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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
He Helped Americans.

A special day at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition has been named
in honor of Hon. f. X. Matthew,
the sole survivor of the 81 pioneer
settlers of the Oregon country who
voted to establish an American
civil government in that vast sec
ton, on the I'd of May, 1912. The
vote took place at trading point
called Champoeg, about thirty
miles south of Portland, and the
proposition was bitterly opposed
by the Canadians and other sub
iects of Great Britain who were
present. By a majority of only
two votes the Americans won, and
thus esta blished the first American
civil government west of the
Rocky Mountains. Mr.. Matthew
though French-Canadian, sided
with the Americans. He has
lived ever since within three miles
of the historic spot September Is
has been chosen as the day on
which he will be honored at lbe
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
AUGUST 1905
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1905
To Capture That Pole.

They've got it up in Klondike,
now-the North Pole microbe. So
of course it's all off with that pole
The pesky thing might just as well
give up, and allow itself to be cap
tured in a gentlemanly manner.
At Dawson recently they organ,
lied the International Society for
Polar Research and EXPERIMENT.
with 200 Observation-Disclosures
scientists, Northwest police, JUS
tees, Governors and others inter
ested in definitely locating that
elusive extremity of the earth's
axis where the dipping needle
would assume a vertical position
According to calculations 13C
days will be sufficient for the trip
1t is planned to start in June, 1906
and they are going to do things or
entirely different lines from any
former polar expedition. They
aver that, being to the manor born
as it were, they know thing OF
two about reducing cold-storagt
distance, and are going to do it.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-29
OFFICIAL REPORT

Following is the Report of the
Treasurer, which was ordered
printed in this form by the County
Commissioners, instead of the reg
ular tabulated form. Below it APP
pears verbatim as copy was re-
ceived by the printer:
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Mr.. CHOATE HIGHLY HONORED
ly Called to the Bench of the
Middle Temple.

London, May .10.-Ambassador
Choate was formally called to the
bench of the Middle Temple Tuesday
night. The ceremony was strictly pri-
yate, not even members of the other
inns of court being present. The func-
tion took the form of an ordinary din
ner in the old dining hall which Queen
Elizabeth opened in 1870, and in which.
before Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare
acted "As You Like It."
Several rules were suspended in
honor of the American ambassador
The members. fully robed, took up
places about bare oaken tables, and the
benchers filed in, Mr.. Choate leading
the parade, though the newest member
is usually last. The benchers passed
down the center of the assembly to
raised table. The usual simple meal
was served The benchers afterwards
retired to the parliament chamber for
dessert, Mr.. Choate this time walking
last. AS he passed the members table
the assembly cheered continuously,
many old lawyers in their enthusiasm
jumping on top of the wooden tables.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
HOME FIRED BY LIGHTNING
The Occupants Didn't Know 1t and
Neighbors Saved Them.
An Incident of Tuesday Mornings
storm at webster Groves. a
suburb of ST. Louis.

st. Louis, May 10.-During the cleo
trical storm that broke over st. Louis
and neighboring towns at a. M Tues
day, lightning struck the cupoIa of the
residence of r. T. Douglass on Mar
shall avenue, in Webster, and almost
in an instant the roof of the house was
in flames
Although neighbors heard the report
as the house was struck, the Douglass
family was not aroused. Charles Wy
man, brother of Postmaster Wy1nan Of
st. Louis; who lives next door west Of
the Douglass home, sprang from his
bed, and looking out Of aa eastern
window saw that the Douglass resi-
dence was on fire.
The flames were seen about the same
time by James Lewis, teacher in the
Webster public school, who lives next
door to the Douglass family on the
east, and Mr.. Wyman and Mr.. Lewis
ran at the same moment to arouse the
Douglass family and summon the Web
ster fire department.
The inmates were awakened by Wy
man and Lewis hammering at the
front door and made their way hur-
riedly from the house, which by this
time was almost enveloped in flames.
Before the arrival of the fire depart
ment Lewis climbed to the roof of his
residence with hose to check the
flames. In trying to reach point
where he could most advantageously
fight the fire, he fell from the roof and
broke his right arm.
The Douglass residence was COM
pletely destroyed, the loss being placed
at $780, but much of the furniture
was saved by neighbors.
Wyman's residence was considerably
damaged before the fire was extin-
guished. The damage to the Lewis
home was not so great
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
TERRIFIC WIND STORM.
Elevator Mt EIyyood, Kas., Partially
DemoIisaed and Four Men -
Penned in the Ruins.

