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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
When Rubber Grows Hot.

When an automobile is running at
high speed the rubber tires. are rap
idly warmed and the heat sometimes
becomes very great, with resultant
injury to the rubber The cause of
this accumulation of heat in the tire
is ascribed to the kneading of the rub
Der, which generates heat faster than
it can be ra6:ated away. For this
reason manufacturers have found it
to be an advantage to have metal
parts in the tread, such as the ends
of rivets, in contact with the tire,
because the metal, being good radi-
ator, helps to carry of the heat to
the outer air.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
An Electric Rock.

There is a story going the rounds
to the effect that rock has been
discovered in the vicinity of Mont
Grey, Mex, which by simple rubbing
emits electric sparks and produces
a blue light of remarkable clarity.
Samples of the stone have been sent
to the geological institute at Washing
ton, d. c., and also to Thomas A.
Edison for analysis
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
The West Point lone.

The habit of truth-telling, the virtue
of absolute honesty, the ready and
loyal obedience to authority. the dis
play of courage, that virtue called
regal-this tone, which is the very life
and breath of the military academy,
traces back to fine source, to the
character of Washington and the best
society at the time of the revolution.
Morris Schaff, in Atlantic Monthly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
The Cow as a Machine

AS an illustration of the efficiency
OF a good COW, as a machine for the
manufacture of milk and butter from
grain, the record is given of a Hol.
stetin COW at the age of three years,
which. during one year produced milk
amounting to 1888 pounds, or over
nine tons of milk containing $40
pounds of butter. The net profit fig
ured in maintaining such a COW is
stated at about $156 per annum.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
ProfIted by Error.

When l opened the door," said the
fiat dweller. my ice man stood there.
He looked very meek and humble, to
my surprise.
I will fix that ice bill you thought
was too exorbitant,' he told me-
Perhaps 1t was. | will cut it down
He had gotten me mixed up with
somebody else. l hadn't complained.
but that didn't keep me from getting
out the bill and letting him cut it
down all right enough"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Very Queer Newspaper.

The oldest newspaper in the world
is one named the Wochenblatt, pub
lished in Grunningen, small town
of some 1900 inhabitants. in the Can
ton of Zurich, in Switzerland. 1t is
the only newspaper in the place, and
is at one and the same time the organ
of the liberal-conservatives and the
social-democrats. Pages one and two
belong to the liberals, and pages
three and four to the socialists, and
the two parties abuse one another
finely in its pages.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
AS the Romans Did.

Manager of the Rome Nine-How
about the game tomorrow?
Augur (aside)-What's the private
advices from the All-Etrurias?
The Hostage from Gaul-There has
been the grand shake-up and Bason
Ballikrates, the Greek, goes, in the
box. His pitching is of a wildness.
Augur-The auspices are favorable,
Paius Bacchus Salarius.-Puck.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
HONEYMOON Literature.

The young couple drove to the rail
way after the wedding, accompanied
by the best man, who had once been
the train started he handed a book to
the bride, saying: You will find that
a capital book to read on your honey
moon" After the train had started
the young husband said: What book
is that Tom has given your" To
gether they looked at it, Il was Ste
venson's Travels with a Donkey"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Blind swimmers Swim straioht.

1t is puzzling fact that blind swim
mers are able to hold an almost per-
fectly straight course for considerable
distances, though no more guidance is
given to them than some species of
call or whistle from the end of the
course. A blind man. in fact, desiring
to go in straight line, possesses the
curious power of being able to do so
almost exactly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13

The memory of Macmillan of Mexi-
co should still be preserved wherever
that haunting air La Paloma" is
played 1t is still to be heard in the
London restaurants where music is
thrown in with dinner And Maximil-
ian's final request was that La Palo
ma should be played while he stood
up to meet his doom. He died with
the tune in his ears-the courage in
his face-and his wife went mad with
the shock nearly 40 years ago
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
I.n.ne.s womsn Divers.

The women divers Of Shugashima
have developed an ability to Withstand
the cold OF the water. and are now the
support Of their families In their
strange vocation. They dive to depths
as great as so feet, getting pearls and
the haliotis or abalone, shell-hsh that
is in great demand for food.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Effect of Sun spots.

