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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
rres,le Collapsed.

San Pedro. Cal.--Four men ios,
their lives Thursday when 400 feet OF
the tresile leading from the wharf OF
the Pacific Wharf q Storage company
collapsed without rnomees's warning.
Inc dead men were crushed BY ear.
ioads OF rock and drowned In the bar.
Dor Four others who went down with
them Were rescued, All were Greek
iaboters who had been put to wors
In the morning.. and their names were
not on the payroll The trestle col
lapsed as train Of twenty fat cars
laden With ROCK baeAel on the whalG
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Men shun esw.caws

There is one thing that no rd
man will stand for" said the tall ghl
he positively will not carry an un
brella all trimmed up with knots 4
ribbon. Several times have bea
Obliged to lend an umbrella to me-
VINO got caught i'm the rain. Each {
those umbrellas, was ornamented VII
tufts OF ribbon when the man left y
mouse; when he brought it back -
RIBBON was; gone. He had besl.
ashamed be seen walking along y
street carrying an umbrella who's
handle was, trimmed with nbbn1
rosettes and had taken them Of =
soon as he left the house and -
forgot to put them on again. Noss|
uays In order to save trouble for boaI
OF u.s. take the ribbon OF myself =
lore onering a man an umbrella"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
srItons, Heads Not shrInklna.

London. That the British head is
shrinking and British muscles are de-
generating, as recently charged by
certain scientists. was refuted by evi.
dence introduced at the meeting of
the British association at Leicester.
Records for the last twenty years at
Marlborough college show that the
fourteen-yearold boys there average
i've pounds heavier and nearly an
Inch taller than those OF 1885. A
halter who furnishes hats for six
schools youches that hats Of 2iR
inches In circumference formerly
were rarely demanded, while now
hats s24 inches In circumference are
needed continuously.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too stiff to Bend Over.

When l drank coffee | often h.a
SICK headaches. nervousness and hi
'ousness much OF the time, but when ,
went 10 visit friend got in the bahi,
OF drinking Postum.
4 gave up coffee entirely and the 80
SUIT mas been that have been an,,,s-
ly relieved of all nv stomach ava 80
vous trouble. N 'ei'
NY mother was Just the same wsv
we all drink Postum now. and wi,b
GUT eonee in the house for 2 years. we
are all well. - We
neighbor OF mine. great oonsa
urinAer' was troubled with mains n
ner side Tor years and was an inva,,a
sac was not able to do her wort o.,
could not even mend clothes or 40 a., -
.sins AZ all where she would hsva :,
' oend forward, If she tried TO do !
little hard work she would re, snoS
pains that she would have 40 lie a.
Tor the rest Of the day. u
Az last l persuaded hsr - -.
0fnking coffee and try P,stp,, r.,
Conee and she did so ana r. Vee
.ostam ever since; the result has ~ 49,
saa. sne can now do her work -
SIT Tor whole day aud mend ana sau a
sew on the machine and She -. s@u
:, ,es.s .he least bit OF pain in her s,,,a
"a .ae'' she has got wen and Il snaa',
Bile. 'e "noae trou-
~. could also tell you seoa, savs,.,
Ssosa neisheors who have been cprss
~ sui.uns conee and using nos,n,,
+, "a Us place There's a Rssso~ u
s-rSs n pkg. for the famous little h,,o,
me Road to weuyiae.- ' ''oS'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
FUEL FAMINE PREDICTED.
Coming Winter VIII Witness Scarcity
Of Coal In the Northwest.

Cleveland, O.-The northwest will
suffer q more severe coal famine the
coming winter than the record.break-
Ing one last year. according to coal
shippers here. Discussing the situa-
tion, prominent mine owner said:
There are now 100 big ore car
riers up the lake waiting cargoes
They cannot get away until the ore
reaches the docks. which means a de-
lay of perhaps ten days. These huge
vessels when they reach Ohio ports
with ore are not going to take back
coal No vessel owner who Is not
under contract to carry coal will
walt for coal load, SO the north.
west probable. even with $4,000 900
tons OF coal In the docks by the first
OF December win experience another
fuel famine before next spring"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
WHEN. TO- WIND A WATcM
The Morning. Not the Evenina I
Best Time, the Matchmaker sam|

Most people," said the watchna|
er, wind their watches at might. n
1t would be better to wind them Ii y
morning. You see, we are liabh
go to bed at different hours, and I
wind our watch at irregular ints|
walls; and it is better to wind ii reu|
larly. Then we are more liable !
forget to wind our watch at III
than in the morning and so may ii /
run down. But we are pretty sure
get up in the morning at our regah
hour, whatever the hour at which \
went to bed, and SO by winding II Id
we may insure regularity of viii
ing; and the watch is brought to MD,
then, when we put it on for use, q
we are less likely to forget to windf|
so morning is the best time to via
a watch, If you can get yourself hi|
the habit of winding II then"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Lonq Time TO Sweep.

