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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

AZ soloyetsk. In the Russian govern.
ment Of Archaugel IL the most remark,
able monastery IN tho world. The mon.
asteFy o. SOloyetsk Ii inciosed ON ev.
cry side BY wall Of granite powders
which measures nearly mile in cir.
conference. The monastery itself ls
very strongly fortified. being support,
ed by round and square towers about
thirty feet Ia height. with walls twenty
feet In thickness, The monastery con.
sista ia reality Of six churches, which
are completely alled with statues Of
all kinds aud precious stones Upon
the wallis and tho towers surrounding
these churches are mounted huge guns,
which In the time Of the Crimean war
were directed against the British White
nea squadron.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

Some one ought TO put an ice pack
ON President Roosevelt's head. He
was guest Of the Gridlron club at It's
annual dinner 10 Washington satur-
day evening. The club is an organic
alton Of newspaper men and Ut Its an
naal meeting politics and personali-
ties are eliminated by an unwrltten
Law, yet.the president, a guest Of the
club, took advantage OF his position
and personally attacked Senator For.
aker on the brownsville affair. The
senator was permitted Co reply az a II
IL said he HFed some hot shot at the
president. The meeting adjourned
with the dinner half served. The
president has broken another record.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
THE HEAOLEss BANDIT.

0ueeF story From the Archives 81
the Vienna Courts.
DR.. Loye, a French physician, VINO
greatly interested himself In the ques-
ton, what passes In the head Of a
decapitated human beingr related the
following remarkable story, which he
stated was taken from the archives Of
the Vienna courts: 1t was in the year
that SchoenenbuFg, well known
bandit, and four of his associates were
caught and condemned to death. They
we're already on their knees ready to
pay the penalty of their bloody deeds
by submitting to the awful fate Of de-
capitation when Schoenenburg address
ed the Judge, asking that his four COM
panions might be pardoned on certain
conditions. If" asked the bandit
after | am beheaded | get up and
you pardon hlmT' The judge thought
that he was pretty safe In complying
with the request Then" continued
Schoenenburg, III l walk to the sec
md. the third and the founth, will you
pardon them aisoT' The Judge replied
that If such a miraculous feat could
De performed he would obtain pardons
for the other three also. The bandit
was now satisfied, and. bending his
head, he received the fatal blow. In
stantly the head rolled down in the
sand, but to the surprise and horror Of
all present the headless trunk arose
and walked alone. Aimlessly. 1t APP
peared, the body walked around until
1t passed the first, the second, the third
and the fourth condemned bandit,
when 1t fell down and became motion.
less. Query. "How could a headless
body thinkY
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

Here IL q problem for mathematI.
clans 10 solve: II the democrats are
~ favor Of county division on the
line between townships 30 and 81
north and the republicans favor dIvi-
sion between the same figures with no
one--not even Mr.. Heitman---oppos.
Ing division, Why IL II that an appeal
comes from the republican members
Of the Legislature ut Boise for funds
20 use In passing the division kbillY
We want some one to figure out for
the Press who Is opposing division,
how many dollars IL will take to get
the bill through aud who gets the
money! Under tho circumstances
We fail TO see the necessity Of sending
money 20 Boise without an explana-
tlon. Tho demand for the cash comes
from republican sources.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

which engaged SO much attention for
time last spring. Senator BeveFidgs
has recently been devoting much at
tentlon to the subject Of child labor,
has prepared bill dealing with the
subject and intends to press 1t to the
attention of his colleagues during the
forthcoming session. Mr.. BeveFidge's
bill provides that no railroad, steam.
ship or other carrier Of interstate COM
MERGE shall transport or accept for
transportation the product Of any fac
tory or mine that employs children
under fourteen years old. The SEN
at0r believes that child labor is a
great and growing evil and that the
best way for congress to get at II IL
through Its power In respect to the
regulation OF interstate commerce.
Strong tariff revision sentiment in
their districts caused several members
OF the present house who are noted for
their stand pat Ideas to fail of re-eIec-
ton to the Sixtleth congress. Among
them Is james Il. McCleary Of Min
nesota, member OF the great commit
tee ON ways and means and noted as
an educator and writer. Another sim
liar case Is that Of Joseph w. Babcock
Of Wisconsin. His retirement from
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
GRUB STREET IN NEW YORK.
A GastrOnOmIc Assignment and ths
Fate Of an Epic.