Prof. Peters of the United States
naval observatory maintains that sun
spots diminish the heat we receive
from the sun, but the terrestrial effect
is too slight to be perceptible. The
spots appear In the greatest number
every IL years. This astronomer is
firm in the conviction that II we are
ever involved in celestial catastrophe
it will not be due to the sun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
To Pot Plants.

When transplanting or reporting
plants remember that a plant loosely
ported rarely thrives. Firm potting
must be insisted upon-not hard
pounding of the earth, but sufficient
firmness about the roots to allow
them to obtain good hold in the
soil.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Awful Break.

The man of the house had shown
the caller the leaky roof, the insecure
foundation, the unfinished upper
rooms, and the generally wretched
condition of the premises. Now" he
said, 4 think you ought to make the
assessment about half what it was
last year You must have misun-
derstood me, Mr.. Gimpswitch, re-
marked the caller. Il didn't say I was
the assessor. What | said was that
my name is Elsessor. l am thinking
of buying some property in this neigh
borhood'
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Z The Meals Of Lona Auo.

IF you want striking illustration
of the increase in the price of food
stuffs in the last 10 or Is years."
said an old hotel man, 'just get hold
OF an old table d'hote menu and see
the list of things that hotel guests
used to get quarter of century ago
for rs cents. 1t would break up any
hotel to offer the same bill of fare at
the same price today"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
rean1ind.

I care not how worldly you may be;
there are times wien all distinctions
seem like dust; and when at the
graves of the great, you dream of
coming country where your proudest
hopes shall be dimmed forever. Mar
ried or unmarried, young or old, poet
or worker, you are still dreamer, and
will one time feel and know that your
life is but dream.-Ike Marvel.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
All Must Yield.

Obedience is our universal duty and
destiny; wherein whose will not bend
must break; too early and too thor
oushly we cannot be trained to know.
that would" in this world of ours,
is a mere zero to should" and, for
most part, as the smallest of fractions
even to shall. Carlyle.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
oriaIn of DRINKING Heal.hs.

The too common custom OF drink
ing healths" had a most curious orr
gin. In the days when the Danes lord
ed it in England they had very COM
mon habit of stabbing Englishmen in
the throat when drinking. To avoid
this villainy a man when drinking
would request some of the sitters-by
to be his pledge, or surety, while TAX
ing his draught. Hence the custom.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
To Become a Billiard Player.

l recommend all players to train
practicing with only one ball, sending
1t up the table from balk until it can
be made to stop with some certainty
at the same place always. Then that
place should - moved so as to pre-
sent a different test of touch and
strength. and so on with constant
variations.-C. B. Fry's Magazine.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Makes Twelve Minutes.

He-These eggs are as hard as
bricks. How long did you boil them?
She-Twelve minutes
He-Why, l told you only the other
day not to boil them more than three
minutes.
She-Yes; I know You told me
three minutes for each egg, and here
are four; so that makes IL minutes
-Lustige Blaetter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Population of Eaynt.

Census returns show that the total
population of Egypt, exclusive of
nomad Bedouins. is 11,206,350, of
whom 5.61S,6S4 are males and $751;
CTS females. This is an increase of
nearly 100000 since 1897.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Silly Vandalism.

The government officers after the
lottery magnates destroyed, among
other things, big scrap book OF
fifties, when lotteries were lawfully
conducted. That was little short Of
a crime. The National Museum is the
place for such relics of astute civiliza-
ton.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
The Ten Commandments.

'Tf people paid as strict attention to
de ten commandments" said Uncle
Eben, "as dey pays to de rules of a
card game. de piety of dis world would
be sumpin' surprisin'. Washington
Star.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Qualified.

