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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-10
STANDARD SPROFITS
SAID To HAVE MADE $780,
0O0.O00 In Is YEARS.
Report of Roosevelt Shows Company
Used Its Power to Raise Price of
GILMORE Cases Being Tried at Chi.
cago This Week-New Grand Jury
to Go Over Evidence.

Washington, Aug. 7-Significant
revelations are made public in a re-
port submitted to President Roose-
welt by Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioner of corporations, concerning the
operations of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
In a previous report the means and
methods of the Standard were ex-
planned. The present report sets forth
the results Of these methods and the
effect they have had on the consumer
of oil and on the profits of the Stand
ard Oil company.
Commissioner Smith says
"The Standard Oil company is re-
sponsible for the course of prices of
petroleum and its products during the
last 25 years. The Standard has CON
sistently used its power to raise the
Price of oil during the last 10 years,
not only absolutely, but also relatively
to the cost of crude OIL"
The Standard has claimed that it
has been a benefit to the consumer,
and that only great combination like
the Standard could have furnished oil
at the prices that have prevailed.
Each one of these claims" says
Commissioner Smith, lis disproved by
this report"
The increase in annual profits of the
Standard Oil company from 1896 to
1904 was over $27,OOO,OOO The report
says:
"The total dividends paid by the
Standard from 1882 to 1906 were $751;
929,724, thus averaging 24.15 per cent
year. The dividends however, were
much less than the total earnings. II
is substantially certain that the entire
net earnings of the Standard from 1887
10 1906 were at least $4,000, 600, and
possibly much more.
There profits have been based OF
an investment worth at the time of its
original acquisition not more thar
| $4,000, OOO."
Try More Cases.
The second federal inquiry into the
relations between the Standard Oh
company of Indiana and the Chicago
& Alton railroad, ordered by Judg
Lands of the United States court be
gan Monday.
The call for the special grand jur,
will be issued and United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims will go over al
the evidence presented at the recen
trial of the Standard Oil company
, which resulted in conviction and
, fine of $29,240,000, and will select tn
witnesses to be subpenaed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-10

What healthy world this would be
If the young doctors really knew as
much as they think they do.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-10

Isuffered with Eozona for forty
years and could ind nothing co
cure mo until I tried g. g. 9. I
suffered intensely with the ttoh-
ing and burning; pustules would
form from which thero flowed q
sticky fufd; crusts would come on
the skin and when scratched OF
the skin was loft as raw as y piece
of beef. I suffered agony in tho
long years I was afflicted, but
when I used 8. 8. s.. found q per-
feet cure. There has never been
any return Of the trouble.
9tookHau. Nah.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-10
NORTHWEST States
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA news.

A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook is Good.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
llaan'a BatF
u TrnR JnARx
BY DIR. l. wAYNBAUN1.
American towns,

hand thanks their organ Of von all other become paho
sepchey find out the sentiments Of their neghor by carefully
examining their physoome Such conditions Of course have brought
about complications There plenty Of where needs
express his nghbor sentiments which feeling toward
him. hence he will use expression which will be purely work Of
his will and will not correspond to his internal emotion Such states
what call hypocrisy deceit states in which will calculation
always will be evident in the Of expression And bhoov
each develop sufficiently his faculty Of pahoop in order that
he be able to distinguish real smile from false one real
from false tears
The phyognomy being the center Of whole energetic symbol
ISM both material and mmaea has contributed enormously to the
beerng Of the species Man has perfected himself He made
himself beautiful So he physoomy by giving accurate nforma
tOn concerning the state Of superior cen upon which whole
life depends makes capable Of reading soul correctly
Thus it that every laughs cries bushes pale
relieve himself first Of ALL and all other capable Of feeling
thinking seeing him do thus forced to do likewise order to
relieve him in turn The human physoomy being with the BRAIN
perects the species and makes all among themselves
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

