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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

10 caliber six inch gun.
The word callber as applied to artil-
lery signifies essentially and at all
times the diameter Of the bore Of q
gun. A gun, then. Of six inch calIber
10 a gun whose bore is Just six inches.
For convenience and because the
power OF gun when once its bore has
been decided upon depends 80 greatly
upon its length, artilIerists are in the
habit Of defining the length Of the gun
In terms Of the caliber
The six inch rapid fire gun, as mount
ed on the ships of the navy, is a tribe
under twenty-five feet in length and
IL therefore known as a 90 caliber gun.
In the case Of small arms the caliber
10 expressed In hundredths Of an inch,
as when we say % caliber or 80 cali
Der pistol. meaning that the bore is
% or .32 OF an inch in diameter.-Sci-
entihc American.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
THE SHORT LIVED DOG.
ezAs Normal Length OF Life hat One.
seventh That of Man.

eE1s Normal Length OF Life hat one.
seventh That of Man.
Surely It is by an unfortunate dis
pensation OF nature that the dog, be-
yond all question the chief friend of
man among the other animals, should
have a normal length OF life which is
10 more, on fair computation, than
one-seventh OF his own. There is no
ether figure which expresses the rela-
tive ages of man and his dog so well
The puppy of one year Is about at the
same canine age as the child OF seven.
AZ two years he is probably a little
more advanced than fourteen-year.
old boy, but the canine age OF three IL
very nearly equivalent to the human
eWonty-one. And so It continues
through all the years OF canine and Of
human prime respectively, the ratio
fAirfy well preserved. 1t has to be adj
United that the old age of the dog, thus
computed, outlasts the old age OF the
mAn. One hears stories which seem to
b fairly authentic of dogs living up
% eighteen. and II we do hear stories
q human beings living similarly up to
ma, at least we do not believe them.
But such an age for a dog Is quite the
extreme limit. The dog Of ten years
approaches the equivalent Of the three
score and ten which had been named
On the fair end Of the human crea.
Rare's tether. and on the whole the
multiplication OF canine years by seven
an through the stages Of life gives the
corresponding age OF man better than
any other figure gives Westminster
@anetta.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
west Indian Negroes.

The West Indian negro is a born
poacher. He catches the quail by the
cruel expedient OF strewing finely pow
dered cayenne or bird pepper in the
little dust pits where the birds wash. {"
The burning powder gets into the eyes
Of the birds, which. confused and help
less, are then easily caught When he
wants wholesale supply OF fish, he
explodes piece Of dynamite, which
was probably intended for the making
OF new government roads, over hole
in a mountain stream. and the fish are
killed by the conclusion. But his IA
vortte resource is the bark of the dog
wood tree. This he drops into a river
hole, and the mullet. intoxicated,
comes to the surface OF the water.
This singular property OF the dogwoOd
has caused II TO be employed as a mar
cottc.-Pearson's.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

there were times when the youthful
williams admiring tributes embaF-
raised his parent In the family group.
II had quite an encounter as l came
home tonight" the valorous Mr.. Hobbs
announced at the tea table. Two men,
slightly intoxicated, were having a
quarrel on the corner. AS usual, there
was no policeman in sight, and they
were In a fair way to knock each 9th
er's brains out when stepped between
and separated them"
weren't you afraid, fatherT' asked
Mrs. Hobbs in quavering voice.
mo, indeed! Why should beT In
quired Mr.. Hobbs, initiating his chest.
II guess there isn't anybody could
knock any brains out Of my fatherg'
said Willy proudly Compan-
ion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
The Last Word.