Everything. even magnificent
church. must be regarded from the
point of view of the beholder A Lon
don paper says that two country girls,
who acted as II they might be enioy.
Ing a holiday from domestic service.
We're observed walking down the
aisies OF st. Pauls Cathedral. Under
the great dome one of them stood
and gazed around her with an air of
such wonder that spectator might
Wen suppose that she was awestruck
by her solemn surroundings. But
wnen she spoke, the idea was dissi-
pated. "oh, Sarah" she exclaimed.
wouldn't this place take a long time
to sweep" LAW
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Preacher ksurderea IN ,,,,,.,,

mount Vernon. ill-James L. VII.
Hams. an i,inerant preacher. formerly
VI i@nlsren. H.. was shot and killed
on = asrS side street here SUNDAY
Msnt ey an unidentified person. The
, motive Tor the crime Is a mystery.
Williams Is reported TO have arrived
mere q, about o'clock. having In his
possession between SEQ and $500. He
vas searching for the home OF Rev.
Asenison. brother OF his FIRST wife,
wen he met his death. The pockets
o. MS Clothing had not heen rified
mln,nns had returned ten days aSo
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Wsars Gray ., ! Funsr.l

I.ondon.--Rev Frederick Spur. one
Of the BEES, known Bap,is, pastors In
London. startled the moarnets AZ the
funeral Of one Of the deacon. OF hls
church by officiating In gray sul, Of
clothes. When questioned on the auh.
iec, the pastor declared himself /. be-.
Hover in cheerful faneralA Hs said
he Was heartily sick OF the paxanlsm
connected with Christian Funerals
The deacon Was Sc years old nr.
Spur said, and has been xooa
Christian all his life. lie died Of old
age. 50 at his funeral wore a gray
suit and We sang an Easter hyhn.-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
HAYWOOD WELCOMED HOME.
lsteness Of Arrival In Denver Pre-
vents Demonstration in His Honor.

lsteness Of Arrival In Denver Pre-
vents Demonstration in His Honor.
celebration OF the return
home OF William d. Haywood, secre-
tary-treasnrer OF the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners, who was acquitted at
Boise, Idaho, OF the charge OF conspir-
Ing to murder former Governor Steun-
enberg, was considerably curtailed
Sunday night by reason of the lateness
OF the hour at which he arrived Plans
for great gathering OF people at the
union station to be followed by mon
ster open-air meeting were abandoned
when 1t became known that Mr.. Hay
wood postponed his departure from
Salt Lake day on account OF the con-
dition OF John II. Murphy, general
counsel 10 the federation, who was re-
ported dying
Instead committee of 100 labor
unionists. representing practically all
the labor organizations of the city,
was selected to welcome Haywood In
the name OF the unions.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Judge. Don, Suit sris. divers.

san Francisco, William NJ. Abbott.
indicted for bribe-giving In connection
with the United Railroads deal. and
William l. Brooeck. indicted for a sim.
mar onense In the parkside deal. have
applead to the supreme court for wr,ts
OF proniostion. Abbott's application IL
directed agains, the superior court and
Judge Lawlor. before whom he Is to
De tried while Brobeck's is directed
asains' Judge Duane, No action on
these writs win be taken before Mon.
day. when the supreme court sits
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Fruit Growers % California ps.lre.
cooiie lahor.

Washington. According TO n. ID.
keoeheval. prominent fruit grower
OF Sacramento. Cal. who liz ia this
city, the International Equality league
OF calitornls. os which he Is a mem.
Der, has adopted and will present to
President Roosevelt and the immixra.
ton authorities petition Demanding
,he admission Of Asiatic labor and
enterprise 10 California under no
otner restrictions than are imposed
upon the admission OF European la.
Dor aud enterprise to our Atlantic sea.
board
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Queer Idea Of Enlnum.n.

