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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25
What He Said.

Il once gave waiter a two dollar
tip"
What did he say?"
ITO me he expressed hia thanks, but
! beard him say to another waiter that
couldn't have real good sense
Louisville Cc':rier-Journal.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25
BIG DOINGS
AT COTTONWOOD
SPECIAL to Evening Teller.

SPECIAL to Evening Teller.
COTTONWOOD. Ida, Sept. 25.-
Carnival attractions and racehorses
are now reaching Cottonwood for the
big carnival, which opens here Friday,
and ON reports received from varl-
Gus sections Of the country the town
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25

he who is feared by many tears
man.. German Proyerb.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25
WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for Lewiston and vicinity
for tonight and tomorrow.
Showers tonight or Thursday.
Following data recorded at local Of
GQA United States weather bureau at
a. o'clock this afternoon:
hximum temperature. IS; mini
y temperature. al; mean tempera-
IT, So; precipitation. none.
w. w. THOMAS,
Official in Charge.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25

Oklahoma went prohibition and
democratic and for constitution that
not only follows the flag but nearly
everything else in sight
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25

Chicago has had a queer case of
mistaken identity, where a man claim
ed a young lady as the wife he mar
ried two years ago and the real wife
came to the rescue only after some
sighting remark about the size of her
feet This is truly Chicagoesque.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25

Prospective presidential candidates
are leading strenuous lives. Taft II
sailing, Hearst trimming his sails and
Bryan raising the wind.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25

With Harahan and Fish in the lime
light, we are led to the observation
that high finance is also a matter of
temper and temperament.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-25
- - - - - - - -" :
THINK IT OVER.

For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain, the. Standard Oil is Pc
culiar.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
NO WEDDING RECORD
Davis Second Marriage Not
Officially Confirmed.
MISTAKE OF THE MINISTER
Certificate Issued for Union of Com
federacy's Future President and
Daughter of "a Future Executive OF
the United states Was Not Re
turned by the Clergyman.

1t has been discovered tba; there is no
record of the first marriage Of jefferson
Davis. the first and only president Of
the Confederate States, other than a mar
riage license. which was Issued in Louis
vile, KY. on June II, 1885 10 Mr.. Davis
and Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of Col
Zachary Taylor u. s. A.
The minister who performed the cere-
mony failed TO return tho certificate.
hence there Is no legal proof available
as all witnesses nave long since passed
away. The evidence Of fhe fact that the
license was issued intact, bat the space
where the entry of the minister's return
should be is found to be blank-thus
showing that this mistake or oversight
on the part Of ministers is not confined to
ministers Of the present day.
The disclosure, in the case Of Mr.. Davis,
was made some days ago. when Prof
Walter Fleming. of the University Of
Louisiana, who is writing a history Of the
late Confederate executive. wrote to the
clerk Of the jefferson County Court for q
certified copy Of the legal record Of that
important event, Of which so much has
has been written concerning the opposi-
ton OF Col Taylor TO the marriage Of his
young daughter 20 Lieut. jefferson Davis.
The archives of the Jefferson County.
CKy.) court show that the affidavit made
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

