my rural uncle In
the reception room any more"
Mother-"Did he make any bad breaks be-
fore the company dear?'
Daughter-'I should say so. When 1
showed him Louis XIV chair he asked IL
Louis was good chairmaker."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
As Always.

From the Chicago Tribune.
What is your occupation, may 1 ask?'
inquired the passenger with the skull cap
"Mapmaker." said the passenger In the
long linen ulster.
Publisher, eh?'
mo; soldier"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

From Punch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

Fuzzy Fred-"Say, Lew. don't youse wish
you had all de silver dollars wot youso
could carry?"
Lazy Lew-"Naw;. not ef 1 had ter carry
'em very Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

her lips. The touch sent a chill to her
heart. 1t was as of ice Frantically
she hurried into drugstore at Seventh
and Folsom streets and begged the
clerk TO do something for the little one.
He told her that he could not help her.
The terrified mother finally reached
the home of her sister, Mrs. Salvatore,
at 1155 Folsom street, where she stag
gered into the house crying, Baby is
sick" Mrs. Salvatore took the little
bundle Of humanity into her arms
Why, the child is deadi" she cried
The mother had been for several hours
holding a dead baby to her breast
The little one was taken to the
Morgue, where it was determined that
death resulted from exposure. The
mother was arrested and placed on the
detinue book, pending the result of a
Coroner's inquest. Detective Coleman,
who was detailed on the case, shortly
afterward arrested the father, George
Aver. Investigations made by the de-
tective show that both parents were
addicted to the use of liquor. The
father was sleeping in a stable while
his wife was walking the streets with
the dead baby in her arms.
Mrs. Hicks, the landlady of the lodg-
ing-house at 3311z Sixth street, says
that Mrs. Aver was not forced out, but
became abusive and left.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
PORTO RICANS
CROWD COURT
Anxious Plaintiffs in Suit
Against Naknek Packing
Company for Withheld Pay
TELL TALES OF CRUELTY
Laborer Hired by Chinaman
Says He Was Beaten and
Put in Oven by Celestials

Twenty Porto Ricans who spent an
Improbable season in Alaska working
for the Naknek Packing Company were
in Judge Graham's court yesterday
morning at the beginning of the trial
of their suit to recover wages. The
original suit was in behalf of thirty of
the laborers, but nineteen of them are
said to be satisfied with the payment
made by Fook 500, the Chinese labor
contractor who hired them. A. B.
Treadwell is prosecuting the claims Of
the eleven others and, judging from
yesterdays proceedings, a compromise
is in prospect.
The hearing did not progress very
far After two witnesses had been ex-
amined it was discovered that the
pleadings. were defective and Judge
Treadwell asked for time to amend.
Judge Graham suggested that in the
meantime the matter should be settled
out of court, but declared that ne would
do everything in his power to see that
the men got their pay,
The Chinese contractor and his fore
man, 500 Yen, were represented by L.
G. Carpenter and the Naknek Com
pany by w H. Hutton and Max Kuhl.
The company contends that it is ex-
onerated from any liability on the Ia
Dor contracts because IL paid the
Chinaman a lump sum for the men
supplied. This is the usual practice of
the canning companies. They arrange
to pack so many cases of salmon each
season and engage their laborers In
bulk, paying the Chinese contractors all
the way from 900 to $4,000 season.
In the case of Fook 500, says Mr.. Car
penter, 300 or 400 Chinese and japanese
laborers have been paid and nineteen OF
the Porto Ricans. The others have
been offered $3.50 for the eleven, but
want more Treadwell asked yesterday
If the offer would be renewed, but Car
penter said he would have to see his
client first
Mr.. Carpenter declared informally in
court that 500 Yen. the foreman, had
been assaulted in this city by one OF
the Porto Ricans and that threats had
been made against the life Of Fook 500.
He declared that the men were bad
lot, and in Alaska would buy Chinese
gin. get drunk and refuse TO work. For
this there was a penalty Of 90 cents an
hour and besides, the men are said to
have bought supplies which used up
portion of their wages due.
Luis Yturbe, the first witness, was
one of the employees and he said that
the Cinnamon beat him cruelty and
nearly killed him. They also placed
him In an oven. Ramon Vilanero, the
other witness, was foreman Of the Porto
Ricans and responsible for their en-
gagement He said that he met FooK
500 on the street and was taken to the
office of L. A. Peterson. where he was
told that he would be paid IS head
for all the "Castilians" he could get he
engaged thirty-six men at $40 EACH
signing the contracts himself, as in
structed bv the Cinnamon. He SAID ne
was told that Peterson would De re-
snonsible for the pay He only received
s3d on his commissions and says ne
has been paid nothing for his services
as foreman in the north.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Brother Sues Brother.

Edward c. Ellinghouse, as speclai
administrator of the estate OF his
mother. Bertha Ellinghouse, who died
February IA, 1908, yesterday,
through his attorney, Samuel Short
ridge sued his brother, Oscar Elling-
house. to set aside the conveyance OF
property by the mother to the son
before her death. Two lots in South
San Francisco, sS40 cash and twenty
shares of building and loan stock are
involved. Edward contends that his
mother was weak mentally and was
absolutely under. the dominion OF Os-
car. who poisoned her mind against
his hrother and sister, Mary Stone.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Drunken Mothers Cruelty.

months-old babe was perishing OF in
nutrition when the police found it at
her residence, 11S% Langton street. and
hurried it to hospital, where its death
is considered almost a certainty. And
as the child starved the mother was
stupidity drunk When the woman was
arraigned before Judge Mogan she had
nothing TO say and to-day she will be
sentenced for cruelty to a minor child.
Her husband is a laborer, and the HUI
name Society folk say he is a sober and
industrious man.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
BRADBURY CASE
NEARING AN end
Defense Makes a Futile At
tempt to Break Down Tes-
timOny Of the Complainant
DETECTIVES ON STAND
Swear That the Reputation
of the WOman's Husband
for Honesty Is Not Good
Special Dispatch to The can.


SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 16.-The trial OF
millionaire Bradbury was resumed to-
day before Judge Lennon and jury.
Attorney Hosmer subjected Mrs.
Hanifin to a severe cross-examination
but did not shake her testimony. He
then asked her many questions, seek
ing to impeach her reputation.
Upon redirect examination District
Attorney Boyd showed that Mrs. Hani-
fin had been hardworking girl In the
employ Of respectable families in Fruit
vale and Oakland for many years
Edward Hanifn, her husband, testi-
fled to the condition of his wife immedi-
ately after her encounter with Brad
bury. She was crying, he said, and In
a fainting condition. Mr.. Kierulff,
young attorney OF San Francisco, con-
Quoted the cross examination of Hani-
fin. 1t was marked by tilts between
Judge Lennon and Kierulff, in which
Kierulff came out second best. In re-
sponse TO a question by Kieruln as to
whether he had not made a statement
to a man named Chambers that he ex-
pected to sue Bradbury and make $780,
900. Hhnifin made a positive denial.
The defense called as witnesses De-
tectives O'Dea and Mulcahy of San
Francisco, who testified that Hanif1n s
reputation for honesty was bad.
Bradbury then put on several wit
nesses TO testify that Mrs. Hanifin's s
reputation was bad. OF these only two
testified that her reputation was bad
and they were women, one named Ma
mic Perry who admitted she was also
known as Dottie Young, and her sister,
Carrie Perry.
The trial will be resumed to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
CALIFORNIA SHIPPERS
OPPOSED TO AN ADVANCE
Say Increase of Minimum Weight i'm
Carload Lots of Canned and Dried
Fruits Is Unfair

Say Increase of Minimum Weight in
Carload Lots of Canned and Dried
Fruits Is Unfair.
The recent advance by the Western
transportation lines of the minimum
in carload weights for eastbound dried
and canned fruits from $4,000 to 49,
900 pounds has raised a protest
among a number of the California
shippers. They are now circulating
a petition for signatures, asking that
the old weight be restored on the
ground that the advance is unfair
The reason assigned for the advance
is that the railroad companies desire
to relieve the present congested condi-
ton and shortage of cars. but the con-
tention is openly made by the smaller
shippers that the advance was really
effected for the benefit of a few large
concerns. II is held by the shippers
that the raising of the minimum
weight seriously handicaps Eastern
buyers in their purchases, for 1t
means that they will have to buy
more than they can really handle. es-
pecialIy in small towns, where 10000
pounds of canned goods is about all
the consumption demands.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Poker chips Figure in Court.

Justice of the Peace Golden yester-
dav gave judgment against M. Vein
berg. who sued Ben Levy, barber,
for s25. Levy purchased poker chips
to that amount in the gambling place
of the California Social Club, of which
weinberg is manager, at 11S Eddy
street. Levy lost all the chips in the
game. but failed to produce the money
for the same. Weinberg had to make
Levy's losses good to the other play
ers, but the case was thrown out OF
court by Judge Golden because it was
based on a gambling proposition not
recognized by the law.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

While Mrs. Anastasia Aver wandered
aiEllessly about the streets Tuesday
rleht and yesterday morning her four
lnOnths-old boy baby died in her arms.
Mother and child, it is claimed, had
been elected from their lodgings at
3311z Sixth street for non-payment Of
rent. The Isndlady, Mrs. Hicks, claims
that at the time Of the eviction Mrs.
Aver was under the influence Of liquor.
With her infant in her arms the
mother started out upon the streets.
The little fellow was laughing and COO
ing cbeerfully in the pleasant sunlight.
AS night drew near the baby began to
grow restless, but the mother tried TO
soothe him She walked aimlessly
about, not knowing where to go. She
could not return to her lodgings, for
the furniture had been thrown from her
room and the place was locked She
did not know where TO find her hus-
band, George Aver. She had not seen
him for several days.
Gay crowds passed and repassed the
wistful young mother. The cold night
air chilled the little ones tender flesh
and Il awakened crying pitifully. She
sat down in a doorway. but as passers-
by noticed her she clutched the infant
closer 20 her breast and resumed her
weary tramp.
BeWildered and hungry, the woman
says she walked on and on. The air
grew colder and little Lawrence. the
baby. walled fretfully. Mrs. Aver took
one Of its tiny hands and pressed il 10
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Masons to Celebrate an Anniversary.

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 16.-The Ma
sonic Veteran Association of the Pa
cifc Coast has decided to hold its
twenty-seventh annual session in
Portland during the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. The date set for the meet
ing is September IL, which is the date
the first Masonic lodge on the Pacific
Coast was organized at Oregon City
in 1S4S. 1t is expected that there will
be a large attendance Of Masons from
all over the Pacific Coast to join in
celebrating the important anniversary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Drank Ammonia for Gin.

Justice of the Peace Lawson yester-
day gave judgment for 1924 in favor
of Claus Simberg. who sued L. Loss,
a .CIay-street saloon-keeDer, for dam
ages. The testimony showed that the
plaintiff asked Loss for a glass Of gin
and the latter, for practical joke.
gave him ammonia, which burned
Simberg's mouth and tongue.