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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
FAMILY REUNION

The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R
Stauffer, 260S Mallon av., was the
scene of Thanksgiving family re-
union. All relatives living in Spo
kane and a few from a distance
were present. Older members
passed the time reviewing former
events and scenes, while the
younger ones entertained them
selves as young Americans can
The ages of the assembled guests
ranged from 3 years to 80 years
and the occasion was given a
touch of pleasant novelty by being
the first reunion of the family. AT
ter sumptuous dinner, presided
over by Mrs. R. M. Cox, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffer
arrangements were made for a
similar reunion next year at the
home of Moses Brown, 1924 Effie
av. Those present were: z. R
Stauffer, late of Wilbur; Mr.. and
Mrs, z. B. Kennedy and children
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. c. G. Gerlick and son
Mrs. Anna Dreyer, Mr.. and Mrs
U. M. Wiltse, Mr. and Mrs. r. S
Wiltse, Mrs. r. M. Cox, Mrs. E. M
Williams, of Grand Forks; Misses
Leah Dreyer, Mabel Dreyer, Edna
Dreyer, Miss Whiteside, of Cheney
Wellington Stauffer, of New York
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
TEACH GEOGRAPHY BY
MOVING PICTURES.

DES MONIES, Dec. IAN limo.
walton in five of the ward build
ings of West Des Moines will be
the teaching Of geography through
the medium of moving pictures.
One of the principal features OF
the instruction by the picture ma
chine will be the showing of diff
ferent industries. The entire work
of the conversion of raw material
into refined product will be shown
by the machine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
FROM BREAKER BOY To- CONGRESS.
WHERE HE Will REPRESENT LABOR

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. San
anti-injunction law, an eight-hour
law, an immigration law and the
initiative and referendum appeal to
Thos. D. Nichols, district president
of the United Mine Workers, who
has just been elected to congress,
as the most pressing labor meas
ures.
These bills have been brought to
the fore by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and Nichols stands
on the federation platform.
Nichols has in mind no bills re-
lating to mining. The miners In
the various states are laboring with
the legislatures along those lines.
The new congressman has no legis.
lative fads. He favors the fedora
ton bills because they represent
the wisdom and desires of the or.
gained workingmen of the country.
Here is his platform:
'ln accordance with my state
ments made during the campaign.
shall do all l can for the passage
of such laws which the Federation
of Labor advocated, namely, an an
ti-injunction law, a general eight
hour bill for all work done for the
government, an immigration law
and the initiative referendum. pro-
vided that these bills shall not be
passed at the coming session of
congress. | shall Of course support
labor legislation desired by the
working people as advocated by the
American Federation of Labor"
Nichols and National Secretary
Wilson, Of the mine workers, who
was also elected to congress from
Pennsylvania district, will occupy
striking position. When they
take their seats in December next
year they will represent not only
the people of their districts, but
the workers of the nation. They
were brought forward as candidates
because they had won high rank
as labor leaders. Federation men
sent to Washington to ask for legis-
lation at the hands of congress
wearied of the devious ways of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
OFFICIAL COUNT
IS COMPLETED

The official count of the last
state election, just completed at
Olympia, shows that both consti-
tutional amendments proposed lost
by 5000 votes each. The state
rolled up republican majority of
10000, Cushman leading the ticket.
Socialists cast S.717 for supreme
judge candidates and S,431 for con-
gressmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
PARROT SAVES HOUSE FROM
FLAMES.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. s.
Fire, fire, fire." screamed the par
rot on the back porch of the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. G. McIlvanes resi-
dence, 1923 West California av., as
smoke came pouring from the
doorway. The fire, which is
thought to have been of incendiary
origin, had not been discovered un
til the parrot gave the alarm ant
reused the neighborhood. The
flames were easily extinguishet
with little loss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

replaced them with iron ones. Con-
siderable furniture has disappeared
from various places, and it is be-
lieved to have gone into stoves
What will be done when the furni.
ture is all gone is a question of
vital Importance here. Dealers
have plenty of wood cut, but in
common with the rest of the coun.
try, they can't get it delivered by
the railroads.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
BURIED TODAY IN PORTLAND

