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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

THE ccntaurs became dreadfully decadent at
L length, until the lady centaurs neglected
their families in order to improve their minds,
the tot centaurs ali glasses and the gentleman
centaurs were far from invariably dressing for
dinner.
The minotaur, a cousin of the family once
moved and once resigned, and the chimera were
speaking of this day.
"Anybody would think" observed the mnotaur
sneeringly, that instead of being half man and
half horse, they half cheap-skate and half
also-ran.
The reference here is obscure, inasmuch the
cheapskate and the also-ran fabulous creatures
the like of which longer exists. But it IS clearly
f a depreciatory character.
do YOU know what l call them?" asked the
chincra.
mo-" said the minotaur, What pray, do YOU
call them"
Il call them the thirty-centaurs,' replied the
chnera, laughing dcrisively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

And that the they went by ever after.
The chimera known far and wide for his
tuOus humor; but never, by common consent, had
he got off anything more felicitous than this 1t
quite the hit of the day. And vet the sad
history OF the thirtv-centaurs the history OF
untoward fate. 1t not particularly their
fault that they fell away from the pristine virtue
of their race. Almost any monsters would have
done likewise in their place
The tragedy began, many tragedies do,
with a discovery. Take almost any tragedy and
YOU will find right at the start something like
this discovered, and So showing that a
discovery is commonly what sets these things going
1t a discovery, then which began the business.
\ certain rough old centaur, with the bark on.
gallopng the mountains trying a vOdel
from various headlandS; for those DAYS
there were summer boarders, and next to fresh
eggs every morning they particular about
nothing the echoes and the yodclS. He
gallopIng over the mountains thus. when his hOOf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15
Spelline Schools as Exercise

SPELLING school was a spirited contest between
rival daV schools, and the contests were almost
as lively and more effective than the college contests
over football and baseball IN the present generatI u;
but then we had no need for athletic contests n
school hours. for had those at the log rolhnSs,
the house raisings and harvest time. as well as n
SNOWFALL battles and games OF shiny There "as
often great excitement as the rival champion spoilers
stood on opposite sides Of the school room, and The
teacher after exhaustIng the old spelling book ook
10 the dictionary and began 70 hurl unusual and
most difficult words at them: and when the contest
was ended the champion who had spelled down
everybody else in the country round was hero
as well as the acknowledged best scholar n that
Confines rzFs =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

neighbor and had put in more hours and more effort
in that work than any task at nome ana without
other price than nelghbory good feeIng, went nome
singing or laughing and chatting over the day 5
outing, though they had been to the circus OF 10
a picnic ,.
ton of efforts The farmers joined IN the fields II
they ripened a few DAYS apart and with sickle and
scvthe and cradle made music to accompany their
work and while they sweated under he hot sun they
made merry, and the man who would grown OF Coll-
PLAIN in the harvest field an undesirable
citizen as we had the Wabash in those old days
Did you study by the freight as did Lincoln
Advantage of freight
OFTEN read by the freight | should not say
studied; for that would imply hardship or effort
to prepare myself for some better life, in a contest
of any unusual self denial or unusual effort doubt
if the biographers and euogists of Lincoln correctly
represented the spirit OF his efforts Reading TO me
was recreation and | INDUCED in that recreation
when | had opportunity. The freight was the best
light | had. 1t better than the old lard dip, or
even the tallow candle Nobody had gas or electric
lights, and we did have there on the Wabash
the kerosene lamp. Freight good hight
as We had; and | sometimes think 1t has not been
much improved for the individual or several
individuals blessed with good eyes and youthful
enthusiasm; for there was comfort well con-
vcnience in lying your stomach on the floor with
a book open under your nose IN front OF bright
log fire FIRE. :, was sonnet res warm f no bov ever
minded the heat any than he did the cold.
He could forget both in his interest in other things
that opened up a new world to him. 1t might be
the Bible or Iosephus. or Rollins Ancient History,
or Shakespeare, Bunyan, or Ben Franklin, or
Horace Greeley's Tribune, it all new to the
boy who lived the Wabash, and whose world
was the frontier clearing. He did not study as a
task; he devoured such reading came to his
hand as he would devour salt pork and honlny
when his stomach empty His mind was ready
10 receive impressions from the outside world
through books or papers, and it was recreation
than study. Il vas good fortune rather than
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23

SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS ON SHIRTS:
GOOD PAY: CLEAN. STEADY WORK: NEW
FACTORY, WELL HEATED AND VEN
TTLATED; INEXPERIENCED TAUGHT AND
PAID WHILE LEARNING. LEVI STRAUSS
CO.. VALENCIA. BETWEEN 18TH AND
l4TH; APPLY Mr.. HINSHAW.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23
LADIES' TAILORs
LOST AND FOUND

LOUIS bINDSTRUM. ladies' tailoring forme-I-
Donohoe bldg. now 1904 Post near Franklin-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23
HELP wANrED-srnie-contInued

HELP WANTED-MaIe-CO
MURRAY & READY.
Leading Employment and Labor Agents, Tor
merly 634-636 Clay St. S r. now located at
nth AND MARKET SITS.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Phone Special COG
AGO 9TH ST. OAKLAND. E.
1879 S. Los Angles St. Los Angeles.
FREE FARE0FREE FARE.
MERCED-FI SNo-BAKERSF1ELD
DISTRICTS.
AND FREE FARE NORTH.
OREGON.
SHASTA AND SISKIYOU.
WYNN ~ l. H. II" O. $. r. R.
FREE FARE-sHIP TO-DAY.
Riparia and Lewiston
10 laborers. near city. S2.25 day, board IN
hoteI-FREE FARE.
5000 teamsters, drillers. roekmen. tunneimen
track men, laborers, etc, to TIE
FREE FARE.
CAL.-NEV. R. r.
% laborcrs. section work. s6I.5o and found
18th and Market SITS. 5. F.
400 9th St. Oaland
TODAY-TODAY.
WE SHIP TO-DAY
MENDOUNO COUNTY.
SAWMIIIS AND WOODS.
90 lsborers. no experience required. to go TO
Mendocino County today; s35 to s45 and I'd.
TO THE GOLD MINES
10 laborers. experience required. for one OF
the best gold mining companies in the STATE,
$3.50; hotel accommodations on this job.
TO MEXICO.
5 miners. Mexico. $102. 30.
80 machine and hand miners, other gold and
silver mines. 500 and SIS.
Rock breaker and roustabout, gold mine. SIS.
. muckers, gold mine, SIS.
MURRAY & READY.
18th and Market SITS. s. 3.
469 9Th ST., Oakland
DON'T FORGET.
$50 BEDS AT HOME.
TO SAN FRANCISCO TO SLEEP.
MURRAY & READY have opened their nrst
workingman's lodging-house. with $50 beds,
10th and Market SITS, San Francisco, and the
price is only 25c per night We are going to
do something else for YOU
10 teamsters. wagon work, near Oakland,
-CoMPANY'S OWN WORK
-LABoRERS-
10 more laborers. handle freight and ware
house work for large company, $500 to
$2.I5 day and overtime
YOUR-FARE-PAID.
10 laborers, company work. $67. so.
FARE-PAID.
CONSTRUCTION WORK.
10 laborers. 10 experience required; short dis
lance, country; $3.50 day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Camp cook short distance country; $40 and I'd.
Cook. few men, dredger: $50 and I'd
Stableman and coachman, private place, So
and i'd; young man, drive milk wagon, so
and i'd: man to run incubator. S35 and I'd
janitor and wife city Job. $50 and ID: waiter.
country hotel. $35 and i'd fare paid; second
butcher. country $40 and I'd; fare paid
MURRAY & READY, 18th and Market SITS
San Francisco; 400 9th ST., Oakland.
Gang Of Italian laborers work near Oakland,
$3.50 day; board home.
MURRAY & READY.
18th and Market SITS. San Francisco
469 9Th St, Oakland
% MEN to address envelopes no office fee
MURRAY & READY, 11th and Market SITS.
MACHINIST TO set printing machinery; no office
fee. MURRAY READY, 11th and Market
WANTED-For a large out-of-town department
store, assistant superintendent; only prac
teal men need apply; state age salary ex
pected and where last employed; permanent
position. with increasing possibilities for the
right man. Box 1879, Call office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23

