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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-03

Veteran Jerome King, OF the soldiers
home, arrived from Davenport Monday
evening, after a three weeks furlough
spent with his family. Mr.. King is a
helpless invalid as the result of a rail-
road wreck on the Rock Island fourteen
years ago, when he was employed as
baggageman and was injured. He Is
paralzed from the hips down and to-
tally blind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-03

DR.. iBurkart, osteopath, so2 w. Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-03

William Batt1n, per ceHt IarHI IoaHs'
DR.. w. M. Choate, dentist, office over
the. Fidelity bank.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

others, is a product of fear. We are afraid TO be
immoral that is to violate the established customs
and laws of society. According to them, the so
called immoral are the brave and original
Science too is more indebted to fear than IS gen
eraIIv realized The fear of the Lord is the be
ginning of knowledge said Solomon, and If for
lord we substitute Nature or natural phenomena
we shall have a statement to which even an atheist
viii subscribe For all our strivings for the pur-
nose of overcoming our fears, of making ourselves
masters instead Of slaves of our environments, OF
conquering, or at least understanding, the forces
md as a matter of fact many of the things now
hest known are the things that were once most
feared So that need have no hes1tancy IN saying
that fear has been a great spur 10 Ano"ieose "'u
science religion and morality
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

But while it is admitted that fear has been very
beneficial TO both man and animals 1t must also De
admitted that an excess of fear has been very IN
furious to them Instead of preserving hie eX-
cessve fear has often DESTROYED 1t by PaTalyz
mo and rendering the animal helpless Horses
tremble so violently when they see a tiger tilaC
they are unable to and save themselves. Mon IN
KEYS. even the gibbons, the most agile OF them all,
when taken bV surprise on the ground, remain
rnotionIess and allow themselves to be bound by
man Seals, as is well known, become SO agtated
when surprised and pursued on shore that they ian
tonq,eS hang out of their open mouths, and finally
they become 1notion1ess and allow themselves 70
be taken without offering any defense. SIMPLY
taking hold of guinea pigs, and keeping them Ioi
Continued on page I6
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

under those circumstances, IN spite OF q
do They passed a law which made It a
crime for pot to be iron. Any. pot when
should be duly convicted by a jury OF his
peers Of being iron. should be declared
OUTLAW and his goods forfeit There was
great rejoicing all up and down the river
mot the Suwanee River, by the way,
however, when this law went into effect.
They had a civic parade in the forenoon,
an Grafton in the afternoon, and IN the
evening fireworks. The general impress
sion was that the millennium had come
For awhile the iron pots kept them
selves out Of sight But in the course OF
time they took heart of grace, or whatever
it is that pots take in such case, and sent
forth one of their number to make test
of the new law He was promptly ar
rested, thrown into Jail and kept there
over night. though bail was offered
ran high and a judge would as soon
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

to gage the pubic temper.
Pretty soon this discomfort
began to show itself in the
political cleavage. Hitherto
al the pots had been either
Democrats or Republicans,
with few negligible pots who
were ProhibitiOnists or Green
hackers. The iron pots were
just foxy enough to divide
themselves up between the
two leading parties, not be
cause they differed among
themselves fundamentally,
but in order to keep both
parties from raising chimcrical
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

bail was offered. Sentiment
lge would as soon think of
taking arsenic as bail
1t was a cause Celebre.
That is to say, they were
four wears, seven months. and
twenty-three DAYS TRYING It.
Newspaper reporters grew
gray while writing up the un-
written law. Thousands OF
cameras were worn out. And
the upshot was an acquittal.
The iron pot had counsel TO
burn with zeal, YOU know.
and counsel had their prece-
dents. and among them they
made out that the law Was IN
Contravention of the ConStI-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
Drawings by E. T. Richards

