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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
"GettioR On"

Grandfather Durgan Is % years old.
One summer day he took his youngest
great-grandsOn out TO the orchard to
investigate the August sweets. As the
old man bit into an apple he seemed
hesltant and thoughtful
What's the matter, grandpa?" ask
ed the boy.
1T jest occurred to me-" said grand
pa, that me teeth amt jest what they
used to be. I must be gettin' on. Now
II | was sure I'd live to be an old
man, SOS 'twould be a payIn' invest.
ment. / believe I'd go and git me some
false ones made"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
NEW FOLDING BED.
Brooklyn Man Has Secured Patent on
One of Metal.

Brooklyn Man Has Secured a Patent on
One of Metal.
Patents are still being issued FOR
folding beds, although they are not In
such demand as they used TO be.
A Brooklyn man has secured a patent
for a sanitary, metallic folding bed.
which he claims will revive the de-
mand for this style OF compact furnl-
ture that Is really needed more now to
ft the smaller rooms In modern apart
ments. The bed differs but slightly
from the enameled and brass beds now
In use. the improvement being In the
method Of Ringing the head and foot.
which allows the bed to fold up In
small compass. When it Is desired o
fold the bed the spring Is pulled out
to the end of the slotted plate; this al
lows the mattress to clear the back
brace and lifts the springs up to a YER
tical position and then draws in the
head and foot. When the curtains are
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

drawn around on the overhead rod
the bed Is hidden from view. protect
ing It from dust, and 1t gives the APP
pearance Of bookcase Another feat
ure of this bed Is that the housekeeper
may easily get at any part for clean
ing and making It up. without pulling
Il from the wall All that It Is neces-
sary to do Is to swing the head or foot
out from the spring and IT Is then pos
sfble to get at any part Of the bed
without reaching over the head o
foot. as In the old way. The bed can
be taken down the same as the ordl-
nary iron bed when moving. II does
not weigh any more than any other
he'd. There are no weights or mechan.
ieaI FONTS to get out Of order.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
IDENTIFYING JONES. CODY.


The vara9yinm Examination seienttfcs
PainatAking and Conscientious
On April Z the coffin was opened in
presence Of Colonel blanchard. N.
Weiss, NJ. Geninet superintendent OF
the work, the foreman. several work.
men. and myself. The lid was 20 firm.
" soldered that 1t was removed with
some difficulty. There was a strong
alcoholic odor, but the alcohol ia
which the body had evidently been
preserved had nearly san evaporated.
doubtless through the hole made In the
lid by the pick and crack in the edge
OF the coffin near the foot caused by
the pressure Of the earth after the
wooden coffin had rotted away. How
ever. the earth which covered these
holes was hard and black, having evil
IDENTITY become indurated by the action
OF the escaping alcohol, 50 that the
process of evaporation had doubtless
been exceedingly slow. The body was
covered with "A winding sheet and
firmly packed with hay and straw. A
rough measurement indicated the
height OF Paul Jones. Those engaged
upon the work had been furnished
some time before with copies OF the
admlrars congressional medal showing
his bust In profile. Half a dozen can
dies were placed near the head OF the
coffin, and the winding sheet was re-
moved from the head and chest. ex-
posing the face. To our intense sur
/ Nhs. L. ma VFsatA nal
/ preserved. all the Hesh remaining In
tact, but slightly shrunken and OF
graylsh brown or tan color. The sur
face OF the body and the linen were
moist. The face presented quite u
natural appearance, except that the
cartiIaginOus portion OF the nose had
been bent over toward the right side,
pressed down and completely disfig-
ured by its too close proximity to the
liss OF the coffin Upon placing the
medal near the face. comparing the
other features and recognizing the pc
culiar characteristics-the bread fore
head, high cheek bones, prominently
arched eye-orbits, and other points OF
resemblance, we Immediately exclalm-
ed, Paul JONES'" and all those who
had gatherer about the cotln removed
their hats, feeling that there was ev-
cry probability that they were stand
ing In the presence Of the iIlustriOus
dead-the object Of the long search.
There now took place one Of the
most scientific. palnstaking and cotu-
sclentious examinations conceivable
for the purpose OF verifying beyond
all doubt the Identification OF the body
submitted for this purpose.
The official and professional respon-
sibIlity Of those engaged in the task.
their dlsinterestedness, and the fact
that their established regulations we're
at stake, gave abundant guarantee that
the labor would be faithfully and I'm
partially performed Twelve Ameri-
can or French persons officially took
part In or witnessed the work Of iden-
tifcatiOn, and their Affirmative verdict,
after six days passed IN the applica-
ton Of every possible test. was posi-
tive and unanimous. and was formal
ly certified to under the official seals
OF their respective Department.
From General Horace Porter's 'sThs
Recovery OF the Body OF John Paul
Jones'" In the Century
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
PATH IN SANTA cLAua

