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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
AN IRISH BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT

An Irish banquet" will be given
by the lrish-American society next
Saturday night at the Hotel Spo-
kane. The occasion will be the
first gathering in six years.
Judge George Turner will toast
st. Patrick; G. B. Dennis, Our
Adopted Country";; f. J. Cannon
"Obiquity of Irishmen"; E. O. Con
nor, The Ladies'"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
RIVER BILL PASSED

OLYMPIA, March 14.-Eastern
Washington members scored yes
terday in the passage of the open
rivers bill by the senate. This bill
appropriates 100000 for the i'm
provement of the Snake river and
$4,000 for the upper Columbia. 1t
had been blocked by Paulhamus
and other West side members seek
ing river Improvements for their
districts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
HE NEVER DID 1T.

Mr.. ]. H. Stevenson stated today
that he had been incorrectly re-
ported in the proceedings of the
Central Labor union as having said
Manager Fitzpatrick of the Union
Iron works had sent for a petition
and circulated it asking that the
w. w. p. coop be removed from
Riverside and Howard Mr.. Steven
son said he was not the delegate
who reported such action and fur
to Mr.. Fitzpatrick had been misun-
derstood
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14

referendum advocates argue, it will
unity the democrats and sweep the
county, unless the republican ma
tional convention also declares for
the immediate restoration of a ma
tional direct-vote system. to be
used in combination with con-
gresS. -, f..,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
TAKE ARMS FROM
STEAMSHIP

SAN FRANCISCO, March IA
The Pacific Mail liner City of Para,
plying between San Francisco and
Central America was seized by a
Nicaraguan gunboat for carrying
contra band of war The captors
took 236 cases of arms off the YES
sci. She was then released and
allowed to proceed. The arms were
intended for Honduras.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
May RAISE SCALE
FOR TEAM WORK

Teamowners' union No. 101 Is
making good progress both in men,
bership and financially. At the
last meeting seven new members
were taken in and six applications
have been received this week.
Union officials say they have II,
sight summer employment for 300
teams, The union has established
a $3.50 per day wage scale with the
city and 1t is believed the city as
well as private wage scale will
reach Sc per day this summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
PRINTERS STAND PAT.

BUTTE, Mont, March 1.-THE
proposition of the Butte and Ana
conda newspaper publishers that
compositors return to work at last
years scale, a reduction of 80 cents
per day, was voted down by the
typographical union last night
There is no immediate prospect OF
a resumption of daily paper service
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
is NOT A BEGGAR.

Friends of M. Purdy, the blind
man, object to his being called a
beggar. Purdy has made his own
living for several years peddling
The boy he had with
him robbed him Of $13 few days
ago and was bound over for triai
before the superior court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
ROBBED CHIEF OF POLICE.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, March
Il Someone last Saturday work
ed the combination of Chief of Po-
lice Browns safe and made away
with $50 city tax receipts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER

At Colville yesterday T. E.
Adams was found guilty Of murder
in the first degree for shooting Gus
Carlson at Marcus in January.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14

OLYMPIA, March 14.-The state
federal law, was passed by the sen
ate yesterday. 1t has already pass
ed the house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-14

Burbank potatoes, per cwt. :. SIPS
Best Italian prunes, lbs. 49,. Csc
Dried Apples, per lb. .........1 0c
Dried Peaches, per Id. ........ 15c
Mrs. Williams Jell. ..........1 0c
X. G. baking powder, 25 ozs. zoe
Choice tomatoes, per can. ... 10c
Choice sweet corn, 3 cans. 49,. Csc
Cream corn Best Ever. 15c
Steak salmon, best, 2 cans. -. 35c
Choice parlor brooms ....... Csc
A 35c coffee for. ..............2 5c
A Use tea for. .45c
Egg o-See .............. 10c
228 Division. Phone Main 3149.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-10-31

so that in such cases II Is not necessary
to apply any Of the money received
from local taxation.
Il want to see the day" said Mr.
Sheath a few nights ago, when the
state will provide every penny Of the
money needed for educational pur-
poses. The aim OF the Republican
party has been in that direction. and
know that the continued success Of
Rspubiicanism In Pennsylvania means
the Accomplishment of that end.
II shall certainly continue to DO all
in my power to have ample money ap-
propriated to place the public schOols
of our state upon solid and practical
basis IN every county Of the state"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-10-31

duct the Office of state treasurer
with credit to himself and honor
10 the Republican party. and | do
not hesitate to say with entire
satisfaction to the people OF Penn
sylvania there Is no reason why
any citizen should hesitate to cast
his vote for Mr.. Sheath"
Candidate Sheath has had series
If ovations since le started out upon
the stump In Bradford. Kane and
Indiana. where he went prior to his
visit to Pittsburx on Saturday last,
he was met by great crowds and was
assured Of loyal support.
Mr.. Sheath 10 not professional
orator. He Is a. plain. matter-of-fact
ealker. but As never fails - imprsss
his audience with his sincerity Of pur-
pose and with his determination to
meet every obligation OF the trust
which 10 surely to be imposed in him
by the people.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-10-31
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PAR