DIR, Juliet Severance writes in the
Vegetarian Magazine:
am often reminded of clinic
case brought before the class when
was IN medical college in 1858. The
man mad govt and rheumatism. both
the small and large joints being i'm.
movable. and his suffering was severe
Dr. x. I. Trail. professor of theory and
practice, was explaining to us the i'm.
por'ance OF a very strict and abstemi.
GUS diet. The poor fellow tried yainlv
to turn his head. and grunted ont. q
cant go that; | want to enjoy life
while l do live"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
How Jimmie Was Found Out
BY Mary E. Fitzgerald


'"scph H. Bowles.)
Good for Bill Fischer wbo.ver \,
is' thought Margaret.
Mr. Graham. holding Helen by IN,
nano, come upstairs looking yer,
MY poor boy, forgive me, Your
iuhi was so sure" he said. taking
James In his arms.
On, don't mind the whining .
said James; but. father. n you'd ouIy
believe me, don't lie.
Margaret went out Of the room
leaving father and son 90 come TO q
better understanding.
The next week Mr.. Graham cam,
nome little earlier than usual and
Jay down In the library.
He was awakened by a rusb
through the hall, a rcsounding kiss
ana James voice. shrfI With excite
ment, saying: Oh. mother. the big
poys are going up to Long lake SAT.
nrday hshing. and they've invited ms
70 20 along. DO you suppose father
VIII let me? Perhaps he would If he
saw my perfect mark In department
use' had to try awful hard TO get
that and he never saw IT,"
Well. don't smother me, sonny"
said Margaret, laughing And don't
Tor an instant think your father did
not notice your mark. He was
uckled to pieces over IT,"
Was heg But he never said any.
thing"
Wen. sonny. your father isn't the
praising kind. None OF us get many
compliments from him. you know.
put no appreciates, and that's better.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Helen Cannon w.shino,oo Ban,

MISS Helen Cannon. daughter of the
speaker. Is one Of the most cultured
hostesses as well as one Ue the most
cultured women 10 Washington She
IL tirm believer In the higher eduea.
uon OF women. great reader. speaks
several Languages. which she iearne,.
durinx the years she spent abroad, 4.
2 splendid singer. and holds the record
IN shs high ofieiai set Cor pedes,riae
ism
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
no keep EIoMers Ers.h

III you want to bring flowers j
town from the country" said the b.
VINO goes out occasionally, "doll
pring them in your hand. If 1t taka
you TWO hours to come in they "
never revive, no matter how mud
water you put ON them after you ii
mere rake a pasteboard shoe bot
Jay wet paper in it. put the flowers h
sprinkle them web, and put anoths
layer OF paper over them. Just bria
them home with you and they'll ke9
.resh and sweet in your fiat or stnds
LOT the longest kind of a time"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

Il
But ! like to have people say
things; don't your"
We'll. yes. do: but perhaps when
were dead people will say nice things
about US; let's be- comforted." ana
room.
Mf. Graham did some thinking
swallowing hard. for giving compli.
ments was. indeed. not much 10 his
liking.
but az dinner that night. he said,
James. how would you like 10 NO
fishing with mo for d week or soY
You've had such q good report this
month. think You deserve a yaca.
mon. 10 capture q hundred In Miss
Bells room u a foat to be- proud Of.
W 70 Eagle river" shrieked
james.
You may take a boy with You for
company, Whom do you wantY'
"bili Fischer" no aaid. promptly.
Who IL her" asked his father.
Well. he's In my room and he's
hne. He's smart. i tell you. He
knowa all the dates In history and
You cant stump him on an example.
I've been savlns my money 10 buy a
hshing.poie for him and me. IN.
mother takes In washing and he cant
buy thingsi
"A waaherwoman'a son. said MIR
Graham. q little duhionsiy. Aren't
shere any boys this neighborhood
You Ike as wsil~ May be- his mother
cant spare him.
No. father. I don't like anybody
a. we'll as BIN. He don't lie and he's
iah OF fun and he don't smoke be.
cause he says he can't be- stunted N
no has TO support his mother; aud / |
uoh smoke now either. because
maybe u you die. IN have to support |
my mother.
You dear. dear boy said Mrs
irsham. with shining eyes, lookins
at her husband.
Your son has some rather xoos |
Qualities" remarked Margaret that
'vening. as she was sowing and Mr..
'raham reading, That he Ia truthful
rave. generous and democratic You
nay have noticed already. and I've no
loubt you will become acquainted
Nth quite n number OF HIS other yir
ues In your weeks trip"
Mr., Graham came over and kissed
er
III took his s,epmother to mad II
az. he said. Margaret | grow
Amt when think OF the boys who
nay be- having taeir lives erush,,u
" By such weiluieaning but alma |
'omca as Aunt Kate"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

