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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
gIG TAN PAYMESTs
Railways and Telegraph. cash in Their
Tnhen.

Railways and T~I~ErAPhs Cash in Their
TaK~s.
The largest single tax payment
ever turned uver 10 the county Was
made Saturday by the Northern PACT
&c when IL settled lite Delinquent
taxes by 8 check for SloT.ll4.3 Sc.
The payment wBs made after the
couuty hsd been given judgment
Sgsiust the road in the United State ,
district court. The smUunt was sew
eIal IhouSead dollars less than that
actually due ;Aa cts.s,.Sy and covered
the taxes Of l:1U5 10 1905 inclusive.
The company offered to compromise
on the basis OF paying seven per cent
interest instead Of the ten per cent
penalty and tWelve per cent interest
required by the laws Of the state.
Other heavy peualtys were SIS, s25
by the O. r. 4 y railway. s33, o0o
by the Great Northern and sl,443 by
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06

statement that II is 70 be the largest
sa~miil plant on tbs lake, with q
grain OF salt. The sides of the noun.
tAins come right dosn 10 the lake,
aud II has been necessary to build the
sawmills that are there on pilinR
driven IN the lake. aud there IL very
little room for lumber yards.
II would seem q be difficult, IL
not Impossible matter. tn ind room
for q saWmill plant anywhere. near
~ ~ large As the b. r. Lewis Lambsr
COmpauy's plant 10 this city,
Occur d'AlsBel Journal.
The foregoing indicates q sentiment
not IN sympathy with the greatest
possible success OF the town Of HaFTi-
son. We do not believe that 1t en-
presses the sentiment Of the town OF
Occur d'Alsen. This sentiment sug-
essts another sentiment, /. o.. that II
raising moTtAls 10 the skies rather
than dragging angels down. No;
the article does not represent the san
tient u any progressive people II
is mere Moon shine; moon shine
from across the lake . The posi-
bilities Of KOo,suai county are be
you'd eou lecture Her resoaces are
vast aud varied Many Of the pres
cut toWns gill grow aud prosper, aud
nsN ouss yet unheard Of shall arise
and flourish The future Of many Of
our 'oaus promise much Boomers
Ferry. Standpoint and Occur d'Alrne
have not yet beguu tbeil gfeath
Harrison rejoices 10 their future.
May they hsFe smeiteSr aud mar y
large sAwmiiis Harrison deiluIes
TIE fact that Coeuf i'Alvue should
reflect such sentiment, even 10 the
Maouiish,. Harrison has never Lest
at opportunity 60 sympAfhiEs uiil
Cutru d'Alsbe IN all her ambitions,
ftom thv county seat 20 the iueaus
asyium Il has not been very long
siues ,his sane Mr. Wilson. AZ Iiarri
sau. 10 toast 60 the Occur d'Aieu,
visitors islicitously dwelt apo. tbs
future prestige Of their city And
this comment on biz remarks Il bot
smother Instance Of the irony 81 fate
May covstouRaess never arise be
tuesu CoeuT d'AIsne abd Harrison
Again, Harrison extends the baud o
fellowship across ihs lake 20 Occur
d'SIsue. va the clesr beautiful suu
shine. rhlch us feel assured reflect
the ttus teutime Ut Of CosuF d'Alsne
{ Harrison Scarrhlighi
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06

Helen. daughter Of Dt. aud Mr..
lla1rsy. died ct her home 10 THE city
Friday evening. Dec %. from qniu.
~. Tbs funeral TOOK place Saturday
afternoon AZ , 80 from the residence.
Rev LishsTlsnd oonauc,lus The ser.
vice Deceased uHs oua % three chill
dtep. The family came here aboat
tao months ago from Iowa aud the
doctor engaged la the practice Of Biz
profession sith nr. Dwyer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06

W. 7. Hireen has assumed bis
duties as auditor Of the new Spokane
4 Inland electric line. For the past
two years Mr.. Hireen has been assist.
ant auditor Of the Occur d'Alene rail
way 10 this city and l. considered very
competent. ]. 7. McGeFritt. wha
has been employed In the once sue.
ceeds Mr.. Hireen. He has bad q
number Of years. experience aud IL Z
coed man for the position.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
Monr COUNTIES roE IDAHO.
Plane 60 Divide . Number when the
Legislature Me~1s