The second floor people had often
been annoyed by the running back
and forth Of the little boy upstairs
but being peaceable folk with an in
fant Of their own. they didn't want to
complain. One day a package OF
laundry was left with the second
door tenants for the upstairs people,
who we're out. That night the man
Of the house took It up.
4 met the husband at the door.
ne explained to his wife afterward,
and he seemed a very decent sort;
Obliged and all that sort Of thing.
Wanted to know If he couldn't ac-
commodate me some way.
There's just one thing, said I.
What is itg said he.
Have your little boy wear rub
bers in the house.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

A Welsh colliery fireman named
Evan Howells died recently as the re-.
suit Of terrible injuries he had sus.
tanned in fire In the Rhondda valley.
While the men were working at the
pit bottom the pit knockers" clang-
ing gave warning that something was
wrong. Howells went up in the cage
to see what was the matter, and near
the top Of the shaft he found a fire
had broken out The cage was drawn
up into the middle OF the flames, and
just as the man arrived in the heart OF
the fire the "knocker" wire broke,
and the signal to stop the cage was
given automatically. The shrieks OF
the man in the cage drew the atten-
tion Of those on the bank, and by the
time the cage had been drawn to the
top, Howell's clothes had all been
burned upon him. It is stated that the
guide ropes we're white with heat, and
as soon as the fan was stopped to pre-
vent the fire getting into the pit a ball
Of fame rose from the shaft. shot up
by the air pressure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
$4,000 OUTFIT FOR
SHABBY MISS LIBERTY

NEW YORK. Miss Liberty Of Bed
~ loe's island served notice short
time since that the inside fortification
wall surrounding her really must be
graded and filled, and the same must
be done for the exterior walls. steps
and wharf If she was expected to
stand perpetually on the island. SO
James H. Ferguson Of this city has
got the contract to do this, getting
$14.145 for the first job and s2,a45 for
the second. Then Miss Liberty gets
new footgear, the McHarg- Barton
company having agreed to furnish the
pedestal with a granite facing to the
outside steps, the tunnels and terre-
plein for s22,4 400.
The pedestal Is to be repaired and
the interior Of the lady put in shape
for $500, while a new bronze dress
will cost $1,000,
Then an elevator concern is to in
stall a fast elevator to run through
Miss Liberty's huge right arm for
s1O,S90, and a spiral stairway to her
shoulders Miss Liberty is not sure
that she viii like that. Dear me-.
When they construct spiral stairways
inside one, with cars and things, what
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

HERE ate FIVE cgant ghy pensions should pro-
dei for the teachers Of The schools which you are entrus-
ing the education Of your children
ON FirThat the best teaching that emanates from a
S soul that deYo itself with sngleness Of purpose to the
KER0 guidance the training and TIE inspiration youth No
teacher do the best work for children while at the
same time compelled TO be busy with plans for securing a
@9 livelihood when the days Of service in the chooroom
over.
secondTeaee Of the largest ability are every year being drawn
away from the school service which they proven their high capac-
Atty to enter remuneave fields Of endeago Unless would
the education Of children turned socondrae women
and ha provide rewards that would permit our
b teachers TO their lives to the schools
ThrdIhe efficiency Of army always depends upon character
Of the recruiting department The great army should always
year by year graduate leading educational institutions Nay
the service should be treated young and women Of
character and brains prepare honest profession
The current rewards f the teachers grossly inadequate that the
very material most need schools being diverted other
caIings.
FourIhere many Of schools and with the
largest capacity for growth who earning unusually good salaries from
which they laying BY fund to take Of themselves old age
To do this they compelled deny themselves the opportunity
travel The time to study the ownership Of books etc,
Fln thousands Of the older cities and union there
teachers who have practically themselves the service
schools and yet have been able little nothing and cannot
that their duty retire to pryaton charity Such no
official has the criminal courage and hardness Of to turn out
to aims starvation and result they spelling the mpers
abusing the necs Of whole hoohou full Of children in return
for their confinement by the community at hard labor the schoooom
But this cruel and nhman punishment Of faithful old teachers who
ought long ago have honora on pay goes on in thousand
American towns
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
POSTAGE STAMP BIDDER"
FAILS TO LAND BONDS

