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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08
Notice..

A meeting is called for March
1o, at p. M, at Remer & Shae-
fer's old stand, Rathdrum, to con-
slider piping water from DIR. Dren-
mans springs. All those interest
ed in this matter are urged to
attend this meeting.-Wm. Neus-
tel. M8-I S
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08

The ship subsidy bill which passed
the house of representatives was de-
feated in the United States senate
last week.
Taxpayers at Wal)owa, Oregon, are
greatly aroused over the high taxes.
Farmers who last year paid about
$40 are assessed this year about 500
on the same property.
In Canada the Lords day act went
into effect on March 3. 1t prohibits
ali sport on Sunday and all work not
absolutely necessary.
The short session of the 59th con-
gress closed on March at noon. Th'
senate held Sunday session to con
fer on bills.
The railroad interests are said b.
Pres J. b. Mcdonald of the Panam
Construction company, to be tn
causeof the trouble In prosecutin
construction work on the Panam
canal. Shonts and Stevens as we'll d
Wallace have successively been IL
duced by the railroads to resign +;
chief engineers Of the great project.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Legislation Completed by the
Short Session.

Legislation completed at the session
of Congress just closed, included the
following:
The immigration law, further re-
stricting admission of aliens into this
country.
Establishing an agricultural bank
IN the Philippines.
Giving the government the right OF
appeal in criminal cases.
Granting service pension bill to
Mexican and civil war veterans.
Increasing salaries of congressman,
senators, vice president, cabinet Off
GERS, ambassadors, ministers and con
suls.
Authorizing two big battleshlps fo
the navy.
The senate ratified treaties will
Santo Domingo and Algeria.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-03-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

church jumped to his feet and said ex-
citedly, Oats er fac, parson."
"'Whuffo does yer, my brudder, r'ar up
an 'rupts me wen | speaks Nv possum
stealin'?'
'Kase, yer jist minded me Nv whar
lef' my overcoat.'"
No white man or woman can ever cook
a 'possum to such perfection as the old
black mammies. These good old souls
just seem to know how-comes natural
with them-and after the varmint is
baked ard danked with large yellow
yams it does the old soul good to stand
and see her white folks Joy da pos
sum-" Plain corn pone and the "cracklin
bread" are not absolutely necessary adj
juncts, but maIpmy has them to COM
plete the feast With her head covered
with a red bandana and long white
apron reaching nearly to the floor she
stands in the door watching her white
folks" eat with relish, and she thinks
she is a third degree graduate in the
culinary art. And
Yer kin talk er bout yer chicken an yer tur-
key, an yer goose;
Yer kin talk er bout yer spar'ribs, an yer
sassidge, eff yer choose;
Yer kin talk bout yer beefsteaks an yer
mutton an roast pig,
An all the hlghfalutin dishes that er Frenchy
cook can rig;
Yer kin smack yer lips an wish fer everything
ter eat, I.-
But Iemme tell yer, massa. dat er 'possum can't
be beat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

much the same as Lincoln did, but there
was special box of toys known as
''Granders artillery which was d prime
favorite with his boys. All the Garfield
children loved the place, and little Mollie
would have no other dolls.
Mrs. Stuntz soon after the war took a
little apprentice girl, and it was this
Miss Kate" the owner of the shop since
Mother, STUNTS death. that the young
James Garfield, the present Secretary Of
the Interior. found behind the same little
counter recently.
Il want some toy soldiers he said He
has boys of his own. Wonderful leaden
soldiers We're produced, as they are now
made in Germany
NO not these" he cried. wooden SOL
diers-I want wooden soldiers that come
in box that l had when 1 was a boy
It was not until 1901 that the widely
loved old lady StuntZ died. She was nine
ty-one years old. and had been a personal
friend of every one of note in the city.
Not bit bigger than it was half a CEN
tellry ago. the little toy shop, to adjust it
self to the new life of Washington. with Its
large department houses and countless
stores has taken in some alien stock. The
taffy and cookies and roSy-cheeked apples
are gone, and in their stead are spools of
cotton. tape, darning thread and other
notions. And somehow the grown-ups
find as much delight in buying these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