St. Joseph, Mo-, May 10.-A terrific
wind storm AZ OILS Tuesday night
worked havoc on many buildings in
this city and vicinity. At Elwood,
Has, across the Missouri river from
this city, large elevator belonging to
the Harroun company was partially
destroyed Four men are imprisoned
in the wreckage and it is believed that
they can not be extricated alive. Their
names can not be learned. Fifty feet
of the top of the elevator was blown
off. All the machinery was destroyed.
Loss is 500 900.
All telephone and telegraph wires at
Wathena were destroyed.
The walls of a five-story brick
building in st. Joseph belonging to the
Roberts-Parker Grocery Co. we're
blown down. Five men in the building
narrowly escaped.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
!; MINING NOTES.
NEW COAL FIELDS
Are Opening Up in kentucky and Tennessee.
Increased Traffic Causes Car Short
age.

So great has been the increase
in traffic in the Middlesboro and
Jellico coal districts of Kentucky
and Tennessee during the past
few months that the railroad
companies have not been able at
times to meet the demand for
cars, and in some instances
operators have had to curtail the
output Of their mines as result
of not being able to obtain cars.
Mining has been steadily in
creasing during the winter, and
the output of the Middlesboro
district, alone now aggregates
5000 cars monthly, while the
Jellico district is furnishing a
steadily increasing am un t.
With the beginning of the sum-
mer season work on various rail-
road extensions is being renewed
with increased vigor, and sever
al important coal fields in the
Kentucky, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia districts will be opened up
for development during the COM
ing year. During the past win
ter a large amount Of new CAPT
tai has entered the field, and
quite number Of new mines
have been opened up, the good
facilities for marketing the pro-
ducts both in the North and the
South and the high grade and
richness of the coal deposits
making this region especially in
viting to capitalists.
Activity also prevails in the
older fields along the railro&d
lines that have been built fSr
fifteen or twenty years. Lii
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Ground has been broken and lum-
Der placed for the building of res
taurant on the lot between the rail-
road and Ike Davis livery stable.
This is splendid location for res
taurant, being near the depot and
convenient for railroad men and
passengers. +, b. Arnold is having
the building erected and viii push
the work to completion. He expects
to run flrst-class, up-to-date res
taurant in this building.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. O'Brlen enter
tanned last Saturday evening in
honor of their cousin, Miss Ruth
Majors, Of Hopkinsville, crowd of
Young folks. After indulging In sew
eral games refreshments were then
served At a late hour all departed,
expressing themselves as having had
most pleasant evening. Those
present were: Misses Mary, Alloy
sia and Irma O'Brien, Gertrude and
Margaret Cavaness, Ellen Whalen,
Margaret Turner, Messrs. Roy and
Dee Henry, Roy Foard and Hugh
Mulvaney.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Kentucky { h e

Southeastern Kentucky h e
Cumberland Railroad Company,
holding concern, has begun
grading a twelve-mile road up
the valley of Brush Greek, and
expects to have it completed
within eight months. The ter
ritory which will be opened up
by the new line will be sub
leased. Pennsylvania capital
lists, among whom is ex-Gov.
Stone, gre at the head of this
movement.
Greater strides have been
made in the development of the
coal fields embracing Eastern
Kentucky, Northeastern Ten
nessee and Southwestern Vir-
ginia than in any other similar
area in the country, and the out
put has increased in proportion.
Railroads, the moving factors,
are now being supplied, and it
needs but few years to make
this one of the most important
coal fields in the country.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Warning.