I used 10 watch for Santa Claus
With childish faith sublime.
And listen In the snowy niEst
To hear his aieigh bells ehtmA
Beside the door on Christmas eve
l put q truss Of hay
TO feed the praneinE ateedH
That aped him on hia way.
! pictured him q Jolly man
With beard % frosty white.
And cheeks 30 fat that when he laughed
They hid his eyes from sight;
A heart that overlooked with love
Fer little girls and boys.
And on his back q bulglng pack,
Brimful Of gorgeous toys
II children OF a larger growth
Could have a Christmas tree
From Father Time. one gift alone
Would be enough for me-
Let others take the gems and gold
Aud triaes light aud vain.
But give me back my old belief
In SAINTS Claus againt
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
An Improved Ilinry.

This" explained the bookseller. "is
onr latest patent diary We think II ls
the eleverest thing in that line ever De
vised -
The shopper turns the leaves Idly.
but I can't see where II IL different
from any other" she observes.
"No7 Well, II you will look II eli
the dates after Jan. % you will see that
In each space has been printed, Got mp.
ate breakfast lunch and dinner and went
to bed That insures a complete diary
for the year."-Indge,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
RELIC Of THE sMU6GLERs.

The alk SNAPPED craft herewith IS
trated stands on the Arum at Little
hampton, England. 1t Is now used
for a dwelling. but in the days when
smuggling was prevalent on the south
coast 1t was a smugglers' boat and
for several years was very successful
in running the blockade OF revenue
cutters At last, however. It was cap
tured while becalmed and taken into
port and sold. The buyer put q
matched roof over It and converted Il
into a dwelling. putting It on wheels
30 that It might be moved once a year
to avoid rate paying. II Is at present
occupied by a ferryman and his fam
Uv
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
0hastIy CuriositIe..

Gusnajuato. the ruined city Of Meg
leo, which was destroyed BY a cloud
burst. furnishes one OF the Ehastliest
curiosltles Of the world In one Of the
vaults Of the Pantheon are preserved
many mummles which were dug from
the soil. They afford a curious evil
dence Of the natural embalming prop
critics Of the earth.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
Pleasure for a stinRy Man.

arduppe-Closeast likes nothing
better than to have some fellow ask
him for a loan.
Borrowell--Is that sO1
Harduppe-Yea It gives him %
much pleasure to refuse.-Phlladelph
Record.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
Provoking.

woman just dropped dead In the
bargain crush at the ribbon counter."
cried the foOrwalkeF excltedly.
How lnOpportunev' exclaimed the
head OF the hrm. "Our undertaking
department won't be opened until next
MondayP'-Catholic Standard aud
sTfrupa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

We have noticed that u resolution
to be patient and cheerful doesn't trip
over the rug In the bedroom. Il
catches IT. foot on the railing In golits
downstairs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

He-wise men hesitate-oniy fools
are certain. she-Are you Sure7 He
I'm quite certain Of I'll Then abe
laughed
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
The Dawn Of Chriatmaa.

Christmas day begins In the middle Of
the Pacifc ocean, and there IL where
Santa Claus starts and ends his great
and only journey OF che year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

A eountry girl must be desperately
a love n she respects man who can
nos drlvs . horse
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
NOTHING ron FREDDIE GREEN.

