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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

1t is estimated that probably $4,000
or more men on the railroad lines be-
tween New York and Chicago have
been laid off or put on shorter hours
since January / because of the re-
trenchment policy adopted by the
roads.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

Century Printing Co. Phone Black
col. Basement lewiston Natl. Bank
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

occupants of the Halliday hotel by
yelling at the top of his voice from
fright by being taken to the upper
floor in the elevator.
HOPE.-A company of Eastern
capitalists has been organized for the
purpose of erecting and operating
brick and pottery plant A tract of 800
acres of excellent clay has been leas-
ed for a period of 20 years.
MULLAN.-The committee in charge
of the arrangements for the celebra-
ton of Labor day has completed its
labors and sent invitations to all
Unions in the district to come here
and participate in the celebration. A
feature of the day will be the parade
| In the morning, at which time a prize
of $25 will be given to the union max
ing the best appearance.
wALLACE.-Bob Roberts, a bar
| tender, was acquitted yesterday on a
charge of violating the Sunday rest
law, the prosecution failing to make
its case.
Special r. r. Rates via o. r. NJ. Co
To Chicago, ST. Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha and other terminal points.
Dates of sale, Sept. II, IL and 13, at
one fare plus $40 for the round trip
Final limit, 80 days.
To National Irrigation Congress
Sacramento. Aug. 2S, 90 and 80. Fare
l$344o for the round trip. Final return
limit, Sept. II.
For further particulars and rates
call on or address c. w, Mount, Cen
eral Agent o. R. & N. Co., Lewiston
Idaho,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

In the United States, the state of
Pennsylvania espec ally, there is no
union label more counterfeited than
that of the cigarmakers.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

SPOKANE.-A Palouse farmer
Wednesday night startled all of the
occupants of the Halliday hotel by
yelling at the top of his voice from
fright by being taken to the upper
floor in the elevator.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23
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| In the United States, the state of
Pennsylvania espec ally, there is no
union label more counterfeited than
that of the cigarmakers.
| 1t is estimated that probably $4,000
or more men on the railroad lines be-
tween New York and Chicago have
been laid off or put on shorter hours
since January / because of the re-
trenchment policy adopted by the
roads.
In addition to the Bricklayers' and
Masons' International union, the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Is TAX
ing a referendum vote to decide wheth-
err the order shall be affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor.
Artists, Engravers and Designers
league with the National Association
Of Employing Lithographers, which
began a year ago, has just been ended
as result of the abandonment of the
fight by the union.
The next national convention of ma
chinists of the United States, Canada
and Mexico is to be held In st. Louis,
commencing September 8. The organ
ization has membership of more than
10O, 900, and Is considered one of the
atrongest strictly trade organizations
of America.
| Great preparations are being made
| for the entertainment of the delegates
20 the annual convention of the Ma
tionaI Association of Letter Carriers,
which is to begin it's sessions at Can
| ton o., on Labor day.
| A six-hour day for all composing
!room employees on newspapers Is being
!, agitated by the Typographical Society
Iof Melbourne, Australia, resolution
to that effect having been brought be-
fore the organization.
The last Wisconsin legislature de-
cided to place before the people &
proposition to decide by popular vot'
whether they will have state print
ing plant of their own, and the print
ers are active in behalf of the new
plan.
The twenty third annual session o
the Trades and Labor council will NEE
at Winnipeg, September 16. One of tn
most vital questions to come befor
the convention. will be that of immi
grafton.
Twenty thousand dressmakers an
ladies' tailors, of whom 5000 wer
women and girls, recently went o.
strike for better conditions in Vienna
Austria. After nine days the disput
was settled favorably to the strikers.
For the first time in the history o
coal mining In Indiana, several hun
dred miners were recently fined 81 pc
day each for eight days for an nnau
lthorized strike by their organization.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

The twenty third annual session of
the Trades and Labor council will NEE
at Winnipeg, September 16. One of the
most vital questions to come before
the convention. win be that of imni-
grafton.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

In addition to the Bricklayers' and
Masons' International union, the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks is TAX
ing a referendum vote to decide wheth-
err the order shall be affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

The last Wisconsin legislature de-
cided to place before the people a
proposition to decide by popular vote
whether they will have state print
ing plant of their own, and the print
ers are active in behalf of the new
ulan
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