A BRAHAM WHITE, the bold and
"A unique genius Of wall street, and
known as the original postage stamp
bidder" has come to grief at last in
his latest and most daring exploit in
high finance. White tried to carry OF
the city's entire new $4,000. 900 issue
Of bonds with a draft on a $3.50 cor
poration.
White, IN behalf Of bis bond house.
the Abraham White Bond company.
offered to take the entire 100000. 600
Of bonds at prices ranging from 1O0.35
70 1O2.50- He deposited with his bid
a draft instead Of a certified check.
The draft was for 100000 and was
drawn on the Greater New York Sc.
curity company, corporation Of
which he is supposed to be the sole
active member. and which does not
figure In the directory Of the building
where It is located. This concern is
capitalized at $4,000 It gave a print
ed acceptance OF the draft, which thus
bore semblance to a certified check
for 100000.
The draft was presented for pay.
ment through the Guardian Trust
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

SOLDIERS OF FOREIGN LEGION
HAVE GLORIOUS RECORDS.
All NatlonalIass and Types Serve
Under the Trl-colored Flag in the
Colonies Of the Great Euro
Pean Republic.

In the bloody hand-t0-hand fight
with the Moors over the dead body Of
their commanding officer. Major Pre-
vost the men Of the French Foreign
Legion were true to the organization S
record for gallantry.
Miscellaneous fighting, in the French
colonies has been the Legionaries' spe-
cialty They eampaigned against the
Black Flags and filed hundreds Of
alien graves in Tonkin. In Dahomey
500 Of the Legionaries bore the brunt
OF the fighting and earned Gen.
D0ud's praise as the best soldiers in
the world" By tradition they never
serve in France. One Of their most
brilliant achievements, however, was
the defense Of the bridge in the first
battle Of Orleans in 1870, where fewer
than 1000 men held an entire Prus-
sian army corps at bay and made it
possible for the French army to re-
treat without serious loss and save its
artillery. The Legion lost 500 men in
the action.
Into the two infantry regiments
drifts steady stream Of plain sol.
diers, bankrupt adventurers fugitives
from justice, political refugees, gem
teel blacklegs In disgrace, men of
title and men Of no account, ready to
march 30 kilometres day under the
flaming African sun. so they can lose
their identity 1t is brigade Of mys-
terry and romance.
IN one company some years ago
were found a Roumanian prince sus-
pected Of having murdered his broth
er; an Italian cavalry officer, dismiss
ed from his country's army for cheat
ing at cards; a Russian nihilist prince
who had escaped from Siberia; an ex-
canon OF Notre Dame Of Paris sus-
pended from ecclesiastical functions
for the best Of reasons; an English ex-
major Of Hussars and a German count
who had held high military rank at
Berlin. After a terrible engagement
with the Kabyles, in which both the
surgeon-maior and his assistant were
killed. no one was left to care for the
wounded. Assembly" was sounded,
and riding along the line the major
asked, ANY doctors or surgeons
among your" Nine men left the ranks,
each Of whom had taken his degree
in European university
A hard-drinking. Cuarrelsome, duel
loving. dect;-may-care lot OF social
eastaways and professional soldiers,
the Legionaries are ruled with iron
discipline The slightest act Of ag-
gression against superior officer is
punished with death. During the war
IN T'onkln II members we're court
martiaIed and shot in one day But
in the face Of danger, whatever their
vices or their crimes. the wearers Of
the smart kept and baggy red breeches
never fail to give a good account Of
themselves. They are always ready
and eager to fight Men ike Marshal
Bazalne, Gen. de Negier and Gen. Du-
pin have led them. Count de Maleret,
court favorite in Napoleon HIS
time, having been disfgured for life,
sought their command. VilIebois-Ma-
reuil, who fought with the Beers, was
once an officer in the Legion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

HIS city is becoming more and
more literary, and its taste for 1T.
erature is steadily turning to the serl.
ous books Of science and history. to the
classics, and away from works Of cur.
rent fiction. The evidence OF this
tendency IS to be found in the returns
Of the circulation department Of the
New York public library. with its 40
odd branches scattered throughout
the city -Four years ago the number
o. volumes given out By this depart.
ment reached total OF 2.3S2,725; this
year the number win approximate s..
100000 an increase that is unparal.
ieled in the history Of any library IN
the world. During these four years II
branch Libraries have been added 10
the public library system, fact which
explains IN large measure the phe.
nomenal increase in the circulation Of
volumes In so short a space Of time
Twenty years ago, before the forma.
tion Of the New York public library.
the number Of volumes given out by
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
Old Relics Found.