Freddie Green he said at Santa claus
vas let fake an be laid awake In bed
70 md out for sure an wen santa clans
come IN with whole lots Of thluRa he
hollered tight out loud 90 "get 4 haircut"
to Santa Claus. an santa Claus ist picked
up everything at be was going To leave
an turned out the 'lectric light an Fred.
die Green dldnt set unthluEi "a saTs
Freddie Green hhln't got no manners
an ais the reason
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

A singular state Of things has come
about IN Alabama. Senator MorEHn's
term expires In 1907. lie will be taen
az living 81 years old Senator Pet.
tus' term expires in 1900. lie will be
then df living nearly NJ years old.
Alabama IL on the quadrenulal plant
after next years Legislature there
won't be another until 1910. Next
years legislature. therefore. will have
the electing Of two United States Sen.
ators. Az far rs known General Nor
gan and General Pcttus desire and sx-
pect reelection Suppose they ARE ro-
elected. At the end Of their new terms
~ they live that long, General Nor.
gan will be 80 and General Pettus o..
IT,
Electricity is TO be put 70 a novel
test By the Department Of ARrlcul.
ture. A laboratory Il being fitted IN
the division Of pathology for the puf.
pose Of conducting experiments IN the
growing Of plants by the aid Of am
electrical appliance. The experiments
are based on the theory that the
growth Of vegetable matter, which
ceases at shutdown. win continue
through the night II proper artificial
light IL supplied TO stimulate the nat
urai developing powers Of the plantA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

Disorder attending the presidential
campaign in Cuba has led thoughtful
people to a consideration OF the power
OF the United States 10 prevent a re-
newal OF the conditions Of anarchy
that prevailed in the island during the
last years OF Spanish rule, II ID rec
called that this country tnterfered 10
the affairs OF Cuba seven years ago
In order to put a stop TO disorder and
misrule. which produced such eondi'
lions as brought infectious disease 70
our Southern ports and required the
constant vigilance OF the navy TO pre-
vent those ports from being used ~
the base for hiibnstering operations.
Cuba was occupied by American
troops. and Congress ordered hat they
should not withdraw Til a government
had been established under cOnstitu-
ton which should give to the United
States the right to Intervene for the
maintenance Of a government AIDE.
quate for the protection % life, prop
erty and individual liberty" The Gu.
ban constitution gives this right to the
United states. aud " j. htili tuRthhF
secured BY treaty duly ragined and
proclaimed The eertaiuty that this
government would intervene Ia case -
grave and widespread disorder has
had a satutary effect on the CubAH
politicians trained n the methods of
the old revolutloulsts, II they succeed
In holding themselves Ia sheck duFing
the political canvass which esy,ses with
the presidential eleefiDh Ob Dec : they
VIII have adFanc~i far 10 the srfa or
se,f sOyeragleay- Eut. a4ys tie Isnth's
Companion. II the United States IL
compelled 10 Intervene 10 put an end 10
the ann0ynnees caused BY dts1rdrF,y
nriGhb0g. the Cubans Will have onlT
themselves TO blame Tor the outcome
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

when The senators ard Represents.
tiyes return 10 Washington 10 agteni
the approaching session ~ Congress
they vii be astnnishri AZ the trauafor.
nation in the raptpl All the nuss
have bern equipped with sShaus, fans
and other apparatus 10 prevent the
smoke from the fifcplsrcs going the
wrong way. The entire upper portion
Of the rutuuda has been cleaned ana
painted. and tao steamboat paint u
the sandstone wallis has been compiste.
~ scraped away. revealing the beanii.
full redbrown color and stratlacatiop
Of the walls, The rutuuda now reminds
one OF the interior OF Greek temple.
The color Of the wallis. the GralninR o.
stratiacation Of the stone harnonlns
with tho historical paintings above,
while IN place Of the old gas jets there
have been Installed loo incnndesceut
electric lights. old and obsolete plumb.
ing has been replaced with an up.tO
date system and the whole BUILDING
has received a thorough washing an
scrubhing from top TO bottom.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

The Presidents Forthcoming message
II matter u concern % th0se later.
ssts that have reason 10 believe Ties
will b. dealt with Among those wha
show greatest cOheeru ere the railroad
corporations Of the country, brcauss Of
the Presidents known attitude gDuarti
rates and rebates Already these cor
porations have bsgun TO assemble .
airUns lobby AmosE other Interested
parties arv the great trusts sF Ihs
country wh1se rgFrrru extends IN tive
directions ttszt toward tie pFrst
dents enforcement OF existing law
AMI second. toward his possible Frcuta
mTudatinn % saria revision The pre-
tcctsd Interests. alarmed BY the stand
taken ~ the Massachusetts nspnbn,
cans. fear that recommends t8na win
Do made which vii bring up the whols
sartn gusstloa. Then there arr ghr tn
auranre companies, which fear sams
suggestion % Federal regulation an8
+ control Othsr interests may be cited
as being extremely auxt8ua regarding
the Presidents forthcoming message
bot these arr the more impattanta.
one reason why al aurh interests ~
more anEi0us than they would other.
wise 30 ID because President Roosevelt
naa no further political ambitions.
This idea regarding the maftrFa ahnra
rite1 leads ~ the conclusion that
whatever recommendations are made
80 bis forthcoming message will lsoa
20 radical IeetsIsf.ou. that l.. radical
tn the eatimatIpu % those interested
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

