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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
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to be known the concrete when instead Of
building houses of lumber brick quarred stone will mix
little cement and crushed rock and hen with great steel
mods fashioned in various patterns and rveed together the
whole including in skeleton outline the walls of house. pro-
coed pour into these moud the combination of cement and
rock After the substance has se and hardened the mods
will be removed and there will stand the walls of the house,
with windows and doors place. all ready for the nishers
Whether not this latest notion of the wizard is pracca
be certain that is entering and into
the building of this country Climatic and other
tions promise to limit the of brick and stone while with
the wanon destruction of forests lumber will become
expensive Furthermore umber liability to destruction by
fire and other agencies makes unsuitable for in large
cities.
Concrete it is claimed capable of withstandng the ee
ments well sone and it comparatively inexpensive
easily handled It's for bridge building and other srucur
al work requiring great strength is constantly increasing
unless other material is discovered take place the
dwelling house become the characteristic home
the future.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT is DUE


Grangeville Standard News.
The people of Idaho county and especially of Grangev
whether they realize it not under great obligations
Colonel Judson Spoford promoter and manager of the
ton Grangeve electric road He the first to conceive
practical method of connecting this part of the country with
the outside world by rail- and although he encountered many
difficulties rebus and much encouragement he persisted
until not only the electric road assured fact but he also
forced the railroad companies to extend their lines here
to hold their part of the business Both roads will have
of the traffic they handle and neither will be detrment
the other When do eventually the electric the
old iron horse blowing their way the beautiful and fer
tile Camas Prairie whenever hear their shreks Of m
umph they pull into their respective deposn this city, we
should each and every of remember that if had not
been for the courage determination and push of Colonel Ju
Spoord the first real agitator of such modern transports
ton facilities would probably still be hopeessy isolated
in spite of great need wonderful and natural
wealth.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1906.
MOVEMENT FOR DIRECT PRIMARY

The direct primary being tested many states of the
union and is of the innovations in the political machinery
of the nation that has to stay The direct primary aims
to the abuses boss and destroy the corrupt
manipulation of the machine There is little hope of improv-
ing representative system in any way until first i'm
prove the methods of conducting the primaries by surrounding
them with the protection that afforded
election day. The direct nomination of candidates for office
at the primaries with secret voting and official ballot the
first step toward improving election machinery any
parment This is needed much for the election alder
state senator and congressman is for the
election of United States senator's The direct primary
out of the needs of the country plan
another will later be adopted every of
union.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
THE CONCRETE AGE. !"

We have had the dark ages golden age the stone age the
iron age and Others Now according to Thomas Edisons
versatile imagination, to enter era in human
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
WEALTH AND DEGENERACY.

WEALTH AND DEGENERACY.
One phase of the social problem uppermost the minds
OF those who interested in study of phenomenon
is the degeneratng influence of wealth. With the
Thaw murder fresh in mind and the disclosures that have
attended reports with the Harke divorce degen
of motive shown by the evidence with the numerous
suicides and of emotional insanity of the rich
it is far cry the assertion that excessive wealth is
breeder Of degeneracy
The stmulous of life is motive and purpose and where
neither fixed life nane filled feverish unrest and
than hopeless We often ennu of the rich
and every hand evidences long since become
chronic With nothing do and unlimited time to accomplish
life vapd nothing and tends toward the abnormal and
the sensational The effect perncous and the re-
suits are far reaching The conclusion irresistible that the
Of wealth beyond sappng and enerva
ton and tends to degeneracy.
q
In Illinois Saturday the of the new primary
law passed at the last session of the legislature and the people
for the first time given opportunity express thr
through their ballots for United States senator
well for the other officers the ticket The fight CEN
tered on the nomination for senator Shelby Cuom won
out by large odds his opponents Ex-Governor Richard
Yates and William G. Webster This victory over the
state machne for the state under the leader
snip OF Governor Dneen wholly in sympathy with
working it said carry compact made between Yates
and Dneen two ago. but the administration machine
powerful as would have been the convention was power
less before the people who by expressed majority
of almost two to one.
Lewiston country is big enough for all the enterprises
that being foated and under be united
effort instead of petty jeaoes visiting capitalist at
the gateway city last week There in this that is
well worth thinking There is evidently abroad
IN the land that will bear watching The Lewiston country
bg 1t is filled with opportunities there for push and
vgor for enterprise and capital any the many en-
terprises that have attracted attention in the territory and
united effort in boosting will bring them and many
others in their wake.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
"CASEY" ON THE LINKS.
Denver Republican.

