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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Wit or The YOUNGSTERS.

Teacher-Tommy, can you tell me
what the son of king and queen is
called? Tommy-Yes, ma'am-the
Jack.
What are the mountains for?" ask
ed the teacher Of the Juvenile geog-
raphy class. "For summer resorts"
answered the small boy at the foot.
Little Harold hope I shall be
bald when I get to be a man. His
Mother-Why, dear? Little Harold
So l can sit in the front row at the
theater.
Johnny" said father to his greedy
offspring, you are like a pig. Do you
know what a pig is?" Eyes, SIR" an
severed Johnny. "A pig is hogs
little boy"
A small miss, being asked at the
close Of her first day at school how
she liked the teacher, replied: "Oh,
pretty we'll. She reminds me of
mamma, she's SO awfully saucy'
Aunt Jula-Freddie, you have mud
all over your new suit What will
mamma say? Freddie-Oh, she'll be
hoppin' mad, but I've Just got to spoil
my clothes fore she let's me have any
fun in 'em.
Gilbert, the small son of a minister,
was one day trying to construct a
church with his building blocks, but
found he hadn't enough blocks "Say,
papa" he inquired, gravely, cant you
hold up your congregation for funds
to finish my church,"
Little Elmer-Say, Uncle Bob. what
makes you walk lame? Uncle Bob
There was a streetcar accident to-day
and I got, caught in the jam. Little
Elmer-Well, know how that is
Mamma caught me in the jam one time
and I walked lame for week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
sLAYMo AN INDUSTRY.
British War Department Buys 900
900 American HorssshOes.

British War Department Buys 600
900 American Horssshoes.
Sir Howard Vincent, NJ. p, has Just
succeeded in drawing forth from Mr..
Haldane, the Secretary of State for
War, what Is considered a most i'm
portant admission, that the government
is administering the death blow to
what was once most flourishing Brit
ish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. making. Sir
Towards Interpolation is worth quot
ing, says the New York Times.
To ask the Secretary Of State for
horseshoes has recently been placed by
the war department in America; II All
kegs Of horseshoes which arrived this
month for G. & Co., per steamship Min
netonka, SO8 kegs per steamship Min
neapolis. and 435 kegs per steamship
Minnehaha, from New York, were in
reality for the shoeing Of British army
horses, and, having regard to the de-
preston in the horseshoe trade in the
United Kingdom and among farriers
generally, owing to the increase in the
use of motors, If he can explain why
his Majesty's government did not give
this order in way to support British
Industries and British workers.
Mr.. Haldane has admitted that an
order for 100000 pairs Of horseshoes
had been placed by the war officials
in America, "in the interest Of the
economical administration of the army,
which cannot regard the source of sup
ply" The secretary presented no fig
ures. 1t is admitted that the war Office
may have effected a small saving by
the transaction. but just such miser.
ly practices, it is declared, are slowly
killing British industries. One govern.
ment organ points with satisfaction
to the alleged fact that the govern.
ment can buy horseshoes in America
cheaper than the United States gov.
eminent can.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Pat Was Going Some.

An Englishman, an Irishman and a
Scotchman were one day arguing as
to which of the three countries pos.
sessed the fastest trains.
"Well," said the Englishman, give
been in one of our trains and the tele-
graph poles have been like hedge"
i've seen the milestones appear like
tombstones," said the Scot.
"Be jabers y said Pat, 81 was one day
in train in my country, and we passed
a field of turnips and field Of carrots,
also a field Of cabbage and parsley,
then pond Of water, and we were
going that quick 1 thought it was a
broth."-Judge.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION
TERRIBLE MINE DISAS.
TER IN w. VIRGINIA.
IT is ESTIMATED THAT THE
NUMBER OF DEAD WILL
REACH $50.