The following story is related of an
applicant for the position of conf
Dental attendant to a judge. After
urging various qualifications upon q
person supposed to have the desired
influence he exclaimed, impressively:
"All my acquaintances have told me
am we'll qualified to hold sinecure."
Good Government.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13


HALEY, Idaho, Aug. 18th, 1867.
Notice is hereby given that
HOMER w. DAVIS
Of Burns, Idaho, has filed notice Of his
intention TO make final five year proof in
support OF mis- claim, viz:
Homestead entry No. 1926, made October 4th
1902, for the 81 NE1z Sec 4, TIP $. r. IS F. and
Additional Homestead Entry No 1857, Dec.
18th, 1906, for the Wa seq Section 4, Township
3S, Range Is f,
And that said proof will be made before
the Register and Receiver at HALEY, Idaho, on
Oct 18th. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land viz.
Thomas Hughes, Edward II. Meese, John
F. Byrne Kheun z. Koonce, all OF Burns Idaho
Aug l6Sept 20 A |. MCMAHON. Register.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Hands of Men and Women.

The average hand of the man is
from one inch to an inch and three
quarters longer than the woman's ay-
erage.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
BeIojsn Workers.

According to late figures the total
number of industrial workers in Bel
GUM was 1.265,0O0. of which $4,000
were women
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-13
Notice for Publication.
HOMER W. DAVIS

Department OF the Interior Land Office at
alley, Idaho, Aug 18th, 1867.
\ OF ice l. herehu oiren that
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
so SOOTHING.
Its Influence Has Been Felt by So
Many Pine Bluff Readers.

The soothing influence of relief.
After suffering from Itching Piles
From Eczema or any itchiness OF
the skin,
Makes one feel grateful to the rem
edy.
Doan's Ointment has soothed hum
dreds.
Here's what one Pine Bluff citizen
says:
j.. H. Steck, we'll known tin, copper
ID sheet metal worker, residing al
4 East Eighth avenue, says:
)oan's Ointment is without excep.
N the best preparation l ever used
Id from my own experience I know
at 1t does all that is claimed for it.
was troubled for years with itching
nemorrhoids and tried several medi-
cines. but go no relief. 1 continued
the treatment for a week or more
and since then I have teen free from
the annoying affliction.
the annoying affliction. l do not hes
ltate to recommend Doan's Ointment"
For sale by alldealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
A Eiuhtina "Super."

The following little gem was one OF
the experiences Of Mr.. Benson, the
Shakespearean actor:
Mr.. Benson made professional visit
to Dublin, and the rehearsals included
the due trimming Of body Of stage
assistants to represent the hurried
ly retracting supporters Of Richard
"Crookback," when that monarch sue
cumbed to the onslaught Of Richmond
on the field OF Bosworth. On the night
Of the first performance of the tragedy
the army that was to fly stubbornly
refused to leave the field or to &C.
knowledge being vanquished. but turn.
ing upon the forces OF Richmond gave
.aem severe iruh',lng. Nothing could
be found 10 tame them to proper
submission till ore Of the frank and
file'' said:
"I.ook here, Mr.. Bctson. If you wan
t1s to be beaten, You must put OCou
.,or'' lthe leading "bruiser" of the
party sin Hichmond's army"--reae
sons Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Anjor "Reminiscences.

The chapel clock peeled the hour fol
US, and we ate it with epicurean en-
5oyment. We We're walking together.
the senior and l, and l listened with
baited breath while he told me a fish
story. Arm in arm we walked, but
suddenly he stopped and drew his
hands across his eyes. 1t was a good
likeness, but obscured his vision bit.
Then he resumed:
1--WE sure were bunch Of hummers
IN our freshman year. In our snow
ball fight with the sophs on Washing
toms birthday three Of us gained the
fence and began to chop it up into
small pieces for souvenirs. Suddenly a
seven foot soph grabbed the smallest
Of my assistants, but with well aim
ed SNOWFALL between the eyes I laid
him low, while scarlet streams rolled
down his face and made intricate ara
besques on his collar"
The senior paused and fetched a
sigh, goodness knows where from.
"But whence the scarlet streams" !
Intercepted. "Was 1t bloodT
NO." he palpitated; there was q to
mato in the SNOWFALL"
Then silence fell. but we sustained /,
between us.-Yale Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
3iayar and aiAiuhAr.