IN certain river a number of pots drifting.
/ They were for the most part earthen pots; but
here and there an IRON pot drltted with the rest
By curious coincidence, the numbers OF the eartheh
-C+s bore much the same relation to the numbers
Of the iron pots that the numbers OF us heots bear
10 the numbers of those who are rich enough 70
own an eighty-horse power car and dwell IN ser
wants boarding house.
These iron pots made enormous amount OF
trouble first and last They had a way all their
own of humping into the earthen pots ana ] knock-
irg them into variety of dlsagreeable things
ranging from a cooked hat TO snithereens;
To be sure there were laws Laws are cheap, ana
even if thev were not they would have to be mad
Thrse laws declared verv distinctly that whatsoever
IRON pot should bump INTO an earthen pot that
wav was guilty Of offense, and liable TO c"ndgn
punishment, or anyway some species OF Punish-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

selves Socialists Did the iron pots hereupon have
a fit and fall into it: They had and did all OF that
They proceeded at once, and regardless Of expense,
to organize campaign of education hey ralSeG
an alarm at this wanton assault upon the national
honor They cried Shame!" and got all the pro-
fessional alar1ners to crying Shame" They had
all the alarrners with them, because IN those DAY
the, could control the banks and the banks could
control the credits and creditors could control the
alarrners as truly the maiden all fororn MIXED
the with the crumpled horn, and set IN motion
that remarkable confederation OF eventualItIeS N
connection with the house that Jack built. But
nothing aught availed. The earthen pots had care
fully provided themselves with a deaf ear, "hlch
papers and in a perfect orgy of political heresy
swept the country. They always claimed that the
country needed sweeping.
Even the Senate was Socialist.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
THE STORY OF THE POTS
rTEY1
" E b T.

issues. By chimerical
issues, you of course
understand, they meant
issues which blasphe-
mously proposed to in
tcrfere with the order OF
Providence, whereby
they were enjoying the
fat of the land. PrOvl-
dence had made them
lords of the earth, and
by the eternall they
wouldn't stand by and
see Providence discred-
tied.
But now a new party
appeared. 1t was made
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

fnCDt. But, 90 YOU hI'"
there was never an IRON pot
punished. though earthen pots
were all the time beng
bumped into, contrary to the
peace and dignity Of the com
monwealth, and in violation
Of the statute made and pro-
vided. The iron pots, III some
mysterious fashion not un-
connected, perhaps, with their
peculiarly ferrugInous nature,
were able to employ counsel,
or lawyers; who always kept a
lap or so ahead of the leg's-
lature. as it were, and stood
ready TO find holes in any
ordinance YOU might mention.
provided at the same time
YOU came down handsomely
enough. And nobody could
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

there were the japanese. always ready 20 push IL
This meant woe to the weaker, often IS there vas
humping Indeed injustice presently as r-te IS
it had been IN the old non age, tnd the SOUND i
mourning was abroad IN the land
But once more it chanced that the tagrant-y
hard pots were in the minority That IS the nIo--
tant economic fact TO bear mind; Tor lnaST1uc1
as their hardness was common grievance with II
the other pots, it served To unity trlumpA4rr :
not to sav Insolent opposition. The Socialists nd
formally gone out of existence, deennS their Wo-A
done with the extinction OF the iron pots, uu'
when new exigencIeS called they were not urresIIl
sive They girded themselves afresh. and plunged
again into the battle for liberty, equality, trateT-
nitv. or death
This battle proved TO be henceforth. for a con-
siderable period. quite continuous performance
for the only effect OF doing away with the haSranty
hard pots was to bring less hard pots INTO OdluIn
1t came at length the point that any pot winch
was more than half baked dared not STIR out. but
had his meals brought up from the restaurant
After about SIX months or year there were only
three pots left They all pretty SOFT, naturally
but BY no means equally soft. The pots were not
like men. for whereas are created absolutely
equal pots were not And IN the sequel the SotteSt
pot OF the three held the balance OF power; for
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

and everything else he wanted because the Others
dared refuse hIm nothing But his head or ~ ~
events that portion of him above his neck, tl.-e
bv these conditions lie began 70 believe h~-e-
chosen to govern and talked loftIly OF divine ----
One dav he little too far. and the other I. IS
rcvoIted and after that they were only two
That was obviously a PrecdrlouS. even an eE.------
eral. condition. The sun Of the second morning
beheId only one lonely pot lett.
And he was louelvl He had everything 9. --
self now: but he thought with genuine re--.- +
the DAYS when the river full of pots and e 5
such 4 hard thing 70 escape being destroyed .--
such sweet thing when one did ESCAPE '.-.
evidently his last state was worse than his rr--.
who could blame HIM W hen he chose TO dash .. L
against Il rock and end the history of the G.--
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
Intoxicated with Power

drunk with their power you will perhaps consent
II to picture an earthen pot drunkD, these fellows
took the bits in their teeth, and ran things with
high hand. Anybody who has ever been drunk with
power VIII tell you that metaphors do get mixed
under those circumstances. in spite OF all you can
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

