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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
Very Nleeln -.


Gallant Man (asldel At last l have
her all to myself Now can tell her
how | love her and ask her to be mine.
How shall Ito II, / wouder2
Gentle Maid (behlnd her fanl-lt IL
surely coming. am so nervous and
frightened. | know he Is going to be
terribly dramatic do hope shan't
have 20 help him up of his knees.
Goodness, why doesn't he say some
thing3 | must break this horrible ST.
lence. (Alond, Wcklesslyl Have You
ever been ahroad9
Gallant Man (smilingly)-N I'm
saving Il for wedding tour
Gentle Maid tdemurelyl Why. how
funny. So am l.
Gallant Man meaninglyl Then why
shouldn't we take II together?
Gentle Maid (nnoccntlyl Possibly
your wife aud my husband might oh
iect 10 going In such crowd.
Gallant Man brilliantly The crowd
wouldn't be ohjectlonably lnrge II your
husband and my wife were husband
and wife
Wurther conversation was disioluted
and indlstlncb Parsons Weekly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
G. N. LAxREss is MENACE
Oriental Limited Fortunately
Late, Preventing Accident.

Olympia, Wash. Oct. Three
freight ears aud cabooss, In which
latter two men we're sleeping, ran
away and dashed down the grade on
the Great Northern, attaining a speed
Of so miles an hour, aud would have
crashed into the Oriental limited
passenger train bat for tho fact that
the train was lata. This In bIIef "
the chief fact Of n recent incident on
the Hlil road which narrowly escap.
ed becoming a great tragedy, an In
cidont due TO violation 81 Washing
toms new laws providing against ov-
eFworklng employees and OF deficient
train equipment. The particulars Of
the accident have just been reported
10 the state railroad commission by
state Inspector Porloy.
AZ the time of the accident q
long freight train was moving In
charge 0i Engineer Kutoh and Con
duetoF O'Brien. The train crew had
boen AZ work 40 hours, although the
state law prohibits an excess Of 10
hours The conductor and rear
brakeman were asleep IN the cabnose.
some Of the couplings we're In bad
order aud chains had been used to
fasten the cars together. When the
tram stopped the cats ran together,
bumped and the rear cars started back
ON the down grade The chain
snapped and four cars aud the acboose
star ted down hill. Had the arr
been In proper service, as required
BY Law, the cars would have stopped
Just a. soon as the train broke In
two. Down the grade the runaway
cars dashed In the face of the onoom-
ing passenger train, then nearly due.
Passing through Cashmere the run
aways bad attalaed speed OF more
than a mile a minute. On a reverse
curve near Wenatohee the runaways
we're brought 90 stop. The Orient
al limited was late that day aud II
was thus possible To get tho runaway
cars ont Of the way, avoiding wreck.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
FOR THE CHILDREN



A popular game which taxes ones
memory is that one known as General
eapt Whoever plays this game sue.
cessfully deserves a prize. Suppose
you plan to play IT at your next party.
Act as leader yourself. Tell all the
other players TO watch you carefully.
a. they viii be expected to do as you
have done. You raise your glass tof
water, holding IT between your thumb
and forehnger. and say, Here's to the
health u General sapt" Take a sip
and set the glass upon the table with
quite a resOunding tap on the wood:
stroke one side Of your upper lip with
the forefnger Of your right hand,
then the other side with the forefDgeT
Of the left hand; rap ON the table with
each forehnger first the right one,
then the left one): stamp on the floor
with each foot fright one nrst1; bow
once, rise, then sit down again.
Everybody must then try 10 initiate
the movements you have made, The
least error puts a player out of the
game.
Next 90 through your original per-
Torrance again. but do every item Of
Il twice
After that thrice, then four times,
FIVE times and until only one player
Is left 10 capture the prize.
The game grows very exciting to-
ward the end when narrowed down TO
two or three lynx eyed players watch
ing each other for the least error.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01