The remains of the late ex-Gov-
ernor George E. Cole, formerly of
this city, weer inferred this after.
noon from the First Presbyterian
church, of Portland, in which city
he died. Many pioneer friends of
the deceased attended the SER
vices. Charles A. Cole, of Spo.
kane, and other relatives were
among the mourners.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
CHURCH SERVICES

First Baptist church, City tenn
Pile, Second av. and Lincoln St.,
Oliver w. Van Osdel, D. D., pas
tor.-Subject at 1920 a. m, "A
Vision for the Future" and at
1880 p. m, "The Astonishing
Realities of Spiritism as / See
Them" The pastor completes 10
years Of service with the church
next Sunday. Bible school at
noon. Young peoples meeting at
$3.50 p. m.
Central Christian church, corner
Stevens st. and Third av.-Regular
services Sunday. Preaching by the
pastor, c. F. Stevens. Subject,
morning sermon, THE Living
Creed" Evening subject, "The
Rise of the Papacy," which Is the
second of the series of sermons in
answer to the question, why are
there SO many denominations"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

when the union attached a salary
to his position as president of dis
trict No. / and called upon him to
devote his entire time to the office,
He was prominent in the work of
organizing the miners for the great
strike which they won in 1900.
Nichols suffers from no illu.
sions as result of his election
He has steadfastly refused to de-
clare any intentions, except as to
his support of the federation plat
form. He hasn't any worldwide re
forms to spring on humanity. He
will go to congress with a level
head and a determination to fight
as hard as he can for the big labor
bills now pending and any others
that come in with similar indorse-
mentS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
BROTHERS BOUND OVER.

Frank and Winfred Lawson, two
brothers arrested yesterday by De-
tectives Herndon and Weir on
Charges of stealing a horse from
a rancher at Fairfield, were bound
over to the superior court yester-
day afternoon by Justice Hinkle
Their bonds were set at $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
TWO DOLLARS GIVEN IN TWO
YEARS,

TOLEDO, Dec. TN distinctly
remember giving my wife So be-
tween Feb. 6, 1905, and Nov. II,
1906" was the astonishing answer
of John Bruch to the charge of his
wife that he failed to support his
two children. Bruch Is a picture.
frame glider, and when working
makes $3.50 a day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
BURNING THEIR BEDS

WALLACE, Idaho. Dec. S.-Fuel
has become so scarce here that
one restaurant keeper has broken
up wooden bedsteads for fuel and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

and the number of children now
hanging around that part of the
tenderloin is nothing compared to
the summer months attendance at
the picture SHOW"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08
ENTERTAINS CLUB.

Mrs, Neil Morrison yesterday az
ternoon entertained the #. H. E. M.
Fancy Work club at her home, cor
ner of Chelan av. and Monroe st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-08

They're fighting the Stan dard in German
In French and in Dut oh;
They say they won't have 1t in business,
Not much!
Get oudt!" remarks Will lam the Kaiser,
"A bas!" echoes M. Gle menceau;
(HCw sly Abdul Hamid VI ould say it
Is rather to complex to show,
But Italy gone the rampage
And Greece say the VIII ole thing is wrong;
(And it probably will be that Plus
Will ban them before cry long),
For even poor old Francis Joseph
Has opened hearty ca mpaigp
And Alphonso has given them warning
(They don't care for standards in Span)
King Edward has grown quite unpleasant,
Wilhelmina into them you'd pitch;
And Nicholas issues this ukase;
please kindly to vamo osovtch!"
They're fighting the Stan dard lin Europe,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
Report of Committee.

This Commission promptly reported
that if any benefit was to be derived
by legislation, immediate action was
necessary and outlined a plan which
it believed would have the desired
effect providing Canada would unite
with this government in curbing tile
greed of promoters and spectators.
The report says, in part "As a step
in that direction we recommend that
legislation be enacted which shall con-
tain the following provisions, viz:
"The Secretary of War to be author
lied to grant permits for the diversion
of 2S5OO cubic feet of water per
second, and no more from the waters
naturally tributary to Niagara Falls.
All other diversions Of
water which is naturally tributary to
Niagara Falls to be prohibited, ex-
cept such as may be required for
locks in navigation of canals.
The foregoing prohibition to remain
in force two years, and then to be-
come the permanent law Of the land,
if, in the meantime the Canadian
government shall have enacted legis-
lation prohibiting the diversion Of
water which is naturally tributary to
Niagara Falls in excess of $4,000 cubic
feet per second.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
MAMMOTH INCUBATOR.
A Matching Machine That Does the
Work OF 0Re Thousand Setting
Hens.