In the first number Of the Atlantis
Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had q
poem called "Brahma.' which puzzled
both critics ANA common readers.
Some said it was the greatest poem Of
the century. Some said 1t was non
sense. The first verse ran as follows:
If the red slayer think he Stays
Or II the slain think he Is slain,
They know not wei! the subtle ways
keep and pass and turn again.
That winter it happened that a rela.
tive OF the poet I.onGfelow, Twin. IN
another state, bought q sleigh, and In
a family letter to the cousins In Cam
bridge there was Il vail lest the Janu-
Try thaw which had followed the pur,
chase should keep them from enjoying
the gay cutter that season. When the
letter was answered, Longfellow con-
tr1buted this verse, which, 1t Is said,
has never been printed before:
10 ON THE PURCHASE OF 4
SLEIGH.
II tho red slelgher think he sleighs.
Or II the sleighin think 1t Is sleighin.
They know not well tho subtle ways
OF snow, that comes and goes again
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
MADAME CALVE
IN MEXICO

City of Mexico. Dec. 26.-Madame
Calve will make her appearance here
for the first time tonight, and again
on next Saturday night, at the Teatre
Arbeu. The arrival of the famous
artist here ends tour of about 80
900 miles in the United States, Can
ada and Mexico. She has with her
two other distinguished artists, M.
Camille Decreus, a French pianist,
and Mile. Renee Chemet, a violinist
of great fame. She will leave here
early next week and will appear in
San Antonio, New Orleans, Memphis,
Atlanta and other southern cities.
Widespread interest in the Calve con-
certs is manifested in the musical
circles Of the Mexican capital and it
is likely that the great artist will be
greeted by one of the most dstin-
guished audiences ever seen in a
Mexican theater.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Silence and Science,

Before 1t was determined scientific
ally that smoke is waste, smoke was
fixed as the final Indication and proof
Of prosperity. Today smokeless
chimney means nothing less than
thrift and good management. Similar
ly we now hear that noise is proof OF
urban life, progress and activity. We
may answer that noise is loss as surely
as smoke is waste. Decreased comfort
is loss and noise decreases comfort
Disturbed minds are loss through re
duction Of mental force. But thesa
and similar consequences are indirect
loss. There is direct loss also. A rat
ting car means worn bearings and &
short lived vehicle. Otherwise rail-
roads would not spend SO much on
their roadbeds, and they would run
trains at higher speed.-Detroit Free
Press,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26

Many years ago, when William J
Stillman of New York city was re.
porting a disturbance in Greece for
the London Times, report was sent
out that he had been beheaded. One
of his friends, hearing the report. tele,
graphed to the correspondent this mes.
sage: "Rumor here that your head has
been taken Off. Is 1t true?" It was
not until the message had been sent
that 1t occurred to the sender that II
the rumor were true Stillman would
be the last man In the world to speak
about It, But the message reached
Stillman, and this was his reply: my
dear boy, newspaper man never
loses his head"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Limit of Human strenath.

Experiments upon number Of men
nave shown that man five feet high
and weighing 1875 pounds will lift, on
an average. 156 pounds through YER
teal distance Of eight inches, or PIT
pounds through a height Of IL inches.
Others CT feet high and weighing 1873
pounds could lift the 1856 pounds to a
height Of thirteen inches, or PIT pounds
70 height Of six inches. Other men
six fect three inches high and weighing
1873 pounds could lift 156 pounds to a
height OF sixteen inches, or PIT pounds
to height Of nine inches. By a great
variety Of experiments it was shown
that the average human strength Is
equivalent to raising thirty pounds
through distance Of two and one-half
feet in one second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Ducks and Dr-I

The monlehtoua l,.ls II: IT,. cd, ann
the inspector was put:i":ss his usua,
series Of inquisitiye Questions 20 {
class of small boys.
Nov, tell me-" he said, why 1t is
that duck cap swim and q hen cart .
because g duck has web1ed feet
pipad one Of the miniature phiioso
pliers.
YES" SAID the inspector. "Now, cail
any Of you ssy.19lj"
Stony SILENCE, during which the In
spector and the teacher whispered to-
gether.
"Cone, come" said TIC inspector;
you should all know how to swim.
Your teacher tells me he can swim.
Why is it you can't If he can?"
"Please, sir" said the same little
boy, 1.-The teacher has very big feet. y
London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Surprised tho Ghost.