Pittsburgh terrific and disastrous
explosion occurred Friday in mines
Nos. and s, of the Consolidation
Coal company at Monongah, w. Va
Mine Superintendent Malon says at
least 500 men are entombed.
1t is believed majority of the en-
tombed men were killed
Mine No. 6 is located on the east
side of the Monongahela river and
mine No. on the west side.
How the explosions occurred stimuli
taneously in both mines can not be
explained.
The explosion was heard for eight
miles.
After the receipt of the news physi-
clans and special cars were despatch
ed from Paramount to the scene. The
mine was too full of gas and smoke
for rescuers to enter.
1t is said the explosion started in
No. 6 and spread to No. mine, the
two being connected.
Another special says the first ex.
plosion was followed by the blowing
up of a boiler in No. 8.
Some idea of the force of the explo-
sion may be gained from the fact that
props from the mine were not only
blown out of the entry, but were
hurled clear across the west fork OF
the Monongahela river. Wires are
down.
1t is feared that the accident will
turn out to be the worst in the his
tory of mining in this country
Superintendent Malon telephoneG
that of the 500 men who were in the
mine at the time he does not think
any could escape with their lives
from the force of the explosion. The
fans were started to clear out the fou
air and the rescuers were expected
to reach the men by o'clock this aft
ernoon. The management declares
that it must have been dust.
A hospital was arranged at tn,
opening of the mine, where the wound
ed will receive attention. Several mel
were practically blown out of min
No. s through the force of the ga
explosion.
Possibly the largest coal-produciR
mines in the state are located a
Monongah. The mines are both shat
and slope mines, being worked by tn
rope and haulage systems. They Ii
on both sides of the West Fork an
are connected by a steel pier bridg
owned by the coal company. Unit
about 10 years ago only America
miners were employed. At that tim
the miners of Pennsylvania, Illinoi
and Ohio were or a strike.
The coal company is one of tn
largest companies of the kind in tn
, country and is capitalized at abou
$2O,O00,000. They have upward of 10
producing properties. Clarence "
, Watson is the president, with heat
quarters in Baltimore. Superintent
ent Malon is said to be one of tn
most practical men in the mining IL
duStry.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
KINGOSCAR
is DEAD
MONARCH OF SWEDEN
HAD LONG ILLNESS.
HAD YIELDED THRONE TO HIS
SON, CROWN PRINCE
GUSrAvE.

Stockholm, Dec. SKIING Oscar
died at 9:15 Sunday.
Members of the royal family and the
chief representatives of the Swedish
church in Stockholm were at the bed
side. The king has been i'll for sew
eral years. He suffered first from
facial paralysis. Then he became a
victim of insomnia. Symptoms of
acute kidney trouble recently ap-
peared.
When Oscar yielded the reins Of
power to his son, Crown Prince Gus
tave, as regent week ago, it was
announced he sought only short
rest and would soon resume the crown.
Now it is believed he fully realized
his condition and HAD no idea he would
ever take up the scepter again.
For a monarch King Oscar has
played his part on comparatively
small stage. Many Europenan states
men place him, however, high among
the sovereigns of his time. In per-
sonal accomplishments he was easily
foremost. He wrote we'll in prose and
verse, knew many languages and was
envied as a painter by professional
artists. The king was born January
FL, 1929, the son of Oscar l.. and
grandson of Charles XIV, the famous
Marshal Bernadotte. He married
Princess Sophia of Nassau in 1857,
and succeeded to the throne of Nor
way and Sweden in 1872. His reign
was one of unbroken peace as to for
eign relations, but saw the dissolution
of Sweden and Norway, which his eff
forts retarded but could not prevent.
His majesty's Swedish subjects idol
lied him. Norway thought so well of
him that it offered it's crown, after
breaking1the union, 10 one of his sons.
Through all Europe he was admired
and loved.
Physically he was powerfully built,
handsome, and until few years ago
in robust health.
Within the palace, members of the
royal family, high ecclesiastical dig
nitaries, the premier and the minister
OIL lOTolSu dldiIS UCcI dooCluulCu
for some hours in the kings study, to
which room his majesty had been re.
moved in bed at noon when still un
conscious. This measure was taken
to enable all the family and the Off
Gals to be present at the last moments
without undue crowding.
The physicians in attendance admin
istered stimulants, consisting of sa
line solutions, camphor and digitalis
which were injected at intervals, and
they relieved also as far as possible
the vascular trouble from which the
king has suffered severely all through
the illness. They, however, could &C
complish very little more than the
bringing back of their patient to mo
mentary consciousness. Every effort
was made to reduce the pain to a
minimum, and this apparently was
successful.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

