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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-21

The services will be held Sunday
|at the usual hours at the Swedish Luz
theran church, also Sunday school.
Jnlatta will be observed Christmas
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. Extra
music viii be furnished BY the choir
and Sunday school win render a
Christmas program the Sunday after
Christmas at $50 o'clock.
Go to the German bakery ror lady
fingers, macaroons, puff paste, charo-
lette rouse. pound cake, citron
pound, fruit cake, white cake, marble
cake, snowdrops, patty shells, cream
puffs, cream rolls, scotch shortbread,
and anything yon want in the bakery
line.
The ladies of the st. Luke's guild
desire to thank the Lake City Hard
ware company and the Winn- Barr
Chainey company, for the use Of the
rnage and the store room respectively.
They also wish to thank the latter for
the generous donation Of coffee. The
proceeds Melted the guild IN the
neighborhood of $50.
See about the cake contest at the
German Bakery. One chance with
every % cent purchase. First pirze,
a fruit cake, second prize marble
cake. 3 It.
Does he smoker II 50 one of our
smoking sets will please him and re
member it is better to smoke here
than hereafter. Allen,
| Last Sunday Miss Movers special
solo at the Episcopal church was par
ticularly pleasing. Sunday the choir
will render Especial anthem. The
Christmas music will be rendered on
Christmas day at 10 o'clock In the
morning. 1t consists Of some beau
tiful selections, including anthems,
chants, and special solo will be rem
dered by Mrs. @. w. Norquist.
We were fortunate in securing Q
large shipment Of Tiger corn at low
price. We will give our customer:
the benefit while stock lasts. Pricct
will be 10 cents can, three cans p
cents, s1.75 case. Not more thar
} one case to each customer, Idaho
Mercantile company.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele'
phone company completed the lonl
distance toll line to Boomers Ferry
and the first message was sent ovel
that line by X. H. Hall, superinten
dent for this division, to MIR. Clark
construction manager for this dis
trict. The line is working excellent
" and is a big addition to the com
pany's network of wires, as it all owl
them to tap the territory which hal
been in the past inaccessible.
h This morning while playing abou
| his home, Meyer Minnick, the son O
: Mr.. and Mrs A. Mimi ok, was Sc
S verely burned about the face. 1t ap
: pears that Mr.. Minnick had been us
ing some carbide and had thrown al
> empty can away The boy put
: SNOWFALL in the can and touched
. match to the top to see If it woul'
burn. The snow acted on fe'
! pieces of carbide causing a gas I
from. and when the match was az
piled an explosion occurred, whic
a severely burned the boys face.
q physician was summoned and it va
found that beyond a bad burn II
!. case was not of seroius nature.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Means Pastured Deer.

Because the reindeer is a domes-
ticated animal in countries where it is
most common and most important to
the inhabitants, many an American
reader has doubtless jumped to the
conclusion that the naae refers to the
TACT that the reindeer is driven like a
horse aud is really a deer used with
reins' The explanation of the name is
not so simple. Some authorities have
derived the word from the German
rem" and "thier." the farmer from
the word "rennen," to run: the latter
being a general term applied to any
wild animal. 1t seems most probable.
however, that the real source OF rein
deer" is found in the Lapp word RENO.
meaning pasture, and Scandinavian
word meaning deer. The term, there
tore, is equivalent to "pastured," or
jomesticated deer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
EARTHQUAKE IN OLD ENGLAND
Shock Of 1887 Rang Church Bells and
Set People to Praying.

Writing in 1887, ehronicler tells of
a sudden earthquake in England that
did good deal of damage among the
churches in London: The great clock
bell In the palace at Westminster
strake of itself against the hammer
with the shaking of the earth, as di-
vers other clocks and bells in the
steeples of the city of London and
elsewhere did the like A piece OF the
Temple church fell down and some
stones fell from St Pauls church, and
at Christ's church, near to Newgate
market, in the sermon while, a stone
fell from the top of the same church,
which stone killed out of hand one
Thomas Grey, an apprentice, and an
other stone fell on his fellow servant
named Mabel Everett and so bruised
her that she lived but four days after.
This earthquake endured In or about
London, not passing one minute of an
hour, and was no more felt. But after
ward In Kent and on the sea coast IL
was felt three times" 1t goes without
saying that the people all fell a-pray.
ing.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
FLY DID THE WORK
APPARENTLY ONLY THING THAT
COULD AROUSE SLEEPER.
Ordinary Noises Of Household and
Terrific Thunderstorm Brown Slept
Through, But Insect Would
Not Be Denied.