A ghost. vague white form which
Gifted about small neglected grave
yard in Galway, much to the alarm OF
those who lived near BY, one of thc
gentlemen OF our party undertook to
ny. Going out not far from midnight
he did indeed soon become aware Of a
white figure looming toward him
through the darkness. Our friend
however, held on his way undeterred.
GHOST" he said in sepulchral tones
when he came near, could you drink q
glass Of whisky?"
II could so, your honor" blithely re,
sponded the ghost, taken Off his bal
ance by the unexpected offer and
standing revealed as the principel
poaeher Of the neighborhc,s who had
a'o'leu -.-...ae,r CT t1lls spectral sp'~
g stt his night lines and carr: o. HI.
other depredations undisturl'e'i,- ~n.ack
woods Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
How to Make Oil Of Swallows.

Among the valued specifics OF by
gone age was oil Of swallows. In the
"Countess of Kent's Choice Manuaf'
Q676) there are the following curious
directions for making it: Take one
handful Of mother thyme, Of lavender
cotton and strawberry leaves OF each
alike, four swallows, feathers and all
together we'll bruised, three ounces Of
sallet oil, beat the herbs and the swal-
lows, feathers ana all altogether, until
they be so small that you can see no
feathers, then put in the oil and stir
them we'll tos9ther, and seeth them in
a posnet amy strain them through a
s ssey@' ~ and 50 keep It for your
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Easy Rhymina.

Willia@ Makepeace Thackeray in his
fines Peg Of Limavady" acknowledges
himself 10 cockney. 1t was hardly nee
essary for him to do this, as not only
In that poem. but in others. he makes
the syllable ing" rhyme with sylla-
bles like Gin" and EN-" failing to sound
the concluding "g." Richard Harris
Barham Of Ingoldsby legends, a most
facile rhymer, has done the same thing
over and over again, thus tightening
his labors greatly in the pursuit Of
RHYMES
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
A Story of WhewelI.

Sydney Smith said of the great Dr.
Whewell, master Of Trinity college.
that Science was his forte and ON.
niscience his foible" On one occa
sion two fellows of the college, think.
Ing to get beyond his range, read up
the subject of Chinese metaphysics and
then disputed about it in the doctors
presence. He listened in silence for a
time and then observed, "Ah, l see
you have been reading paper which
I wrote for an encyclopedia Of sci
ence."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26

Pm eastern town the Village I'M
ment association has adopted q
TOR street Improvement that should
successful. The association has
"a cash Prize to the residents OF
pne block in the town who shall
done the best work from July to
st III clearing away weeds and
aiming a neat appearance about
femises. The idea contains a hap
digestion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
A Mean ADVANTAGE.

"You say he accused you of being
untruthful?"
'That's what happened" answered
Pluto Pete, with much embarrassment
"And lives to tell the tale?"
"Well, you see he used long words
In such a roundabout way that he was
out o. town before had figgered out
exactly what he meant" washington
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
siamese Object to Watkins.

The Siamese, above all nations in the
world, hate to walk. No such mode OF
progression is tolerated by Siamese
If he or she can by any means ride. a
Venetian gondolier will walk some
times, even a Hollander will ride on
his rough cart, but a Bangkok man
not if he can help it. His family boat
for him.-Windsor Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

the annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Hammett Grocer Com
pany will be held at its Office in Pine
Bluff on the 18th day OF January, 1908,
between the hours Of II and / p. m.
for the purpose of electing directors
for the ensuing year and for any
other lawful purposes.
A. w. MUM, Secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Best Sleep Of Az.

81 see that an eminent physician de-
clares that two hours Of sleep before
midnight are wo.th more than six after
that hour"
Nonsense! Two hours Of sleep after
you're called in the morning are worth
morei than anything else. "-Philad del
phia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-26
Connictino.

"Hav@n't 1 told you." asked the
father. ALWAYS to tell the TRUTH
"Yes. you told me- that" the young
man admitted, "but at another time
you told me never to become The slave
q hAhtA"