The struggle of the Lithographic
Artists, Engravers and Designers
league with the National Association
of Employing Lithographers, which
began year ago, has just been ended
as result of the abandonment of the
fight by the union.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

The next national convention Of ma
ehinists of the United States, Canada
and Mexico is to be held In st. Louis.
commencing September 8. The organ
ization has a membership of more than
1OO, 00O and is considered one of the
atrongest strictly trade organizations
of America
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

A six-hour day for all composing
room employees on newspapers IL being
agitated by the Typographical Society
|of Melbourne, Australia, a resolution
to that effect having been brought be-
fore the organization.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-23

Great preparations are being made
for the entertainment of the delegates
20 the annual convention of the Ma
tionaI Association of Letter Carriers,
which is to begin it's sessions at Can
ton, o., on Labor day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
CRAzED BY CIGARETTES.
Seattle Girl Smoked Eighty. seven
Coffin Nails" a Day.

With a record OF eighty-Sevcn clca.
Hettes per day. Isabel jerks. a pretty
girl and member Of "a well known
family OF Seattle, Wash. Is ON the
verge Of Insanity The habit has such
u hold upon her that she lies awake at
night 20 pull M the coffin nails. "
When aged but twelve. little Isabel
was taught 20 roll aud smoke the little
cigars" 10y n brother. who is n sailor.
She then secretly began habit which
she cannot conquer. She began To he
50 irritable that her parents attempted
10 discover the reason Tor IL. They
have told the neshbors that they did
not know their daughter smoked Her
father Is a cigarette "nend" aud did
not notice the odor OF tobacco Ou his
daughter. while her mother Is SO ar
ficted with asthma that she mover
smellcd the cigarette smoke or odor OF
nicotine
The girl began to stay out late at
night, ana 10 prevent her doing this
her parents placed her in tha care OF
the police matron. and TO her she con
fessed 10 using the weed SHE says she
has smoked cigarcttFs as ftst as she
could roll them
You see" she says. ''the first thing
I'm the morning when | awakened was
a cigarette. and | usually smoked ten
before coming down TO breakfast.
Through the day | would run To my
room and read and smoke all could.
In this way have often CONSUMED two
packages OF tobacco per day. Where
did | get the tobaccoy Well YOU sec.
father uses lots of tobacco. SO when
was sent after the groceries always
ordered several packages. and the gro
ceryman, who was very particular
friend OF mine, kept It from the old
mans sight by changing the order on
the ledger 10 read just supplies.
haven't smoked any for two days now.
l can't. you see"
Miss jerks is so weakened mentally
that she may be examined before the
insanity board and sent TO the hospital
for the feeble minded.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
BEAR TIES UP UHi09 PACIFIC
TelegraPhers Had Her Children and
She Just Sat Down 10 Wait.

a mother bear in quct Of her Young
recently tied mp the Kcmmcrer division
Of the Union Pacific railroad system
incidentally she kept two operators at
Bryan. WyO., prisoners In their sleep
ing apartments for hours. while angry
trainmcn swore al having TO stop at
u place where stops were not sched.
ulcd
\ newly arrived tclcgraphcr invested
in two Cubs. the offspring OF the moth.
or who for days had hunted hlgh and
low for her children AS last hope
she pccped into the bunkhouse OF the
operators. Fortunately they hud seen
her coming, and 10y the time she reach
"d the building they had found time
io bar the door leading into the station.
The mother bear growled a little. but
seemed content To- wait. unmoved 10y
the fact that a great railroad needed
the assistance Of the operators I'm push
mg transcontincntal trains through
Not seeing the semaphore i'm place n
freight train crew started 10 lnvesfi-
gate. They found the operators wait
ing 90 be rescued With tho assistance
Of 300 Greeks who were in work cars
up the road a short distance the moth
or bear was driven of. but not until
she had seriously disarranged The
schedule Of Mr. Harrimau's railroad
for hundreds Of miles east aud west
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
THE WILD PEALING or THT GoNG AHoUsRI
TIE LAILH-- LLLa-- ---.-H.nn