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PAR
TNERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between }. g..
Cott and Henry Krause, who were en-
gagged in the butchering business in La
porte, Pa, was on May %, 1907 dissolv'
ed by mutual agreement. All persons
having any claim or claims against said
partnership will please present said claim
for payment to either OF the undersigned,
and those indebted to said partnership
win make payment to either
J. G. COTT.
Forksville, Pa. Il +. b. No. =.
or 10 HENRY KRAUSE, Laporte.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
GOLFERS CURIOUS DRIVE.
Playing from Tree-Top-eai Thai
Bounded Back to Starting Point.

An odd incident occurred during a
match at the Golf Club de Paris, near
Versailles, France. Two players in
the open amateur championship were
at the fourteenth tee, when one sent
his drive up a tree. The ball re.
NAMED fixed between two branches;
a caddie, climbing up, discovered its
presence there.
A great consultation arose as to
what should be done. The commit
tee was hastily summoned and stood
beneath the spreading branches of the
tree, much in the fashion in which
st. Louis dispensed justice in q
primitive France. Evidently the ball
was not out of bounds. Finally the
judges decreed that either new
ball should be dropped on the tee,
counting two, or the ball should be
played from the spot. To save the
point, the golfer bravely Skinned up
the tree and played his ball from the
embedding fork, making, indeed quite
a stroke.
Later in the afternoon from the
same tee l witnessed a curious Incl.
dent. The player had driven, and
his ball, striking the sand. box of the
ladies' tee, so yards ahead, bounded
back to its starting place. The player
then drove into the bunker with his
second shot, which is also. something
of performance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Ito BE continued.)
Dutch women's Headdress and sodis

Dutch Women's Headdress and Bodice
Women often possessed two head
dresses, one for Sundays and the 9th.
er for week days. In cold or wet
weather a hood was worn stiffened
with paper and having two long rib
bons, provided with golden hooks, to
protect it against the wind.
Above low silk or satin bodice
was worn an deliberately folded ker.
chief of fine lawn or cambria. which
allowed only little Of the throat to
be seen and which was fastened by
brooch or ribbon.
The bodice itself was usually tight
fitting laced one of white or blue sat.
in. 1t is said that women of the lower
classes frequently only took the trou.
BILE of ,unlacing this cuirass-like gar
ment once week. The tighter the
bodice the more elegant its wearer
was considered, and, as "a great mum.
Der of petticoats were de rigueur, q
small waist appeared even less than II
actually was.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
WORK TREATMENT IN DISEASE.
Especially Successful With the Mental.
ly Affected.

Especially Successful With the Mental.
ly Affected.
Some interesting experiments con-
Quoted at the State Institution at
Nauer Oehling have completely demon
Btrated the great value Of work at q
means of healing in various forms Of
chronic illness, especially in mental
and nervous disorders, alcoholism and
epilepsy.
Under the supervision of DR.. Star
nnger. the chief of the institution, no
less than 81 per cent of the patients
are engaged in some kind of occupa-
ton. The majority are employed in
farm. dairy and garden work. while
others turn their attention to mechan.
tcat trades. including the production
OF newspaper which is printed and
also largely written by the inmates.
1t has been found that the mentally
affected and those suffering from al
-ohelism make the most willing and
efficient workers. Work has a quiet
jag influence and renders the patients
WIch more satisfied
The favorable effect on their physi-
s.: condition is shown from the fact
s.sai the number of deaths from tuber-
su;osis have steadily decreased since
Ele introd scion of the work treat
stent although the number of patients
has constantly increased.
One other good effect of the work
treatment is that the general public
ts found to lose much of it's dread OF
ssylums when it sees the patients en-.
gagged in some useful occupation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
CHAPTER VII.