Boston. Burning with hatred for
their deadly enemies, belonging to
tho rival On Leong Tong society. n
band OF New York Cinnamon. mum
oerins a dozen or more. and said TO
be members OF the notorious Hen
stns Tong organization. entered q
narrow alley In Chinatown Friday
ntgat. aud, drawing evoNers, opened
IRE upon half hundred chiaamen
killing three and iniuring seven. The
Hep Sing Tons men chased their vic.
Tins into their own aoorways and
shot them down as they ruahed up.
stairs or into side rooms
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Hungarian Peasant Kills Daughter
Because OF Her homeIiness.

vienna,---A Hungarian peasant ut
Neusandee. charged with numbering
his eighteen.yearoid daughter, admit
ted the crime. but pleaded that she
was 40 ugly that he had no chance OF
getting her married The jury decided
that this plea established extenuas-
ing circumstances and brought In q
verdict OF manslaughter. The court
accepted this and sentenced the pris-
oner to three years imprisonment
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
MAclLL AND WIFE INDICTED.
Grand jury Brings In . Most Remark.
able Verdict,

Clinton. Ill.--The grand Jury that
Ia investigating the death OF Mrs. Pet
Magill. the hrst wife OF Fred Magill.
who with his second wife. Ia In jail
here. having been brought back from
California to answer to the charge OF
having caused the death of Mrs. Pet
Masill. on Friday returned one indict-
ment against Magill and one indict.
ment against Mrs. Fay Graham Magill.
The Indictments were exactly alike,
each containing six counts. The
eounta ARE as follows.
That Mrs. Pet Magill was murdered
by tho administration OF strychnine
poison; that the murder was done by
arsenic; that the woman was smoth
cred with quilt: that she was stran.
gled to death by chloroform, that she
committed suicide as the result OF
compact agreement: that her death
was caused by the defendants by
means unknown TO the Jury.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
DON'T Crowd Flowers.

mere is as subtle an art in the y
.ansement- OF flowers as there Is y
arrangement OF a couture. an
d nower bushes as privater
~ .ne eramped quarters of an ossfl
sloWded vase as 1t would amid ~
a, solitude of the 4dsssa
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Making a Good Start.

Doctor - Madam. your husband
must have absolute rest.
Madam-Well, doctor, he won't
listen to me- A
Doctot-A very good beginning
madam--a very good beginning
Stray Stories.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
A Harsh Reminder.

vi course" said the serene stats
man. am the logical candidaie
Fernsps. answered Senator 81
gnum But you want to rememDs
mat when It comes to tallying y
votes it's mathematics and not lots
that counts"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
A Machine to Catch erasshoppers,

Logan. Utah.--A machine for the dc.
struction OF grasshoppers has been
tried here and pronounced success,
The machine Is composed of a nght
wired-netted box In front of which Is
high fare OF tin, which slopes back
to this Melted box. The machine Is
about sixteen or eighteen feet wide
and horses are hitched at both ends.
\ Held OF iueern or hay Is cut. but
three OF four strips rod wide are
lett uncut. and the grasshoppers get
INTO this grass as soon as the other
Tails. Then the machine Is driven
down these strips. As the hoppers
jump upward they encounter the
smooth tin f'are and slide back into
the netted box. From here they are
taken and put in sacks and drowned.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
Examinations.

NO one with any practical kncsf
use OF affairs will argue that =
mere passing Of an examination
proo, OF intellectual superiority. =.
-: less that it is guarantee Of eo~
nlent and common sense
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
The Listeners, Excuse

We always directly turned .
o,her way when we heard anythiss
uoSiousiy not intended for our ean
SHOULD lose vast deal Of amasy
inenI-Eton College Chronicle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

Iron Mountain. In southeastern
wyoming, ~ again coming to the
front The district is about forty
miles northwest of Cheyenne. and iron
ore was discovered there In is4o and
eight or ten years ago ore was shipped
to Pueblo. but the work has been
abandoned since. Preparations are
now being made to resume shipments
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

Inc Visitor-Yes. my 'usband
. andy. E mended the eaese
a the other day: but IL Amt 60
p sn' yet Il Dos before /, eueszz
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

New York city's surface e,sv,,..
ana subway railroad system receives
daily average of one and one-ouar'
ter cent from each inhabitant of the
city. - tue
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