Having the last word" said a naval
officer, reminds me Of story heard
not long ago. A certain man died, and
a clergyman was engaged to offer a
eulogy. This worthy minister prepared
sermon Of exceeding length and
strength, but Just before he entered the
parlor to deliver 1t he thought that II
might be advisable to learn what the
dead mans last words had been. So
he turned to one of the weeping young
er sons and asked:
"'My boy, can you tell me your ia
TIERS last wordsT
HE didn't have none,' the boy re-
piled. Ma was with him to the end y
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

wB0s Co WhiGA DAmo@Ea@A m@0an ana
sh0@a Ara Pua.
Old boots and shoes Of leather are
ut up into small pieces and then are
put for two days into chloride Of sui
hAur, the effect Of which IL to make
Ne leather very hard and brittle.
When this 10 fully effected the mate
Raai Il withdrawn from the action Of
ne chloride OF sulphur. washed with
water, dried and ground to powder.
Is IL then mixed with some substance
nat win cause 1t to adhere together,
Snch as shellac or other resinOus mate
rial or even good glue. and a thick
solution OF strong gum.
It Il afterward pressed into molds to
Form combs, buttons and a variety OF
ether useful objects.
Prussiate Of potash il also made out
% old leather. II Is heated with pearl
ash and old iron hoops In large pot.
1he nitrogen and carbon form cyano-
eon and then unite with the iron and
potassium. The soluble portions are
dissolved out and the resulting salt.
added to one OF each, produces the
well known Prusslan blue, either for
cycling purposes or as pigment
london Boot and Shoe Trades Jour
nal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
The FlOgEinE Custom and the Way
IL Is Regarded.

The FlogginE Custom and the Way
IL Is Regarded.
About corporal punishment In Eng
land two curious facts lie beyond dis
pute One is that while the working
class and the lower middle class dis
like and resent it ana will not in gen
eral allow their children to undergo 1t,
the aristocracy tolerate it without COM
plant. The time Is coming, one might
assert paradoxically, when it will be
impossible to fog anybody but the son
OF peer. And the other fact Is that
public school boys have often felt a
special affection for the masters who
have punished them most.
In Westminster abbey stand side
by side the tombs Of a master and his
pupil. The master was DIR. Busby,
who was head master of Westminster
school for so long time as fifty-eight
years, Nobody ever logged so many
boys as he. The pupil was the theo-
logian, DR.. South. 1t is told am
sure the story Is true-that when South
came as a small boy to Westminster
Busby greeted him with the ominous
words: II see great talents in that
sulky little boy, and my rod shall
bring them out" If so, he was no
doubt as good as his word. But when
South lay upon his deathbed It was
his last prayer to be buried at his old
masters feet, and the master and the
pupil now rest side by side.-Nine-
teenth Century.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
BADLY Tangled.

The Census Taker-Your name, mum Z
II don't know"
beg pardon, num-"
I've been divorced. At present my
name Is Mrs. Jones in this state. In
several states 1t is Miss Smith. my
maiden name, and in three states it IL
Mrs. Brown, my first husbands name"
'This your residence, mum?"
Il eat and sleep here. but / have a
trunk In naiGhborinR state. where
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
Absentminded.

La Fontaine. the famous fable poet
was most absentminded man. Meet
Ing one day in a saloon a young man,
he was so favorably impressed by his
conversation that he expressed his ad-
miration for him in the most fiattering
terms. "But he is your own song ex-
claimed guest in establishment. "Is
1t SOP replied the poet. 'Then am
the more delighted to make his ac-
Quaintance."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
MEANINGS OF CALDER.

Either the Diameter of = Gun or Its
Length Divided by Diameter.
There Is surely no word In the no
menclature OF guns, big and little,
which has caused and Is causing so
much confusion In the lay mind as the
word caliber.
The confusion arises chiefly from the
uHe OF the term Ia an adjectival sense
to Indicate length. as when we say g
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

For some time past I've been buy
ing a dozen eggs every week at this
store, and | invariably find two bad
ones in every dozen. Something's got
to be done about it." said an lrate
housekeeper.
Well" said the new clerk naively
and with quiet SMILE "mebbe if you
only bought half dozen you'd only
get one bad one."-Grocer's Literary
Gazette.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

am getting divorce from my preset:
husband"
'"rhen you're married at PRESENT.
+I'm married in Texas, New York
and Massachusetts,, divorced in South
Dakota, Missouri. Alaska, Oklahoma
and California, a bigamist in three
other states and a single woman in
eight others."-Chlcago Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

A DoEbtfu1 Compliment.
Although Mr.. Hobbs was taken at
bis face value by his son and heir.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10
White Star NaviUatlon Conf