you and him, or possibly makes a Wild
dash for safety through the branches, s,
with both barrels roaring yainly in tie
rear
One Of the most amusing experienc 5
Of this sort happened 70 the writer, VINO.
in company with three others, were gun
ming down in Virginia Our dog had tresd
squirrel. and all four Of Us tried in
vain 10 find him. The tree was a mann
moth oak, with dead top and many
arms. and finally "a gun was fired in
hopes Of starting something. It started.
With the report five squirrels that h d
been summing themselves on top Of the
branches started for the bottom Of the
tree. We were all distributed around
the base, and such a fusilade as was kept
up as those squirrels ran spirally down
that tree l never heard Before it vas
over we got 10 laughing so that nobody
could shoot straight, and one got away,
but il was one OF the funniest experiences
ever had in the woods.
If YOU can ind a corndeld where the
squirrels are gathering the crop inste d
Of the farmer. you can have all the fln
you want. but if you can learn %
cough" Ike ap old gray as he sits n
gnarled limb and bids defiance to Il
squirreldom, you win have your hands
full, fer everS solitary member Of the
tribe will sally forth TO teach you better
manners.
The old veteran aforementioned re-
NAMED and enigma until the writer &C.
cidentally ran him down one day while
trailing up what be supposed was a buck
squirrel. The old man was seated on a
log. coughing away for dear life, and
beside him lay eleven squirrels. The Sec
ret was out. but the trick is a difhc t
one to learn, and you will disIocate your
epiglOtrs a few times before you mas
ter il.
Old Daniel Boone. that general all
around woOdsman and hunter, had a
favorite way Of hunting known as bark
ing. Boone always hunted with a rile.
scornIng a shotgun, and an eyewitat-s s
says 1t was the most beautiful thing 20
see the precision with which he wo- ID
pick on squirrel after squirrel by simply
striking the bark OF the tree with s
bullet underneath the animal and depend
i ing upon the cOncussion to kin him. How
many can do that?
on cloudy days squirrels cut" most al
day, and one can hunt continuously hat
II windy or bright, most OF the fun IS
over until aleHg in the afternoon. Dur
ing the midday hours one can get some
fun stalking. Passing quietly thTOu-n
the woods you listen Tor q cough" and
having located one. trail it down II
will take all your cunning. and three
times out Of five he will see you first
then 'g0od-by, john.
Finally. after your DAYS fun is on r.
/ put your game up in good shape 20 she r..
| The incest way is 10 string them through
/ the hind leg There is q space in the see
| Ond joint between the two bones, auC
/ cord passed through Aere viii not tesr
/ out. The squirrels all hang evenly, w- h
/ tails flowing loose, and make one of tie
prettiest punches Of game imaginable
/ Lastly. when you get home. cook th.m
properly. There is only one way. AID
/ that Is 10 broil them. Game can be IT.
I terly ruined by improper cooking. Shoot
I your game properly, cook IL properly,
and eat il with satisfaction.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
RAILROADS AND EARNING.
No Significance Attached TO Decrease
I'm Net Profits This Year,

Net earnings of railroads for seven
months We're good deal less than gross
earnings, and there is a disposition to
attribute this also. as well as the stock
decline. to legal and judicial acts, or as
a warning against such acts on the SUD
position that the railroads have struck
hard times and ought not to be har-
rassed by legislation and prosecution. It
is also complained that governmental ac-
ton is paralyZing business, and as ex-
penses cannot be Immediately reduced
this is leaving the roads with expenses
out Of proportion to an income which is
at least relatively reduced.
An examination Of the gross and net
earnings Of railroads for the first seven
months of each Of the past ten years.
says the New York Journal OF Commerce.
viii dispel the impression that any par
ticular significance attaches to the fact
that this year the net earnings fall a
good deal under the gross. As all
branches of business do not expand or
contract pari passu, so the income and
the outgo Of any line Of business cannot
be depended on to increase and decrease
simultaneously; at one time the expenses
are oUtrunning- the receipts; at another
these are reversed.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
TO CLINCH ELUSIVE NICKELs.
New Type of Car the Fare-dOdger'z
Waterloo.

A million dollars a year in lost fares
and damages because Of accidents IS 10
be saved to the Rapid Transit Company
by the use of the new type Of car with
which the system is to be equipped, says
the Philadelphia Ledger 1t Is known
as the ''pay-as-yOu-enter," and within
a few weeks the traction company VIII
place an order for 200 or more such cars.
The rear platform is from seven 10 Miro
feet long. and is fitted with an entrance
and exit for passengers. The conductor
stands at the door and collects fares -
passengers enter The platform accom-
modates between . and 80 passengers,
and they enter the car through a door on
the left side. while passengers leaving
the car make their exit by a door on the
right side of the car. An exit IS also
provided on the front platform. but pa
sengers are not permitted 10 enter from
the front.
It Is claimed for the car that With
in use much time can be saved in run
ming. as passengers begin to enter iE.-
mediately the car stops, without having
to wait for passengers to get Off Pa
sengers are saved the Inconvenience Of
having the conductor push his way
through the ear every few minutes co.,
lecting fares There are no alterations
between passengers and conductor as
TO fares having been paid. Accidents
from premature starting Of cars are re-
duced 10 a minimum, as the conductor IS
always at the rear of his car, where lie
can attend TO the bell signals
There is a sliding, disappearing step.
which works automatically when the car
stops and starts. Passengers can board
the car only when the step is In place.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