You cannot have good health un-
less your kidneys are sound, for the
kidneys filter the blood ofimpurities
which otherwise act as irritating
poisons and break down the delicate
organs of the body and cause serious
trouble. If you have kidney or
bladder trouble and do not use Fol-
ey's Kidney Cure, you will have on
ly yourself to blame for results, as
1t positively cures all forms of kid
ney and bladder diseases.
Sold by Jno. x. Tavlot.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
WAS ADVISED TO MOVE ON.
NebogatoF's Squadron Not Allowed
to Ascend the River TO Saigon,
the French Port.

Paris, May 10.-A dispatch from Sal
gon TO the Petit Journal says:
''Nebogatoft's squadron appeared at
daybreak of May 9 about 20 miles off
Cape st. James. preparing to ascend
the river to Saigon, where the com
mander expected to find the necessary
orders for effecting junction with
Rojestvensky and revictualling his
fleet. He was hailed at sea by scout
belonging TO the Russian second Pacific
squadron. which communicated TO him
Frances desire that the junction of the
Russian squadrons should occur out
side of Indo-Chinese waters. Neboga-
toff then disappeared on the open sea ;.
sailing towards the second squadron.
which doubtless is awaiting off the
AMMAN coast"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Hopkinsville, KY, May A.
Suit has been filed in the Cir
cult Court by A. M. Harrison,
revenue agent for the State at
large, against the Empire Coal &
Mining Company for State and
County taxes that are claimed to
be due and unpaid for the past
five years. 1t is CLAIMED thatthe
company owes the State $24, $50,
Christian County $4,000 and
agents penalty, making total
of $4,000.
The 12-year, old daughter of
Murvey Alexander, non-union
coal digger at Adamsville, Ala,
was recently killed by dynamite
which destroyed his home. Six
arrests were made in the case.
Rufe Gatl:n, of Barnsley, was
hore Sunday visiting friends.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

The Daughters of Confederacy
met with Mrs. J. r. Rash, OF this
city, Wednesday morning and trans
acted considerable business. Plans
were formulated for a picnic to be
given at Lakeside Park in June.
Details Will be published later.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Dnmage at Ixingmnn, Kas.

Kingman, Kas., May 10.-A wind
storm here yesterday afternoon did
much damage to buildings. One two
story brick structure was demolished
and John L. Franks fatally injured.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Robinson & Clark will, In the near
future, build large two-story brick
business house on the lot where
Go ,dloe Is now in business.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

The residence of Henry Browning
will be completed in a few days and
he expects to get moved in by June
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

DIR. A. O. Slsk expects to move in
his new house on the Ridge" this
week.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Mr.. Ike Davis is having the build
ing to the Standard Oil Compony re-
covered.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Sold by ST. Bernard Drug Store
Darlington; b. II. Robinson, Nor
tons Gap; Jno. X. Taylor, Earring
ton.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
SHORT LOCALS.

j. II. Dean is now prepared for a
hot wave. He has the ice house full.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Notice.

Your dog tax is past due and you
are hereby notified to pay this tax
or lose your dog.
JNo. L. BARNETT,
City Marshall.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

There are weddings and rumors of
weddings IN the air.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Beautiful high grade piano
just received from factory. viii
sell at very low price.
Q. 2. SMITH,
Madisonyille, Ky.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
PaderewsIsi sails for Home.