Late that night no zone heard the
'pit-pat Of tiny bare feet along the
dark, cold hall, ~ a iittls white figure
emerged from the attic. and flew down
stairs in the moonlight, which flooded
the house with its kindly rays.
She went directly 70 the storeroom.
At the same instant a tall. dark form,
that had but a moment before climbed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-07-19

The Minnesota convention of Il e
German Lutheran Ohio synod will
meet in Morgan next year.
TIE Sanborn Sentinel says that
the speech Of Hon. E. @. Patterson
OF Marshall in that town on July
4th was one of the best ever de-
livered" in that town.
The Redwood County bank is the
name Of the new institution opened
at Lucan with p. M. Dickerson as
cashier. This was the name OF the
First National bank of Redwood
Falls before it went into the nation
al system.
A tent meeting commenced at
Marshall last Sunday and will con-
tinue for twelve days. Rev. Sam
uel Ellery, Rev. Nicholson of Hen
bricks, Rev. F. B. Leaver, and Pre-
siding Elder Doran will be among
the evangelists.
The stockholders of the farmers
elevator at Winthrop held their an
nual meeting recently and adjourned
without ordering dividend, the COM
petition at that point being so sharp
that the company realized nothing
more than expenses.
Sacred Heart has voted to i'm
prove the village hall by an addi-
ton to the stage, plastering, seen
cry, curtain, etc. AS this takes
nearly all the money out of the vii
lage treasury the Jail and fire en-
CINE questions have been dropped.
The Fairfax Standard recently
printed cut of the new 100000
school building at that place. The
cut shows commodious building,
beautiful in architectural design,
and one that will be credit to the
enterprise of Fairfax school cleo
tors.
Owing to technical error in the
advertisement announcing the sale
of the Sanborn village Improvement
bonns.a second advertisement was
necessary and the bonds will not
be sold until July 29th, bids being
opened at o'clock on the evening
of that day.
Milroy Echo: In conversation
with farmers of this locality. they
inform US they thought that while
the heavy rains that fell in that
part of the state did much damage
to crops, yet it may prove bless
ing in disguise, as the enormous
floods of rain have washed away
the red rust that had set in, in
many fields. All are confident of
an average crop.
A story comes from over in Kan
diyohi county, and as published in
the Willmar papers, is conclusive
proof that when person is killed
by bolt of lightning they never
know it, death is so instantaneous.
Three men were working on the
road when a heavy storm came up.
They hitched two span of horses to
wagon and then got under the
wagon themselves to get out of the
rain A bolt of lightning struck
the horses and killed three out of
the four. None of the men were
killed, but we're severely stunned,
and when they came to it was as if
they had awakened from a sleep
and had been dreaming. None of
the three had the least recollection
of the affair.
Tracy Herald: Old man WEIGH,
now deceased, had an imaginary
grievance with a Mr.. Boyle, son-in-
law, living near Walnut Grove. He
went to Korn & Johnson in this
city and made a confession. A
law suit was brought against the
daughters husband for about
1000, claimed to be due the old
man. The son-in-law was misled
in regard to some minor law point
and failed to take prompt action in
warding off the proceedings-he
was one day late putting in an
answer to the complaint and judg-
\
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-07-19
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of General Interest Taken From
the Different Exchanges

Cotton wood defeated Madison by
a score of 8 to 1 on the Cottonwood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-07
I'm COLD CASKET.
London Presents Her Welcome
to King Alfonso.
Spanish King Makes a Visit to
Guild Hall.
LARGE CROWDS OUT
To Do Honor to England's Dis
tinguished Guest.
It Is the First Bright Day He
Has Had.
4ARGE CROWDS OUT