THE WILD PEALiNG or TH. GoNG AROUSED
THE ENTIRE EIGIuoRHOoD.
capped with their lives. The house was
bGrned 10 the ground not thing being
saved.
The fire started about midnight In
one Of the back rooms OF the house.
from what cause is not known. Tho
dogs immediately bean barking. try
ing to arouse The mmu., bat no attcn-
tioL was paid TO them Finally the
collie, which had becl trained TO ring
the bell FOR the men to come In from
the fields, grasprd the cord and I'm an
instant the entire ncielborhood WAS
aroused. by this time. however. the
whole end Of the house was In flames.
and Mr.. Beattie had TO force his way
through the smoke To the room where
his two boys We're sleeping They
were partially overcome by the smoke,
but the brave father fought back the
hames as he carried them u safety.
The fire gained such headway that
resistance proved useless. aud morning
found the Beatue home n mass Of
blackened ruins. The homeless family
were taken In 10y the neighbors. and
the faithful collie, who had saved his
bencfactOrs, was not forgotten. but be
came the hero Of the hour.
The Bcattle home was am old land
mark I'm the ncighborhood. being fin
ishcd throughout with walnut and ma
hogany from trees that We're grown on
the estate
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
REvIWNG DEAD TOWNS.
Big Farms That Must Be Broken Up
into Small Places.


The country Is full of small towns
which have ceased to grow and are al.
ready dccadent Their merchants com
plain Of lack of business, mechanics
find scanty employment building has
ccased; the farmer who mas accumulat.
ed n competency and wishes 10 live Ia
town builds his new home In some
large city instead of In the place near
which hc made his money The longcd
for factories, which 90 was thought
would be attracted by the advantages
or the site, do not come; immigration
passes Il 10y. As the citizens look at
the beautiful country around them
they wonder at the vngarics - fate.
But the secret OF It all Iira in the
use 10 which that beautiful country l4
put, says MaNwells Talimon In.
Quiry Will reveal the fact that II has
all been absorbed ln limited number
Of bic farms. say, Of from 100 to 500
acres each. The labOrcrs who supply
the needs OF these farms at seedtimo
0nd harvest arc transicuts. There ls
no rural population surrounding the
town sufficient to furnish it with busl
ness ON which to thrive Let thr mcr.
chants ana business men devote 10
tic breaking up Of portion or these
farms into home crOrs % portion or
such effort as they have vuiuly spent
iu endcavoring to secure thc location
iu their town Of manufacturing enter.
priscs and the cure of Gecadcucc ls
found. Each big farm heretofore occu.
pied by single family becomes the
seat or from twenty to 100 mnilirs.
dwelling on crofts of from ono to TWEEN
~ acres each Then There arr several
thousand persons for thr stores and
shops 90 serve, where tbcy now serve
only hundred or two 10 a small
town thus surrounded ncw business
comes without being coaNod.
Here are some facta. the dlgcsUJu
md application OF wlfb by HE nnu.
cuiinl property owners iu the slow
town viii mean great deal TO them
mud their ncighbors
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20

KILLED BY A TOMBSTONE.
Woman Dies Strangely Praying a,
RelatINn'n GrnNr


Relatives Grave.
Kuccliug m prayer ot tho grave or
Christian luts. her brother law. m
GleuwoOd cemetery. Mrs RctJha Wc,s.
Ing OF lT2G Ubcr street. l'hUudrlplin.
was crushed 10y a topplug tombstone
ou Memorial day and received fatal
injuries Her loot was 81 badly
crushed that the bones prouudcd
through the leather OF the ,uoc Sh,
died immediately after the foot was
amputotcd at the Gcrmuu hospital
Mrs. blessing was seventy seven
years old. uud ou May 80. us vas hcr
annual custom, she left hcr humc soon
after dinner with her urus Hucd with
flowers, with which she intended To
decorate her hrothcr-iu laws grave.
The old lady was seen making her way
about the cemetery by several other
visitors and was seen strcWmu tho
grave with her tributes Shc thcn
mcclcd at the head OF tho grave ln
prayer when without warning tho ca.
tastruphc occurred.
She had kucclcd upon a slpb which
ran lcngthwlsc along the side of the
grave, und this slab us we'll as the Coo
pound hcodpicco had been undermined
by the rains Her weight cnusod the
big stone To fan over upon her
At the hospital, owing tp her all
vunccd age She was unable to rally
from the Umputution and dlcd from the
shock
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
BURGLAR HER OWN SON.
Frenohwoman, Discovering lt, Faints
ln Police Station.