Denver Republican.
The links bright and bonny wi the tartan and the n
When the pride Skbo village met the best St. Andrew h
The play fast and furious and sar the ball was thwa,
And in the final test o. SKILL point Macaren lacked
The caddes stood WI baed BREATH and every face was set
For not man was in the crowd but had his silver bet;
And lad cried VII his stick Maclaren oomed up TALL
Hoot mon now show em hoo Old Skibo kills the bal!
The gowfer loot at the sky and then down at the dirt
And canny he weighed his stick and oosed his paded shirt
He slowly planted both his feet and then replanted each
And dnna doot he swung his high he could reach
Grim death just that moment would have been Macan
wish,
For the atmosphere resounded to that mighty empty swish
His stick flew like rocket but-alas the decreed-
The ball rolled two feet sick when it just lay doom and deed
Oh somewhere in bonny land the pipes skr all the day.
And somewhere lads and asses shout and are passing
gay;
But dour in Skibo and no joy is hereaboot
Since the day when like Casey Macaren fooled out
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
IN THE ALPS.
Fligende Batter.
POLITICS WILL NOT BALK JUSTICE.

Portland Oregonian.
One phase of the Idaho situation: Because Goodine skd
naped Haywood and Meyer and Borah will them
this fall the state is to be made democratic But it be
Somebody murdered Seunenberg and the Idaho authorities
take it, determined to punish the guilty exonerae
the innocent
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-06
THINK 1T OVER

Hope springs eternal in the democratic breast
the Russians.
They talking Occur dAlene today as if it wasn't
already settled
The Longworths coming home probably to attend the
Bryan reception.
The paramount at Occur dAene is how to get
fighting chance
Keep powder dry. It will be August 15 open
season for shooting will begin
The indications that Old Sol is tired of his job and that
Jubiter Pluvius is camping on his trail
If threatened with the habit get back to your
blankets for the savants tell that in his savage state
is free from this ailment.
1t is hard to say which is the worst off,
Bryan still swinging around the circle but the chances
that his mind fixed the speech he will make at the New
York reception which will probably begin with 'sFelow C
zens, this is sudden
IN THE ALPS
Flgende Batter.
GLOW much do you charge through that telescope,
''Ten cents
But the fog is so thick you can't see a thing!'
"Ah, when you anything charge 20 cents
POLITICS WILL NOT BALK JUSTICE
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26
BerrIes and Cream In one pntch

berries and Cream In One Patch.
The cold weather the other morning
nipped the hope OF Alonzo Murphy OF
Morristown, y j.. that he would be
able 60 furnish dhurch festivals dis
spring with strawberries and cream
direct from the hand ~ nature. SAYS
the New York World Mr. Nurpht
being an imaginative flruor. dreamed
that he could accomplish THIS hy % lH.
diciOus crossing Of the milkwcnI and
the strawberrv Last fan he grJftcI
several strawberry plants ON tne mII..
weed one grew sturdy close to Mr.
Murphys kitchen range and was 600 ruu
fruitage when. alas, the ERE went ouf
and IT succumbed 10 the cold STR
Murphy says that each strawberry
when examined was found 10 contain 20
quantity Of cream varying from frp
drops to q tcaspOonful depending ON
the size Of the berry. lie * not dIs.
couraged and promises to repeat the
experiment next summcr
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26
LOTS OF ISSUES.