New York, May 10.--Ignace Pad
erewski the pianist, who has been i'll
for two weeks past, win sail to-day for
his home.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

1t pays to advertise in THE BEE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

Beds Witheut 8sdelothes.
II nest of the smaller Russian ho-
tells visitors are obliged 70 ind their
own bedclothes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

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uncomfortable, but not nearly enough
TO make me virtuous.
The prospectus was finished on the
third day, and by that time was rar
beyond the pale Of moral obligations.
The whirl Of Imagination and literary
effort inside my head and the grinding
pressure of pecnniary troubles from
without had reduced my whole fabric
of conscious existence to an aching
pulp, and the necessity for haste had
been like an enormous spoon stirring
the aforesaid pulp more and more fran
tically. Harland was in hurry for the
prospectus; | was in a hurry for his
money in order that might pass it to
various people who were in the worst
hurry of all. So when | took the copy
to Harland's Office | talked aloud TO
myself in the street car and pounded
my legs with my clinehed fists when
ever there was a stop.
Harland liked the prospectus. He
said that it was n ripping good story,
and Adams heartily agreed with him.
They were especially pleased with GER
tain flights Of fancy evolved by me in
moments Of torture more acute than
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

turn tnat / might reIl'her' news OF rne
Golden Galleon
At last, to my inexpressible relief, her
demeanor changed. She became calm
Whether some chance word of mine
had accomplished this result or the
lapse of days had brought an adjust
ment of her own powers of mental re
sistance | could not determine, nor did
| give much thought to it,
My mind grew SO easy about her that
l ceased to visit Harands Office daily,
and my reports TO Mrs. Won Claim were
often imaginary. But one day |
thought best to get little authentic
information
"Where have you beenT demanded
Harland when ! entered his private
room
"Why-why'- l stammered in sur
prise.
why in blazes haven't you looked
in?" said he. I'D have put you on. But
It's too late now"
"Too late?"
Yep" said he We've unloqded.
You see, there was a crowd trying TO
get control of the Golden Galleon, and
they've been bidding up the stock.
They thought they were buying from
small holders, but really they've been
getting mine and the holdings of other
insiders through dummies that we fixed
up for them. Now we're out of ii, and
they're stuck"
Stuck
Yes. The veins pinehed out All
gone"
"And the stocki"
"Wall paper" said Harland.
Mrs Won Claim was sitting placidly
On the stoop when l came home.
'Well," said she cheerily, ''how about
.he gold mine stockY
clung TO the stone railing, as pale as
ghost.
Busted. ehf" said she. "Gone up?
''I'll make it good to you"
"Oh, neffer mind me-" said she. 81
sell him. DR.. Dahlen said kill myself
nit worry, so | sell QUITO him on his
advice. Don't you tell him tolt you"
''The rascal" | exclaimed. 'He
thought he was cheating you"
''Is it soT' she said, folding her hands
serenely. well, l make pretty good.
sell him for So a share"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14
There Are

So many reasons why you shout
send us your laundry that there Is
not room enough in little advertise
ment to tell them all
One reason is that we are modern.
We keep pace with the new ideas
and new conditions. AS fast as anT-
thing better than We have is invent
ed we secure il. We mend your
clothes and sew on buttons. and pu-
on new neck bands free Of charge.
American Steam Laundry
Dos Eighth st. Both Phones 10S.
L.C. Herbert ProprietoI
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14
zobssuierre's wsisteoat.

A waistcoat that formerly belonged
to Robespierre vas sold in Paris re
Gently at auction for s450-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

er The obvious falsity and exaggera-
ton of that prospectus must be clear
to any sane mind, as it seemed to me.
"Is it true" said Mrs. Won Claim
dreamily as l approached-'is it true
what you say here about those twenty
dollar gold pieces reaching round the
moonY
1 groaned
Don't you care what I've written in
that book" said l. ATTEND, if you
please, to what / shall tell you nOw."
Mrs Won Claim attended, and the re
suit was that [ bought 5000 shares Of
Golden Galle0n stock for her before
noon next day Within a week from
that date she could have sold the stock
at par, and within a month there were
bona fide sales as high as So per share.
Unprejudiced persons familiar with
such matters told me that the stock
would go to $40 before the LIST of Sep
tember had made my landlady's for
tune
Alas, we rarely know what is good
for US or for others in this perplexing
world Instead of accomplishing the
end which l had sought the result was
precisely contrary. So far from confer
ring the blessing Of peace Upon my
landlady, I had driven her almost TO
distraction She could not sit still in
chair She could not eat her dinner,
but would sit with half shut eyes max
ing calculations upon the tablecloth
with the handle of a coffee spoon. She
neglected her work and her personal
comfort that she might sit on the stoop,
even on rainy days. fretting for my re-
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