more palatable dish than his Rhode Is
land turkey; but he needn't expect a first
class 'possum supper unless the varmint
is properly cooked with fine yam pota-
toes and there is an abundance of good
old corn pone to go with it. The pos
sum, the yams and the corn 'dodger' must
be there or it will be a scrimpy possun
supper"
X x x
Postum suppers are regarded as great
vote getters in the south. but the plan
adopted by the lamented Henry w. Grady
to capture votes for prohibition, when the
contest was on in Atlanta years ago.
didn't pan out well.
Grady rented one of the largest ware
houses in the city, and buying all the
'possums he could get hold Of he gave a
'possum supper to about 400 doubtful
negro voters the night before election.
1t was arranged that these negroes should
remain in the warehouse until the polls
opened next morning, and with plenty to
eat and good speakers the night was
spent
Capt Evan Howell, Grady's partner in
the newspaper business, was on the other
sioe of the fence in the campaign, and
when he got wind of Gradys game he
employed few trusty negroes to kill and
cook a dozen or more cats and take them
to the warehouse early in the morning
and tell the negroes that Grady had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

MRS. HELEN LONGSTREET. widow
M of Gen. James Longstreet, has
go announced that she will send
President Roosevelt persimmon-fattened
postum for Christmas. Senator Taylor
of Tennessee, WHO'D is an authority on
'possums, tells this good stony about an
old negro in his neighborhood:
"One of the most peaceable and kind
hearted old negroes I ever knew was
old Uncle Pompey. who liked to hunt
'possums and also liked to eat them One
day the old man was arraigned before his
boss for numerically beating another
negro who was town visitor to the plan
tation The town buck had his eyes
bandaged, his nose was split and piece
of one ear was gone, while his clothing
was in tatters.
''Pompey,' said the master. is this the
negro you had the trouble WITH
Oats de niger, master was the
reply. but / didn't have much trouble
wild him. He's de one dat had de trouble,
sah.'
But, Pompey, why did you beat the
negro so unmercifully?'
' Master, Use gwine ter tell yer de
trufe. He comes down here an all
dressed up in billed shirt and high collar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
White House Purchasers.

given them a supper of cats and not
'possums.
There was CONSERVATION in the camps
of the sons of Ham, and SO forcefully did
the Howell negroes argue the point that
they had been duped and not given a
posSum supper that only few of them
cast their ballots for prohibition. Grady
had fiuked and said to Captain Howell:
well, Evan, I have spent sleepless
nights thinking of your lost condition, and
now / realize that there is no hope for
you. 1t will be impossible for me now
to get even a shine in this town. and 1
can never look another 'possum in the
face"
Representative Clayton of Alabama: Il
am glad the President is to enjoy sim
mon-fed 'possum, for it is luscious dish.
Most possum hunters in the south always
fatten their possums after they are
caught. and this reminds me of negro
preacher who had big fat possum
stolen from him. The preacher got up
on Sunday morning and found his var
mint gone, but he managed to get to his
church, and during his discourse said:
II wahns yer agin de sin Nv crap
shootin'. l wahns yer agin de sin NV
whisky drinkin' / wahns yer agin de
sin NV lynn. / wahns yer agin de sin
of takin' watermillions. and 1 wahns yer
agin de great sin NV stealth 'possums.
- devout worshiper in the rear of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

an while we niggers wuZ err tendin' ter
our own business he axes me wuz er pos
sum fifteen fer ter eat, an OATS de last I
members ,cept dat 1 indicated de pos
sum- +"
Representative Griggs: Zone of my
newspaper friends has recently quoted me
as an authority on possums, and l sup
pose I am familiar with the varmint 1
trust the President will enjoy the pos
sum Mrs. Longstreet sends him, but down
in Georgia a 'possum supper is regarded
as synonymous with a political confer
ence, and this reminds me of what ex-
Representative Gambler of my state wrote
when he was invited to 'possum sup
per when he was a candidate for gov
ernor. He knew that the men invited to
the supper were not altogether favorable
to him, and he decided not to be present
"A political 'possum supper he wrote
to the host. is not the place for a one
eyed man. The remark went all over
the state. the hostile guns were spiked,
the supper failed to unite the opposition,
and the shrewd one-eyed pillow boy of
Pigeon Roost was made governor by a
tremendous majority"
Representative Livingstone: IF the
President has an old-time negro cook to
prepare his 'possum he will find it far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