The Parkershurg Dispatch News.
In an article under the above head.
says that while the Republican party
has an abundance of issues the Dem
ocrats will be hard put to for some
thing anon which to make the cam
paigp. How absurd. There was
never "a time when the Democratic,
We're So well supplied with issues -
Charleston Gazette.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26

II IS proposed 10 hold laJDrcr rv
hibitiou iu Paris 10 1902 The Object
will b" 10 offer comp 1sou 1e.a aau
The life " wOrkmeu throughout the
world today and that NJ luuyrers
past centuries.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26

Maurice deter left yesterday for n
trip through the coal field on bus
mess
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26
g. a. RAGAN.
Arrhitnri and BniIhnr-

Onces over billiards Drug store.
SALEM. VA.
Plans and pecinications prepared
on the very shortest notice
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-26
Half Way, or the Extreme

We outfit Spring
style of and rbrc Our Bloch uncha
ienged of style tailoring America Their
watchwoid Merit. Try need buy
Prices. SIS 90 To S2d 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
eLEANlNes.

Korea Is taking more to beer drink
ing than either japan or China.
There are caught annually on the
German coast 1O.o00,0O0 pounds Of
shrimps, most Of which are ne.led at
depths Of thirty or forty feet.
In order TO put stop to the practice
Of binding women's feet the Chinese
board Of education has issued an order
prohibiting the sale of small shoes.
Hungry vulmres have attacked men
and women In the valley OF COUGHS,
canton OF Naluis. A bull was so scr.
ously injured in fght with them that
1t had to be killed.
Exactly hundred lives we're lost in
fires which occurred in London last
year. Forty.slx OF the victims were
under eight years OF age, and fourteen
were over sixty. In almost every In
stance the fire was due to carelessness
and the lack Of ordinary precautions.
A British trades unonist has sued
for an injunction to prevent the labor
organization to which he belongs from
levying assessments upon him under
pain OF expulsion from the union to
pay the salary voted labor member
Of parliament who belongs to a party
hostile to that OF the injunction seeker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
DISEASES in DUST.

A cloud Of dust on the streets is Of
fensive in any case. filing the eyes,
the ears and the nose, to the detriment
of the human body. But how much
worse is that dust when it bears in
its penetrating sweep those unseen bacil-
Ii of diseased The dried filth OF the
street is gathered in the whirl of the
wind and is sprinkled over the clothes,
III it is not taken directly into the
body by way of the lungs The sputum
Of tuberculosis patients must also have
released the bacilli OF that deadly dis
ease into the denominations Of dirt, and
these, too, ar carried with the dust into
the lungs Of the people who must
breathe in the dust, as they necessarily
must to a certain extent. That this
idea Is not mere bugaboo of the stick
iers for health is proven by the discus
sion at the American Medical assoca
ton in Boston last week. One Of the
physicians attending the convention de-
elared:
I'm all cities the dust menace is no
slight one The pavements and the
streets are the receptaeles for sputum
from untold numbers Of consumptives,
Is well as those healthy or suffering
from some other disease, and for oifaI
Of various kinds. These lie for days,
become dry and pulverized, to be raised
by every breathe Of air and inhaled with
put cessation by the helpless passerby.
In the country this is of minor inpor-
lance, because the sources of contamina-
tion are 50 few comparatively and the
interval so great, that sunshine and air
are able to complete their task of dis
Injection. Not so in the city, however
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

Here the danger is d constant and an
increasing one Not a few epidemics Of
acute disorders Of the respiratory tract
have been traced to snch causes, and
it il notu unreasonable to assume that
many eases Of tubercuar infection are
due TO the same Geological factor. There
fore. il behooves every municipality to
carefully investigate and apply the
means Of lesscning this evil to a mini
num-
A pavement Is particularly liable 70
the transmission OF the disease in this
manner. for the dust il easily swept up
from the hard surface and deposited here
and there. This has been noted in
Barre when dust piles have accumulated
On the Main street granite pavement and
been attacked By the winds. u should
be said for the credit Of the city ofii-
Gals, however, that rarely is this con-
slition OF affairs allowed to exist. The
pavement is swept every morning and
the accumulations are kept wet down
during the day, SO that the danger in
that section is ninimized But the
warnings Of the medical fraternity in
this matter should Be borne constantly
in mind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
\ SlRES AND SONS.