Brown had forgotten to tell the
family that he intended to sleep late
In the morning. He had come in
tired and weary during the wee
sma' hours and was determined to
get his full nights rest if he stayed
in bed all day.
About half past O'Clock the maid
got up and through some perversity
Of fate, started to scour her pots and
pans. But hard and harsh as the
sound was 1t merely entered Browns
dreams as from a great distance. He
sighed and turned over and, while
the goddess Of the kitchen was stin
banging away at her pans. he sank
once more back into deep. peaceful
slumber.
At 8 O'Clock the Brown baby awoke
with a spnttering wall. Mrs. Brown
got up and attempted to quiet him,
but he only yelled the louder. The
baby had the collie! Somebody shook
Brown, but he merely .muttered, half
opened his eyes, and then closed
them again. Mrs. Brown began to sob.
and the oldest boy was sent flying for
the doctor. The whole house was in
an uproar. Meanwhile the baby
screamed-and Brown slept peace
fully on.
At half past 6, when the family had
Gained down somewhat and the baby
had gone TO sleep again, the alarm
clock, which Brown had forgotten to
fix, went off. 1t was one of those
startling and persistent affairs that
rings and rings and rings for five
minutes-and then rings on some
more AS the thing began to buzz
Brown peeped out OF one eye at it.
Then he rolled over, pulled blanket
over his ears and-went back ia
sleep.
At O'Clock there arose a terrific
thunderstorm. The wind blew and
the lightning flashed The baby
awoke again and began to yell. The
thunder rolled and roared. Mrs.
Brown rushed about banging the
windows down and calling to the
servants. Brown moaned fitfully
for minute or two, stretched his
feet out until they touched the cool
metal end of the bed-pushed the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Grain Quickly Made Bread

A record time for converting grain
into bread has been established by a
Canadian farmer. Wheat which was
In the sheaf at three o'clock in the
afternoon was made into scenes before
six. When operations began a wagon
stood in the barn with about half a
load of grain In the sheaf. Beside il
was thrasher; connected with this
was gasoline engine. The engine
was started, the sheaves were fed into
the thrasher. and the grain was depos.
tied In bin. The power was then
transferred to the cleaner, and the
work of changing the newly thrashed
wheat into aour was quickly carried
through, The rest of the task was
easy.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
EAGLE PUT UP STIFF FIGHT.
Monarch of the Air Resented Interior
ence with His Dinner.

Thomas Haywood, a homesteader
near Turtle Lake. Mimi, sustained
serious injuries in desperate battle
with large eagle which had attacked
a calf. Haywood saw the eagle descend
into the clearing where the calf was
grazing and attempt to carry it away.
He rushed at the big bird with club
and the eagle at once left the calf and
attacked Haywood.
The man was beaten into partial in.
sensibility with heavy blows from its
wings. but managed to protect his
face by crouching on his hands and
knees. Finally he hit the bird on the
head, knocking it to the ground.
Scratched. bruised and exhausted,
Haywood still had enough strength
left to get up and with another blow
or two dispatch the bird. The eagle
measured five feet seven inches from
tip to tip.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

will ask your patience for few min
utes."
The clerk reappeared in few mo-
ments and announced:
1T is $273,640, sir"
Fill out check for that amount"
said Crimson, 'in your name, and |
will sign it,
The check signed, Crimson handed
it to the clerk with the terse com.
mand: Draw this at once"
The clerk departed, and in a min.
ute or two in burst Brown himself.
the check in his hand
My dear sir" he exclaimed breath.
lessly, what can be the meaning of
this?"
Crimson pointed coldly to the fresh
air fund subscription list Il have
just learned" he said evenly, that
you could afford to give only one dol.
lar to the children's fresh air fund.
This made me think things were look.
ing pretty fishy at the bank. 1 de.
cided to draw out"
Brown expostulated and argued. but
Crimson was obdurate, and the un.
happy banker was compelled to add
two ciphers to his subscription before
Crimson would agree to reconsider
his decision to withdraw his account.
The latter then put his own name
down for double the amount extorted
from Brown and bowed the women
out, cold and impasive as ever. But
they are almost certain they caught
a CLEAN of humor in his eye as Brown
left the office and waddled back down
to his bank. hot. perspiring and ours.
ing charities of every description.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
BROUGHT TO TIME.
NO DOLLAR SUBSCRIPTION FROM
WEALTHY BANKER.
Crimson at Least Had the Satisfaction
Of Making Mean Man Shell Out,
Though 1t Cost Him Double
the Amount.