Diner-Waiter, bring me outlet,
and also big bone for my dog. l
will pay extra for that Waiter-Yes,
sir. Diner (when the outlet arrives)-
Where is the bone for the dog? Waiter
In the outlet, sir. - Meggendorfer
Blaetter.
81 suppose you visited all the points
of interest while you were abroad?'
said one young woman. "No," answered
the other, 1--WE were so busy addressing
post cards to our friends that we
hadn't time to do much sightseeing. -
Washington Star.
"The great corporations which con-
troll general necessities" said the man
of unusual theories, SHOULD be regard
ed merely as servants of the public"
yes" answered the weary-looking citi-
zen, "but have you ever tried to control
house full of servants Washington
Star.
Mrs. Gadsby-And you liked Rome
best of all the European cities you Wis
tied? Mrs. Newriche (enthusiastical-
Wits far superior to all the others.
Why, my dear, in Rome one can buy
souvenir postals for penny that cost
two or three times as much anywhere
else.-Puck.
Tomorrow" announced 5-year-oId
Sidney, proudly, to his kindergarten
teacher, sis my birthday" why" re-
turned she, at is mine, too" The boys
face clouded with perplexity, and, aft
er brief silence, he exclaimed: How
did you get so much bigger'n meY'-
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Latest Report.

Known dead, 500.
Estimated dead, SOS.
Estimated property loss, $1,000, 900.
Number of rescuers, about 300.
At least 400 families affected.
Three hundred widows made in the
twlnkling of an eye.
Over 1000 orphans result from dis
aster.
All but three of total number in
mine dead.
All machinery at both mines totally
destroyed.
Not a single official OF the company
injured.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

Wholesale Produce Prices.

Notwithstanding $1.25 cwt;
beets, $1@1.10 cwt; rutabagas, SIC
ITO; carrots, 75c; white turnips, 81;
parsnips, $1@1.10 cwt; caulitiower,
75c@$1 doz heads; onions, S2.25; to-
matoes, 100000 box; green, 25c;
sweet potatoes, $3.50 cwt; potatoes,
75c cwt; Hubbard squash, 75c@$l
doz; citrons, 75c doz; pumpkins, 75c@
81; eggplant, $3.50 crate; peppers,
5O@60c box; parsley, 15c doz punches;
celery, 60@75c doz lunches; pineap-
pies, $275@3; Concord grapes, 45@
SOC basket; Tokays, $1.75 crate; Mus
cat grapes, $1.25; Italian grapes, $3.50
Dbl; Cornicheon, $3.50 crate; bananas
s2.75@4 bunch; huckleberries, 10c lib;
cranberries, $3.50 Dbl; winter pears,
$125 box; lemons, 81 case; cooking
apples, 75c@$1 box; fancy eating,
$125@1.5O box; ounces, $2.25 box;
comb honey, 1915 case.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh special
white filters, So case; local ranch, can
died. $725; first class local creamery
butter SIC Id; Jersey Belle creamery
sic lb; Columbia creamery, soc Id;
cheese, twins, 1Sc lb; Wisconsin loaf
Swiss, 1Sc Id; limburger bricks, 1Sc
lib; Tillamook, tic lb.
Sugar-$6.4O cwt; beet, $625.
Coffee-Common package goods
$17.1O cwt.
Seed-Red clover, $3.50; choice
1850; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, $780, white clover, SIS;
alfalfa, $40.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIT ton; bran and shorts, SIS
ton; red shorts, $19; white shorts
S23; corn, whole, $1.60 cwt; cracked
$1.7O; rolled barley, s1.35 cwt; wheat
S1.5O cwt; timothy hay, $25 ton; grain
hay, SIS ton; oats, $3.50 cwt; straw
$40 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, $3.50 cwt; cows
$3.50 cwt; sheep, $4@4.25 cwt; hogs
$3.50 cwt; calves, 7Aa@Sc lb; hogs
51sc Id.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 100
13c lib; dressed hens, 129@14hc lb;
ducks, live, lac lb; turkeys, live, zoe
lib; dressed, 22c Id; geese, live, 13c lib;
dressed, 15c ID.
Creamery Produce, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
32hc Id.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
One of Il Kind.

81 want farm hand" said the
farmer.
Il can't plow," said the stranger.
But you can hoe?"
"Never handled hoe in my life"
"Well, we can teach you"
'Too old to learn"
"What in thunder do you want to
do. them"
MY friend" replied the stranger, ST
just want to sit still and watch this
great old country grow."-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Love Is King.

Love is the great disciplinarian, the
supreme harmonizer, the true peace
maker. It is the great balm for all
that blights happiness or breeds discon-
tent. 1t is sovereign panacea for
malice, revenge and all the brutal pro-
pensities. AS cruelty melts before
kindness, so the evil passions find their
antidote in sweet charity and loving
sympathy.-Success Magazine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
BY Darkness Made Visible.