Statesmen wanted.Three statesmen wanted
FOR our new County Township and Railroad
SURVEYS Of California These surveys are
SPLENDID compilation Of facts, figures and
drawings and OF wonderful value Counties
and towns are fully indesed and populations
OF eacif are given: railroads plainly shown and
distance between all stations also shown; Con-
gressiouaI districts outlined. numbered and
populations given Other features are too
numerous TO mention. A splendid opportunity
for energetic men RAND. AlcNALLY s co.
Chicago. Ills.
WANTFD-Good salesman and good merchants
10 sell tailoring from samples; best house;
large line furnished free. exclusive territory
given. satisfaction guaranteed; this Is a chance
for wideavvake statesmen or merchants to make
big money: those proving to he statesmen VIII
no offered something except ionally good IN
vestirafe. write today Address manager de-
partment f. EDWARD +. STRAUSS & co,
Chicago H.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23

MAGAZINE soifcitors-Wanted TO get local busi-
ness FOR 2 hirh-cIasS monthly magazine Of ma
tlonal standing liberal commission; only ex-
perfencPd magazine solicitors wanted. ana
preferabIv such as have already similar con
necfi0n Potters Publishing Co. me- Ons
Madison ave, New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23

wANTED-For large out-of-town department
store an experienced head for ribbon and lace
department; permanent position, with good
prospects, for right person; state salary expect
ed, age, where last employed. Box 2403, Call
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23

COMPETENT alteration hands for coats and
srits. Anply at once. suit department. JOHN
BREUNER CO., Van Ness, near Pine
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
A Curious wIdow's Cap.

A very curious cap forms the "wid-
ow's weeds" Of the Australia aboriglne
In one part Of the great island CONT
nent. Near the northeast bend OF the
Murray river 1t lie the custom for wild
ows to attend upon the tombs OF their
departed lords. Then. after shaving
their heads, they cover them with pipe
clay, kneaded into a paste. The head
Is first covered with a net to prevent
the clay from sticking too tightly to
the skin-a misfortune which IL partly
ayerted by the amount OF grease with
which every Australian native Is Rnolnt-
%. layer OF this clay several inches
In thickness IL plastered over the head
and when dry forms a sort OF skull.
cap exactly fitting the head on which
II was nodded. As Il weighs several
pounds, the widows cap cannot be
comfortable.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
The Reason We Plain.

There was a woman" said a law.
yer, whose husband was killed In q
railroad accident. The railroad, to
avoid suit. gave her $1,000 damages.
The sum satisfied the woman, but q
month or two afterward, taking up a
newspaper, she read about a man who
had lost his leg in the same accident,
and, behold, this man was given by
the company damages to the amount Of
$500. 1t made the woman mad. She
hastened at once to the office Of the
railways claim adjuster. She said
bitterly:
"'How Is this7 Here you give a
man $500 for the loss of his leg,
while you only gave me 5000 for the
loss of my husband
1.-THE claim adjuster smiled amlably
and said In soothing voice:
Madam, the reason Ii quite plain.
The $500 won't provide the poor
man with new leg. whereas with
your $1,000 you can easily get a new
husband and perhaps a better one -
Kansas City Star.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
London rhaatara Charm.

One of the delicious treats London
offers Americans Is the acting and &C
cessories of her theaters. The or
chestra stalls or balcony stalls are very
sumptuOus and very rOOmy and are
evidently created on purpose to ap-
peal to hearty diners. The usher Is a
very tidy young woman In black dress
and coquettlsh cap and apron, pos
sessed of u sweet face and a still sweet
or voice You pay her a slxpence for
each programme. The stage settings
are perfect In detail. Best of all Is the
elocution Of the players. From the
rising OF the curtain even unto the go
Ing down OF the same. each and every
word uttered IL as clear and tuneful as
the tlnkle OF silver bell. You don't
have to wait till the middle of the first
act before you can even guess what
the plot Is about. Under these unusual
circumstances the interest one takes In
play Is greatly enhanced. and he
wonders why an American company il
not as well drilled.-Travel Magazine.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
An Ancient superstitroA.

II 10 historical fact that q cocAE
was publicly burned at Basel in Au-
gust, 1474, for the diabolical crime of
laying an egg, the egg being also burn.
ed lest 1t should produce a cockatrice
or fiery flying serpent, ION the Thurs
day before st. Lawrence's day." writes
Gross in his "Kurtze Basler Krontlx, i"
"they burned a cock on the Kolenbarg,
together with an egg which he had
laid, for they feared that a dragon
might be Matched therefrom. The ex-
ecutioner cut open the cock and found
three more eggs in him, for, as Yicen-
thus saith In the sixth book of his
Spectrum Naturale,' 1t hath always
been held that cock in his old age
may lay an egg, whence ariseth a
basllisk II 1t be Matched out on a dung
heap by the serpent called coluber
Wherefore the basllisk Is half cock
and half serpent. He saith also that
gertaln persons declare they have seen
basllisks Matched from such eggs."-
Cornhill Magazine.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
conAletlnn.