EngIand's Great Sensation.
In the course of week or so Lon.
don, and shortly afterward the whole
of England. realized that a new and
absorbing sensation was dawning.
Perhaps there is nothing which
more excites the popular mind than
the sudden disappearance of anybody
from society, of whatever class.
1t began to be realized, whispered,
and limited at in the newspapers that
a young and rising barrister of good
family, named Mr.. Gerald Rathbone,
of the Inner Temple, had suddenly
vanished. 1t was but year or two
before that the whole of the country
had been thrilled by the sad case of
lady doctor. The event, and the ex-
element it had raised at the time,
were still fresh in the public mind.
And when it began to be rumored that
something even more sensational
than that had taken place, the press
began to be on the alert. In ten days
time such as were known of the facts
of Mr.. Gerald Rathbone's apparent de-
parture from ordinary life had become
the topic of the hour. The newspa-
pers were filled with columns of sur
misses. Hour by hour, as the evening
papers of London and the provinces
appeared. new theories, clues, ex-
plantations, filled the leader pages and
the contents bills. The "Rathbone
Mystery" as it was called, absorbed
the whole interest of the country. An
announcement Of war would have
Ieen momentarily disregarded by the
man in the street while he yet remain.
ed. unsatisfied as to the truth about
tie young gentleman who seemed to
have been utterly wiped out from the
world of men and women, to have
vanished into thin air, without trace
Of his movements or single clue az
to his whereabouts.
All that was accurately known was
trimmed up again and again in the
eSe and in general conversat on
End it amounted to just this, and nc
I5,,nre:
Mr.. Gerald Rathbone vas In fairly
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
MAN IS A MlSFH'
NOT BUILT FOR THE ORDINARY
PARK BENCH.
Girl Tells 81 More Or Less Amusing
Adventure In Which She was
q Somewhat Unwilling.
Participant. ~

They never think Of trying to make
these park benches to at people" said
tho girl who sometimes sits awhile In
the park. .'That ID, people Of ex.
traordinary size. The other day at
about six o'clock was sitting near
the fountain at Union square when .
man who must have weighed about
800 pounds and was about seven feet
tall came and sat down at the other
end Of the bench I was on. He fitted
mighty snuSly in the chair-you know
how those benches are divided into
about six chairs-so snugly that kept
looking at him, wondering to myself
how he ever was going to get up.
Il looked at him till he thought
was flirting with him-imagine flirt.
ing, with a. man so large he could
pitch you into the fountain IL he hap.
pened to take dislike to you-and
tried to firt back.
Discovering there was nothing
flirtatious about me, he began to try
to get up. was waiting for It.
knew what was coming. The bench
stuck to him and he to it, and over ]
went.
Il picked myself up and sat down
again, and he tried to look as If moth
ing had happened. Then very quietly,
his eye on me, looking out of the cor
ner, he made second move to get up
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Fate Of the Forgotten

Charles M. Schwab, speaking Of for.
gotten fame, said:
Il am reminded Of story about
Westminster Abbey.
An antiquary one day visited the
abbey, and found q stonecutter at
work in the little cloisters, recruiting
the name Of Wilson, the great tenor
of Shakespeare's day.
The antiquary began to tell the
stonecutter about Wilson. how he had
been Shakespeare friend. and Ben
Johnson's. and Kit Marlowe's, and how
all these men loved and honored him.
"The stonecutter, looking up from
his work, frowned and shook his head.
~ wish, SIR he said, we'd knowed
he was such swell afore We run that
,drainpipe through him. !" Il 4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Doc That Catches Fish.

I Nick Craighead, Galloway county
farmer. has fine shepherd dog that
has made quite reputation for itself
by catching fish in several small
streams near his place The dog IL
enabled to see the fish because OF the
clear water that flows in the streams.
He waits on the bank until q fish
draws near the surface and then with
a leap and dive into the stream grabs
the finny quarry before 1t has time to
swim away. s 81 ssst Nj s5i
The dog has made such . name for
himself that many persons drive 70
the graighead farm Just TO- zee tn
animal n his ptsc,torial act Kansas
City Times. Sss, (; ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Potatoe. Made Into Pencils.


Potatoes are now being used in
Germany in place Of cedar wood for
he manufacture of lead pencils. The
.roduct is tri1e heavier than cedar,
out the pencils are the same size as
hose row in use, and the cost Is
nut h less. According to recent sta
;stics. the export from Germany to
'orcign countries equaled 1876 tons,
with a total number Of pencils at
',033, 100000. The cedar wood used
1t present in the manufacture Of lead
,encils is expensive and the quantity
limited, while ON the other hand, the
cultivation Of potatoes is advancing
ach year. For these reasons this in.
vention will. mark the beginning Of
new era in the production Of lead
pencils.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
CHAPTER VI. (continued.)