Work of ORe Thousand Setting
Hens.
The largest incubator in the world,
with a capacity of $4,000 eggs, has
just been completed by w. P. Hall Of
Pembroke, n. Y. 1t is 1872 feet long,
and feet inches wide. Partitions
divide it into 100 compartments, each
accommodating two trays, The trays
have wire bottoms, and hold 10 eggs
each. To fill this incubator a single
time with CommOn-not thorough
bred--eggs would require an expendi-
ture Of $4,000, for eggs of the requis-
lite freshness would cost forty cents a
dozen. AS one hen covers fifteen eggs
for Matching, the incubator does the
work of 1000 fowls, or has the capa.
city of one hen sitting constantly for
nearly ten years,
The incubator is heated by means
Of coil of eight steam pipes passing
over the top of the egg chamber on
one side and returning on the other
These pipes are connected, at one end
of the structure, to a water tank and
heater. The water flowing through
the pipes is heated to exactly the
right temperature, a thermostat at
tached to the stove opening and clos
ing the drafts to make this possible
The only attention required by the
heater is supplying it with coal night
and morning. The thermostat is an
expansion tank, 10 by IS inches,
which stands over the heater The
tank is filled with oil, in which is a
| float AS the heat of the furnace
warns the water, the water in the
jacket surrounding the heater ex-
pands, and the float in the oil rises
This movement closes a throttle at
tached to the floatarm, and shuts the
draft of the heater; another lever at
| the same time opens the Cold-alr draft
of the furnace. In this way the tenn
perature is regulated automatically,
with extremely little variation, the
eggs being kept at 1912 degrees f.
A second novel feature is that the
| heat of the eggs is regulated by rats
ing or lowering them in the egg cham
Der, which is nearly foot high in.
| side, burlap separating it from the
pipes. The egg trays rest on double
frames hinged by galvanized arms
or levers. As the chicks develop, the
trays are lowered on these supports
the first drop being made in six days,
and others at intervals, until, on the
| twenty-first day the trays are rest
ing on the bottoms of the chambers.
All infertile eggs are tested our on
the seventh day.
Mr. Hall built small incubators at
| first but the oil bill for forty Of his
small incubators, with 5000 eggs ca
pacity, was $3.50 for a season, while
large incubator was run three months
at an expense of less than IS for
coal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
ICEBERG IN DELAWARE,
Huge Mountain of Ice lowed From
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Inc Strenuous Work of a Tugs
Crew-One OF the Strangest and
Perhaps the Most Valuable Prize
Ever Taken by a Shin.

In order that the city Of Philadel.
phia might be rescued from an ice fam.
Inc a powerful ocean-going tug has ac.
complished the almost impossible feat
OF capturing huge iceberg, and tow.
ing 1t into port. Never in the worlds
history has this wonderful achieve.
ment been duplicated, and contrasted
with it the fascinating exploits re.
counted by the marine historian Sin.
bad, the sailor, appear commonplace
and trivial
With its mountain of ice in tow, the
tug passed up the Delaware River
creating CONSERVATION among the float
ing world on the stream, as observers
could not imagine other than that the
floating mountain was being driven up
the bay by some freak of wind and cur
rent, to the great danger of shipping.
It's approach was responsible for some
lrenzied telegraphing, which threw the
shipping interests into a panic, Orders
We're issued to hold up the sailing of
every vessel due to leave. and mes
sages were dispatched to lower Della
ware station to intercept several out
bound steamers and warn them to seek
anchorage out of the berg's path.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
URGES EASY SPELLING.
Supreme Court Justice Joins With
Other WelI-Known Men-carnegie
Gives Fund to Aid Cause.