A GastrOnOmtc Assignment and th0
Fate of an Epic.
A story Is told Of a poet who came
epic. This found no acceptance, so
after cursIng the stupidity of the pub
lie and the publishers he took to writ
ing Sunday stuff" Soon tie matter
of fact attitude Of the workers around
him, with the practical view Of the
market he acquired, led him to doubt
the literary value of the work he had
done In the sentimental atmosphere
Of his native place.
Frequently a commission to write q
column of humOr a week came to him,
and he cut his epic into short lengths,
tackled a squlb ON each fragment and
eventually succeeded In printing II all
as humor at price many times larger
than the historic one brought by 'Para-
disc Lost"
Another newcomer brought unstable
plays and high notions Of the austerity
Of the artistic vocation. Three months
after his arrival he was delighted to
get commission to write the hand
book a unitarian publisher proposed
to sell to visitors seeing the metropolis.
This commission brought not only
fair payment for the manuscript on de.
livery, but involved a vital secondary
consideration. The title OF the work
was where to Eat In New York."
and its preparation made 1t necessary
for the author to dine each evening
for a month in a different cafe at the
proprietor's representatives. II. Col
Tins in Atlantic.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
PETTY GRAFT.

One Of the petty larceny steals prac.
ticed ON the county By the Journal to
even up on It's low bid for the county
printing may be seen In the publlca.
ton Of the financial statement of the
auditor and treasurer, which Is set In
ten point type loaded when II should
be SGT In ak point solid.
The trick doubles the cost of the
publication to thu people and ia one
OF the ways OF dishonest printers to
work a petty graft. II Is on a par
with the expense voucher graft that
IL worked ON the county. Yet the
people who practice these things will
excuse themselves on the ground that
the amount is small. With tho coun-
y printing and all others who ''stand
In" grating for year, or two years,
the total will reach into several
thousand dollars. II there any differ
enoe between man who takes one
dollar that does not belong to him and
the one who takes n million dollarsP
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

In consequence he spent more time on
the Chautauqua circuit than on the
home hustiRgs, with the result that the
laugh came near being on himself. A
ruthless icOnoclast from Duluth, who
stole all his jokes from a patent med
icine almanac, started after his seat
and nearly got 1t. The humorist OF
congress hustled home and saved the
day by a tight squeak. so that after
all. the halls Of legislation at Washing.
ton win not be deprived Of his wit. II
was In one OF his speeches In the
house that Mr.. Bede once told OF an IN
cident that occurred In a little western
town where a mir. Day" was welded
to a Miss Week. and a great many
people regretted the loss OF time. But
q country editor who had a penchant
for poetry removed all sorrow. II be
did not dry every eye. with the lines:
A Week h lost. Day b gained. but yvhy
should we complaint
Tor soon there viii be Days enough a
make the Week again
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
A Stupid Lady povDt,t.,

l once showed an old lady much xiv.
en- to good works Of the Lady Bounti.
ful order how some proteges OF hers
who were constantly on the verge of
starvation might be placed in posses.
Slon OF small but regular and sufi-
Client income. my DEAR" she said,
Il don't think 1t is a good plan. They
would get too Independent like
them to come to me when they are in
difhculties and ask for what thew
want" Erich and Poor" by Mrs..
BosanQuet.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