in connection with Miss TayloT's age was
sworn to by Hancock Taylor, an uncle Of
the bride.
Jefferson Davis had been promoted to
lieutenancy IN the army for galiantry
in the Black Hawk Indian war. lSS2-lSA.
He resigned his commission In the army
in 1896 and went to Louisville where, on
June H. he married Miss Taylor. 10 whom
he had been engaged FOR two years, at the
residence of her aunt, whom she was Wis
iting al the time.
Col. Taylor. her father, was then sta
toned on the frontier In Wisconsin.
This all occurred long before the Mexi-
can war, IN which both Gen. Taylor and
Col. Davis were engaged. In the meantime
Mrs. Davis died and the future President
OF the Southern COnfederacy had married
again.
Senator Davis was at the bedside Of
President Taylor when he died in Wash
iESton in 1850
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
CHINESE OPIUM SMUGGLERs.
Unique Method of DOdGinE Customs
Duty Discovered by Accident.


When something like 81 a pound was
hrst imposed upon crude opium the
Chinese invented an ingenious way Of
smuggling it into San Francisco. Each
well-to-do Oriental was noticed on near
Ing the harbor 10 seat himself in an
elaborately carved chair Of hugh proper
tions, which was usually represented as
an heirloom OF gEeat value. And being
part OF his household effects long In use
that chair was, Of course. exempt from
duty.
Now a long succession Of these chairs
began to attract attention. They were
carried ashore, right side Up, with tender
care. 1t was only the merest accident,
however. that revealed the truth. One
day a stevedore's truck struck a couple
Of Cinnamon with the heirloom chairs,
and 10 the amusement Of all onlookers
over fifty pounds of crude opium rolled
along the quay like 50 many common balls.
And of course, until news got back TO
China that the game was Up visitors
continued 10 arrive with great dignity
seated in the ancestral chair. To this
day the san Francisco officers Will recall
with a smile the studied sedateness and
magnificent repOse Of these smuggiers as
they leaned back in their "heirlooms7 on
the decks of arriving steamers
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
TEACHING WIRE TAPPERS.
Railroad Has Its Own school azd
May Make strikes Im9OssibIe.

May Maxi. Strikes Ina possible.
The Pennsylvania Railroad School Tlr
Telegraphers, established here about TO
weeks ago, says a dispatch from Bedford,
Pa, to the Philadelphia Ledger. has sur
passed all expectations The school his
rented another room of the RidenlIr
block the finest building in the town. %
accommodate the increasing number 4
students. and fifty instruments have be n
installed. in addition TO those placed
the institution before the opening. which
it was thought would supply the stu
dents
A miniature railroad is being installed
TO illustrate TO students the working Z
the block system. This is a feature not
part Of the originally intended equip
menr
The school is the first OF its kind or tle
Pennsylvania system. and. perhaps, the
first school for telegraphers in the United
States conducted by a railroad company.
The act Of assembly which prohibits rail-
roads from working operators more th-n
eight hours out Of twenty-foUr. ard
which goes into effect early next summer,
viii make it necessary for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to employ many additional
operators, and it was TO supply this O.
mand that the school was established.
1t is estimated that the company VII
need about 700 additional operators on tie
lines east Of Pittsburg.
The time required to complete to
course will be from six 70 eight months.
and upon its completion graduates VII
be provided with positions in line Of pro-
motion The bulk of the expense Of the
school is assumed by the company, tls
students paying the nominal sum Of 2
per month. The school Will, il 3
thought. grow into a much larger instieI-
ton, which Will make the company proof
against telegraphers' strikes
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
TWAS ONLY A HANDKERCHIEF.
Suspicious secret Service Men Grab
Visitor in Presidents Offices.