Legislature MeesE+
Although a year will lapse before
the ninth session Of the Idaho legis-
lHtion will convene, there is al e 10y
talk Of one class Of legislation that
IL 20 come before the next senate
and house Of representatives foI en-
actmeut. says the Boise Statesman
And that he the question Of the divi.
sion Of counties. and the creation q
neW counties. with, Of course. the re
quisite county seat and full corps 81
officers
First aud foremost, on the list Of
coanties Ia be divided. IL the legisla-
ture does ss II IL requested 20 do, IL
Nez Perez. Il vas formsrly a com.
paratively small county. but the sew
enth session authorized 40 election
10y the inhabitants Of what was then
the southern portion OF Shoshoue
county upon the question Of joining
Nez Perce. THIS election carried,
aud since then Nez Perez has stretch,
ed entirely across the northern por.
tion Of the state, being bounded on
the east by Mountains aud on the
vest by Washington.
II lie now proposed. according TO
information reaching Boise, TO divide
Nez PIERCE county into there coun-
ties, The former portion Of Sbo-
shone, popularity known a. Clearwat-
sr county. from the large number Of
strenuous efforts that were made TO
create that official subdivision, is TO
be cut OF, and will undoubtedly be
called Clearwater IL the movement
succeeds. IL IL planned to maize
oroHuo the county seat
Anotb her NEW portion of Nea PIERCE
TO be made into a separate county lie
that embraced 10 what IL known a.
the Nez PIERCE prairie, formerly a
portion OF the government Indian
reservation. While email. this sec.
tion lie thickly populated one, aud
has become very rich in the course OF
few years. II this county is Great.
ed. Nezperce City will doubtless be.
come the county seat
Lewiston will, Of course. remain
the county seat Of the old county,
which will continue to be knwou by
tie present name. No name has beer
decided upon for the county 20 b,
created on Nez Peuce prairie by To,
men behind the movement, although
Shoup county. after Idsho's illustri
GUS senator, has been suggested.
Another northern county that vii
, dobutless figure In the division con
test lie KootenAi. The county lie on,
Of the largest and most unwieldy Il
the state, and for many years Their,
have been efforts TO get laws through
the legislature authorizing come sor
, Of division At the last session
combination was formed OF the PEG
pie Of Standpoint and at Occur a
e Alene, each OF which desired to b
3 made county seat, aud the presen
} county Of Kootenai was simply wipe
I OF the map
: The people Of Rathdrum, the pres
{ ent county seat, objected to this kin
3 cs treatment, however, and took "a
matter into the courts, with the re
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
TAXES IT roo sEnrousL
Cssut a'Alsns want. 70 see Harrison
Grew

Grew
Attorney T. n. Wilson Of Harrison
is authority for the statement that
Harrison IL to have another savmlil
plant, and not only that, bu, II IL
Go be the largest sawmill plant on
Occur d'Alene lake
According TO Mr.. Wilson, the
william Musser Lumber company. Of
Spokane, will build large Eawmill
at Harrison. Work on the contsruc.
tion of IL will be commenced within
thirty days, aud when Il IL completed
n will be the largest saw mill on
Occur d'AIene lake, Mr.. Wilson
probably lie right 10 stating that the
william Musser Lumber company
will put up e sawmill at Harrison,
bat 20 az that have been al Harrison
and know the ontlay Of the land
around there, feel like taking the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06

Il. W. Colllus received q teleFsam
from Governor Gooding asking him
as mayor 20 have all public nags
placed 1t half mast Taesdsy In honor
OF En- Governor Ssnsnsnbere, Whose
funeral took place at Caldwell on
that aay. TIE request wss complied
With.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
pra,h rtn X. Mrrich.