ueAE Iututo 70 put
on the statute books. In spite Of the
many important bills which became
law at the first session Of the Fifty
ninth congress, there are quite a num-
Der of measures which were considered
then. but not enacted into law, and
which remain 10 be considered at this
session and may be regarded 90 unfln-
ished business. Among these are the
proposed laws prohibiting corporations
from making political contributions
and compelling publicity Of campaign
expenditures. President Roosevelt IL
anxious for legislation on this subject,
and the bills introduced last winter
passed one branch Of congress-.
The 6anto Domingo treaty viii be
brought up again in the senate Argu-
ments for and against the policy Of
the administration with respect to this
island republic will be heard once
more. Another effort will also be
made by the administration forces to
obtain the passage Of q bill lowering
the duties on imports to the United
States from the Philippines.
Labor legislation will be considered
during the coming months Of lawmak-
Ing az the capitol. and FIRST and fore
most will be the proposed law estab-
fishing eight hours as the legal day on
railroads and the anti-lnJunction bill.
The presidents ideas on an inherit
ance tax viii receive consideration at
this session Of congress, and some
wlseacres predict the enactment Of q
law on the subject. Senator Charles
Dick Of Ohio has come out in favor Of
an income tax and says that personal.
~ he would prefer this to an inher-
itance tax as more equitable methOd
OF taxation. As this session Of con
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

lf che Mormon and republican
Alemhera q the legislature are sincere
they will pass the test oath and anti
polygamy bills introduced by the
democrats instead Of fixing uh meas
urea 20 deceive the people. To pass
the demoOratic measures would show
al b nest purpose and remove ell ex.
case for . further fight on the Nor.
mons BY that party, They have II In
their power TO silence the democrats,
but cannot do 30 BY rOsortlng TO sub.
telfuge.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

-LAst Saturday" said the nat dwell
-. Il went out into the ball and saw
= woman on her knees scrubbing the
marble very well, making Il a beauti,
fnl dead white ! thought to myself.
This is good serubwOman; I'll ask
her to scrub my kitchen aud clean my
windowS.' did She scrubbed all the
paint on the door Of my kitchen and
washed the panes Of two windows en-
rrely out
= was glad didn't ask her 10 wash
my face" she finished. New YOrh
Press.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

has expressed the
opinion that congress would be sum.
moned In extra session next spring to
make changes In the tariff. Senator
Beverldge Of Indiana has expressed q
similar opinion. One Of the left over
subjects Is the Reed Smoot case. Sem
ator Frederick T. Dubois Of Idaho.
who was one OF the main opponents
Of Smoot In the hearings before the
committee on privileges and elections.
win not be In the senate after this ses.
sion. A Republican legislature was
chosen In Idaho this fall. and Dubois IL
q Democrat The Mormons will lose
In him powerful and energetic OppO-
nent.
This win be a farewell term for q
number OF men who have served their
country In the national Legislature 40
long that It was commonly supposed
their country could not get along with
out them. Though the Republicans
VIII control the slxtleth congress by q
comfortable majority. quite a number
Of the old congressional war horses Of
Republican faith have been told BY
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

Great crises affect people differently.
With some the hair turns white; with
others emotion expresses itself In IN,
consequent speech. Tennyson, when
he first met Frederick Robertson, whom
ne much admired and who, he knew.
admired his poems, was SO nervous
that he could talk to the much below.
cd priest" Of nothing but-beeri
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28


COCK. gressional cam
paigns from 1904 to 1904, and between
this work and his duties as chairman
Of the house committee on the District
Of Columbia he had little opportunity
to be at home. The past autumn, for
the first time In many years, he made
a canvass of his district, but It was of
no avail In securing him reelection.
1t was Babcock who made David b.
Henderson speaker when Thomas b.
Reed resigned the gavel Some say he
might at one time have been speaker
himself. The congressman has a large
fund of stories One which he likes to
tell concerns man named Price who
was once member OF the Wisconsin
state senate.
"Prlce." said Mr.. Babcock, "was a
devoted prohibltionlst and always
made one long speech each session on
his favorite theme. One day In the
middle Of one of these speeches he was
Interrupted by a German senator, a
brewer from up Sheboygan way.
named Schneider.
"T want to ask the senator a Ques-
tlOn.' said Schneider. 4 want to ask
him II he knows the difference between
sauerkraut and whisky
Eyes, SIR retorted Price as quick as
a flash; one makes Dutch Democratic
senators, and the other kills them
Schneider did not dare to speak to
Price the remainder OF the session"
One Of the members Of the Fifty
ninth congress returned to the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

greaa II a short one,
doubt In expressed
whether the time
would be SUFFICIENT
for adequate treat.
ment Of the subject
OF revising the tar
IN. but Senator shell
by NJ. Cullom OF IL
llnola, a leading Re
publican reylsionist.
has aHnr0aaaH fha
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28