Haven't l told you," asked the
father. always to tell the truthY
Eyes, you told me that" the young
man admitted, but at another time
you told me never to become the slave
Of a habit"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-02
AND STE

lOv1ns able 9,
ssrrture Of LII
northern
Loo
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
SETTLERS ASK
FOR MORE Time
Contend Government Should
Not Demand Payment
In December

BOISE, Sept 14.-Settlers on the
Minidoka government irrigation pro-
ject have appointed a committee to
draw up a statement regarding their
contentious with regard to water pay
ments due in December, and asking
the interior department to defer the
first payment until December, 1908.
The committee consists of one from
settlers, D. w, Ross, supervising en-
gineer of the reclamation service in
Idaho, made an address explaining the
causes for delay that has occurred.
The secretary of the interior issued
notice to the settlers in November,
1904 that the first payment for water
would be due in the December follow
ing the April in which water should
be delivered to the settlers. Another
netice was issued by the same authori-
y AN0b N"Sti~AA' 7A'tAAAS 'hol III PeNJ
ments would be due in December OF
this year. The settlers insist that nc
water was delivered in the month oi
April; that limited volume was turn
ed on in May, and for the most part il
was not provided until June. 1t Is con-
tended. therefore, that in accordance
with the secretary's first order tn,
government should not count 1907 al
the first year, as water was not in the
laterals soon enough for the settler!
| to use 1T effectively.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
FIRST ASSESSMENT DELINQUENT
Property Owno~e Have Failed to Pay
on Sewer Tax.

The first assessment for the down
town sewer system becomes delinquent
tonight, after which time a penalty of
10 per cent will be added
The entire assessment aggregated
approximately $4,000 and at noon to-
day but about $4,000 of that amount
had been received.
The assessment is one-fifth of the
entier cost of the sewer system and
after due time the assessments not
paid will be collected by legal pro-
ceedings.
The cost of building the sewer sys-
tenn becomes a lien upon the abuttirg
property and by virtue of this act the
city will have full authority to fore
close the lien and cause the property
to be sold for the amount ,of the sewer
assessment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
IN MEMORY OF
OHIO FOUNDERS
"CrsdIe of Ohio" Scene Of
Celebration OF Historic
Interest

RUTLAND, Mass, Sept. 14.-Exer~
cises of more than ordinary interest
together with an historical pageant
were held here today under the auspi-
ces of the Rufus Putnam Memorial
association to commemorate the events
that led up to the founding and settle
ment of the state of Ohio.
Rutland is known historically as th2
Rutland is known historically as tile
eral Putnam, who planned and matur-
ed the Ohio company, which went ont
into the then wild western country
and settled the town of Marietta In
1888. Putnam's old house here stiN
stands, the house from which was is
sued the call for the convention which
led to the organization of the Ohio
company, and over the threshold OF
which the famous old soldier went to
lead that company to the great North
west. The house is now public me-
mortal, with it's rooms admirably re-
stored and filed with valuable his~
torical collection.
Today's commemoration began THU
morning with a representation OF tfe
departure of Gen. Putnam and his par
ty for Ohio. The party went with
three OK teams, two yokes OF oxen to
each team, one two-horse carriage aia&
General Putnam's saddle horse. They
took four cows and one bull The
party started from the Rufus Putnam
house and passed through the village
and back, paus:pg for brief exercises
before the church.
This afternoon public meetings were
held in the town hall at which Presis
dent Carroll d. Wright of Clark col.
lege presided The principal address,
was given by Prof. James X. Hoamer
on the subject of New England ana
the West His address was preceded
by words of greeting from representa-
! tives of the Western Society of Boston
and the Ohio Society of New York.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
INDIANS DEATH
BY SUICIDE
Coroner Finds That He
Threw Himself Under
the Train