Word has been received from Oak
| aud. California. announcing the
death of Qusrtermaster Sergeant Il.
+. Myrick, L, s, A. retired. Ser,
seaut Myrick will be remembered by
ell the older residents Of the city,
having been formerly stationed at
Fort sherman, where he served for =
number of years, lie served thirty
years Ia the army and was retired
with a good record. He lived In
Oakland for several years enjoying
the evening Of life after serving his
country we'll, The cause of his death
was dropsy. He leaves a wife aud
one son. Sergeant Myrick was :
member Of Kootenai lodge No. {,
Knights Of Pythias and Of Occur d
Alene Logde No. 81, /. 90. +.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06

Thomas Herren VAS brought to the
city Sunday from Que OF the 10 Reing
camps on the st. Maries Ia = badly
used up condition, He vas caught
under some rolling logs aud severely
bruised about thu face and head. IL
is said that he had q narrow escape
from death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Treatment of ConviCts.

Out of 2O59 convicts held by the state in twenty scattered camps. only 16S are in "the walls" at Wetumpka. where the hospital of the penitentiary is located. The remainder are at work in mines, in lumber camps, on farms, and 79 are in hollow-ware plant in North Birmingham.
 Associate Inspector Camper has re- gently inspected the camps, and he reports that they are in ''an improved and reasonably satisfactory condition. ? The daily battles between the wardens and the contractors are becoming less bitter, and all friction, says Inspector Camper, will disappear when wardens of intelligence and firmness are se- cured in each camp. In the respect of food, clothing, medical attention and general care the convicts are, says h. spector Camper, treated more in ac. cordance with the wishes of the con. vict board and the enlightened public sentiment of the state"
 This result is due in great part to the plan which has taken the convicts out of the hands of contractors and placed them in the hands of the state. Few or no contractors can be trusted to treat convicts with decency or hu. manity.
 The reform has, however, been but begun. As rule the county jails are a disgrace to civilization, and the treat ment of the county convicts is shame to the entire state. Legislation in re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
The rich stream of lords and ladies.
 -klng Henry VIII.
Non-PartIsan New York.

In 1897 Alton B. Parker carried New York by plurality of 60,sS9. but since that time the state has gone republi- can. The republican plurality has, however, wobbled heavily. In 1893 MT. Roosevelt had plurality for gov ernor of but 17,7S6, but two years later Mckinley scored plurality of 143, ,6O6. Two years later still Gov. Odell sought reelection, and his plurality was but 8803. Two years later President Roose- welt sought reelection, and his plural ity was 175,552.
 These figures go to show that the state which contains nearly two mill lion voters is uncertain and independ- ent on election day. The city vote in New York is heavy, and the city vote is not tied to parties and is subject to sudden and remarkable changes. It follows nothing and nobody. The press has little control over it, and when it starts headlong no power on earth can head it.
 Estimates of the vote of New York next month are but guesses, scarcely worth the paper they are printed on No one knows how the big state will go, least of all the bettors, who are betting chiefly for the purposes of publication. The odds on Hughes are, however, falling, and this is an indica- tion that all are at sea when they try } to forecast the vote of November ( next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Human Nature.

''We all know that generally speaking the farmer Is the salt of the earth, and as straight as a string, but in one par ticuar he is a strange paradox" said a cotton man last night. He works his ground, plants his cotton, then for months Is kept grunting and sweating under stress of weather and grass. Then he oftentmes kills his crop-at least he does so in his reports. Of course 1t goes with out saying that he never deliberately mis- states the conditions, but his bias Is na- turally toward the dark side and his opin- Ions are very humanly colored by hls wishes.
 This fault, however, is not monopolized by the farmer. His constitutional enemy the mill man, is also given to it, only he always insists on making the farmer raise big crop, all actual conditions to the contrary notwithstanding. After ali in either case, it Is just an unconscious exhibition of one of the little inherent foibles of human nature, and perhaps for giyable; 1t is at least commercial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
RepairIna Roads.