Associate Justice David J. Brewer OF
the United States Supreme Court is
deeply interested in the adoption Of a
scientific regulation of English spell
ing.
Justice Brewer is a member of the
board of which Brander Mathews, Of
New York, is chairman. About 100
have agreed to adopt for customary
use in their own personal correspond
ence the following twelve simplitied
spellings, heretofore recommended ana
used by the National Educational so
ciety, namely, program, catolog, deca-
log, prolog, demagog, pedagog, tho' at
tho. thoro, thorofare, thru and thruouI'
In May and June, 1905, many dlstlh,
guished scholars, literary men, ana
scientists signed the promise, ana no"
the committee has been permanently
organized, under the name OF the SIM
plified Spelling Board. Funds aue-
quate for the purpose have been gwen
by Andrew Carnegie, the justice
thinks. to the amount of $l5,OOO' the
income of which is to be devoted TO the
interests Of the organization
Among the members of the OoaIu
are f. Benjamin Andrews chanceuo,,
of the University of Nebraska; Daylu
]. Brewer, associate justice of the su-
preme Court of the United states,
Nicholas Murray Butler, president Oh
Columbia University; Andrew Carne-
gle, Samuel L. Clemens mark Iwain,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson WIN.
lam Dean Howells, Prof Lowns6ury
of Yale. Prof James of Harvard beu.
iamin u. Smith, editor of the century .l
Magazine w. II. Ward, editor OF 'he
Indenendent and Andrew d. WHITE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
FORTUNE IN WORMS.
Maine Florist Returns to Sweden
After Breeding Bait.

BY far the most popular bait for
all kinds Of fishing in Maine are nv
ing earthworms, which have the odor
OF the ground about them and which
seem to be choice tidbits, not only TOR
trout and landlOCked salmon, but also
for pickerel, perch, black bass and, in.
deed, every species Of food fish that
sWlms in fresh water. AS the Maine
soil is deficient in humus and lacking
in decaying vegetable matter, angle
worms are not plentiful
More than ten years ago Carl Beers,
a florist of Bangor, went into the bust
ness of rearing earthWorms for the
purpose Of selling them to the local
fishermen, as well as for shipment to
Boston. He imported a breed OF dark
purple worms from Belgium, which
were prolific breeders, though
course and strong favored, and later
he secured a box of giant angleworms
from India. In the course of a few
years he was able to supply live
worms by the million to his custom
ers.
Those shipped to Boston were sold
In job lots of rs cents a pound. To
the home customers he sold worms of
average size for 10 cents a dozen.
Though his green house was a small
one, and though his trade in flowers
was never extensive he made money
rapidly from the sale of worms, I'M
til last year, when he retired and
went to his old home in Sweden, a
wealthy man.
Sidney Cook, of Presque Isle, the
inventor of several diving appliances
used by men who work in deep wat.
ers, was the next man to attract at
tention as a public benefactor in the
bait line. Mr.. Cook says his inven-
ton was made possible through hay
ing watched the Indians of Canada
when they sought worms for bait
All earthworms come to the sur
face at night" said he, land feed on
the grasses and rotting leaves neal
the entrance to their burrows. While
the worms were busy eating, the In
dams Of Canada had a habit of drag
ging blanket with its under side
smeared with bird lime along the sur
face Of the land, thus picking up the
fat worms together with sticks and
Jumps of earth and small pebbles.
After dredging the land for time
the Indians carried the blanket to the
camp, picked off the worms, and add.
ed another coating of bird lime
Though have been praised very
much for my invention, it is not mine
by rights, as l gained the idea from
Indians.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
Official Feminine Calls.

In the social life of the national can.
ltal, Miss Cannon occupies, by virtue
of her fathers position, unique posi.
ton. Possibly not all our readers are
aware OF the many unwritten laws that
govern the exchange Of calls between
women whose husbands or fathers oc-
cupy prominent positions at Washing.
ton. For instance, official etiquette
prescribes that the wife of a newly
elected Senator or Representative
must make the first call upon the wives
Of all those Congressman who are her
husbands seniors in service. Miss
Cannon, however, in accordance
with these same unwritten laws. is NOT
compelled to make a "frst CALI upon
any ladies in Washington, save the
wife Of the President and the wife of
the Vice President All this fuss as to
who shall call first may appear ridcu.
lous to persons who are not brought
in contact with life at our seat of gov.
eminent, and possibly Miss Cannon
who is thoroughly democratic may re.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05