Joseph J. Komorowski FIRE and police
commissioner of Milwaukee, who was
among the prominent Poles who called on
the President a few weeks ago. when
members OF the Polish Alliance came TO
Washington 10 place flowers on the
statutes of the Father of his Country,
and the Polish heroes of the Revolution.
had an amusing experience in the White
House, according % the Milwaukee Free
Press, which details il as follows:
Mr. KomoTowoski was warm. Possibly
the atmosphere was oppressive. There
was an awed hush over the assemblage
in the Presidential Offices Mr. Komor-
owskis forehead was damp with per
spiration-his hands ditto. He must
needs dry them before grasping the
Presidents welcoming hand
Stealthily Mr. Komoroski's S right hand
went under his coat-tails in search Of
his handkerchief III a lfp pocket He
drew it forth un0stentati6usly, he thought
mopped his brow quickly and thrust the
handkerchief into-the crown Of his hat
His hands sought an inner vest pocket
wherein lay the credentials with which
Congressman William ]. Cary had armed
him.
Every movement was watched unbe-
known to Mr.. Komorowski by two secret
service men behind him. They saw the
right hand go into the right hip pocket
saw the handkerchief drawn forth and
knew not what II might conceal. saw
it hurriedly put into the crown of his
hat, and saw the right hand go into the
vest pocket
They sprang forward with a bound
landed on either side of Mr.. Komorowski
and each grabbed one of his arms. The
Milwaukee fire and police commissioner
paled.
'T-t-there m-mUst be s-some minis
take. -gentlemenl" he stammered.
What was that you put In your hat?"
demanded the detectives.
'W-what / p-put in m-my h-hat! ex-
claimed Mr.. Komorowsh "W-why, t-that
w-was only m-my handkerchief. ! just
wanted 10 wipe the sweat off my"
The President gave way to a hearty
laugh.
Fooled again. Kissed the secret serv-
Ice sIeuths, and they retired in confusion.
"Dee-lghtedi' exclaimed the President
gripping Mr.. Komorowsks outstretched
and perspiration free-hand.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

Another way of hunting is with a squir-
rel dog; good ones are scarce, but any
dog that Will chase a squirrel up a tree
and stand and bark will do. With this
method the dog does all the work. He
masses all over the woods, and on dis
covering a squirrel on the ground, runs
him up the nearest tree and barks until
the hunter arrives. Now hunt for him
yourself, find bim If you can. That sqUir-
rel knows exactly what he is up against,
and has hidden himself so completely
that it may take an hour TO find him, and
possibly you may never find him. Fiat
or the top Of a limb. in a crotch. under
a big knot, or in a hollow, wherever he
is, two bright eyes are watching your
every move. He knows by your actions
that you are stumped, and never moves
a hair Round and round the tree you
walk, scanning every inch OF the tree
from top to bottom, until presently a
little furry bunch catches your eye in
a crotch half way up-the tip Of his tail
Quick as a fash the squirrel divines that
he IS discovered, and whisks on to the
trunk on the other side. Then round
and round you go. willie" the squlr-
rel always keeping the trunk between
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Congress Must Settle Il.

The Botanic Gardens are under the ju-
risdiction Of Congress. Now a howl is
going up over what is termed the van
dalism Of destroying the beautiful park
OF domestic and tropical trees and shrubs
President Roosevelt is in the canebrakes
and cannot be reached. Secretary Taft.
one Of the Grant Memorial Commission,
is in a distant section of the noncontigu-
Gus territory Of the United States. and
cannot hear the protest that is going up
here. Beside. the question may turn on
whether he is committed 10 this along
with other Roosevelt policies
The issue viii be drawn in Congress in
December.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20


Naturally. the erection Of these great
buildings on and around Capitol Hill
square causes a discussion Of ways and
means for enlarslng that park space. It
is probable that within a year two or
three blocks occupied with comparatively
inexpensive buildings viii be purchased,
the buildings razed to the ground, and
the park thereby enlarged.
Within a distance OF two blocks
from the Capitol stands the new and
elaborate marble union railroad STA
ton. which is nearly completed at a
cost Of $4,000. 600 or S13.000.O 900. Now
the programme is TO connect the great
plaza in front of this new station with
the Capitol Park, thIs making an ex-
tended park and affording an addition
81 beauty to the great space adorning
Capitol Hill and filled with marble
structures.
1t will require the condemnation or
purchase of four or FIVE blocks of
buildings at a cost of probably a mil
lion or two of dollars to carry out this
beautifying plan.
This is an idea that appeals to the
Legislators The one that has the
backing OF President Roosevelt and
which relates to other sections Of the
Capital City Is another matter. II is
also another story. The beginning and
continuation Of it is interesting. It
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