Crimson is not popular In Well
street His silent manner discour-
ages familiarity and his abrupt speech
does not lend aid to frivolous CONVEX
satfon. Way down in his heart he Is
not mean, but whenever he is ruff
fed or Inconvenience he takes sat
urnine satisfaction in pushing the
trouble along and making some one
else uncomfortable.
His Office is well organized, but
somehow two ladies got by the Office
boy sentinels the other day and were
into Grimson's private Office before he
could retreat. Announcing somewhat
timidly that they were representatives
of fresh air fund, they asked for his
subscription. Crimson scowled as he
took the list. Beggars- in an office
were nuisance, but women, well
dressed, pretty women, were a thou
sand times worse Crimson was
swearing under his breath as he
reached for his pen, but suddenly his
face was illumined by smile, smile
that made him look almost handsome.
His eyes had been scanning the
names on the list and there at the
bottom of the column they had rested
on
..ss..s
John Henry Brown 81 !:
Madam" said Crimson to the cid
est and least attractive of the two
women, Mr.. Brown subscribed only
one dollar?"
Brown is banker of national rep
utation, and his wealth runs far up
into the millions. His bank is in the
same building as Grimson's office.
The ladies explained that Br. Brown
put his name down for just one dol.
lar, saying that was all he could at.
ford
What's that-all he could afford ~
repeated Crimson. Mr.. Walters,''
The head clerk of Grimson's estab.
lishment instantly appeared and stood
at attention
Ascertain my balance in Mr..
Browns bank, Mr. Walters, please,
and let me know at once. Ladies, ]
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

feet six inches. The unveiling will
take place in June of next year.
The project has been in progress
since shortly after the death of Mr..
Harrison, but the needed funds were
not secured until this year. The &C.
companying picture shows the small
plaster of paris model which the sculp-
tor has made. The work of making
the final model and the bronze cast
Ing will take some time and it will
be year before the statue is COM
plete.
The Harrison statue will be one of
the first to be placed in a park to
commemorate local political history
or perpetuate the memory of a man
who served the city in the political
field. The pedestal will bear inscrip-
lions giving sketch of the late may
or's life and services, placed on bronze
tablets set in the granite 1t is hoped
that the erection ,of the statue will
start precedent for the placing Of
the statues of men who have served
the. municipality well in the public
parks.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Fish Dropped From Clouds

During the remarkable thunder
storms in the state of Queensland.
Australia, an extraordinary phenom.
enon was witnessed at a place called
Cooper's Plains. near Brisbane. In
the midst OF the rain there suddenly
fell from the skies large number of
young fish. The fish fell at first In
twos and threes, but subsequently
came in dozens. until a large area OF
ground was strewn with live fish
measuring from one and half inches
20 three iGshes.
Experts in the district described the
fish as OF fresh water variety never
before seen near Brisbane. The the.
ory accounting for the phenomenon
most generally accepted is that the
storm generated waterspout in one
of the rivers and that the fish were
sucked up by ii and carried by the
wind some long distance before being
q anled
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
LIVED MANY YEARS ON POISON
wonderful Old Turk Told of by Cen.
fury Old Journal.

There is now living at CONSTANT.
nople a very extraordinary character.
known throughout that city by the
name of "Solyman, the eater of zorro.
sive sublimate," says quotation from
the Times of 1906. He is now LOG
years old, and in his youth he accus.
toned himself, like all the Turks, to
take opium, but after increasing the
dose to a great extent, without the
wished effect, he adopted the use of
sublimate, and had taken daily, for
upward of 80 years, so grains.
He some time since went into the
shop of Turkish Jew, to whom he
was unknown, and asked for drachm
OF sublimate. which he diluted in a
glass of water and swallowed in an
instant. The apothecary became great.
ly alarmed lest he should be accused
of poisoning the Turk, but his aston
ishment may be conceived when the
next day the Turk came again and
asked for a similar dose.
Lord Eigin S. Smith and several
gentlemen now in England, continues
our century old authority, have con-
versed with this extraordinary char.
acter and have heard him declare that
the happiness, he derived after swal.
lowing that active poison was greater
than he experienced by any other
means.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
AFRAID OF HOODOO
YOUNG MAN STARTED AFTER
FOURTEENTH "BRAcER.p
poorkeeper's Testimony as to unIucky
Number He Had Taken Startled
Enthusiastically the drag
on" Was in Luck.