Wadsworth Of New York. who was de
feated for reelection by Peter A. Pcr
ter. independent Republican. The pres
ent session viii In all probability be
the last chance for "old Figgars." as
General Grosvenor IL known, 20 Inn
press the Legislators at Washington
with his knowledge OF statistics, for be
IL an old man. and his re-entranco 10
politics h unlikely, He II q picturesque
figure, and his absence from the floor
Of the house win deprive the debates
Of that body OF some OF their most In
teresting hyplay. IL was the beef IN
spection controversy which cost Con-
gresham wadsworth his seat wheth-
er rightly or wrongly. his constituents
OF the far famed Genesee valley and
Niagara frontier thought his attitude
while the meat inspection bill was UNI
der consideration showed too much ~
gard for the packers. and they regis.
tered their protest with their votes.
Mr.. WaClsworth Is held In the highest
esteem by his colleagues In the house
Of both parties. as was shown when
the leader Of the minority. John sharp
Williams, paid him 4 personal tribute
during the discussion over the Pack.
lngtown disclosures. Mr.. WadawcEeh's
sharp correspondence with the prOsa-
dent In connections with the meat In
spocaion legislation 10 saln eraaA n
puhlle memeS1, Ia ol@gunssa 81
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

their constituents to
say goodby to WASH
lngton. Some lost
their seats to Demo
Gratis, others to Re
publicana. Among
those who must step
aside for younger
men Of their own
party are Repre-
sentative Charles
Henry Grosvenor Of
Ohio. who was de-
feated for renomi
nation. and Repre-
-. A.. A. WwN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

special Intimacy at
the White House. It
was Senator Albert
]. Beveridge OF In
diana who was the
foremost champion
In the senate OF Mr..
RoOseyelt's policy on
the meat inspection
issue, and the his
toric Wadsworth let
ter brought him In
to the controversy
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

''How." said the young man who had
been In the matrimonial game for
nearly q week. ''can I tell when the
honeymoon ls OVER
1T win be over answered the man
who bad been married three times.
when your wife stops telling things
and begins 10 ask questions. 81 hleage
NeVEn
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

so long a. we have at ths bottom q
eur social fabric an army of vagnbonda
hand to mouth iivers and Stun dwell
era half starved. dirty. foul mounted.
% long are we In imminent danger.
AID 4 4 want o. wOrk watch nakaa
m@ui1s koE this a@y-An
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

developed between the two men were
the more notable In that the congress-
mans son, James w. Wadsworth. Jr.,
who had just been made speaker OF the
New York assembly, was on terms Of
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
0-ohl

First Steamship Passenger-How I'M
-mense Is the ocean,
Second Steamship Passenger Cfalna.
Gl-Yea. Il feels like one grand. hsav>
ID Stomach Knew Yea Liza
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

SlXtleth. but who
came near losing his
seat. Is ]. Adam
Bede. the humorist.
He. like Babcock, IL
a Minnesota man.
and after he re-
marked In the house
one day that the pill
grim fathers would
never have landed
on Plymouth Rock
II they hadn't been
seaslck he found
himself In much de-
fnnuH IA a Ras@AfTrar
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

national politics Is
attributed In part
to the influence In
the Third Wlscon-
sin district, which
Babcock now repre-
SCENTS, of Senator
ROhert NJ. La Fol
lette. 1t has for
some years been
Mr.. BabcOck's Gus
tom to devote his
chief attention in
campaign times to
the districts of 9TH
er congressman,
leaving his own to
take care of itself.
so confident was he
of Its loyalty to
him. As chairman
of the national Re
publican congress
sional committee he
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28
Washington

What COASsess May Do DUrina The
Coming SsssiOn-cAmpAisn Con.
tribution Legislation - Philippine
Tariff In Labor ACKNOWLEDGMENT
TeEm FOR Many Well known Men
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-28

VEYITH the resump-
Wv ton Of business
Mt the old mill
where legislation for
the nation ia ground
out year by year
publicattention turns
once more to the sub
ject Of the national
lawmakers and what
they are liable In the
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-16
NOYEs' SUICIDE
WAS DUE To
DESPONDENCY

