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ries of her presence. Mrs. Roberts
message ran:

ries of her presence. Mrs. Roberts
message ran:
Third call to Holly House VIII you
come saturday?
His reply was brief and expressive;
will If l have to walk. TOM
Having secured his seat half an hour
before the train left, Tom was deep In
his paper when the train boys began To
cry their wares:
popular books of the day! Papers,
magazines"
Give me Harper's," said quiet
voice from the seat behind.
Tom whirled.
Mrs Smith" he cried
u thought you looked familiar"
smilinsly. "hut backs are often deceiv
Ing. Won't you join meY'
She made room ut her side.
How much of ride do we have
together" asked Tom, having migrat
ed My stop is Columbia Heights"
How nice" was her answer. You
can help me with my luggage"
This Is providential," he cried.
'Where de You stay
Holly House"
What"
Mrs. Herndon Roberts place. I'm
to he there ever Sunday. | met her In
Europe three years ago, soon after my
husbands death
Tom had opened his mouth to speak,
but the TRANSPORTATION of his face at
her last word was too great for speech.
The mouth closed without sound. 1t
was she who broke the silence.
1T Is strange that they have never
said anything to either of us about the
| other" she mused,
where We're you last Saturday, sun
day, Monday demanded Tom
AT Holly House Were you asked?"
Il was. | missed my train"
Il was to have gone a week before,
but my invitation mscarried," she said.
! .Do you remember the special de
livery | received three weeks ago? |
was standing on the wall talking to
You when ii came"
| She nodded
| at WAS an invitation from Mrs Rob
erts, he said simply
Then they locked ut each other un
smilingly, for the situation had sud
denly assumed prophetic Significance.
"Do YOU know. think they have
been trying 70 bring us together" Tom
announced presently. Her hand lay on
| the cushion beside him lie put his
own over II firmly. "Shall we let
| them" he whispered
1T Is too good a Joke To spoil" she
murmurcd. blushing eXduisitely. "Ipo
you think You can keep a straight face
| when we are introdueedY
columbia Heights" Yelled the con
| ductor
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The expression ''scot free" which Is
In use every day, harks back to the
times OF Scottish romance and tragedy
80 luninously described by Sir Walter
Scott in "rhe Antlquary" and Rob
Roy" In these stirring tales we are
told of one form of Scottish trials CIV
en- certain offenders of Justice lie
who had broken the law was dlvcstcd
OF all of his clothing and placed at
II certain distance from archerS who
Ind bows and arrows ready, waiting
the command, "Fire" When the com
mnnd WINS given, the man under lndct
mcnt would begin running and the
archers firing md II IN running this
gantlet none of the arrows hit him he
WINS allowed to go scot free Exchange.
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All He Could Think OF.

While driving along country road
II man snw the roof of farmers house
abluze. lie gcsticulated and called to
the farmers wife, who was calmly
standing In the doorway:
Hey, your house IS afirc"
WHAT" she bawlcd out.
81 say. your house ls aire!'
what did y sayf I'm little deaf"
"Your house IS afire" again yelled
the man at the top of his lungs.
ooh, Is that allf" calmly replied the
woman.
"It's all | can think Of Just now re
sponded the man IN II rather weak
voice as he drove on Exchange
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he Water Lily.

Almost everybody has observed the
strange characteristic of the water lily
bud opening Its petals ut sunrise and
closing them again ut sunset 1t was
for this reason mainly that the an
clients held the water lily sacred 10 the
sun. PlIny says: at Is reported that
In the Enphrates the flower of the 10
tus plungcs Into thc water ut night, re
manning there till midnight and to such
II depth that il cannot he reached with
the hnnd. After midnight II begins
gradually To rise. and as the sun rises
above the horizon the flower also rises
above the water, expands and raises
Itself somc distance above the element
In which ii grows" Ii was also
through this peculiarlty that llaneur-
VILE proved that the Egyptians con
sidered the lily an emblem Of the
world as 1t rose from the waters Of tho
deep
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Toad as Assistant Gardener

BY actual inspection of n big, fat
toad's stomach 1t was found to contain
not less than fifty large grapevine
worms, fifty five potato bugs, sixty
sowbugs. forty angleworms and thirty
cabbage worms, with. by way Of sea
soning, numerous flies and mosquitoes.
Now multiply this, and think you Will
appreciate the value of an army of
toads on your premises. or any mum
Der required, according To the scrv-
Ices that may reasonably be expected
from one toad Suburban Life
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LARGEST Crater on the Earth.