Senator Piles Of Washington never
appears IN the senate Without d white
vest and is known as the white vested
senator"
Thomas Shaw. the new lord advocate
Of London. is a self made man. The
son Of baker, be earned bis own iiv-
ing as a lawyers clerk while attending
a university.
General James Grant Wilson of New
York has large old fashioned seal
ring which contains hair from the head
Of Washington. HAMILTON, Lincoln,
Grant. Napoleon and wellington.
Professor Calvin of the Iowa state
university. predicted an earthquake for
the Pacific coast seven days before 1t
came. He told his class IN geology
that II might be expected there at any
time.
Mr.. John Redmond. leader OF the
Irish parliamentary party, makes a
practice OF being within the precincts
OF the house Of commons from the mo-
ment that tile speaker takes the chair
until the proceedings terminate at
night
George Gerhafdt of Florence, Mass,
fought for two years In the French
army sent by Napoleon III. to Mexico
and later on served under Napoleon Ill.
In bis effort TO redeem bis waning
fortunes which eliminated in the
Franco-Prussian war. He emlgrated
to this country twenty four years ago.
J. F. Webster holds the unique dis
tlnction OF being the only mayor wau-
coma, Ia. has ever had. though the
place has been Incorporated twenty
three years. He was selected the first
mayor In 1883. and has continued to
serve ever since. He has just been
elected for two years more, which will
make his record as mayor quarter OF
century.
J. II. Henry. millionaire lumber
man and manufacturer, practically
owns the flourshing little town OF
Henryville, \. II. He has held nearly
all the offices for years, with one son q
postmaster and another a police court
Judge. Mr.. Henry pays 80 per cent OF
the village taxes The village has 1000
population and all the voters except
four are in Mr., Henry's employ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
The ROYAL. BOX.

When King Edward Was Prince OF
Wales he was known In familiar cir
Giles as Teddy Wales"
King Leopold Of Belgium delights In
collection of ancient timepieces, one
OF the most valuable being master
piece which belonged to Marie An
toinette.
The late Gar Alexander III. Of Rus
STA was once considerably embarrassed
by circus Of performing fieas, sent
him by Prince Henry Of Reuss as a
birthday present.
The yonng king OF Spain Is an expert
in the use OF the sword. When child
he practlced with wooden swords with
the young mobiles Of his court His
marvellous ability was even then no.
ticeable. and he is now considered one
of the most expert Of the royal fencers
OF Europe.
What is undoubtedly the largest col
lection OF picture postal cards in the
world is the property Of the Prince Of
Wales eldest son. The collection in
clndes cards from every country In the
world and is now growing almost too
bulky for convenient handling, there
being more than 10000 cards.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
THE AUTOMOBILE.

An English medical authority says
fast AUTOMOBILES riding has much the
same psychological effect as getting
drunk. Automobile temperance might
not be a bad plan. Buffalo Express
A bill IN the German reIchstag pro.
vidcs that automobiles must pay life
annuities TO those dependent on per-
sons killed by their motor cars or to
persons permanently injured by such
accidents. 1t sounds like an extreme
measure But Is it?- New York World,
Legislation respecting the automobile
Is new and experimental. but brief ex.
pertinent has demonstrated the necessi-
" OF broader public safety legislation.
legislation that will cover all possible
conditions. Legislation that viii protect
the prudent automobllist and punish
the reckless and negligent. Science
tady Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
Back to the asure Thing

There we're fifty-seven entries down
In the Cloud Push brooklyn Handi-
X. cap;
Each swift balloon was in the charge
OF a celestial raeeeourSe iolSey chap;
Nobody cared for equine PAGES,
For all were daft on airship races.
The fav'fite was buckskin ship
With sorrel streak upon its side:
But ! pIunked ms lonely dollar bin
On a craft they called Empyrean
Pride;
thought that mayhap I had blum.
dered.
Thought winning would bring home
a hundred.
The race was on, the ships were Off,
And through the upper air they sped I;
And jockey dropped o bag Of sand
That broke its fall upon my head:
But, through the sand my vision
straining,
/ saw my aerial skate fast gaining.
But, inst before the goal was crossed,
A gale swept from out at sea
And all the Ships were scattered wide,
And was plunged in misery;
The race was of and--oh, the hollerl
The. bookies made off with my dollar.
So give me back the olden days
When horse travelled helterskelter,
And when a man might pay his board
With money brought homo by appetizer,
For airship bets tend to dishearten,
AS long as winds are so onsartin.
Denver Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
JINGLES AND JESTS.
The Old Straw Hat.