George C.. Noyes, cashier OF the Globe
National bank from 1889 until the absorp-
tion OF the institution a few years ago
by the Union Trust company. who com
mitted suicide by hanging at his home at
lSS Meeting streets. some time Tuesday
night. took his own life because OF de-
spondency. Ever since he was obliged 70
sever his connection with the Globe bank.
with which he had been Identified In va
rious capacities for about 30 years. he
had felt the loss Of the position keenly.
In addition to his brooding over this he
had been a sufferer from neuralgia OF the
heart for some years
George c. Noyes was born in this city
Aug. L. 1883, educated at the Friends school
and at the age OF IL entered the Globe
bank, where his father, John L. Noyes,
was cashier. He held positions In the
bank for more than 30 years thereafter.
finally, in 1899, being made cashier. Soon
after the absorption OF the bank by the
Union Trust company he retired from ac-
tive life.
Mr. Noyes married Laura Greene, a
daughter OF Samuel Greene, In 1887 and
she with two daughters and a son survive
him.
He was president OF the Bank Clerks
Mutual Benefit association of this city
from 1885 TO 1898. having been one OF the
organizers OF the association. He was a
member OF the First Light Infantry. Or
pheus lodge. A. +. and A NJ. OF the
Grand Lodge and OF Calvary Command
cry, Knights Templar.
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very democratic and unassuming and all
the chorus girls come TO her for sympathy
and advice.
Speaking OF Karl Stall Cwe weren't ex-
actly but we WILD I hear the popular bar
itone will leave us this week, for The
Fortune Teller has no role for him.
How could you. Mr.. Stall, when we like
you so much, too.
The same little bird that told me about
Mr.. Stalls departure whispered that we
might be consoled by the fact that Anna
LIGHTER will be here TO play special en-
gagement in the dual roles OF lrma ana
Musette in THE Fortune Teller" next
week. Miss LIGHTER has never been here,
that / remember but that's our loss. She
comes from Tivoli Opera company. San
Francisco, from where came Phil Bran
son, and II Mr.. Branson is sample or
the kind OF people the Tivoli has, send
along Miss LIGHTER. Well welcome her
with open arms. Before Miss LIGHTER be-
came prima donna OF the Tivoli Opera
company she was starred by Milton ana
Sargent Aborn In THE Fortune Teller"
and her success in that opera has no
doubt led TO their engaging her for the
Albee Comic Opera Stock company.
Those yarns about the midnight sup
ners automobile rides and stock exchange
episodes that we hear so much about In
conjunction with the names or chorus
girls are, Il IN cOfnHlenCiiB W peHo'N' 80
myths. At least. all chorus girls aren't
alike Why, even IL they had tendencies
that way, they all haven't the time. Take
the girls OF the Albee Comic Opera COM
pany. for instance CNo, l don't mean TO
take" them. exactly, but look at
them-you can. IL you pay the price OF
admission) they rehearse every morning
I and play two performances day. III
wager they haven't time TO be properly
Marcelled half the time. And if there
anything worse than missing ones daily
Marcel. we'll, I can't think OF anything
worse unless it's having 1t rain after one
has had ones Marcel No, sir. the girls
OF the Albee Comic opera company have
| no time 10 be naughty, even II they would
| which I'm sure they wouldn't.
Would you have believed that Hunting
| ton Nav could have looked the sneering,
! naughty Pooh Bah so TO the life? Dear
! me. he's not a bit like the tovial Romero
] in ''The Serenade" last week. But we ike
| him lust the came. You can sneer as
much as you like, Mr.. Basso. as long as
! those beautiful tones OF yours are forth
! coming Honest. don't believe the Keith
audiences would exchange Eugene Cowles
! for Mr.. May.
| Won't there be a wailing and gnashing
! OF teeth next week when the Albee Comic
| Opera Stock company says "goodbyeF
! It's like showing a customer satisfac-
/ tory sample and then telling him no or
| ders for that goods can be filled. We ike
| the sample very. very much. Mr.. Aibee.
| cross our hearts we do.
N POLLY PRIM.