Whilst making excavations at the
Cape Town railway station for wall
building purposes last year. some
workmen found several loose stones
with Inscriptions, such as were used
by the captains Of ships calling at the
Cape before Van Riebeek had built his
little fort, to denote the places where
letters might be found. Further
search revealed the flight Of steps on
the old seashore. which constituted
the first landing place for persons ar
riving by sea, and may have been used
by Van Riebeek himself. The stones
we're found at a depth Of over 20 feet,
and with them a small tobacco pipe
and q key. All the relics have now
been placed in an alcoye on the sta
ton platform. erected at the exact
spot where they were found, and an
inscription in both English and Dutch
tells their history to travellers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
Boxer Chief We'll Treated.

Duke Ian, one OF the Boxer chiefs.
who is supposed to be in prison at
sinkiang, on account Of his share IN
the rising Of 1900. seems to be having
very good time. 1t is reported that
he IS sing the Chekiang guild house
as his residence and, as he regarded
the grounds as too small, he extended
them by taking in the adjacent land.
He draws from the treasury a largo
monthly allowance for HIS mainten-
aace, always goes out in an Official
chair borne BY four persons, with a
large number Of bodyguards, and Is
very fond Of theatrical performances.
The officials, from the governor down.
ward, are in the habit Of going to his
house to pay their respects twice a
month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

IS the world coming to? It win only
mean SO many more people climbing
around your ribs Or shooting up
through your spinal column.
That's what she thinks. for she has
conhded her views on the matter 10
the seagulls, which talk, as every one
knows, and to the shippers Of the
great ocean liners going out and the
iive-day boats plowlng In over the
trail from Europe If it had not been
that the captains, the pilots, the sail
ormen and the gulls signifed to her in
their various ways that they liked to
see their best girl" decked out as
finely as possible she might not have
cared bit But Miss Liberty Is not
sure that she win not think more OF
the new wharfhouse to Be erected at
the statues base, with pretty fence
around 1t. than Of the spiral stairways
and elevators. It gives one such an
uncomfortable feeling to take a stair.
way into the system, especially
spiral stairway. and an elevator must
be worse. One who has never tried
elevators does not know, of course
And all this win cost more than $780,
600, but Uncle Sam is prosperous just
now, 50 he doesn't care.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

company, one Of the city depoaItories.
Mr. White and his money were equal
ly elusive. The comptroller gave him
until three o'clock TO produce tha
money When the time limit expired
the cash had not appeared. Comptroi.
Ter Metz then threw ont the BID.
There we're other bids for portions
OF the bond Issue at higher figures
than Whites lowest bids. but hs
would have received a large part of
the issue. between $4,000 900 ana
s2O,000,O00, had he been able 10 pro.
duce the money Il is supposed fhat
ne found the deal too big to pus
through when il was too late.
White was awarded sl.5OOoOo Of
United States bonds when John 8
Carlisle vas treasurer. and when he
had little or no money. The law ala
not require deposit With bids and
all It cost him was q cents IN postage
stamps. hence be Is called ~the origin.
al postage stamp bidder. He cleared
up about 100000 on that transaction
prevailing upon Russell Sage 10
finance t. He formed the bond com.
pany, and at times made equally aar.
ing aud successful deals
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09

Harrison Grey Fiske discussed at a
dinner in New York the art Of act
ing.
II believe" said Mr.. Fiske, "in
subtlety and restraint. A nod a
shake Of the head, a silent pause
these things are often more effective
than the most violent yelling and
ranting.
Life Is like that, subtle and silent.
What, for instance, could be more ex-
pressive than this scene, a scene with
out a spoken word, that l once wilt
messed in the country?
An undertaken stood on a corner
near a noble mansion. He elevated
his brows hopefully and inquiringly
as a physician came from the house.
The physician. compressing his lips
shook his head decidedly and hurried
to his carriage. Then the undertaken
with sigh passed on.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09