~ 81 ahi@@A4NO was u man Vi lutu9
enterprises, and his office was
n the lair of mysteries His bank
accounts were surprisingly
even suspiciously, numerous, and they
We're oyerdrawn every afternoon and
made good every morning. He patched
them up chiefly with notes which in the
privacy of his sanctum he was accus-
toned to speak of as wall paper" yet
none of them went TO protest. When
not paid in full ut maturity they were
renewed in perfectly regular and
businesslike manner, aud as the whirl
of Harland's affairs became wider his
credit miraculously improved.
Whenever | called at his office | won
dered whether | should find him a
bankrupt or millionaire; but, upon
the whole, / regarded him as steadily
drifting toward sensational ruin. 1t
was n pleasure to talk with him be-
cause he had so many worries which
he bore SO well. He was the only man
of my acquaintance whose pecuniary
affairs were worse tangled than my
own, and though his debts were great
er than mine in the proportion of $40 to
a penny, there was a certain similarity
In our situations.
One day Harland said to me, "Pve
got some gold mines
Gold mines" said !.
Certainly. They're in the Yellow
creek region Of New Mexico. Here's
map Of the claims"
He pulled the map out of the litter
that always incumbered his desk and
laid 1t before me. 1t was printed in
several colors, and ! saw the name
Golden Galleon' in black letters upon
an assemblage of yellow parallelo-
grams on the right hand side judged
that the parallelograms were the sep
arate claims that made up the Golden
Galle0n mine.
I've seen this Golden Galleon stock
advertised for sale" said /; but, of
course. | didn't know that you were
the hunko steerer behind it,"
Harland was frowning at the map.
"Thls is the old one he said and
Oul ullDlntI ifOAu II uIuNtIs Iut
Golden Galeon In this revised presenta-
tion had moved to the exact center Of
the picture,Fand there We're startling al
terations in the adjacent territory.
III you can write us a slashing good
prospectus" said he, ''we'll pay real
money for it, These clippings Of our
advertising will show you the line Of
talk that we like, and if you need any
more facts
"Any more whatTr
"Facts," said he impressively. 'If
you need any more facts, Mr.. Adams,
our superintendent will give them to
you. He happens to be in town at this
time"
| went to see Mr.. Adams, who was as
pleasant a liar as ever | had met with
up TO that. time. lie had a bright
breezy style and an air Of sincerity
that were hard TO resist. Against all
reason. judgment and experience | be-
gan to believe in this mine, but the i'm
preston faded as soon as | turned my
back upon Adams. That evening in my
humble boarding house | had much
trouble in persuading myself to take
up the task of writing the prospectus.
| have enough conscience to. make me
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14
Food of American coIonlsts.

The early American colonists were
fond of beans, but had queer notion
that potatoes were unwholesome, and
seldom any except sweet ones were
eaten. The Indian corn was the most
important article of food, and shell
ing corn was favorte pastime with
the youngsters in the long evenings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14
Manufacture Of Scents.

A German firm, after spending mil
lions of marks in experiments, OBJ
tanned a substance from turpentine
which yields a scent almost indistin-
guishable from that of the violet, An
other triumph of the chemist is the
artificial manufacture of "newmown
hay"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14
Biqaest Pawnshop.

In the Rue des Blancs-M -Manteaux.
Paris, stands the largest pawnshop in
the world, with so many shelf-ranged
streets in its vaults and store-rooms
that you viii cover five miles and a
half If you explore them all. Seven
thousands persons day pass through
the big doors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-14

The people of North Melbourne.
Australia, decided at a recent local
option poll that they had thirty-seven
superduous hotels. These have now
been closed, and compensation award
ed to their owners and occuoiers by
an arbitration court.