London, June king Alfonso today
visited the city of London and enjoyed
the hospitality of the lord mayor and
corporation at the Guild hall. For the
first time since his majesty's arrival in
England the weather was sufficiently
fine to enabler him to appear in an open
carriage and for the first time anything
in the nature of really large crowds
gathered to welcome him. The welcome
to the young monarch was of the heart
lest description. The route of the pro-
cession which passed under a continu-
Gus archway of flags and flowers was
lined with troops. Halts were made at
the boundaries of the different boroughs
to receive and answer the addresses of
the local authorities. At each of these
points the decorations were of an es-
pecialIy elaborate character and the
crowds were notably large. King Al
fonso unrestrainedly showed his pleas
ure at the demonstration which cul-
minated in a scene of great enthusiasm
as he entered the Guild hall. There
were assembled brilliant gathering Of
members of the royal family, cabinet
ministers and naval military and court
officials. The city's address of welcome
was presented the king in a gold cas-
ket
King Alfonso did not reply to the
presentation address which referred to
the admiration which the citizens of
London had for the art and literature
of Spain and the services of that coun-
try in the cause of civilization and
which recalled the commercial ties
uniting the two countries.
At the conclusion of the presenta-
ton of the address of welcome to the
Spanish king a procession was formed,
King Alfonso escorting the lady may
Dress to the ancient hall where lunch
con was served to a, most brilliant
company. At the conclusion of the
luncheon the lord mayor, John Pound,
toasted the king, saying that London
ers recolected that several centuries
ago an English princess became queen
of Spain and that four queen consorts
of English kings had been princesses
of Spain.
King Alfonso expressed his deep
gratitude for London's reception and
proposed the health of the lord mayor.
The royal party Immediately after
wards returned to Buckingham palace.
The streets were lined with soldiers
and police who kept the crowds back
and every other precaution was adopt
ed to insure the safety of the king.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-07
HE LOST $1,000.
Wealthy junk Dealer swindled by
BuncO Men.

Chicago, June IN. Cohen. a
wealthy junk dealer of st. Louis, Mo,
has reported to the Chicago police the
loss of $1,000 by a wire tapping
swindIe..
Cohen met five men in st. Louis and
they unfolded to him an elaborate
plan to beat the races which are in
came to Chicago with the men and
they took him to a room in a building
near Sixteenth street and Michigan
avenue There were intricate electrical
machines there and he thought the
scheme was a good one. For three
days he remained with the party.
During that time he advanced large
sums of money aggregating $1,000 and
then the five men disappeared. There
is no trace to the whereabouts of the
sWindlerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-07

I'm addition to a regular banking
business we acted as real estate agents,
dischargihg the duties of county clerk,
wrote deeds and mortgages and in fact
did everything that was honorable that
would bring in a dollar.
Very few of our people had ever
done business in a bank and many
amusing instances occurred to prove
this statement.
Our business was very economically
managed and as we all had means out
side of the bank. we added all our
earnings to our capital. and as We
hired no help we paid no salaries. Our
expenses for the first year. inclu6inr
rent. fuel. blank books, stationery.
drafts and checks, were only 81. 500.
During the early seventies as the
population Of our county increased,
new school districts were organized
and bonds voted to build school
houses. It was extremely difficult to
find purchasers for the bonds and s-e
had no difficulty in buying them at 50
cents on the dollar where the amount
was $500 or less and So cents where
they amounted to $1,000. Interest was
at 10 per cent Ia six months our de-
posits had increased to $4,000 and at
ffsorffn,7ez m T,s.a csf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-07
FROM Ell CAPTAIN
A Tourist Drops 1900 Feet From the
Mountain Side.

Yosemite, Cal, June 7.-Chas. A.
Bailey. aged SO years, a prominent
resident of BerkeIy, Cal, has been
killed by falling from the precipice of
Ell Captain a distance of 1900 feet. In
company with J. c. Stats of Mount
Vernon, Ohio, Bailey started up the
almost perpendicular face of the cliff,
a feat which has never yet been ac-
cOmplished.
When they had climbed about half
of the three thousand feet ascent they
halted for breath, Bailey sitting on a
narrow shelf and Stats clinging to the
face Of the rock below. Without a
word Bailey began to slide, shooting
downward n few feet to Stats left.
He fell headlong out of sight, striking
his head several times before he dis
appeared. The body has not been
found