of the county roads are not repaired right away, said a farmer, 'it will be simply impossible to haul an empty wagon oyer them in few weeks
 "The recent heavy rains washed away the roadbed, made ruts and channels a foot deep and swept away the embank- ments in many places. Traffic over some of these roads Is hard on men and ami mals and tends to prevent the develop ment of the country.
 'I have spoken to some of my neigh bors about the matter and one of them, an Englishman, told me that in England the roads are repaired by the farmers who live in the districts. Instead of hay ing the road repairing done once a year by road hands working under the direc- ton of oversaers, any farmer who con- siders himself able to do the work takes a contract for certain number of miles of road and he must keep that in first class order for year His work Is in- spred by county officer and payments are made every three months. By this means the roads are maintained in the very best condition as the repairs are made directly the damage is done
 If the movement to the towns Is to be checked 1t must be through making life in the country as pleasant as city life We like to visit the city and we want to get there and get back home without having to blow through ruts and climb over rocks on the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
WISE MONEY"
Influences Brought to Bear on Man in
 Betting RinJ.

The betting ring Is a whirl wind of ex- citement. augmented by the appearance of the wise money" this coming from the punters, who are supposed to know a little more than any one else.
 These men bet large sums. varying from 5000 to s10OO0, and are supposed to make princely incomes by so doing, says a writer in Outing.
 Look through the list of plungers of even five years ago, and with the excep- ton of the deceased Plttsburg Phil what is the individual bank account?
 This whirl upsets the individual judg- ment causing a man to switch from a preconceived horse with chance to win, according to his individual ideas, to an- other horse of which he knows nothing but rumor. This departure from the one beaten track of each individual is just as fatal in racing as in any other business.
 Take the bookmaker as an instance, sitting day by day, letting the public make selections and steadfastly wagering him the said selections will not win, cer- tain that he has GO per cent in his favor at the start
 Realizing this, the bookmaker spares no effort to augment the swirl. Hence the clever delay in the announcement of the prices, the constant rush of the mes sengers and the intermittent and startling NarlatlOnS or prlceS III tilt inuiNleiudi book
 No matter whether the individual book maker has done any business on that par ticular hores or not. he varies the prices in obedience to the index of the figure head. thus keeping up the guessing hur- rah.
 Ninety per cent of the wild rumors as to the trials, the condition, the chances of certain horses in each race have their genesis with the bookmakers. who know that nearly every man, even those of long years of experience Is looking for information.
 So. from time to time. wild rushes are precipitated. Where from, no one knows. There comes an apparent plunge on two or three horses no one thought of seri- ously.
 The prices are cut from 50 to l to 10 to 1, some one starts a whisper from the stable" and the weaker of the visitors are hooked. Take up any tabulated chart of any days racing and note the long shot horses played down which finished nowhere.
 One can never find central figure for such a vortex. Stables" do not put their money down that way. It is to the in- terest of the stable, equally with the in terest of the bookmaker, to keep any such legitimate transaction as much from the notice of the public as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Our Political Prisoners.

Not since reconstruction times had we indulged in the holding of political opponents in prison down to the seiz- nre of Cuba by Provisional Governor Taft. President Palma had adopted a full-grown Russian schedule, and he did not hesitate to send to prison his opponent, Gomez, and all others who crossed his patch. The policy of se- were repression, as practiced by Pre- mier Stolypin, was Palma's policy also
 The result is that when we took over the island we took over several hundred political prisoners, and we were yesterday, if not today, doing the Russian act ourselves, very much as we did in the days of reconstruction.
 Provisional Governor Taft is, 1t is true, incubating a proclamation of gen eral amnesty, but amnesty Is but for getting or overlooking of an offense in a given offender. It is not verdict of acquittal. It Is not even an apology.
 However, it is better than a contin- ued holding in vile Cuban prisons of political opponents, and our excellent Governor Taft will. let us hope, issue a proclamation speedily, opening the prison doors to all imprisoned liberals, and taking us out of the Russian busi- ness altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
JOE CHAM 5ERLAlN.
Blind and Dumb From Paralysls-Ef'
 feet on His Party.