Fronohwoman Discovering IT, Faints
ln Police Station.
dramatic AFFAIR recently occurred
ot NillcuouNc lc Rol a village about
twelve milos from Paris. NJ. Vndcl-a
man of independent means had gone
TO Paris and hls wifc had left the
house to do somc marketing. Nine.
Nodcl returned alone ana found a
bearded man In the drawing room
breaking open secretairc I'm which
she kept icwcry and money. She
screamed for assistance and the bur.
rlar got away through window.
a gnrdtncr started IN pursuit and
the burglar hrcd ave pistol shots at
him without effect Several other per.
sons Joined in the chase. and the man
turned aud fred, slightly wounding
one of DTS pursucrs. Finding himself
h"rd pressed he turned the revolver
upon himself but did not attempt 10
discharge the weapon lie was quick.
ly captured and I'm the struggle his
iniso hair ana beard came Off, ana It
was then seen that he was mere
youth OF between seventeen and eight.
cou years OF age
lie was tnken TO the police station
and confronted with Nine Yadel.
Tho lady tainted ON recognizing her
own son, who had post In Paris.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
a CLEAElGG CRUSADE.
Everybody In chiekssh1, /. T., Even
Bankers, Cleaned Two Days.

everybody In ChickGrh1, !. T., Even
Bankers, Cleaned Two Days.
Two hollduya lu succession. devoted
TO cleaning crusade. has made chick
oshn. I. r., materially cleaner. SAYS
the ST. Louis Dispatch The
schools were closed and the children
assisted the home folks in cleaning M
the home premises Trash. tin cans
and all other kinds of litter were gath
cred nnd piled ln the alleys Two DAYS
the stores aud banks closed and every
body cleaned up. ono hundred men
and boys were put In cnch alley with
wagons 10 load
Never before Ga the history OF The
city have tho promises. streets and al
lcys of the city been so clean ns they
nrc today
The plan was suggested ln the Com
mer"ini club by Pre- idrut Russell. and
Mayor Bridges wrote the proclamation
for the two days holiday Every one
caught the enthusiasm. md never have
men, women and children worked
harder than they did making Chlcka-
sha city beautiful
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
"HE LAID DOWN WITH THEM AND sLKPT
WARM ALL NIGHT"


Of the story is best told by the anony-
nous lumDerJack, who found the boy
the following day at noon:
when the old man sent the hurry
up call for US to drop driyln' and hike
over to the Norsk's, who lost his kid,
we broke for the little farm mighty
quick. We knew the woods were full
OF wolves, and If they didn't get the Kid
the night was due TO be colder'n --
and he'd freeze to death before the
frost fell. We just stopped at the
wannegan long enough to fill our lunch
sacks with grub and get plenty Of
matches, and then we put right into
tie woods a-hyin'.
I'VE made torches OF birch bark. be
sides havin' all the lanterns there was
on the drive. and the ole man spread
the whole fifty OF us out, and we fine
tooth combed that country all night.
But we couldn't find hide nor hair OF
the kid, and when mornln' come | says
TO myself. That kids n goner sure
and about everybody else thought the
same way 'cept the ole man. and he
never would give in II be died.
after we had lunch we went mt II
again. Along about noon 7 found the
kid sieepin' in hollow log Would
not have seen him II II had not been
for his little cap that had fallen on the
ground. He was I'm bear den. took
him out OF the log, and the first thing
he said was that he was hungry.
gave him all the lunch had left, and
he devoured It,
Il tried TO get the story OF hts ex-
perience from him. After raised the
long yell and was waitin for the boys
to come I'm he did make out to tell me
that he played about I'm the woods un-
I'll he got tired and then tried 10 go
home, but couldn't get there Then Il
eRot dark: then he caught on 10 a big
black 'doEgle and two little doggies'
layin' down. and he laid down with
them and slept warm all night and he
was so tired when mornin came that
he couldn't keep mp with the 'doggles'
They ran away and left him.
Then ne tried TO get home. but
J9uldnt make it and found the hollow
log and crawled in cryin' for h.s
1iother. JehOsephati III that kid didn't
sleep with that she bear and her cubs
and never got n scratchl But how n
she bear with cubs. the most danger
ous creature that walks. ever allowed
him to do it 7 can't get through my
hcnd"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
THE yANIIoR sHooED rHE ANINAL our.