The volcano Asosan, In southern
japan ON the island of kiushu, pos
sesscs the largest crater known on the
earth II Is about fourteen miles
across I'm one direction, by ten or
eleven I'm the other, and Is surrounded
by walls Of m average height OF 200
feet Although the volcano Is still ac-
tive. Its cruptions consist only OF ashes
and dust. Indeed, n range of volcanic
mountains. evidently of subsequent
formation, extends directly across the
old crater In these particulars Aso-
san resembles some of the cratcrs Of
the moon, where II long history of sue
cessive and gradually enfcebled out
breaks of volcanic force Is graphically
represented.
The Lambertville record., 1907-07-17

"1iello," said Borem, Il Just thought
I'd drop in on YOU today to"
81 thought YOU would, too" inter
rupied Merchant
you dldf Now. that's strange be
cause"
Not ut all This Is the busiest day
I've had for two weeks Catholic
Standard and Times
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The Woman In Business

She hahded In II check payable to
Susan II Smith. The cashier. who was
German, noticed that she had In
dorsed 1t Susan Smith aud gave II back
with polite You haf forgotten the
II ;" Overcome with confusion, she
murmured, Excuse me-" and wrote
below the Endorsement Age twenty
three Lippincotts
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A Comparison.

Il admit I have the fault you men
tion,' said the cenccited man. self coin
placently, but It's the only fault |
have, and It's Il small one"
Yes" replied Knox, Just like the
small hole that makes "A plugged nickel
no good. p Philadelphia Press.
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OUGHT 70 Survive.

Anxious Mother Oh, doctor. do you
think Robbie viii get well? Doctor
No doubt Of It; no doubt Of 1t. rye Civ
en- him medicine for everything that
he could possibly have. SO we're bound
TO strike It right. Toledo Blade.
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Just Two Kinds of Men.

"There are two classes Of men" said
the close observer. "One knows moth
ing about woman, having spent years
In studying her The other knows ev-
erythlng never having studied her.
Chicago journal
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Fault Of the Sex.

John, look at that yacht" said Mrs
Stubb, who was leaning over the rail
Just see how elumsily she tacks."
what is the nameY queried Mr.
Stubb from the steamer chair
Edith"
"Well, no wonder. Anything femi-
nine always tacks clumsily."- ."-Hous-
ton Post
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Knowledae Demonstrated.

"Would you like to attend lecture
on the fine artsi'
NO" ans .vcred Mr. CumroX. Moth
er and the girls can make me feel my
ignorance sufficiently OF home free Of
charge Washington Star
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Az z A M

His Wife You needn't make any ex-
cuses. John. It's all right You're
Just In time to walk the baby for an
hour or two-Puck
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By LOUISE MERRlFIELD