STEAMER BONErA-Leayes O.,
dAlene Monday, Wednesday and ri
day at 8 a. M; returning leaves PERM
Tuesday, Thursday and SATURDAY. esa
a. m. Freight and passengers fcr Ia,
and river points. Purchase your ticIs
for Occur d'Alene r1ly and get yosr
passage on the 3cleta at tie IN
Round trip to head of navigation, 81
Joe, $3.50. s
EXCURSION TO BEAUTY BAY
Steamer Boneta, every Sunday. Leavs
at 9:15 a. M; leaves again at 2:15 D d
A most delightful place to spend Sun
day outing. SOC a round trip.I
|. D. MCDONALD, Mgr
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16

am desirous Of securing set Of
books to keep evenings. Perfectly com-
petent. Address. II. L johnson, care
Of Dickerson & Ellis Phone. Main 81
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
FORCED TO EAT
GRASS AND TWIGS
The Famine Sufferers Of China
Undergo Great Hardships
in Relief Camps
SPECIAL To THR NEWS

Shanghai, Jan. II. Captain Kirton,
foreign relief commissioner in the fa-
mine camp at Using Kiang- Flu, describes
the refugee camp as consisting Of sheds
erected in rectangular groups, in street
formation, two miles long and mile
wide. In other camps in the vicinity Of
Using -Kiang-Fu, of nearly half-mill=
ion refugees, 80 per cent. show signs
of distress, and among 10 per cent,
the suffering is acute. The roads are
thronged with rice peddlers. Women
tear up the roots of grass for food,
and are cooking leaves and twigs. One
hundred thousand men are absolutely
idle. Though it would not be difficult
to organize relief works, none has yet
been started. If the inaction there
continues there will be gigantic prob
lem to face. The end cannot be fore
seen.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
STEPTOE SHELTER
DIRECTORS NAMED
Details Of Organization Of the Oper:
ating Company Which Is to
Have 100000. 90 Plant
SPECIAL. To THE NRws

Boston, Jan. 15-Announcement is
made that the holding company under
which the Nevada Consolidated and the
Cumberland Ely Companies are to oper-
ate will be known as the Steptoe Mines
Smelling Company. The plant at Nc
Gill's Ranch will be called the Steptoe
Emelter and will cost $40, 900, 900.
This smelter, it is added, win treat
the ores of the Nevada Consolidated
and Cumberland Ely Companies exclus-
lively. The organization Of the rev
company is as follows:
President s. w. Eccles; Vice-presi-
dent VIM. Hinkle Smith; Directors
Messrs. Eccles, Smith, Karl Eilers, Ed
ward Booth, Willard S. Maris. Judd
Stewart, William B. Thompson and
James Phillips, Jr.; Attorneys Inter
myer & Marshall of New York.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
Messrs. Cahoon and CurIey Of Salt
Lake to Supply 1900. 900 Build
Ing Blocks for Smelter
FINE CLAY BED FOUND
Nevada Con Engineers Uncover De-
post in SteptOe Valley From
Which Town Also viii OBJ
tain Building Material

1t came out last night, after the ar
rival here of John P. Cahoon and
George Curley of Salt Lake, that Ely
is to have modern plant for the man
ufacture of brick, from clay of bet
ter quality than The Salt Lake brick
yards are using. The plant will be To-
Gated between Ely and McGill on
ground owned by the Nevada Consoli-
dated Copper Company.
Mr.. Cahoon is the General Manager
of the Salt Lake Pressed Brick Com
pany, and Mr.. Curley is a director in
the corporation. To them and their
associates has been awarded the con-
tract for supplying brick to be used in
the construction Of the snielter at lie
Gill.
1t is estimated that Il, 600, 600 brick
Of standard siae will be required in
this work, in addition to which the
Salt Lake capitalists win supply brick
for building operations in Ely
Messrs. Cahoon and Curley were not
prepared to say last evening just
where their plant would be. They con-
firmed report, however, which had
reached THE NEWS that $4,000 would
be expended in installing the necessary
machinery.
From another source It was learned
that officials Of the Nevada Gonsoli-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16