come down more handsomely IN q plnch than those
come down to US The LAWYERS knew great many
things which were So and sufficient precedent
for each, and so iron pot ever saw the INSIDE OF
a iail except it might be as one OF the CHOIR who
went to sing TO the prisoners on the Sabbath day.
The earthen pots were not content however
There has always been discomfort IN the world,
from the earliest times. Nor has discomfort ever
failed to be very unreasonable. Here YOU come
upon an individual who IS dlscontented because ne
has less than enough to eat; but II You iced MN
the chances are that he VIII straIghtWay be dscon-
tented because he has not grand piano W hat
should earthen pots want Of a grand piano anyway,
But suffice it 10 say that the earthen pots were
disContented without further pursuing the philoSo-
phv Of the subject. Every time one OF them was
bumped into and smashed up, there was hard feel,
ing though it notorious that the trouble all
came from the earthen pots being 50 SOFT and there
were ugly looks, well. If the iron pot launtlly
asked them what they were going to do about 1t,
il was no unheard of thing for the cry OF y CIet
rorel" to be raised. OF course these pots Couldn
do ANYTHING with a rope, but the sentiment serves
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR SEPlEMbfK A@' 1910

tuition 1t was absolutely too unconstitutional 1oT
anvthing You will believe that there was reJoic-
mo at this on the part of the iron pots who came
ont and drifted insolenty in the rver, and displayed
fireworks and OratOry- r
But the Socialists were by no means done Oo4. 1.
stituton be blowed! they exc laiTned III effect II
the law IS in COntraventIOn OF the Constitution, 50
much the worse for the Constitution.
Now il fell out that certain earthen pots, OF
scb"Iar1y turn. had been reading Carlyle's The
French Revolution, and they came forward WIN
tlIe Let us have recourse quoth they, to the law
of suspect. ..-. A., not r,r,t
was suspected by anybody of beng IRON should
he sulnarilv dealt with, matter what the Organic
law thought about it
How about the Magma Charta: demanded the
iron pots full of subtle resources ..
You'll mighty soon see what Will become OF It
retorted the Socialists
iron pot had been hanged or sent over the
road.
There were immense rejocings. holl-
dav was declared. the lid was taken on
everything and all had grand good tune
s. There were two games of baseball. and
rnanv Dots became full There no dis
\ order. however. excepting once, when a
"a @ certain pot being IN his cups, called a kettle
q black The kettle. as It happened was from
: the South; and YOU imagine! B-1
I mutual friends mterposed IN time 20 prevent
-. = anv serious results
. And still. if YOU will believe It, there
trouble 1t had been hailed as the perfect
dav: but it proved on trial 70 be about the
= same old day. For now the discover
was made that there were earthen pots ar-I
earthen pots. That IS To say some earthen
---.> pots were good deal harder than other
earthen pots On the one hand, there were
Into sturdy coarse pots. with red neckS, and On
the other were delicate Sevres pots, and then
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

neither OF the others
could carry an election
without him. and either
could carry an election
with him.
Still, it was not this
Softest of pots who sur
vIved. IN the end. IL
was. IN fact, the hard
est of the three who
survived. The sOftest
OF the pots. taking note
of his prosperity. was
for a considerable time
Of the opinion that
about all social prob
lens were now solved
He had a grand piano.
and an imported car.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21

Sheriff Edwin Doust made
this place pleasant call yesterday.
Attorneys Bandelin and Vince
Ian of Standpoint were in town
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. James E. Dolan is home
from Spokane, where she has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Kaiser
for some time.
Steve Ridley is back from Alas
ka, where ne went with a U. S.
Geological surveying party latt
fall. He will visit friends during
the holidays.
Fur ess & Co. have opened a
saloon in the Monks building. The
firm is composed of Jack Furnesr,
G. B. Emery and G. T. Kellogg.
They are fitting the place up in
fine style.
The NJ. e. Sunday school gave
an enjoyable entertainment Thurs
day evening. They also had can
dy and handkerchief booths, the
proceeds from which went towards
a Christmas fund.
The Ladies' Aid of the Pres
byterian church held a bazaar
Friday of last week. They sold
out all the articles offered on the
occasion, and made a snug sum of
money for their treasury.
The Boomers Ferry Dancing
Club will give a grand ball on
New Years night, Jan. 1. Ad-
mission, $1.00; members and lad.
les free. Every body cordially in
vited. Good music will be in at
tendance,
20. K. Rosebaugh has sold his
ranch in Paradise Valley to Will
loughby Moore, a recent arriva
from the Palouse country. The
consideration is 5000. Mr.. Moor,
with his family has moved ontC
the ranch.
"A case of smallpox has de
veloped here, the man claiming
that he came from Standpoint. TIL,
town and county have arranged t,
build pest house on land west o
the K. V. track, west of town. Tw,
other men are being detained VIII,
have been with the patient. M. II
Ormsby is acting as guard.
The report that the balance o
the cache of the Great Northern
train robbers had been found a
Sylvanite by Fred Lang is n
credited in Bonners Ferry. o.
Wright, recently down from tina
camp says nothing is know abou
it up there, and parties back fror
Helena had heard nothing of tn
= story there.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21
locals.