under his breath aud turned quickly ON
his heel toward the hotel II was after
{ II he hurried, he could still catch
the night bont for Chicago. Perhaps
he could even get away before she re-
turned. It was growing late. Up at
the hotel they We're lighting the colored
Japanese lanterns around the yeran-
das. There was to bc Il hop that night.
lie remembered Murlel had told him
she WAS going 10 II with cutler. He
avoided the mnin entrance, with its
palms and pretty girls, and slipped up
10 his own room To pack his suit cases
ON the WAY upstairs he met Cutler.
who looked anxious and annoyed.
Did you see the little girl any
where"
fcnuaut turned ON him hutly.
"Whom do YOU refer to5"
Cutler laughed easily. without malice.
and Ignored the resentment In the otll
cr's tone.
"fhcrc'S Il storm coming up. and
didn't want her TO go ont in my boat
alone"
As he passed on downstairs leiSuroly
Tennant paused and looked after him,
his fists clcuched tightly lie would
have enjoyed ilingng him down the
whole flight for those words. "fhe
little girl 1t WIS the easy preprie
tary familiarity that cut .lhat any
man on earth should dare 10 use that
lone in speaking of Muricl his Muriel,
Then Hike. n. flash came tile memory of
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From those trust God guard me,
from those mistrust will guard my
self. Italian Proverb
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INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
Correct English,
How to use it.
INTERESTING
MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TC
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
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PARTIAL CONTENTS FOR THIS MONTH
Course in English for the Beginner.
Course in English for the Advanced
Pupil.
How to Increase Ones Vocabulary.
The Art of Conversation.
Should and Would: How to use Them.
Pronunciations Century Dictionary.
Correct English in the Home.
Correct English in the School.
What to Say and What Not to Say.
Course in Letter-Writing and Punctu-
alton.
Alphabetic list of Authorizations.
Business English for the Business Man.
Compound Words; How to Write
Them.
Studies in English Literature.
81 A YEAR. SIND 10 CTS. POR SAMPLE COPY
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Skill and assurance are IN invincible
couple.-.Dutch Proverb.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Following is list of real estate
transfers for Kootenai county as fur
nished by the Panhandle Abstract
company.
United States to James W. Baker,
9 hf of sw or Of section 6, township
so, range 3 west.
2. T, Noyes to Marinda Cook, NV
or of sec "a, township 90 north,
range west, s1420.
F. W. Trompour to Mary A. Gard,
lots 2, 8, blk A., Posts LIST adj
dition, Post Falls, 1925.
John johnson to John Peterson,
part Of NV or Of Sc or of section IA,
township A, north, range west,
$3.50.
John Knobel to Spokane Valley
Land & Water company, right Of way
across sw or of section A, township
so north, range 5 west, 5000.
American Trust company to e. j.
Wilen ct al, lot 8, blk 8, O'Brien's
LIST addition, Occur d'Alene, $500.
M. A. FOLSOM to Caesar Masini,
part lots IL, IL, blk F, town Of
Occur d'Alene, $40.
United States to Frank A. Wilbur,
" hf of ne, NV Or of SO or of section
15, township AZ north range SO
west.
Sylvester Hale to st. Joe Lumber
company, NV Or of NV or of section
IL, township As north, range l west
81.
United States to Prery W. Law
erence, lot SO, of seOtion IA, town
ship SO north, range west.
William Dollar to John Fernan,
tract G, Merriam park.
Fred Melder to Sarah j. Miller hi
of n hf of NV or of section 8, town
ship 90 north, range west, 81.
United States to May M. Gren.
wood, hf of ne or of sw or Of ne
Or and NV or of Sc or Of section IA,
township So north, range 4 west.
Eugene Best to Albert Quilting, lot
8, blk 5, town of Occur d'Alene,
S4OO. 70.
A. Il. Dugan to Gudbrand Gil
lesen, lot ] and ne or Of NV or lot
and SO or of NV or and hf of NJ
or of section 10, township SO, nortl
range west, 1880.
Almond Perrenoud to L. A. Ken
rod, lot 6, 7, blk %, Forest HEIGHTS
$500.
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cifio crossing and then walk home.
However, the engine reached the
crossing, the engineer opened the
throttle, doubling the speed. Mr..
White looked wistfully at the cros-
sing, remembered his wife and babies
and remained on the engine. His
time was valuable, but like the nat
i've Of ireland, thought he would
rather be coward Ave minutes than
q corpse the rest Of his days. "
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-12
Electric ParIOr Cars.

Electric trains leaving Hayden
lake at TAO a. m. and Occur d'Alene
at S:O5 and 11:O3a. m. :15 and 10
p. M, now have parlor cars attached.
Also trains leaving Spokane termi-
nal at 900 and 1000 a. m. and 10
and 4 rs p. m. Chairs 25 cents ex-
ira, and reserved only at Occur
d'Alene and Spokane terminals.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-12
CITY IN BRIEF