THR yANfIoR sHOOED THE ANIMAL OUT.
file information against q. J. Moore.
former president Of the Sioux city
Commercial club. " ho persisted in al
lowing hls family goot to craze ON The
high school campus aud butt into the
halls Of learning
On n recent morning the l3nitor dis.
covered goat I'm the supply room
calmly munchIng tablets pencils. chalk
md other things not generally cOnsid-
cred edible The janitor shooc1 the
animal out and finally turned it over
10 the poundmaster
This time, however. 90 was not
Moore's gont, but one belonging 90
Mark Naughton. and the board ia now
expected "a Indulge iu legislation in
restraint of the N1ughtou goat
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20

Josiah g. Adams. wealthy produce
merchant OF Wcathcrsfeld. Conn. Is in
Sow York city being treated for ra-
Dies in its most ylrulout form Mr..
Adams was bitten by cow. Several
days ago the animal became sick. and
be- determined tO give her "a hyyOdcr.
mic Injection. As he inserted the nee
die the cow caught his left hand in her
teeth md in less than an hour the arm
began To- swell Mr. Adams family
physician advised that hc go 10 Ncw
York and while The afflicted man las
shown some Improvement 20 will be
two weeks before De VIII be cut Of
danger Tho cow was bitten by mad
dog about two months ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
EAGLE CUT TIE ROPE.
Hurled Down 600 Foot Cliff Man Who
Stole Younu

Frank Schrcibcr of Colorado Springs.
Colo was recently badly injured as %
result of u fight with a mother caglc
whose young he stole from nest on
the side Of prccipipc 600 feet from
the valley below.
Schreibcr discovered the nest ln bc
North Cheyenne canyon. $50 feet from
the top Of the prcclp.cc IIo dsscrudcd
J 10 the nest 10y means of r.ne When
hc seized two Of the yours birds the
mother swooped down ou hm and
fought him with an tine s!il hrr ma-
tcrnal Instincts could inspire
Schrclher used pistol with poor Of
feet ana soon the rope which hold him
was clawed until 80 snapped. and
Schreiber rolled down the almost per.
pcndicular clln for distance of 500
feet That he was not Killed was due
TO the fact that ut interval projecting
lodges broke the force of lis fnlI.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20

fouco under an acoci1 tree. Suddenly
% IaF "oorod down ana struck him a
blow nu tIn ear. Rags turned and
's hn a.I One other jay quickly struck
% singing blow ou the opposite side
tla, brought forth "a bowl Attacking
h.m on both sides the jays fought
Ilr.11.IF anl Rags bottlod ylclously.
I'uH'.F One cat turned tau aud aed to
.I' h'H for protection. Tho nest OF
Iie 0I1. jays in thc acacia tree caused
Na attack
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20
MADE NOISE LIKE A BEAR.
Snoring oskslooaan Slain by Hunters
In His Sleep.

Richard HurdiuE's wifo often COM
plolncd that Richard snorcd "somc-
thing dreadful" but he outdId himself
recently nnd got killed FOR doing IT.
Richard. had been sitting i'm the back
room of the village drug store ot Osln-
loosn. Ia taking a fcw sips or some
thing 10 cure his cold when hc lcft
the place he staggered slightly
He headed for the country aud I'm a
woods not fur from town lay hmsclf
peacefully down 90 slumbcr Pretty
soon the vibrations Of his uvuh
showed that Richard had forgotten the
cares OF this world.
nfortunutcly party of hunters
heard the snoring get louder and
louder and NOT being as grcut uurwul.
lists as Mr. Roosevelt or his friend
Long mistook It for the rourug of "a
bear. They discharged vollcy into
the hodge
Richards funeral was held two days
later
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-06-20

Tho Civic Improvement club of New
bern. y. g., has ISSUED notice TO
incir fellow citizcu3 requesting that
each householder pick up papers and
trash IN front of bis premises as far
as tho middle of the street. that au
unnecessary fences be removed, that
Plots In front OF dwellings bo orna.
mcnted with flowers or shrubs and
that back yards be cleaned up.