Ane monthly statement of a.
nc ueot shows that at the closd pao -.
'ne business July 81, 1907 tha 49,
amounted to sl.273,275249 III, ueo'
. 40. Increase ecf for the month ~ noa "as
soS,ouv,Voo' which is due. to ,se
puon or four per cent bonds 80
matured on July /. JANUS which
me minister of public wo,,..
@noe mas approved the nro,oo. - :"
tha l linen sluent OF bridges and rosds far
.u construction of a canal 70 go. tor
~ N taIley OF the Rhons with ~ -.
,,, MarSeliles. The proiaet i,sas poet
a n seven Kilometres IN 1sn..ss
cost of $500. 90, u length at
me production Of hr,hs- -,
sushsies in the United S.. '.H' ana
~-s me largest ever recorsa - l'uS
ee,~ $50 oadetin recently issnsa -,
mhlon feet as the go, si'es
Ai'"V" mills which ned- 'i cut OF |
az Is seven billion feet sepoits. /
'''e cut reported in lee5 lnore than
with Appropriate oara
MIS- s'u'ser California. recen,Iv ene
- was placed in commiss,os I'm
ITO 100 CAL on the Isl c at
n, mas mas ) Phelps. who will, ap'ain
r., 'aiser' made a brief srSlSu i, 1nand
Assemh,s Sa The orders to the 'u AN. ano
loied on the decks 'Ne crew,
~ se ,,,' Thomas. negro ,,.o
a. A. "lie, at westchester. Pa s .ns Sho'
NJ was traced to a ham - anu Ihen
shots wsrs 1 SEQ to surrender Ant
wi. Tso exchanged. At dsvlish a
he har,,d ihomas was found d. asnt
,snn,a NOV with bullet ha,s eeao IN
iiif - - mole In the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-23

was, to all lntents and purposes, an In.
hahitant OF another planet, and II was
extremely unfortunate that he had ever
met hce These accidents are less frs-
quent than they used to be, but we are
still imperfectly civilized. and there are
parts OF the golden wall which a poor
man can see over, Austen was both
susceptible and constant and likely 10
have trouble enough without adding a
hopeless love.
did not then know that Miss Cope
land had any considerable sum Of mon.
ey In her own right or any expecta.
tons beyond the share In her fathers
estate WHICH would eventually fall 10
her, which. unless misjudged Mr.,
Copeland. would not be liberal II his
daughter should marry a poor man,
and might be nothing at all, The true
state OF the young lady's finances has
since become known to me. and | am
willing to admit that my conduct to.
ward Austen was not calculated to
subserve his best worldly interests.
In short, to drop the style Of envious
sarcasm which we who live In cities
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-23
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND NUT.

PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND NUT
ton--Vancouver Barracks. Wash,
March, 1S, 1907. Sealed proposals for
furnishing and delivering fresh beef
and mutton for six months beginning
July /, 1907, will be received nere and
at Offices of commlsaries at Fort Ste
yens, Ore, Boise Barracks, Idaho;
Forts Casey Columbia, E1agler Law
ton, Walla Walla, Ward, Worden,
Wright and Vancouver Barracks,
wash, Until 10 a. m. April II, 1907
and then opened. Envelopes contain
ing proposals should be indorsed,'
Proposals for fresh beef and mutton
to be opened April II, 1907" and ad-
dressed to commissary Of post 10 be
supplied, or to Lt-Col. George 3. Da-
Wis, Chief Coms'y.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-23

buy my poor tribute which / shall lay
at her feet And little-just wee
little bit-of hope will go with 1t now
There was moments pause. Then
he softly repeated the word "dross, y
which he had uttered with u fine
scorn, and at the same time he put
both hands into the side pockets of the
coat which | had redeemed, and when
he pulled them out they were full of
money.
However, lest | should seem to be
taking credit to myself for the success
Of a man now widely praised and
greatly enyied, let me explain that my
little coup was nothing to the one
which Austen himself achieved.
shudder to think what he would have
lost II he had sold the valentine az
had planned
For the memory portrait Of Miss
Copeland made a tremendous hit In
that young lady's exalted social sphere.
1t started Austen on brilliant and re-
munerative career as painter Of por-
traits for those fortunate persons who
can afford to lavish money OH a good
mans work, and 1t was thus that he
gained position which enabled him
to win the hand Of the lady without ex-
posing her to the paternal malediction.
In fact, the old gentleman behaved
very nicely.