beauty Of Niagara Falls little can be
accomplished. and from past eXperl-
ence it seems more than doubtful that
such will be the case. In the matter
of the International boundary and the
seal controversy, Canada certainly did
not show an over friendly spirit and
there is no reason to assume that her
attitude has changed in the least, but
1t would seem probable that she will
use all her great influence with the
mother country to defeat any friendly
agreement that might be proposed.
This conclusion of Canada's probable
attitude is not reached entirely on ac-
count of any unfriendly feeling, but
because Of two very important facts:
one of these is the greater width ana
depth of the channel on the Canadian
side, which would insure splendid
flow over the Horseshoe Falls after
the American side is entirely dry.
1t Is asserted that Ontario Province
now receives from the Commissioners
of Queen Victoria Niagara Park, II
minimum annual rental of 100000 for
lne water TlgutS pTdnIeu uuere, anu
when the plants for which these
grants were made are in full operation,
the annual rentals to the government
will amount to over 100000.
1t is further asserted that additional
water could he granted by Canada
which would produce an annual rental
Of another 100000, and still not seri-
ously affect the Canadian side Of the
Falls. while the American Falls would
be entirely drained long before this
enormous rental was due.
There would seem, however. TO be a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
Maritime interests Excited.

For several hours maritime inter.
ests were intensely excited by the I'M
heard-of presence of an iceberg in the
bay. Later, when the true story of the
wonderful feat was flashed over the
wire, it seemed so utterly incredible
that the excitement, if anything, was
increased. 1t was not until one of the
fastest tugs in the harbor had steamed
down the bay and wired yerfcation of
the story that the panic was allayed.
Only the proyidental cooperation of
the winds and tides, and the most IA
yorabe weather conditions enabled
the tug to accomplish the feat. In spite
of the almost inconceivable risks at
tendant upon the berg's capture, not
member Of the tugs crew was injured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
School Garden Education.

Every child likes to play in the mud
and dirt. to make sand houses and
caves, mud pies, and even to plant a
garden, breaking off the twigs Of trees
and pulling weeds, which are carefully
planted and watered, furnishing diver
sion and pleasure for the day. 1t is
an easy matter to direct the youthful
mind a little further along this line
and interest it in a real miniature gar
den It is not an untried theory, but
a fact abundantly proven in all the
large and many Of our small cities.
Philadelphia has what are called
Municipal Gardens" Boston has a
dozen "School Gardens Chicago,
Detroit. Washington, Cleveland, Los
Angeles In fact, almost all cities nave
successfully worked out either the
school garden or the vacant lot culti-
walton idea, two separate propositions,
II is true, but closely allied. The
school garden idea opens up an easy
and agreeable avenue to what proves
more Of a diversion than a task to the
Young. New York has only one such
farm garden, but on its one or two
acres. the children plant and raise both
flowers and vegetables, while in an
extemporized cook-house they prepare
the vegetables for the table and enjoy
the flavor of the fruits Of their labor.
Resides this instruction in the culinary
art a bedroom in miniature furnishes
an opportunity for the girls to learn
how to care for rooms In Phila-
delphia the relation Of the municipal
gardens and the schools is intimate.
INT to see this idea worked out, per-
hans. at its best one must study 1t as
II is in Boston. There, a private organ
lgation known as the School Garden
Association. for six years or more has
been developing little centers where
the children delight to plant and cult
vate furnishing object lessons Of the
utility of such work which it is hoped,
NAV lead to its addition to the school
and with this idea In
mind these school gardens are located
nnite generally on land adjacent to
school!houses. some of the regular
school teachers gladly acting the part
of instructors. The effect upon the
little workers in these plots is in every
NAV happy and should lead to their
more general use,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-05
Indians

The only change | have made is
to go out with light giving forth a
violet color and allowing it to shine
for few minutes upon the land to
be visited with the smeared blanket.
Most lights brighten earthworms and
drive them underground which is the
reason why they feed in the dark, but
a light that carries blue or a violet
blue shade seems to soothe the crea-
lures and makes them careless of
danger.
"Or perhaps the worms are hypno-
tized by the strange glare and cannot
get away. That is the way a dash
lamp acts upon deer at night, and |
think a deer should know as much as
an angleworm"