For plumbing, see Dezell.
You can't do better than invest in
Meyerdale, see ad.
Buy lot for $40 from the Ameri
can Trust company. See ad.
No. l green cured alta liza and grain
hay at the Idaho Mercantile COM
pany.
Wanted-Four timber claims.
Union Trust company.
Bert N. Latta is in Spokane today
purchasing new supplies for the firm
of Latta and Hatch. Their business
IS increasing rapidly.
Buy lot for $40 from the Amer.
lean Trust company.
Sixteen inch dry pine wood, Idaho
Mercantile company.
Bargains in millinery fol- ladies
and children, suits, cool kimonas.
Palace Cloak & Suit house.
Can you save II cents day to buy
home; if so see Union Trust COM
pany.
The E. b. Stanton company of
Spokane, has bought the interest of
T. G. Kaesemeyer in the Cold StoT-
age market and has changed the name
to "The Metropole market" In the
future nothing but United States in
spected products will be handled.
We bespeak for them a good business.
For sale, seven room house on Fost'
er street $500. Has steel range and
bath A. W. Haley, 511 Lakeside.
Martin Bros. for painting, paper
hanging and decorating.
Martin Bros. for painting, paper
hanging and decorating.
Best COW feed, green alfalfa hay.
VIM Barr Chainey company.
Victor, Edison and Columbia
Photographs ON easy terms at Adams
Music house, 2O6 north Fourth street.
DIR. E. G. Mccoy, who recently
came to Occur d'Alene, has received
an appointment as State Veternar-
ian of Nebraska and left today to
take up the duties of his Office. He
likes Occur d'Alene very much but
the position was too much to with
stand. His departure leaves splen-
did opening.
The new Rand McNally maps of
Idaho for sale by W. M. Morgan.
1901, Third street.
All persons who will entertain teach
ers with board, with board and room,
with room only or with room and
part board, are requested to commun-
icate at once with Supt. H. II. Bar
ton, stating the prices and location.
Buy property in Meyerdale 81
down So per month. See Union Trust
Company's ad.
Buy lot for $40 from the Ameri
can Trust company. See ad.
Yesterday afternoon a very pleasant
birthday party occurred ct the home
of Mr.. and Ms. r. 81. Webb, on Gar
den street, in honor of the first birth
day of their little daughter, Gwen
dolyn, who was q pleasant hostes
for the occasion. The baby was tn
recipient of a great many beautiful
presents. Those presenU were, Mes
danes e. M. Rogers, J. A. Pinkertol
and daughter, G. Young and daught
er, F. A. Drake and two daughters
J. Harrion and son, Helphrey, NJ. G
Petersen and two daughters, L. Him
melsbach and son and daughter, AM
j. B. Summerfeldt, little Glendol
yn's grandmother.
Slab wood and edgings, 1926 pc
cord by carload of II or 20 cords TO
Occur d''AIene. Woods Lumber 90.
Phone $40 Red.
J. C. White was at Hayden lak
yesterday taking in the sights Oh
route and at that resort. However
Mr.. White did not plan to go. d
boarded the rear end OF an engine Al
pectinR to ride to the Northern RI
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Notice.

The business and accounts of the
stole will be settled and paid at the
Office of NJ. D. Wright 1O3 Second
street.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-12
Too Late to Classify

WANTED-A woman to work Saturday fore
moons. Call at Mrs. Garland's. 11716 Fourth
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-12
rplN AND STEAMBOAT TIME CARDS

,,,row,ng table shows the time Of arrival
w departure of trains and steamboats,:
northern Pacific Railway.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-10
SHOOTS WIFE.
After Staying Spouse Husband
Turns Weapon on Self.

Nashville. Dec. s.--Frank Click. =
machinist. twenty-five years OF age.
shot his wife. Mrs. Ruth Click. three
times. one bullet piercing her heart.
killing her instantly Ile then fatal.
ly shot himself through the head. Ne
was taken to the city hospital. The
tragedy occurred on Bllboa avenue In
the home OF negress. where Mrs.
Click had taken refuge. the murdered
woman falling across bed In the
room. A portion of Clicks brains were
scattered upon the floor wehe he fell
Domestic troubles are assigned as the
cause. Mrs Click was an unusually
handsome woman about TWENTY-FIVE
years OF age. and had been dIvorc-
ed from her former husband. She ard
Click were married last July and went
10 Memphis 10 live. She returned q
Nashville some two weeks aPo. going
10 the home OF her father W r. Nlblo,
n wealthy real estate owner.
Click returned also. and ut his re.
quest his wife met him near the scene
OF the ,rs-ody. After brief CONVEX
sation with him she suddenly ran.
with Click pursuing her. Her filght
ended In the rear room OF the dwell.
Ing OF Sallle Hughes. q negress. There
were no eye-witnesses.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-10
MINES CATCH FIRE.
FIfty.Three corpaes Brought Up to the
Surface on Sunday.

Monongah. w. Va. Dec. 9.-Flre
broke out Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock In mines snd .. stopping efforts
to bring TO the surface the bodies re-
naming under ground. Up 10 that
time flfty-three corpses had been TAX
en- out Fa!rmont Coal company isti.
mates the dead at 391. but citizens say
the fatalities far exceed that number.
Mayor Moore has issued an appeal for
aid 10 the people OF West Virginia.
There were n number OF funerals
Sunday. and the attendant scenes were
truly pitiable.
majority of Sundays funerals
were held from the little Polish Catho.
lie church, located between the two
mines, where three priests offlciated.
The clergy RETAINED from making any
reference 10 the catastrophe. and tho
commitment services at the grave
were as short as possible. There were
no carriages and fo-nowers.
Many women helieve their husbands
or sons viii be still found alive. and
refuse to leave the vicinity OF tn
mine. When bodies are carried from
the mine these women become almost
insane. One woman overheard a man
say that most of the bodies we're bad.
~ mutiiated. With piercing cry she
fell to the ground and was carried to
her home nearby. Sunday, night she
was stlil unconscious aud her condl.
ton critical An American woman
who lost her husband refuses 10 be-
lieve he Is dead. She has put clean
linen ON his bed. and insists that
he win be brought TO her. Il know
he is injured. and nobody can take
care OF him like can" she saws. She
prepares his meals regularly. neigh.
bors say. as she has done for years.
thinking he may return at any mo-
ment
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-10

Western Federation Issues State
ment About GoIdfield.