COUNTY FINANCES
ARE FLOURISHINC
Records Of Treasurer Miles Show
Increase in Funds. With
Reduced Taxation

White Pine County is on :" Easy
street. The books of County Treas
urer Miles show that the cash now on
hand amounts to $S9, ,232. SO. Four
years ago. when Mr.. Miles entered Of
fee, his predecessor had only $15, ,072. 25
to turn over to him.
With this increase in county money
there has come a reduction in taxation.
The rate has been lowered from $3.65
to $3.05, and it is expected that this
year it viii be still further reduced.
Mr.. Miles does not think it will be
more than So. 95, aud chat it may be as
low as S2.S5.
The increase in the county's revenue
will continue at a greater rate during
the next few years. The assessed
value of taxable property is now some-
thing over a million dollars. This, it is
expected, will be more than doubled
during the next two years.
Assessor House is now in Carson, at
tendiug the meeting Of the State Board
Of Assessors, at which the rate Of tax
alton of the seventy-five miles of rail-
road in White Pine County will be
fixed This will add an important item
to the tax rolls.
The county's contribution to the
State fund for 1906 was $7,791.95, In
1905 it was $4.654. This big increase
was due to the bouncing prosperity of
the county.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
MINING SHARES ARE
POPULAR IN NEW YORK
srEclAL no THR News

New York, Jan. 15.-Trading
in mining shares on the curb so
far exceeds the transactions on
the Stock Exchange that the
latter institution has appointed
a committee to consider the adj
Instability of listing the bet
ter class of mining shares.
Similar action has been taken
by the Produce Exchange.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
|)R0NER'S JURY
ON ACCIDENT
sr|n{s II Verdict Blaming the Ne
Northern For Collision
Near McGiII

lowe, the engineer on the
'|sf engine which collided with a
<<&fE train on the spur leading to the
.|t6r ste at McGill on Sunday, died
s. t Injuries at an early hour yester-
||21 morning.
.p coroner's jury last night COM
lea the inquest over the bodies of
zincer Howe and H. E. Prince, the
Inns of the accident, and brought in
So following verdict:
1--WE, the corQner's jury, after a
orough investigation and due deliber-
hon, find that H. E. Prince and Frank
we came to their death as a result
E injuries received in an accident be-
cen No. 8 Extra of the Nevada
orthern Railway Company and the
dinkey engine No. Of the Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company between
the hours of and 10 a. m. on January
l3, 1907. We find that said accident is
due to gross negligence on the part Of
the Nevada Northern Railway Com
pany.
The verdict was signed by J. A. Fes-
Ter, foreman, w. o. Moorman, D. p.
BARLEY, F. P. Terrell, Frank Rountree,
P.J jackson and Robert C. Nye.
Five witnesses were examined last
night by Justice of the Peace Cart
wright. who conducted fhe INQUEST
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
HIGH GRADE ORE
FROM DUCK CREEK
Assays From a New Location Go
As High As Seveniy-Eisht
Dollars to the Ton

High grade ore was brought here
few days ago from new bunch Of
claims on Duck Creek, about three
miles south of the Success mine Of Keith
4 Kearns. Assays go as high as $78
per ton in gold. silver and copper.
John Johns of the Troy Laundry, his
brother. W. H. Johns and third party
located the ground recently. They have
eight claims and w. H. Johns was
80 elated over the assays yesterday
that he was talking Of purchasing realty
on Easy Street.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
METROPOLITAN LIFE
NOW ON THE CARPET

New York. Jan Is. An investiga-
tion into the Arrangements Of the Net
ropolitan Life Insnfanee Company, sim
liar to that made into the New York
Life, which resulted IN the indictment
of George W. Perkins and Charles $.
Fairchild, has been begun BY the Dis
trict Attorney. President John 3. Ha-
german has been asked to appear psr-
sonally at the Criminal Court building.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
ton. JAMAICA, WITH 47,OOO POPULATION
NDESTROYED BY TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE
OniO on the North Shore Of the Island With Surrounding Population
OOOO Mostly tndOO Coolies Employed By an American Fruit
Company Also Believed to Have Suffered Similar Fate
Together With Number Of Smaller Towns