things now as they once found in the
taffy. Miss Kate is not sure when cab
met ladies like Mrs. James Garfield or
senator's or members wives come in
whether they want cotton, or some subtler
substance made up of memory and senti-
ment which is given away with the pur-
chases 1t was Miss Sherman, the gener-
ais daughter. who said:
You can buy more for a penny at
Stuntzs than anywhere on earth"
History. youth. joy and simplicity all
are wrapped up in the package. All the
frequenters of the shop remember the
Shermaps. There were Tom, who has
since become priest and his red-headed
brother and two sisters. But it is not
only Presidents and politicals who dis
covered the toy shop. The army and
the navy. the judiciary and the DEPART
ments the merchants and the clerks all
came in turn.
The Nabob of the Street.
One boy known everywhere as Little
Lord Fauntleroy" was particularly ap-
preciative of the good things to be got
there. The two sons of Frances Hodgson
Burnett were Lionel and Vivien. 1t was
Vivien who proved to be the nabob OF
the neighborhood the Burnetts living
near the shop. The little lord swore by
the shop.
60 into Mrs. Stuntzs. you can get any,
thing YOU want there for nothing" He
had observed the credit account of his
mother. Lord Fauntleroy's following in-
creased strangely, and were peculiarly de-
voted. Then one day his mother discov-
cred that his own account, quite innocent
ly run up. amounted to $40.
With all it's history and the celebrity Of
it's patrons, the little shop has never
grown opulent or lent itself the air of a
big store. Through the long year needles
ana thread and such things are Sold and
generations of normal school girls from
the big training school two squares away
come and go with kindergarten beads and
gaily colored worsted and other school
primary essentials, but at the holiday sea-
son the little shop blossoms out like a
Christmas rose and returns to its own
again
But why have they not made for
tune?" asks the practical stranger when
he learns of the place the toy shop holds
in the hearts of the people.
Washington children smile: they know
StuntZ and his wife and the little appren-l
tice girl have the Christmas heart.
You can buy more for a penny there
than anywhere"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

the White House and Mrs. Kerr's, on 18th
near ] street. These were French finish
ing schools for fashionable young ladies,
and it is because of these that the toy
shop gained, more than a local reputation.
There was no other store where decorous
young ladies out for constitutional with
school chaperon could purchase such
, cakes and such taffy. North and south
united on the matter of Mrs. Stuntz' 5
taffy. Today it's memory fingers and the
little shop is enshrined in halo of senti-
ment. A few weeks ago one of these
girls. now grandmother. received a let
ter from her daughter in Hawaii. 1t was
a request that she go to StNntZ and buy
dolls and dolly furniture for the little
granddaughter way off in the Pacific
How could little girl whose, mamma and
grandmother had addressed. letters to
Santa Claus in care of Stuntz be sure of
safe delivery by any other agent? Soon
the toys were started on their transconti-
mental journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

big shawl. in his restless patrol of the
streets of war-sodden city. foundethe toy
shop and bought wooden soldiers for Tad.
A bond of sympathy at once 4sprang up
between the shut-in color bearer and the
war President.
Maj. Albert F.. Johnson, who was a sec
rotary to Stanton and who lived on 9th
street above New York avenue. used to
walk down 9th street and out New York
avenue to the great war -etarys office
every day He says he o. Lincoln
in dis boots and tall hat ,le out of the
toy shop with packas for the i'm
perious young despot of the White House.
1t will be remembered that Robert Lin
coin was already on Grants staff. and the
other boy. Willie. mad died ats the White
House There was only one boy for whom
Lincoln could buy toys of the old soluler.
Joseph StuntZ died in "a before the
close of the war, but the fame of his
shop had spread. and it had already been
necessary for the wise-managing wife to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