Parker-Stage stars to-day are
mighty small luminaries.
Winter-That's right; they wouldn't
be seen at all If it were not for the
benighted condition Of our drama
Boston Transcript
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
An Excuse.

Last winter you promised that In
the spring you would pay me the hun
dred marks I lent you"
Pardon, madame, but this year we
have had no spring !"-Translated for
Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende
Batter.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

BILE for the owner or manager OF a
property to visit his property to know
what condition it is in, much less to
put men in the mine to work.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

1t Is the contrariness of her sex that
causes women to love a man after
she magines she has broken his heart
by not loving him.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

"I'm going to kiss you when l tell
you good-by."
1T fear I'll be too old to be kissable
then."-Houston Post.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

A man is up against tough luck II
he marries a woman who knows that
she knows more than he does
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13
Attractions for December.

Manager Muehlman of the Spokane
theater announces the following at,
fractions at that. house for the month
of December:
December 13-14-San Francisco op-
era company.
December 15-16-"The Royal Chef"
December 20-21-"The Rollicking
Girl"
December 22-23-Maude Fealey in
"The Stronger Sex"
December 25-26-"The Man of the
Hour"
December 2S-"Yon Yonson."
December 29-30-"The Blue Moon.
December 31-Primrose Minstrels.
1t is easier to tell the truth than
to tell lie, particularly a plausible
lie.
Mankind" is a term that embraces
woman.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-13

Jealousy Is convincing but unsatis.
factory evidence Of affection
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
CURRY MEETS ROOSEVELT
Next Governor of New Mexico at Sag,
amore Hill,

N!'SsS ''''S
Oyster Bay, L. l., Aug. 1.-Governor
George Curry, who arrived in the
United States ten days ago from his
post as governor of the Philippine
province of Samar to assume the du-
ties of his new position as governor
of the territory of New Mexico, con-
suited with President Roosevelt for
two hours. The governor arrived in
Oyster Bay with Federal Judge B. S.
Rodey of Porto Rico, formerly dele
gate in congress from New Mexico.
Governor Curry said he was not ia
miliar enough with the problems he
would have to face in his new posi-
ton to discuss them. Judge Rodey,
who called on Secretary. Loeb during
the conference at Sycamore Hill, re-
marked that in his opinion the situa-
ton in New Mexico was the worst
from the standpoint of discord, in
trigue and crookedness that could be
found in any of the dependencies or
territories Of the United States land
the president could not have found a
better man than Curry to straighten
out the tangle," he added.
On leaving Sagar"-"e Hill Governor
Curry said he had q over the New
Mexico situation in a general way
with the president. He will spend
one day in Washington and then pro.
coed to Santa Fe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01

the name Of tho Hp' o,a,,
m .ss,aniaSs anna mary society. Several
tornes's office and were closely n,as-
toned as to methods OF the fireaded
band OF blacSmaileps who systemat.
ically extorted large sums Of mon sv
from their wealthy counttrymen unf1er
the threat Of death, district ATTORNEY
Jerome is seeking every possible bit
OF lnformatlc:n concerning Father Lee
Won't MSrtoogessian, the Armenian
priest, who Is now held in the Tombs
under $4,000 bail for attempting to
rob. A trunk Is reported to have been
found In Lowell, Mass, where Bedros
Hampartzoomian lived, which is said
to contain papers revealing the plots
of the blackmailers. Handwriting ex-
perts have examined several letters
which were sent to rich Armeuians
demanding money. The district at
torpey will obtain the handwritings of
the Arnenians now under arrest. The
Matchmaking letters demanded sums
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. The
police have discovered that certain Ar.
menians not only extorted money but
ran a "fence," where stolen goods
were disposed of. The police believe
that the blackmailers not only have
been guilty of extortion but have been
robbing their victims as we'll,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
ADDS TO THE MYSTERY.
Friend of Young Woman Suicide Ends
His Life.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. H.
Amos R. Rumbaugh of Washington,
D. c., clSse friend of Miss Laura
Matthews, the young woman who COM
mitted suicide near Broadmoor Sun
day night, added horror and mystery
to the gruesome case by shooting him
self through the head In the same
manner adopted by Miss Matthew's
He died a few hours later.
That the act of Rumbaugh was the
direct result of the death CT Miss
Matthews is not doubted. He was to
have appeared as a witness at the
coroner's inquest to tell what he
knew of his friends tragic end. Rum
baugh claimed to be but a chance &C.
quaintance of the girl, but it &C.
veloped that he knew her in Chicago
and also knew G.. A. Coey, the wealthy
Chicagoan, and DR.. H. A. Thomas Of
the "101 Ranch" He was frequently
a member of parties at which Miss
Matthews and the other men referred
to we're members.
Rumbaugh was the one who sent
the telegram to Coey demanding that
he do the right thing by the girl"
and It. was with him that Miss Mat
thews left the letter in which was en-
closed another letter to Coey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
Curious Place Names,