Tie infant child Of Gus johnson
died this morning at Turner bay on
Lake Occur d'AIene, having been
ffail from birth. The funeral will
occur OF the home this afternoon.
b. n. Rogers, Of Red Lodge,
Montana. Is a visitor in the city at
the home Of bis brother, william, on
the Fort grounds.
Several new houes are In the
course Of erection on the Fort
grounds. Two are in the Taylor Park
addition.
The local postofIice for the past
four quarters shows receipts aggregat-
Ing S14OlS. Three months ago the
receipts indicated for the four proceed
IN quarters s13I65. This shows an
increase Of nearly $500 10 the past
quarter.
The Electric line has an engineering
crew at work this afte rnoon surveying
route for spur to be built from
the Occur d'Alene 4 Spokane line to
the Brewery where II will handle the
output Of that concern.
Mrs. Nj. u. QuilIon, who has been
visiting her parents at Neg Perez, re-
turned to her COenT d'Alene home
last light.
IL 10 claimed A. q. Robinson, who
clerked for Biorklund ON Sherman
street, has deserted for parts un-
knows, taking property not his own
and leaving bills unpaid. u. Bjork-
lund the olothieF, was seen aud stat
oil "Iie took one Of the finest suits in
the house, which was never charged
up To him and took II unknowingly
to me. He owed us about $35
above the price Of the suit When
no left he walked as far a the Big
-Four whers he was seen 10 take car.
tie also left board bills aud ROOM
rent behind him. tie has been be-
hind for two or three weeks. He
purported to come from Spokane. I"
Mr.. Biorklund stated that Robinson
was large man, weighing perhaps
600 pounds, smooth sRaven and light
complexion. He also stated that he
had AIRED" Robinson Saturday even
ing, after which he left. II was
also learned that u suit Of clothing
bad been taken from the store to the
Acme tailor shop which prepared IL
for him, Robinson coming after the
suit himself. II is a strange Incl.
dent or oolncident, that coat and
vest exsotly similar in every respect
10 tho suit Bjorklund claims is mis-.
sing, was found near the Colquhoun
store over which Robinson roomed.
There Is an air Of myster surrounding
the whole affair, tho facts Of which
aFe difficult to secure.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
"a Wife's Secret. z

A happy combination Of human
sentiment, tender heart interest, bril-
liant comedy, Infectious humor and
thrilling realism, are said to be en-.
bodied in "a Wife's Secret" the
new emotional play which Spencer
aud Aborn are presenting again this
season with splendid scenic embel
llshment. elaborate effects, aud east
~ premier artists, each one recoR
nlaed for special proficiency Ia "a Ger
tain line. II Ii one of those plays
that reach the heart Of every person
In the audience from the ground
iloor to the dome, and since its init
alive has never failed to attract
crowded houses. which IL by far the
best proof of It's worth as an attract,
I've offering to the patrons Of meln-
. dramatic play. The story IL told In
a charming and soul stirring manner,
showing the inside Of domestic life,
with ita Joys aud sorrows, as Il really
is today. with perfect fidelity to
nature, aud with charming aud natnr
al Characterization for It's principals.
Dealing with woman's honor.
aud her struggles against husband =
doubts and the scandal Of gosslps, II
l. play OF the time, aud one that
reaches the heart of every woman
aud appeals strongly to every man.
This newspapers OF every city where
this attraction has appeared Ia three
seas0ns are In ems accord IN voting Il
one ei the bic Successes 81 recent
years, IL comes here this season
with record OF crowded houses ev-
erywhere 10 It's credit Not only Is
the play declared Ia be one at tho
best Of It's kind, bat the production
Of seanery and costumes are pro
nouneod most elaborate and com.
plote, and the company is remarkable
fos IFS general excellence. ~
wite's Secret" will be At the Audit
toriHm, Wednesday evening. Oct. ..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
An interesting Game.

One OF the company leaves the room.
Those remaining determine upon some
word TO be guessed by the absent men,
Der. For example. take the word
gray" Upon being recalled he Ia
told that the word rhymes with play"
whereupon he puts his question In the
form of definition of the word he has
In mind. The one questioned must in
turn guess this word For instance,
he win ask, us II fairyT" And the
answer Is. 1T Is not fay" Or is 1t ITO
dash water In fine dropsT' ut Is not
spray" etc. until the word Is found.
This method OF guessing keeps the
whole company constantly interested
instead OF merely the one questioned
and addressed, as each question Is real
" put to all.
Words of two syllables may be used,
and forfeits may be taken as fines.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
Well Educated.