just received an9tner lot o
side and back combs at B. M. Co.
Don't forget we carry a fine
line of fall and winter suits. B. M.
Co.
-Hollinger's store will be chuck
full of bargains up to Jan. LIST.
1908.
A fine gift for a lady, silk
umbrella or phoenix muffler. B.
NJ. Co.
We guarantee every pair Of our
driving and cruising shoes. Bon
ner Mercantile Co.
--latest candies and nuts at the
Kootenai Trading Co.'s. Special
prices in quantities.
Malone pants and machinaws
the only kind for lumbermen.-
Bonner Mercantile Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hollinger's
youngest child is quite i'll, being
threatened with pneumonia.
See Hawkins & Offutt and
list your place and give them
chance to sell it while the weather
is fine.
Work Team for Sale-Weight
about 2600. Will sell team or each
horse separately. Enquire of ]. w.
Bragg. If
ID. c.. McColl has resumed
logging, taking advantage of the
freeze to haul logs from off of the
bench.
The Kootenai Trading Co. has
a nice line of Japanese china on
display. See it before buying else
where.
No prizes, no crockery, just
the best coffee you ever drink
Chase & Sanborn's, 25c, at Bonner
Mercantile Co.
We have a beautiful line Of
rugs which we will continue tC
close out at sale prices up to Dec
3lst. Hollinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Hydorr
I are the happy parents Of bounc
( ing boy, born Thursday. DR.. E
{ E. Fry was in attendance.
I 20. +. Howe has beautiful
) line of jewelry and silver ware in
I stock. He has many handsome
( things in the Christmas line.
) just arrived a beautiful as
? sortment of holiday suspenderl
Z and neckwear. Do your shopping
! now, while stock is at the best
{ Moore Bros.
, -Chas. A. Stevens & Bros. hav
J notified their Boomers Ferry agent
: Mrs. Park Holland, of great reduc
; tions in prices, to conform to tn
- money stringency.
We carry large line of Nc
h MILAN Pants, Chynewa and Gran
y Rapids Shoes, and North Star Mac
hinaws always on hand, prices req
j. sonable at Moore Bros.
a Bull for Sale-A fire, youn
h bull for sale, age 2 years. Enquir
at Valley Ranch on Brown Greek
or address, F. W. MOTHER,
= If Naples, Idaho.
h The ladies of st. Mary's Gull,
had the good fortune to dispose o
B all their goods at their bazaar, helt
last Wednesday evening, and en-
riched their treasury to the extern
expected,
Joseph Banning has just re
/ ceived a large shipment OF tn
1 famous Palm Candies, in pack
ages. Just the thing to buy for
present at any time. He has full
3 line of candies, nuts. fruits, cigars
{ and periodicals always on hand.
/ Henry Tank has just com
+ pleted private water system a
his ranch on the north side of the
valley. He has a pipe line 75C
feet long from spring, with fal
of IT'S feet. He has plenty of wa
far for domestic ,,sa ool -o,,,o a.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21
KOOTENAI VALLEY

Meadow lands. Fruit lands Farming
lands, and Timber lands, GET in
Before Prices go up. Here are a
few samples.
$1,000. 100 acres Hay and fruit
ranch, 80 acres meadow, small
orchard, plough land and timber
good soil; good water, soon go up
to $4,000.
$4,000. 100 acres cultivated; nice
orchard, good water, fine soil, good
timber; ideal place for home; terms
$500. 40 acres, one mile out;
ideal location; terms.
Fine timber lands, $40 per acre
and upwards.
400 acres bottom land, near Cope
land, $40 per acre.
22C acres bottom land, SO per
acre.
Several fine S 10 c k and frui t
ranches.
6 splendid residence lots in orig
inal plat; 5000 each; terms.
3 splendid business lots, $3.50
each; terms.
Big residence lots in Park Addi-
ton, 50xl25, for 800, on easy
terms. Buy before prices go up.
Several 100 acre tracts. Some
improved at $1,000 per acre.
Have always on hand a good
homestead accomplishments, cheap.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21
Real Estate