Chicago is an Indian word, meaning
Wild onion or skunk weed. Chesa.
peake is also Indian and is variously
interpreted as highly sailed water,
great waters or country on great
river. Chautauqua Is also an Indian
word and has had several interpreta.
lions, as a foggy place, bag tied in
the middle (referring to the shape OF
the lake), a place where a child was
washed away, where the fish are TAX.
en- out, place Of easy death or, finally,
place where one was lost. Des Moines
Is usually supposed to refer only to the
Trappist monks, and it Is also connect.
ed with an Indian word meaning the
road. Niagara is an Indian word, sig.
nifying across the strait or at the neck,
Shenandoah is Indian and means the
sprucy stream or river flowing along.
side Of high hills. Massachusetts
means near the great hills or the hill
shaped like an arrowhead Or again, the
blue hills. Mississippi means great
water or gathering in of all the wa.
tiers or an almost endless river spread
out.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
Why Safety Matches Strike on GIas,

Why Safety Matches Strike on Glass.
There are two reasons why ordinary
safety matches can be struck on smooth
glass. The head Of the safety match
Is composed Of mixture Of sulphide
OF anthony, chlorate of potassium and
powdered glass. A comparatively
small Increase Of temperature will
cause this to ignite. Now, glass is a
bad conductor Of heat, and the rapid
passage Of the substance over It raises
the temperature Of that substance suffi.
GENTLY for that purpose. When the
glass Is rough the friction crumbles
away the loosely combined mixture
before the temperature rises to the
point Of ignition; hence, given the CON-
position Of the match head, the two
circumstances which answer the cues
t1on are the comparative smoothness
Of the glass and its imperfect conduc-
dvity of heat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
REPLY OF STEEL TRUST.
Final Answer to Demands of Ore Dock
Strikers.

Final Answer to Demands of Ore Dock
Strikers.
Duluth, Aug 1.-The letter of the
steel corporation making the reply of
that corporation to the striking ore
dockmen was delivered to them at 10
a. m. The letter expresses:
First-A readiness to re-employ all
old men before accepting any labor
ers not heretofore In the employ of
the company.
Second-A willingness to take up
with any of the employees after they
have returned to work individually or
collectively any issue which the men
deem should be readjusted.
Third-It states that so far as the
company knows the only points of
difference between them and the strik-
ers are:
(A)-Open shop, which the company
claims to be already settled, because
in previous communication the strik-
ers stated they had no objection to
such an understanding. The company
therefore sees nothing in this matter
to be arbitrated.
(B)-Question of Wages-In this
the company holds that the strikers
are bound by a verbal agreement
which they made and broke and which
the company has adhered to. The
company therefore sees no difference
for arbitration on this point
Fourth-The company expresses a
hope that the strikers will immedi.
ately return to work, but states that
If they refuse their places will be
filled and operations on the docks re-
sumed Immediately.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
ABOLITION OF C0NTRABAND
British Proposition Adopted by Peace
Conference,

The Hague, Aug. 1.-The British
proposition for the abolition of contra.
band was adopted in committee by Is
votes to 5. The representatives of the
United States, Germany, France, Rus
STA and Montenegro expressed them
selves as opposed to the measure and
Japan, Spain, Panama, Greece and
Roumania abstained from voting.
There were also ten absentees.
In explanation of the American vote
In opposition Joseph H. Choate de,
clared it was the plan of the United
States to limit in every way possible
the list of objects that shall be con-
sidered contraband of war, but to go
further than this now would be vio-
lation Of long established custom.
The change, Mr.. Choate continued,
will create many uncertainties regard
Ing the rights and duties of neutrals
and belligerents, prove more injurious
to the commerce of the world than
the existing custom and contribute
nothing to the interests of peace.
The British proposal on contraband.
together with the proposals submitted
by the United States and Germany on
the same subject, have been sent to
committee for examination. The Amer
lean proposal divides contraband into
two classes, absolute and conditional.