We were trying 10 teach our little
LAD. aged Ave years. 10 speak we'll OF
the absent. At dinner he began to re-
late personal encounter between him.
self and another little boy, and. seeing
reproof on our faces. he halted for q
minute and then resumed. VIA deep
sigh, We'll, nsanhma, Roy Ia a real
strong hoy"-anOther sigh-sand-he'v
got a good educationr
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
CITY IN BRIEF

Mrs. n II. Hubbard Is 4 Spokane
visitor today. She will visit friends
aud relatives.
Miss Vera Nevers, who recently
went east To her former home, has an
dsrgone a snecesstul operation for ap.
pendieitia. Five days Rftsf che was
operated upon sha was allowed 20
leave the 3 5pital. She Is lmproy.
Ing Eery rapidly.
A. r Ritter and bride, Of Colfax,
Washington, have arrived Ia the city
and will spend their honeymoon
here. They are visiting Mr. L. J.
ProHlt.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
SHOW EVIDENCE SAYS JUDGE
CONTINUED from Page -

One day Borah came TO his office and
asked what he intended 20 do about
certain contested claims. Sharp told
BIN the protests we're 70 be pushed
and Isorah walked out. He could
not remember any Of the Gonvsrsa-
tions with Borah IN detail
On ross.examInation Sharp said
he had talked 10 many lawyers about
tho alleged frauds. He said Il was
nothing unusual 10 be consulted by
lawyers of the Barber Lumbar com
pany, and that there was no secret
about II. Senator Borah always
told MIN be was anxious TO protect
the lumber company against iraudu
lent claims.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
Why She Was INDIGNANT.

A little girl came home flushed with
Indignation because she had been
kept In to correct her examples.
Mamma, I'll never speak to Jeanne
Smith again as long as live" she ex-
claimed
why. what has Jeanle done TO de-
serve that8H
''Because-well, because l copied all
her arithmetic, and every sum OF hers
was wrong"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01

M, Hunker-I have merely a sneak.
ing aSspalntanee with Miss Throck.
morton. NF. Spatts- You arr very
lucky. All her other acquaintance
are listenlna aeQualutanees.- Stray
Stories.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01

Il don't think she'll ever marry him. =
said Mrs Henpeck "Shc quarrcls With
him so aud Is 50 dominecrlng that
"She TSP interrupted IIenpeck. "ru
bet they've been secretly married si-
ready Philadelphia preSs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01

Tommy" said the teacher. '.you are
q very good boy. You haven't missed
a day at school this term. You never
play sick on school days, | know"
"No. ma'am." returned Tommy. Il
never did that but once, and IN never
do Il again. because. while amt very
fond OF school. I like Il a great sight
better'n do castor OH. Philadelphia
Record.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01
A Riddle

It opens Ike a barn door
And closes IKE a trap
Guess all day.
But you can't guesa THAI
a eorsetO
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-01

he who chan fes the sports is -
eEatly changing Fhe manners Of TIE
Foung.-plata
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
SPLENDID APRIL TONIC.
Easily Prepared at Homo and Harm.
less to Use.

This Is known as Blood. Cleaning
Time" especially among the older
folks. who always take something dur.
ing this month to clean the blood OF
Impurities and build Il up.
The following is the recipe as given
by well.known authority. and any
one can prepare II ut home:
Fluid Extract Dandeiion one,haif
ounce. Compound Kargon one ounce
Compound Syrup sarsapariila three
ounces.
Get these simple ingredients from
any good pharmacy and mix by shak,
Ing well In bottle. The dose Ii one
teaspoonfni after meals and ut bed
time.
Everybody should take something TO
help the blood. which becomes impoy.
crishcd and almost sour after the win,
ter season. especially those who are
subject To Rheumatism. ca,arrh. Kid.
ncy and Bladder trouble.
II Ii said that one weeks use OF this
mixture will clear the akin OF sorcs.
pimpics or boils.
This ID sound. healthy advice. which
will be appreciated by many readers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
THOUGHT HIM a LuNArIc.
Mans Queer tumble Of Words War
ranted the Inference.

Prof William Lyon Phelps Of Yale
recently told this story at New Ha.
ven's chamber OF commerce banquet;
A hard drinker was told by his doctor
that he could be cured II every time
he felt that he must have drink he
would Immediately take something to
eat instead.
The man followed the advice and
was cured. but the habit OF asking for
food had become SO fixed with him
that once he was nearly locked up as
a lunatlc. He waA stopping at hotel
and. hearing great commotion In the
room next to his. he peeped over the
transom to see what the matter was
lie saw. and rushed madly down to
the Office and shouted to the clerk:
THE man In 1853 has shot himself,
Ham and egg sandwich. please!"-
Lipplncott's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
MOTHER GETS INCUBATOR oAov,
Wins in Long Legal Fight for Child
Exhibited a. 81. Louis.