add to their stock with toys from Balti-
more, imported from the old country
What little boy in Washington whether
northerner or southerner, was not made
happy in those days with soldiers in nice
German non-committal colors.
Every one who wanted favors Of Lin
coin knew the tender path to his heart
and brought toy for Tad. 1t is Maj
Johnson who also tells the story of the
men who were packing up the Lincoln
possessions after the assassination. and
who came across an unused room full of
toys. What political problems and what
nome ntous events to the nation We're
prefaced by these recognitions of child
hood? War and slavery could not blot out
of mems minds the happiness of children.
An international Shop.
There were two schools near the TOW
shop in those days. Nine. Burr's, on the
south side Of New York avenue near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Loneliness.

From Woman
A woman should cultivate the capacity
to be alone, and the habit of grumbling
must be checked. Loneliness is bound to
come to us all as age advances, but there
need be no loneliness of soul or heart. be-
cause our hours of solitude may be mora
peopled than hours spent in company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

In much the same spirit another little
girl who now lives in California, but who
had spent some time with her grand
mother at the capital, wrote:
Dear Gram:
II must have some pewter dishes You
can only get them at STUNTS. You can't
miss them. Go right in and walk back
to the back counter. They are next tothe
penny table Please set me some"
The penny toys and the pewter dishes
are on their way to California. Express
age even on penny toys counts up. but
who would be economic in a question of
sentiment.
White House Purchasers.
President Andrew Johnsons grandchil-
dren knew where to buy toys. There was
d group of them: Belle and Andrew Pat
terson, and Lille, Sarah and Andrew
Slower, and besides third Andrew, the
Presidents twelve-year-old son. Belle was
beauty, and a little German boy who
lived near the shop promptly fell in love
zith her After Jesse Grants time, who
was a famous base ball player and knew
all the boys. came the Garfields.
When Garfield was a member of Con-
gress he lived at the corner of I and 18th
streets. That house faces Franklin
square, where. the Shermans also lived.
What he found at the shop was pretty
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
FINE RECORD FOR
THOMAS FLYERS

During the recently concluded Gid
den tour number Of efforts were
made to compile a tabulated report of
what happened to the various cars that
lost their perfect scores or dropped out
of the contest. This was a manifest
impossibility, however, owing to the
fact that the majority of those who
had trouble would ascribe their delays
to tire troubles.
1t became a standing Joke among
the drivers OF those cars which stood
up day after day without trouble that
when they passed car at the side of
the road disabled for any cause one
of the men in it would make d quick
jump for the tonneau, drag out a pump
and begin working away for dear life
with it to give the impression that it
was merely another case of puncture.
But could such a tabulation be made
1t would show nothing but naughts OPP
posite the names of the entrants of the
two competing Thomas Flyers, George
D Salzman and Montgomery Hallowell,
whose car was driven by E. c. Rich
ard. These two finished the tour with
perfect scores and had a large part in
the winning OF the Glidden trophy by
the Automobile Club of Buffalo.
From the time the cars left Cleve-
land until they finished in New York
no one saw the motors of these two
cars. Although the bonnets were not
sealed at the start of the tour, neither
one was lifted, not only in the tour but
also in the run overland from New
York back to Buffalo. To add to this
record, not single part suffered in
the least, either from the strain on
the day of skidding between Toledo
and South Bend or from the thousands
of water breaks that racked the nerves
of the passengers, but not the steel
in the machines.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
NORTH CAROLINA
TO Celebrate

NORFOLK Va. Aug. 13.-If ad-
vices received by the management Of
the jamestown exposition are to be
relied upon, a host of visitors from
North Carolina will take the EXPOSE
ton by storm during the next two or
three days.
They are coming to celebrate next
Thursday, which has been set apart as
North Carolina day. Governor Glenn
and the official party are scheduled to
reach Norfolk this evening, but the
great body of the visitors will not put
in an appearance before tomorrow.
An attractive program is being ar
ranged for North Carolina day, with
experimenting and social and military
functions.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
canada's "Grand Old Man."

TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 13.-Many
letters and messages o. congratulation
reached 1.-THE Grange" today for its
distinguished owner, DR.. Goodwin
Smith, on the occasion of his Saith
birthday.
The distinguished historian and pub
licist, who has made Toronto his home
for s5 years, is still enjoying excellent
health for one of his years.
Apple Growers Congress.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1s.-with mem
bers present from many sections OF
the country, the American Apple
Growers congress began its fifth an
nual meeting in this city today, with
headquarters at the Southern hotel
Henry NJ. Dunlap of Savoy, Ill.,, Is
president of the congress, and T. C.
Wilson of Hannibal, Mo-. secretary.
Among the subjects 10 receive atten-
ton during the two days the congress
will be in session are the following:
san Jose Scale" Advantages of Lo-
cal Organizations" "The Transports
ton Problem" Control OF Apple Dis
cases." Protecting Orchards From
Spring Frosts,' "Advisability OF
Spraying in Cases Of Partial or Total
Failure" Advantages of Bulk Ship
ments'' and Foreign Markets"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
WORK FOR The
INTERURBAN
Boise Valley Trolley a
Prime Factor In
Development

BOISE, Aug. 13.-Tke FIRST trip Of
the combination baggage and express
car No. Z, of the Boise and Interurban
Railroad company was made from
Boise to Caldwell this afternoon, SAYS
the Capital News, the car leaving the
offices of the company on Bannock
street about o'clock with several
hundred pounds of express and bag
gage. The car will begin making reg
ular trips down the line on Monday.
When asked in regard to the freight
business, Engineer Knox of the Boise
and Interurban stated: Small pieces
of freight are being received for ship
Monday the express and baggage car
will begin making trips up and down
the line, two round trips being made
probably, each day, according to the
amount of baggage and express re-
ceived, If the power is ample"
While out along the line yesterday,
President Pierce and Engineer Knox
selected five places where sugar beets
may be loaded. One was located at
Eagle, and one on each side of Star,
where platform dumps win be built
for loading beets on the cars. The
other two places selected were sidings
at Linders and at Saxton. The two off,
Gals of the road were accompanied
and assisted in selecting dumps by
Messrs. Austin and Horn, two repre-
sentatives of the Western Sugar Beet
company. who have been over the su-
gar beet land adjacent to the track,
which amounts to 500 acres.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
Third Esperanto CONGRESS.

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The great con-
gress of Esperantists, which is in ses-
sion at Cambridge, is by far the larg-
est gathering of its kind ever held
The attendance at the formal opening
yesterday exceeded 1880 delegates, and
this number was considerably increas-
ed by many new arrivals today. The
visitors have come from a score of
different countries, including the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Per-
STA, several of the countries of South
America and all parts of Europe
The proceedings of the congress are
conducted entirely in the Esperanto
language. In addition the new So
called universal tongue is employed in
making speeches. singing the national
airs of the different countries and in
the production of acts from we'll
known plays.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13

VETERANS MEET

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 13.-
Kansas City extended a hearty well
come today to the Army of the Philip
pines, whose annual national encamp-
ment will be in session during the re-
mainder Of this week. The society has
a membership OF 10000. representing
those regiments that served in the
Philippines during the Sranish-Amer-
lean war.
The attendance at he encampment is
large. the far West being particularly
wen represented. Lieutenant General
Arthur Macarthur. U. s. A, COM
rander- In chief OF the society, Is here
and will review the big military parade
tomorrow.
A number OF other military men OF
prominence are also here to take part
In the proceedings. Minneapolis Will
invite the society to hold its gathering
next year In that city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-13
knights of Malta.

GLoVERSVILLE N. Y, Aug. 49,
The third annual convocation OF the
grand commandery Of New York, AM
cient and Illustrious Order OF Knights
OF Malta, began here today with good
attendance OF delegates and visitors.
Two sessions OF the grand COM
mandery were held during the day in
Malta Temple. Following the afternoon
session the visitors started on sight-
seeing trip to Mountain Lake and
other places OF interest In this vicinity.