the metropolis Thousands OF per,
sons will be able to do moro business
in the same time They will make
more money Then money will circu.
late more rapidly and general bust.
ness will be stimulated
The $35 900. 900 which viii be saved
each year in Carfare, rent ana time
IS definite quantity. 1t will be di.
yided among the persons who read.
just their residential surroundings 10
the new transit conditions. 1t viii
affect zoo 900 people directly, because
they will travel over the new express
lines every day It will affect 1900
900 indirectly, because they are de-
pendent on the first 100000 The
total number Of persons Affected will
be > 400 900
New Jersey will get the largest
benefits from this years new tunnels.
because the suburban sections in that
quarter Of the rapid transit zone are
more advanced than those In north.
crn and eastern sections.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

a sum As viii allow the company, tax.
ing all the other patrons together, to
put up a magnificent $4,000, 900
building and pay big salaries. diyi-
dends and all that? The Sage founda-
ton trustees could, If they choose.
give Insurance at reasonable cost
Again, here IS a decent young fel-
low, say % years old. with wife and
children. He develops tuberculosis.
The trustees Of the Sage foundation,
under their charter would send that
man away and take care OF his fam
lily until he got we'll
"Sull another field OF activity that
might be found is seeing that the
poor get as much for their money As
the rich do Tor theirs. Take the man
who buys his coal by the pail. Every
one knows he pays twice as much
for 1t as the mau who buys 1t by the
ton The trustees OF the Sage founda.
tiOn might decide 70 establish coal
yards where coal by the pail could be
purchased as cheaply as BY the ton.
Many other ways Of practical charity
stand open to the trustees
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
SAGE FUND TO BE USED
IN FIGHT ON POVERTY

Ar EW YORK.-It is announced by
~ one Of the group of men who will
have much to do with expenditure Of
the income Of the $l0000,000 fund
Mrs. Russell Sage has given to char
ity that the money will be slsnt
largely in practical struggle With
poverty. The purpose is to improve
the social and living conditions"
and high-browed Missionaries need not
apply. In speaking of Mrs SaGe's
purpose this authority said
1--WE used to think poverty arose
largely from defects of character.
Now we know it may arise from vast.
ly different causes and that an up.
right, average citizen may find him.
self up against It. He needs a boost.
Here Is poor scrubwoman, middle
aged She makes five or six dollars
week. She has a horror of an un.
known grave. She takes out some
insurance the real purpose Of which
is to provide a decent burial for her.
1t is a good thing. But why should
this woman DE compelled to pay such
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

long as members of the judiciary
committee of the senate. Both are
great lawyers and both were states
men Of the first class.
Statistics applied to present conti'
tions are not dull. In fact, they are
filled with interest. Out OF the SO
congresses to date there have been
but five in which there were no resig-
nations of senators. These were at a
comparatively early age. The rule OF
these designations was that the sena.
tors needed more money than the
government pays, or that they might
accept some Office with larger sal.
ary and greater distinction.
In the first so years of the senate's
history there were 124 designations.
In the next so years but Al re-
signed. Since the end of the 100
years of senate history, emitting the
southern senators retiring to join the
secession movement. there have been
"a senators to lay aside their togas.
Of these Withdrawals 10 were to en-
able the resigning, senator to accept
other office.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

NEW YORK wage earners will save
~ S3J,OOO00 year by means Of the
rapid transit subways which are to
be opened next summer.
This total represents only by say.
ing in rent. carlare and time, They
will save much more in the matter
Of health and in general peace of
mind
But such savings cannot be reduced
to cash basis. although they will
represent a large cash gain in the de.
crease of doctors bills, drug bills and
other expenses which accompany con
gested residential conditions in Man
haitian
Another item OF saving might be
calculated from the reduction Of so
cial eXtrayaganCcs when there Is a
wider distribution OF Manhattau's
population throughout suburban dis
tricts And still another gain viii
come from the increased business
which can be transacted by quicker
communication between all parts OF