The NEWS
w York 15he Associated Press is in receipt of adj
that Kingston has been destroyed by earthquake
of life Kingston the capital and largest city OF
and The population about AZ 600 1t is situated the
hern the island the caribbean Sea- From the city
yays and good wagon penetrate its interior Jamaica
is India island the soutemos Of the British possessions
KINGSTON has the loss life must have been appalling
earthquake such destructive force would
elsewhere than Kingston Grave fears ds entertained that Port
no the island with population Of 1000 including 0OOO flnd who
nntr the United Fruit Company also has been destroyed
ether neighbOing
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
TAFT SOL LVESRACE PROBLEM
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY BY SENDING
NEGROES TO PHILIPPINES

trohg impression that the send
ing Of these regiments to the
Philippines resulted largely be-
cause of the Brownville affray
and the recent outburst in Con-
gress and elsewhere over the dis
missal by the President Of an en-
tire battalion of the 25th infan-
try.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
PUBLIC RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
SPECIAL To TnR NEWS

Salt Lake, Jan. 15.--A public recep-
tion will be rendered William Jennings
Bryan on the occasion of the latter's
visit to Salt Lake February !, L. r.
Martineau, chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, is now in
correspondence with the distinguished
Nebraskan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16
new ARMY ORDER
Every Regiment Of CoIOred Troops
viii Be ysnt to Eastern Pos
sessions During 1907
SPECIAL TO The News

SPECIAL TO THE News
st. Louis Jan. 10 WASH
ington dispatch to the Globe
Democrat says: Before the end
of the present year every negro
regiment in the United States
army will be serving in the
Philippine Islands. An order of
the Secretary Of War directs that
the 25th infantry and the 9th and
10th cavalry, the only three ne
gro regiments now stationed in
this country shall proceed to
the Philippines during 1907
for tours Of duty there. They
are ordered TO sail at different
times between March Sand Juae
5. The only other regiment Of
negroes, the oath infantry is
now doing service in the Philip.
pines.
AS soon as it became known
tina this action was contemplated,
it was at once rumored that it
was prompted by the troubles at
Brownsville, and was direct
sequel to it. This was stoutly
denied by Gen. Bell and at the
war department, where the fol-
lowing statement was given out
at the Office Of The secretary:
There was time, between
1902 and 1906 when the colored
regiments were not sent to the
Philippines at all. In 1905, how
ever this policy was tentatively
changed, and the Oath infantry,
a colored regiment, was sent to
the Philippines, and is now there.
The service of the Oath infantry
in the Philippine has been en-
tirely satisfactory, and it is
thought the service Of the other
regiments will be-"
In reporting upon this subject.
Gen. Wood states: Il recently
visited and made an inspection
of the departments Of the Visa
yas and Mindanao and found the
oath infantry very we'll liked by
the civil authorities III the neigh
borhood Of its various stations.
In fact, at Tacloban the COVER
nor expressed particular appre-
ciation of the fine conduct of tins
regiment =
Because of this report and
experience, the general staff
recommended and the depart
ment decided it would be wise
to return to the former policy of
equal foreign service of all tbs
Of the mobile army.
"The present assignment of
the other colored regiments to-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-16

Attest; j. F. MILES. Clerk.
JILL m
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-01
NOTICE..

Proposals for county repositories.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the
County Auditor IS Office, in the city of
Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota,
until 8 O'Clock am. .on August 18th
A. D., 1907, for--depositories of the
county funds. stating what security
will be given to- said:.county for such
funds so deposited and. what interest
on monthly. balances of the amounts
deposited, on .-the:. condition that said
funds, with accrued interest, shall be
subject to check and payment at all
times lon demand, and...also what
interest would.be:: paid..-.on funds if
deposited for. any length. of time.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. n
Dated at Warren, Marshall County,
Minnesota, this--l8th day of July,
A. D. 1907. E..O.::Bystrom,
Chairman.County Board.
P. B. Malberg,
County Auditor.
A. C...Swandpy,
..F Clerk.. of. District Court.