Bring out, bring out the old straw hat,
And hold it up TO view
OF course, it's yellow and all that,
But maybe it viii do.
Some lemmonjuicc, new black band,
Win fix it up all right,
The style viii do this season, and
Its just the proper height
What's thatY Its gone What's that
You say
Nou burned the old thing upl
Well, this il my unlucky day,
Misfortune fills my cup!
Why, woman, would you have me toll
And keep on toiling stillg
Now have got 70 ~ and spoil
A new three-lollar bill!
Somcrvilie Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

That was strange collection Mt the
Republican caucus Saturday night, but
50 long as they had signed the party
affiliation slip they were all Republicans
under the definition Of the new corrupt
practices law. IL was due TO this law
also that tangle arose which length
ened ten minutes business into one hour
and a half Perhaps the next legisla
ture win give US a less intricate, more
efficient law next time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
Ierrr nulIaLnar.

In the early part OF the last century
q firm Of contractors named jerry Bros.
carried on business in Liverpool. Eng
land. and earned an unpleasant no.
toriety by putting up rapidly built.
snowy but III constructed houses, 50
that their name eventually became gen
eral for such builders and such work
in all parts of the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

The annual publication Of the Central
Vermont Railway CO., Summer Homes
in the Green Hills Of Vermont, Islands
aud Shores 81 Lake Champlain," is ont
and copies are sent to all who ask
them. The issue this year Il more I'M
teresting and enticing than ever, and
loyal Nermonters who desire to adyer-
tise the state, could do no better than
send copies to az many prospective yisi,
tors as they can.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

Women have worn corsets from the
earliest times. The mummy OF an
Egyptian princess who lived 2,0oa
years before Christ was discovered in
1872, and round the waist was a con-
trivance closely resembling the mod
ern corset
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
Tipping.

"Who was it first said All men are
born equalg'1
10h, the doctors started that
sIhe doctors. How DO you meant
'srhey always insist that the baby
tips the scales AZ not less than ten
pounds. Philadelphia Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

Michigan has been called the Lake
state for an obvious reason. 1t Is bet.
ter known as the wolverine state,
from the former presence Of great
numbers OF wolves In Its forests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

An ostrich feather If held upright will
be seen TO be perfectly equal on both
sides. the stem dividing it exactly in
the center. In other feathers the stems
are found to be more or less on one
side
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
A Tip.

Fool others ii You can, my friend,
They'll do the same to youi
But never try to fool yourself,
For that would never do.
Denver Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
The Roman Stripe (.

Yeast-Mhcn you're IN Roman bath
You should do as Romans do"
Crimsonbeak did. ! slipped up on
a piece Of soap, and saw a real Italian
sunset. lonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
Future False Alarm.

The Captain Of the Airy Fairv-I'll
shoot the first man who lays hands on i
paraehutel The ship Is not on fire,
tell youi We are merely passing over
Pittsburgh Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

1t seems that Has-kins had enough
Of them to put him to the forefront in
the Congressional race Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
FHR0GG:R'S'i!':5;i;@
g. .ssssss~0 ess
ia Main Street, Barre, VT.
Stage Darling.

We beg to call attention 81 Mr.. Darl
inc" in Peter Pam 70 the following
from the Sheffield Daily Telegraph:
Dog Kennel, good condition very large;
suit gentleman. Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11

The nen in Tufts college undoubtedly
consider co.education failure, for the
women have taken all the high scholar
ship honors this year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-11
one Victim.

EDO you suppose there viii be any
autos III heaven"
mo, unless there is standing room
only in h. Brooklyn Life.