Topeka. ksn.-Thc Kansas supreme
court has decided that Mrs. Charlotte
.. nisakiSy of Lawrence is ca;itird
to the "iacuba;or baby exhibited at
the St. Louis worlds fair. This 70.
verses the decision Of the Douglas
county district court and upholds ,h.
decision Of the circuit court Of iili.
rnis. which held that Mts. Bisatic-
is the mother Of the child.
The baby Was placed in an iacuba.
tor by a 81. Louis midwife after the
mother had been told IL was born
dead. There Mr. and Mrs. ]. q.
llarsleT adopted the child and took
Il to Illinois
The Fisht for possession came about
when the mother brought suit to re-
gain the child after she had formally
signed papers giving up her claim
to II.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
ROMANTIC orvo.sn,ag.
The Land Made Famous BY PniIpetis'
Novels.

phiirasss has made US familiar with
romantic DeyuashiFc. in his fascinating
novels. The River "ChlidFen Of the
Mist etc. The characters arc sery
human: the people there drink coffee
with the same results as elsewhere. A
writer at Rock House. Orchard iiili.
Bidcfufd. North Devon. states:
For 20 years I drank coffee for
breakfast and dinner but some 5 years
ago found that II vas producing iHdi.
gcstiou and heartburn. and was max.
ing me restless at night These symp.
toms were followed By brain fag and
a sluggish mental condition.
when I realized this. made up my
mind TO quit drinking coffee and
having read of Postum. concluded TO
try II. 1 had !; carefully made. accord.
ing to directions. and found TO my
agreeable surprise a, the end of a
week. ,ha, I no longer suffered from
either indigestion. hesrtburu. or brain
fag. and that could drink u at night
and secure restfui and refreshing
| sleep.
Since that time we have entirely
discontinued the use Of the old kind OF
coffee. growing fonder and fonder OF
Postum as time goes on. Ny digestive
organs certainly do their work much
I better now than before. a resul, due
/ to Postum Food Coffee. I am Satisfied.
AS table beverage We find tfor all
the members of my family use iD that
! when properly made IL is most refresh.
ing and agreeable. Of delicious favor
necessary TO secure this. for unless the
servants are watched they are likely
TO neglect the thorough boiling which
II must have in order TO extract the
goodness from the cereal" Name given
by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mica.
: Read the little book. The Road 10
] weliville," in pkgs. There's q rea-
SON.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
Main. wem,n n,, p.. p,,r.

Mrs. Nellie Smith. Of s-b-c. Nc.
has tame deer which Is nearly two
Years old nov. but which she has
raised like n eossct lamb. feeding u
from a bottle a. hrst and making a
zsrss pot OF Il. Il vas sivca To her
By q iumb~rmaa. Who overlook II In
tho d~-p snow and caught Il In his
arms ~h-n !, vas no larger than a
cat. -scrp; for i,s legs, IL has always
been perfectly tame and don-s;seaird.
never having known anything OF tho
Wild life a. its Kind. but runs sbou;
,h" premises uarrstEsiaed. having i;s
place In the stable on cold nights
Tho deer arc numerous around Srbrc.
snd u IL a question whether. as Mrs
Smiths pct grows older. /, ~Iil no;
answer To the call of tho Wild and
Join iis comrades In the forest
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
WILL GROW DATES IN TEXAS.
Experiments Prove Fruit viii Thriv.
in the Rio Grsnae Delta.

San Antonio. Textile growing of
late palms for their fruit is a new and
rapidly developing industry along the
delta of the Rio GFandc river in Tex.
as. Experts from the department OF
agriculture at Washington have made
exhaustive experiments in this sec.
tion. with the result that they uare.
seTvedly advise the planting of date
palms in a considerable territory that
soil surveys have found TO be particu.
larry adapted TO their growth.
This. with the exception of a small
area along the ella river in Arizona.
is the only section Of the United
States where these trees do we'll.
Walter T. Svinsie Of the department,
Of agriculture says the Tatest Of date
palms will do well along the Rio
Jrande river in Texas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
THE NATIONS WEALTH.
TOTAL VALUATION PLACED AT
$1o7. .1o4, ,192,41o In 1904.
Per Capita Debt Of Government 10
$35.5o-General Property Taxes the
Principal Revenue Receipts Of
States and Cities.