London Cable New York World.
 Unable either to walk, speak, or see' Jo . senb cnamberlains S condition is even more nitiahle than was detailed in the World 5 exclusive cable information last week. AL though the family will admit only that no Is suffering from gout, the once strong man of England '-strong in physique as he was in mentality-lies a helpless ana hopeless paralytic, awaiting the end WHICH his seventy -one years of strenuous, un- hygienic life must make question or put short time.
 The severe stroke of paralysis came three months ago. and the great tarll reformer has been incapable Of resign ing his seat in parliament, even II ne would. since he could not make the 1or- nal application necessary.
 As night is dropping it's curtain around the picturesque Unionist leader his Amer . ,can wife. who was his eomrade in his battle and victories, is giving him the comfort of her constant companiohship' She was Mary Endicott of Salem de- scendant of the first governor of Massa- chusetts. Their love has touched the hearts of all England, and for the wlte the greatest sympathy is manifested. The breakdown of Joe Chamberlain promises to take with it his party. At thIs moment a strong section of the | Unionist, led by the Times, Is making A determined effort to force Balfour from the leadership, on the ground that DIT Anthony Mcdonnell was appointed un- dersecretary of Dublin Castle to initiate A rolicy leader to home rule. Altogether the Jnionist party is in perilous posi- tion. Ralfour having lost the confidence of his followers completely.
 | That Joe Chamberlain has not reaped his harvest of physical neglect sooner has been a marvel to those who knew ms habits of life and work. He always re- fused to exercise rode in a closed car riage, and smoke quantities of long. strong cigars daily. When his first symp- toms of gout appeared and he was or dered to give up smoking, he replied that life would not be worth living without his cigars.
 He was given to worry, and the crush | ing disappointments of the last few years
 weighed heavily upon him. First came the disasters of the Boer war, with the consequent strain upon him as colonial secretary. The hopelessness of the out look when he visited South Africa added I to his burdens. Then his gruelng cam
 paigns for fiscal reform were enough to kill man of ordinary endurance. Through these battles his wife, as has been her custom for years, accompanied him and
 sat on the platform to encourage him when he spoke Lately she has had to prompt him when the mind he once was master of refused to do his bidding
 Doubtless a disappointment, it was not Balfour's elevation to the premiership | that broke down Chamberlain so much as his overwhelming defeat in his tariff campaign. From that blow he never re- covered, although he has made intermlt- 1 tent attempts to show fight in his old | hard hitting style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Homeless In Great City.

Never before in the city of Birming- ham has there been such demand for cottages and rooms for light housekeep- ing" said a gentleman last night after a hard days search over town for home quarters.
 Many people who failed to secure homes before the October rush began are homeless and have been forced to store their household goods and resort to boarding temporarily 1 have never before seen so many homeless people in pros porous city.
 Many cottages are being erected all over the city and in the suburbs but the demand Is far in excess of the supply.
 q am told that all the boarding houses are crowded and the hotels are well fill- ed, Many more homes are needed to ac- commodate the great influx of people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
EAGLE CHAPTERS HIS TEETH.
U. s. Consul Says Pan-American Rail-
 way is Only a Dream.

Our former consul to Para grows al- most hysterical when any one says Pan American" He coruscates puns. He even provides the American eagle with teeth
 The great "Pan-American railway" is a beautifully taking conception. he sarcas- ticaly exclaims in Golfers. The Ameri- can eagle shivers in every pin feather and his teeth chatter with delight at the mere suggestion.
 But however glorious this may be for the great American eagle, when the ay- craze American citizen proposes to send his own private "ten-dollar eagles a-rail- roadng, especially -pan-railroading, he wants to know how it is going to pan out and where the pan" Is going to dump after the scoop is made. and where the eagle is going to light when he comes down.
 Except on extensive plains the rule of railroad building Is to follow the water courses, where nature has already done all the necessary grading.
 The Pan-American railway dreamer pro- poses to shove railway more than 5000 miles engthwise through mountains from Panama to Patagonia, cutting at right angles every valley and hill for thou sands of miles, through a nearly unin- habited region the greater part of the distance. It is perfectly safe to predict that no railroad will be built along that route very soon.
 A continuous line of railway may some time in the far distant future be in op- eration from New York to Buenos Ayres. but 1t win never be used for carrying through freight between those points. As long as half an ounce of coal can be made to move ton of cargo a mile on the open ocean no born Yankee Is going to send his freight by rail to the Amazon valley or to Rio or to Buenos Ayres.