Denver. Dec. 9.-1he executive
hoard OF the Western Federation o.
Miners Issued the following statement
concerning the present controversy
between the Goidiiold Mine Owners
association ana the Goidncld Miners
union:
ION Dee. President Roosevelt Is
sued proclamation ordering Federal
troops to Ooldiield. New. ossenolbiy FOR
the purpose Of protecting lie and prop
erty/ That there was ever any dan
ger 10 personal property IA emphatic
ally denied by officers OF Fsmerelda
county and BY the merchrrta and en-,
liens OF colaield Tho only reason
for the present troublc was the decls.
ion OF the mine owners 70 force upor
the miners a scrip TINT would not be
taken at par by the railroad comua-
MES. the Wcll-Fargo Express company.
the stores or boarding houses.
Neither would the mine owners
agree 10 guarantee that they would
redeem this scrip at any time In the
future.
In refusing 10 accept this worthless
scrip In exchange OF t.eir hard labor.
the miners OF Goldfield are taking a
manly stand against the usurpation
OF governmental functions BIZ unrella.
BILE banking firms which assume the
right to set aside the legal money OF
the nation.
We desire to call the attention OF
the American people 10 the disaster
ut Monongah. W. Va. where 500 coal
miners were murdered by the capital.
list system in its greed for profits.
Had President Roosevelt been as anx.
ious to enforce the mining laws in
West Virginia: had he considered as
well the protection OF the lives Of
those miners by. demanding the mine
owners TO safeguard their employees
against unnecessary dangers as he Is
TO send the regular army to crush an
organization whose only aim il 10
better their condition and make hap.
pier the lives OF the working class. 500
blackened corpses would not today
be laid upon the altar OF greed at Mo-
nongah. W. Va. around which weep
widowed wives and orphan children.
We protest against this action OF
President Roosevelt. knowing that he
was animated by personal hatred
against the Western Federation OF
Miners and its officers. The moving
OF troops on a peaceable community
must be regarded at least as hasty aud
III advised. and VIC call upon the work.
Ing class OF the country to protest
against this unprecedented action OF
mimic warfare"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-10

Sensational Charges against In
stitution's Officials.

San Francisco. Dec. o.-Davld r..
Walker. president OF the California
Safe Derosi, and Trust company was
found speeding south on the Southern
Pacific train when he was supposed 10
be at his San Maico home. lie was
placed under arrest and taken from the
train no Santa Barbara on instructions
from Assistant District Attorney T.
y Heney. Shortly after the arrest Of
Bankers Brown ard Barnett gurday
night detectives hurried 10 San Metue
10 keep David +. Walker. president or
the bank. under surveillance. but find.
irg be had already let home trnllcd
him down 10 Santa Barbara. where he
was held by police. Though no war
rant had beeINsworn out for Walker II
was thought best 10 keep him IN sieHt.
Through the activity Of the deposit
tors committee OF the defunct Calf
fornla Safe Deposit and Trust com.
pany developments Sunday made II
possible In n few hours 10 push the
matter The committee determined on
Saturday 10 proceed Immediately with
the Investigation OF affairs OF the FIJI
more Street branch OF the California
Safe end Deposit company looking
toward the arrest OF the officers for
alleged embezzlement. Gustave Che
vasuss. an accountant OF the Fillmore
Street branch. was examined NJ con.
siderable length. The testimony OF
Teller Cabs OF the branch was taken
and the committee brought TO i'cit
startling and reckless transactions.
According 10 n statement issued by
the committee and the attorneys the
officers Of the bank took practically
all the money deposited at the Fill.
more Street branch and loared Il to
stockholders In large sums. To them.
selves aud the mythical companies. II
vas intended 10 cause the arrest Of the
for these acts. but upon the
advice OF Francis J. Henry the minor
charges were dropped for that OF feio.
NOUS endorsement In connection with
the misappropriation OF funds OF the
Cotton estate.