The keeper of the stage door to a
New York roof garden where some of
the prettiest summer girls are play
Ing has come to the conclusion that
there is not much In proverbs and
that 13 is pretty lucky number
The other night as he was sitting
drowsily guarding the sacred precincts
over which he plays the dragon" a
young man with nothing but money
and thirst, and who seemed to be
waiting for somebody, invited him to
come out and have something wet"
For moment the doorkeeper eyed
the young man uspiciously-when he
is invited to quit his post there is usu-
ally cause for suspicion. Then he
coldly explained that he couldn't get
away.
oh, well, remarked the other non
chalantly, I'll go, anyway, you can
take one when you feel like It," With
that he flung half dollar in the door.
keepers lap.
The doorkeeper slipped the silver
piece into his pocket and smacked his
lips in anticipation.
When the young man returned wip-
Ing his mouth, he sat down on a bar
rel near the entrance and began a
friendly confab. Pretty soon, how
ever, he grew restless again.
Have a drink" he asked the door
keeper, absentmlndedly.
This time the dragon explained the
situation more graciously
"Oh, all right. Get one when you
feel like 1t. I'll take mine now" and
again silver half dollar landed in
the doorkeeper's lap
BY the time the young man re-
turned he was beginning to feel cheer
ful, but in ten minutes he began to
fidget.
Have drink" he asked. The
doorkeeper started to explain, and the
young fellow said: Very we'll" and
was of again leaving the same silver
remembrance behind him.
That was early in the evening. 1t
was quite evident to the doorkeeper,
who understands every species of
Johnny by heart, that the particular
Johnny In question was feeling pretty
nervous about the girl inside Regu-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Brown Sat Up in Bed and Watched II
Approach.

blanket down off his head and shoul.
ders-andsweetly proceeded to snore.
At 1880 a tiny little fly fiuttered in
at Browns window and alighted on
Browns nose. He stirred uneasily
and stopped snoring. The fly fiuttered
away. flew around in a circle and
alighted again. Brown shook his head
and put his hand to his face The lit
tie fly fiirted about for a moment, lit
on Browns fingers and crawled
through them to the attractive nose.
Brown opened his eyes and brushed
it of petulantly. Ii returned again.
Brown kept his eye open. shooed ii
away and watched it rise toward the
ceiling. Back it came. Brown reached
out and grasped for It. 1t eluded him.
He grasped again. 1t flew tauntingly
back to the ceiling He sat up in bed
and watched it approach--nearer--
nearsr. AT last it aliyhted on the
counterpane. Brown lifted his palm
and brought 1t down with tremendous
force. The fly was dead,
But Brown was wide awake now.
With sigh he got up and began to
dress.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Doc Carries Idaho Mail.

Lucifer. the big st. Bernard dog en-
ployed in carrying mail from HALEY.
Idaho, to Corral. an inland town. is six
years old. and it seems likely that he
will have steady job in coming win
ters drawing his sled over the snow on
the 2s-mile round trip he is making
daily between the points mentioned.
Mr.. Floyd's contract provides pen
atty In case mails are not delivered
on time each day. Lucifer has saved
many dollars by aiding his master in
transportation OF the mails in sled
fitted up with suitable harness. The
faithful St Bernard has no difficulty
in drawing the sled. and otter has
more than 100 pounds Of mail on the
load.-Walla Nalla Statesman.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
FRIGHTENED HORSE FELL DEAD
Unable to Get Over Its Scare at Sight
OF Elephant.

Innate antipathy between the equine
species and the pachyderm caused the
death of a fine black horse when it
caught sight OF an elephant in a cir
Gus parade at Springfield, o. The ami.
NAL was young one, belonging to
the Capital City Dairy company, and
had probably never seen an elephant
before. Most horses are badly fright.
ened on their first glimpse of the bulky
beast, but usually take out their scare
merely In an attempt to run away.
This horse was so frightened that 1t
fell dead.
1t was apparently in the best Of
health, but fell to the ground the in
slant 1t beheld the elephant. 1t cour-
ageously arose, only to fall again in a
few seconds. This time it failed to
get up and in few moments was
dead.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Engine Killed a Deer.