In the Adirondack Cottage sani-
tarium. at Trudeau, N. X, the patients
are supposed to be in bed at ten
o'clock each night. The lights at
that hour are supposed to be extin-
guished. and talking Is strictly pro-
hlbited. Any violation Of these rules
is reported to the resident physician.
To enforce the rules is part OF the
duties Of watchman who has been
with the institution for years. This
watchman, middle-aged German,
whose only name, so far as anybody
ever knew, is John, is the soul Of
fidelity In carrying out his duties. and
violations Of rules are always re-
ported by him without delay.
John Is not college man and some
of his reports are gems OF the Durest
ray. The other night he heard loud
talking at the Moore cottage The
lights were lit and he hastened TO SEQ
what the trouble was. His reception
was more vigorous than polite, and
next day he formulated this report to
the powers that be:
Trouble at Moore cottage last
night. ten thirty. Three beds empty.
One bed said Go to H."
The report is destined to live long
In the annals Of the sanitarium.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
THE NOVEL LOSING ITS
GRIP ON COTHAMITES

the free circulating Libraries was con.
siderably under million. Today
with branch libraries in every part of
the city, the popularity Of current
works Of action is confined almort
entirely to the upper west side. This
popularity was sufficient to give the
nfst place over all books in the eity
Iour years ago 10 Parkers Right AZ
way" This year the fayorIte so far
is Chambers Fighting Chance :
Fiction is least popular on the lower
east side Of che city There the enr.
rent novel IS almost unknown while
Uncle Toms Cabin Is stlll ibe NY
questioned favorite. The largest ~
al The oitys circulating libraries q
down there Ia the Educational All.
ance building in East Broadway. Tbla
library was founded 81 years ago bv
me Aguilarr society and the Young
Mems Hebrew association On lts
shelves are over 10000 volumes hay.
lns q circulation, according 10 laat
years report Of more than 100000,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
WOES oF TELEPHONE LlNsmAN.
BE Was Ambitious but Grew nizzy
and Fen Into ihs River.


Nearly anyone can become e. GOOD
telephone nneman after three or four
years, said a Kansas City electrician.
"a few men, though. never can learn
the trade because they grow dizzy
when they get to the top Of a pole
Safety belts have been worn only
about ten years. Just a little while
before they came into use had a
man working with me who couldn't
learn to control himself when on q
pole. He could climb all right, but
after he got there he couldn't do any
thing except to hang on so tight that
be left. his nail marks IN the wood
zone day we we're working on a
telephone line close to town, and had
good-sized audience watching u.s.
This would-be llneman thought he'd
try to nail some brackets up about
20 feet from the ground. He put his
ak IN his mouth and Skinned up the
pole Then he stopped. The natives
came around to watch him and he did
his best, but It was no use. There he
stayed for full minute and couldn't
put his hands up to get the ak. So he
came down again.
He tried one day to cross on a high
truss we were wiring over the Missou-
ri river We told him he couldn't do
1t, but he went ahead. and as usual
last control Of himself and fell. When
we pulled him out he had changed his
mind about becoming a lineman. Lat
er he went into the grocery business.
Kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-09
OLD WEST POINT HOTEL
MARKED FOR DEMOLITION

ert e. Lee was wearing his cadet
shake. It's service and its bin Of fare
have not been modified. Dinner is
served In the middle Of the day, and
beefsteak. chops. tea, soda biscuits
and canned peaches appear regularly
for supper. The same negro walters
have stood at their posts year in and
year out.
For the 10 years since the hotel
has been opened the government has
made on an average OF $4,000 a year
from It. or $4,000 in an, which il
considerably more than the old
wooden structure Is worth.
After the old hotel is removed there
will be built upon It's site large ad-
ministratlon building for officers OF
the academy.