New York.-In the period OF 1850
1904 the national wealth of the United
States ran up from 7.l35.7S0,22S to
sl07. .104. .l92.4l0. From a statement OF
the increase by decades made public
by the census bureau II is seen tina.
the greatest actual gain came in the
ten years ending In I9O0-from $685.
900 .000. 900 to SIS. 500. .000. 00.000-though
the percentage OF Increase was great.
er. than this in the ten years begin
ming with 1850.
In 1870 there were two increase val
uations. one of $4,000. .0O0.0 in cur
rency and one OF $4,000. 100000 in
gold. then at a premium.
II Is n common fact that. omitting
the decade 1860 to lS70-a period
marked by iesscncd productivity due
To the civil war and by u loss due TO
to the emancipation OF siaves-the an
hual increase OF wealth per family
has been almost uniform. That In.
crease for the decade 1850 to 1860
was $50: for the 20 years 1870 to
1890. $isi. and from 1890 to 1901.
$lse.
Real property and improvements
taxed account for trine more than
half OF the national wealth OF 1901:
railroads and their equipments are
itemizcd Mt sii,aii.T .T5a 900. manufac-
turcd products over G.t0O.00o.0 900.
live stock more than $1,000. .oo0. 900.
manufacturing machinery. tools. etc
nearly $4,000 900: clothing and
personal adornmcnts about 81 800.
900. 900. street railways t..l:s. 800. 900.
II has long been recognized that
taxes increase faster than population.
The relation between tax icvics and
wealth has not been generally observ'
cd. Dy tablcsi included In the present
report is shown tina, In 2: years from
1850 the calculated tax rate based
upon the census estimate Of true salu-
Increased only two cents on 500.
In the final period covered by this
report the revenue receipts OF the
national. stat. and municipal govern
m-ntK were. exclusive OF Implications.
ti.1os. .i5s.sio: the eoFtcspondlnE pay
mcnta for expenditures were ti.5oi!
iio.sso. The aggregate public debt
Of the national government. states.
territories and municipalities. the
las, term including counties Tor par.
ishcsl and all minor civil divisions. as
cities. villages. towns. boFuashs. pre-
einctz. school districts. etc. ~as g..
.ss.sco.i:o in 1909: per capita debt.
$3.50.
OF principal revenue receipts OF
state and municipal Eos-rnmen,s gen
rFai property taxes form about 20 pcf
cent. special property and business
taxes ca per cent. liquor licenses 50
prr cent.
The Increase in the national wealth
from 1900 TO isoi ~as over sis.soo.
oco. 600. This records sH advance
without parallel in the history of ihr
country save in tho decade as issp'ss.
where its wealth more than doubled.
thus furnishing tho greatest recorded
percentage OF Gain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
RIeh prI.e fer nI,.erIe,I Werk.

On. million h.o hundred thousand
dollars Is offered as a prize for liter.
AIRY composition. III. bIssek; prize of
It's kind on record, The award will be
mad. at st. Petersburg on December
l. 1895. Ia the writer Of tho best his
tory Of Alexander I. Of Russia. Aiak'.
ehc!rG. founder Of I'll. military colo.
Mica Of SoysoEud. LET; a fortune Of
10000 gold Fnbirs Cs.s.'sol TO provide
for this unique prize. The prize giving
day 10 tho e-nt-naTy Of the Car Alex.
andcr's death. by which time the
money will. IL IL estimated. have In.
creased to 9: .ooo. 600. onef fourth Of
I, will be used to d-fTay the cos, %.
publishing the ~oEk which ~ias the
prize
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
Soldering In China.

Corporal Frank Hayden. of the
army recruiting station. who spent
year OF army service In China. says
1t is good country to Soldier" In.
THE worst thing about China and
the islands," he said. ''is that there's
no one to associate with except the
natives. Otherwise they're good
places. China especially. to do mill.
tary service. Food OF good quality is
very cheap. We could buy It's eggs
there for 80 cents American money
or one dollar Mex Ten cents would
buy fine fat chicken and GO cents
good sheep. The Chinese are good
cooks and we could employ one for
very little money over his board
Kansas City Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
YaI. Ney- E,,e frer oess.

Yale university is free from debt
and has a balance Of is:.cco. after
rayiaz a floating deb; Of it:s.soi
The university has Recently Invested
more than 81. .ooc. 600 in New York Frai
estate. producing "a p~F eeat.. and
has bond Investments worth fs,so5..
s5i.:s and stocks worth sscc.tss,ss.
A, least a quarter million more could
Ss T-siiscd on tho bonds and stocks.
The treasurer. MF. i.rr Meciuns. an.
nopaecs ,ha, the funds Of the uaiscr.
atty reach fs.ssi.tcs.ts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-19
Hired Escort. for Dams

Paris.-A new profession has been
started in this ciiy-that of the
'promeneurs de chiens.- men who TAX.
logs out for an airing. As a rule they
have a number Of families for which
they do this service at stated hours,
but they arc open TO engagement TO
take out a special pet BY itself. They
are paid small sum every week and
generally take the dogs out to the
parks.