A peculiar incident happened during
the run of train No. 16, which arrived
in Portland last night from San Fran
cisco.
While going through the wilds OF
Cow Greek canon about nine o'clock
Thursday evening the engine struck
and killed a deer that was standing in
the middle of the track. The animal
was evidently blinded by the head
light and kept its place. too terrified
to move. The train was stopped while
the trainmen loaded the deer into the
baggage car Portland oregonian.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
STATUE TO A CHICAGO MAYOR.
Model of Memorial to Be Erected In
Union Park.

Chicago.-Plans have been perfect
Cd and a site selected for the erection
of a statue of the late Carter Harrison,
"Chicago's Worlds Fair Mayor" who
was assassinated In October Of 1893.
The Carter Harrison Memorial asso-
citation, which has the matter In
charge, has completed arrangements
with the West park commissioners
and the statue, when finished, will
stand in Union park. The work Is
to be done by F. w. Hubbard, the
Chicago sculptor, and will be made
of bronze. The figure itself will be
eight feet high and the pedestal eight
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

larry every few minutes he would go
through the same programme and the
silver half dollars were beginning to
make him lopsided They were so
heavy, In fact, that his conscience
smote him. He did not mind taking
the money, but he hated to see one
man drink UP all the liquor in town
when he, the doorkeeper, was chained
TO a chair. When the Johnny return.
ed for the 'steenth time. 1t was almost
time for the chorus girls to emerge.
We'll, | guess Eats s'about all old
man." he said, "unlesh you'll come out
with me--jus' once,"
Say, Sport!r said the doorkeeper.
have you taken a hooker every time
you've flung me half dollar? DO
you know how many you've had in
the two hours?"
why no, can't shay's | do" the
Johnny replied. sweetly.
Well" and the doorkeeper pulled
the silver coins from his pocket and
counted them over. i've got $3.50
here"
The Johnny's eyes opened with a
wide, troubled look. In an instant
he had grown almost sober. He SAT
up straight on his barrel and gazed
at the doorkeeper with Mortified ex
preston,
"oh, shay, old man, STAT true
Great Scott! Thirteen! S'awful bad
luck' Here" flinging the doorkeeper
another half dollar and starting on the
run for the bar. Foods sake. lemme
get 14!"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

niiiy roads can only be kept from fall
ing out by means of high board sides
on the cart.
The wheels of the cart are great
curiosity, the hubs are one and one
half times as large as the ton Of a
piano stool. and the tires are probably
two feet wide, and the tongue Of the
cart is good weight for three mon
to lift
TO pull this load, Mr.. waite,s oxen.
tramp around up hill and down.
knowing that the hay they carry will
furnish them with many a good meal
after it has lain awhile in Mr.. Walte's
spacious barn.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

semicircular ribs, which revolve with
shaft in the center of the tower
Suspended from the ribs on cables
are a number of cars. When the
shaft and circular frame are revolved
at great speed the cars gradually
leave the level of the ground and
shoot out on each side, the cables as
Stunning the position indicated by the
dotted lines. The position of the cars
would be similar to that of a car
swung on the end of cord.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
Eouaht Rather to Saw. Son

Her little son Harry being about to
grasp the tail of large rattlesnake
which he thought was field pod, Mrs.
Alonzo w. Barrett, of Weston, Conn.
attacked the reptile and after strug.
gle succeeded in killing it with a
large stick.
The RATHER was five feet long and
his tail was tipped with Is rattles. 1t
weighed IL pounds and is believed to
have been the largest rattlesnake ever
killed in Fairfield county.
The snake was in the back yard of
Mrs. Barrett's home when she discoy-
cred the boy about to pick it up.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30
OK CART WITH BIG WHEELS.
Unique Vehicle Owned by Massachu-
sets Farmer.

Boston.-One of the most unique OK
carts in the country is that owned by
Byron H. Waite, of North Blandford,
Mass.
The cart was built by Mr.. Waite's
father in his currycomb factory many
years ago, and was designed especial
ly for use in gathering hay in steep
haylots.
1t is common saying in Blandford
mat If you want to hay it around on
the Waite farm you must stand on
your head"
NO common hayrack can be used
there, as the hay drawn over those