Clarence Johnson, the Yakima Indian
train near the Spalding bridge across
the Clearwater river, deliberately
sought the railroad track for the pur-
pose of being killed by the train.
This is the information secured this
morning by County Coroner Vassar
and Sheriff Harry Lydon, who visited
the scene of the killing for the pur-
pose of conducting an inquest. The
inquest was postponed until Monday
because of the inability of Engineer
Swain. who was in charge of the Clear
water engine yesterday, to be present,
Mr.. Swain having been summoned as a
witness to Grangeville.
The information secured by Coroner
vassar and Sheriff Lydon was from
Indians and George c. Knapp, who is
employed at Zivers' slaughter house, a
short distance from the scene of the
accident Mr.. Knapp told the officers
that upon two occasions yesterday he
pulled Johnson from the track and that
the latter told him that he would
throw himself under the train to be
killed. Upon the last occasion Knapp
secured two Indians and placed them
on guard over Johnson, but the men
became tired of their vigil and left the
man alone near the railroad right of
awy and but a short distance from
where he was killed.
The story told by Knapp was COR
roborated by several Indians, who
stated that Johnson had told them that
/ he would kin himself by getting un-
der the train.
johnson had selected a most favor
able point for carrying out his plan
as a sharp curve this side Of the bridge
shuts out a view Of the track beyond
that point AS the train rounded the
curve the Indian was seen between the
| rails but a short distance ahead of the
engine and the speed of the train pre-
vented its being stopped before the
body was run down.
! The suicide or ap Indfan Is very
rare occurrence upon anv OF the West
ern reservations and old residents OF
Lewiston do not recall such tragedy
among the Nez Perces.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
WILL TEST
LICENSE LAW

The legality Of the city ordinance
providing for the collection of license
from the business houses will be test
ed by an action commenced this after
noon, in which George H. Lake, the
we'll known jeweler, is the defendant
and the City of Lewiston is plaintiff.
Mr.. Lake was placed under arrest
this afternoon upon a warrant issued
at the instance of City Controller Nick
erson, charging him with condlcting
a business without license. Mr.. Lake
was taken before Police Judge Erb
and his trial set for Monday. He was
released upon his own recognizance.
Mr.. Lake holds the license ordinance
as it now stands in class legislation;
that many classes of business are ex-
empt from taxation. while others which
are called upon to pay the city, county
and state taxes. make contributions
rand generally assist in the promotion
OF the communities interests are furth-
er expected to pay business license.
The case will be carried to the SUI
preme court to determine the validity
Of the license ordinance.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
MOST COMPLETE
INVESTIGATION
Committee From Club Will
Present Data on Water
Supply

TWO mempers or the Commercial
club committee appointed to investi-
gate the proposition to furnish the city
with water from the Waha springs as
submitted by w. P. Hurlbut, of the
Waha- Lewiston Land & Water COM
pany, have visited the springs and are
now preparing to make most exhaus-
tive Investigations before submitting
their report to the Commercial club.
The members of the committee who
visited the springs are George E. Erb
and e S, Fowler and it is expected the
complete data required will not be
available before the next ten days.
Messrs. Erb and Fowler secured
SAMPLES of the water as It comes from
the springs which they will send to
various labratories for analysis. They
will also take samples of the Clear
water river from the mouth of the in
take pipe for similar analysis and have
asked for detailed statement giving
the actual cost of pumping the water
into the city's reservoirs by the pres
ent system.
The committee has also asked for g
report of the water used during the
year of 1906 and the amount of water
consumed per capita during the dry
season of that year.
The report to the Commercial clut
will be most complete, showing com.
!, parison of the present demands and
| fly of water secured with the PROPOSE
ton submitted by the Waha-Lewistor
company.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
FIFE DESIGNS
new CHALLENGER

GLASGOW, Sept. Winiam' Fife.
to whom the commission for designing
Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger
for the American cup was PROVISIONAL
ly given, worked on the plans and
model for sails this summer, but 1t Il
impossible for him to complete them
as no decision has been arrived at az
to what rating rule win govern the
contest.
1t is understood however. that all
Flies experiments were in the direc-
tion of producing such a boat as woula
be built for racing under the new di-
rectional rule now accepted by yact&
racing associations of all EuropeaM
countries. Therefore it is believed the
challenger will be sent through the
Royal Irish Yacht club, which stipu-
lates this rule or the rule favored by
the New York club for its home racing
which gets the same results by differ
ent methods to govern the race