Before looking elsewhere let me
show you the BEST BARGAINS
in the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21

Meadow lands. Fruit lands Farming
lands, and Timber lands, GET in
Before Prices go up. Here are a
few samples.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-21

Have always on hand a good
homestead ACCOMPLISHMENTS, cheap.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-13

At Newark, N. j., doctors tried to
cure case Of peritonitis by cutting out
all Of the patients intestines. The
operator was successful" That is,
the man died. In New York, short
time ago, doctors sewed up wonian's
heart with the same result. Some
time ago man had nightmare in an
eastern city, and claimed he had swal-
lowed his false teeth. An X-ray was
applied and the teeth located. They
cut him open and he died, and the
teeth were afterwards found under the
bed. If man has a pain and doctor
is passing, he should brace up and
conceal it. In this passion for surgery
it will be only question of time when
doctors will chloroform every tired
looking man on the street and look for
something to cut out to rest him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-13

The following sensible comment on
what some bootlickers have seen fit to
call the beautiful philanthropy of the
bankers" was taken from the Palmer
Mountain Prospector. The banks are
given undue credit for preventing a
panic. 1t is true they. made frenzied
efforts to keep off the rocks, that were
dangerously near at one time, but there
was more thought of self preservation
than philanthropic interest in the dear
people. The praise is all due to the
level-headed, reliable, always to be de-
pended upon merchant and small
dealer and trader, and the display Of
cheerful self-sacrifcing confidence oil
the workingman in accepting circu-
lating medium that has no right Of ex-
istence under the law, and is only
money through the courtesy Of those
who have acknowledged its purchasing
capacity. This is not said in disparag-
ment OF the substitute for real money
for it will all be redeemed, but the
banks are losing nothing directly thru
the issuance of this currency, and il
any chances are being taken it is by
the public.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-13
TRAVELLING TOO SLOW
Great Northern Train Distracted Traffic
on Railroad Ave-, Seattle, but Was
Moving All the Time

This court has heard many cases Of
fast travelling, in excess of the speed
limit, but this is the first time that
anyone has been arraigned here for
travelling too Slow" grimly remarked
Judge John B. Gordon yesterday after
noon as he dismissed the case against
the Great Northern Railway Company,
charged with obstructing the Columbia
street crossing on Railroad avenue.
The Seattle fire department on Nov.
80 responded to call to the water
front, and after it was all over an en-
CINE and several hose wagons were
held at the Columbia street crossing
for ten minutes while a Great Northern
freight moved slowly by. The fremen
were indignant and Patrolman Berg
strom took up their grievance and
charged the railway company with VIC
lating city ordinance by blockading
the crossing more than four minutes.
The case was tried before Judge
Gordon in police court yesterday when
the fact was brought out that the train
was moving all the time the blockade
was in progress, but there was no ap-
parent disposition on the part of the
crew to hurry matters.-Seattle P.-I.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-13

In Justices Court, Before +. 3. Taylor, Jus
tice OF the Peace In and for Leavenworth
precinct, Chelan County, State of Wash
ington.
@. W. Hathaway. Plaintiff. VS.. b. O. Hatton,
Defendant.
State OF Washington, ! 90
County of Chelan.
To b. O. Hatton, Greeting:
In the name of the State OF Washington.
you are hereby notified that g. W. Hatha-
way has filed a complaint against you in said
court, which will come on to be heard at my
ONCE in the town of Leavenworth, In the
county OF Chelan. In the State OF Wash.
ington. on the 18th day OF January, 1903,
at the hour of ten O'Clock, a. m, and unless
you appear and then and there answer. the
same Will be taken as confessed and the de-
and demand OF said claim is to recover of
you the sum of Forty-one dollars and nfteen
cents (g4l. I6) upon an account for goods, pa
pers. Ice. wood and services, no part OF
which has been paid.
Complaint filed November q, 1907.
+. Is. TAYLOR,
t5-6l Justice Of the Peace.