In about three-quarters of an hour
they had passed up Portland Place.
turned to the left, and were drawing
near the house they sought.
Its not very far now" Charlie
wood said.
He shook as he said so, and his
voice had very muffied sound.
Don't you talk, old fellow" Rath-
bone answered. Il can see you're
cold, and this fog plays the deuce
with the lungs. Please keep quiet;
there's no need to say anything. I'll
follow where you lead"
They stood at last before the little
door in the high wall of Sir William
Gouldesbrough's house.
In the distance the faint rumble of
London came to their ears, but there
was not soul about. Nobody saw
them as Charliewood opened the door
with a pass-key, explaining to Rath-
bone that Sir William had given him
the key in order to save his servants
coming through the garden.
I'm always in and out of the
house, he explained, still with the
cold and fog in his voice.
They opened the door and it click.
ed behind them.
Rathbone brushed against some
laurel bushes.
Il say" he said, how dark it is
here! You must conduct me, Charlie
wood, up this path. Let me take
your arm"
He took his friends arm, noticing
with wonder how the cold seemed to
have penetrated the bones of his host,
for the big mans whole body was
trembling.
The gravel crunched beneath their
feet as they walked for thirty yards
or so.
Then Rathbone saw dim light
above his head. 1t was the lamp
which hung in the porch. His feet
knocked against the step.
Here we are!" Charliewood said.
''Six steps and then the front door,"
Once more Charliewood produced
key, opened the massive door of the
hall, and entered with his friend.
Take of your coat" he said, as
Rathbone looked round, wonderingly,
at the big. gloomy. and dimly-lit place.
''This is rather miserable, but Codes
brough has got little snuggery down
the passage. where we shall be quite
comfortable. Are you ready? Very
we'll, then, come along"
The house seemed absolutely still,
save for Charliewood's echoing foot
steps as he led the way toward the
door on the right-hand side of the
wide staircase
Rathbone followed him. AS he did
SO the somber emptiness of the place
began to steal over his nerves and in,
f1uence them. coupled. no doubt, with
the expectation of the coming inter-
view
He shuddered little, and wished
that he was back again in the cosy
little rooms in Jermyn street.
Then a green baize door opened.
they passed through. and it swung
back noiselessly behind them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
USED sv THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-.
sesihed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians.
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent Of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are, In
fact, patent" medicines Just as truly
as If they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
Rothing Of pharmacy and is. there
FORE glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis Of the pa,
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls ''self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth Of the
professional use Of patent" or 'tpro-
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, M.
D., LII. D. He relates that $4,000 pre-.
scrfptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in $500 called for ready.to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 tho
number calling for patent" or "pro-
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was 10 per cent.
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1908 was from 20 to Is per cent.
DR.. jacob says that in large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
Of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that If the patent
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe in
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases Of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people rs by the doc.
tors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16

gun down from $50 to 125 pounds. l
was having terrible pain in the kid
Aeys. and the secretions passed almost
tnvoluntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
I'll it was 81 inches around. and the
Doctor tapped 1t night and morning
until l could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. refused,
AID began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsidized gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
aud aches disappeared. l have been
veil now for ntne years since using
Ooan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
BOX. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16

say .. uou OCCA
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time l was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life I
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
illness and sleepless.
ness, first, and then
dropsy. l was weak
and HELPLESS, having
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
CHEAP IRRIGATED LAND.

Grand opening Sept. 5th under Carey
Act Little Snake River Valley, Routt
County. Colo. $25.50.per. acre for land
and water. $5.25 per acre down. EI-
cursion rates. Routt County Develop.
ment Co., 814 18th ST.. Denver, Colo.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Servants. and EGGS.

Mrs. Phelps Stokes, in an address
in New York, said of the servant ques-
ton:
"Are there not too many mistresses
who treat their servants as the lady
did in buying eggs?
"This lady entered a shop and said:
"'Have you eggs?'
eyes, madam said the shopman:
"'Wel1,' said the lady, 4 want a doz-
en- absolutely fresh eggs for myself.
and She touched the arm Of her
maid, who stood beside her and a
half-dozen not quite so fresh for my
maid here.'"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Couldn't Raise Their Own

Drummer-So you always have q
ready sale for canned vegetables, Ell?
Storekeeper Jason-By heck. yes.
All the farmers around here are these
here gentlemen farmers" who attend.
ell agriculture schools in town.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
The Bench Stuck to Him, and We to
II, and Over ! Went.

with the same result. Over went.
When this happened third time l
began to get trifle tired of it, so l
got up and walked around the fountain
to where tall cop was standing.
eff you don't get a shoe horn
told him, and pry that man out of the
chair he'll stay there all night -
N. Y. Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Handy impIement.

That old Skinem is the greatest one
for getting himself all marked up. Why
his fingers are SO black all the time I
noticed the other day he even had an
tnky razor
Probably that is what he uses to
shave his paper with.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
Feminine Viewpoint.

Said He-That is a very old joke
about the scarcity Of men at the sum.
mer resorts.
Said She-Well. it may be old, but
IT'S no joke.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16

HIGHER cREAM PRICES.
Write us to-day for particulars and tags.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16

You may have noticed that one girl
no sooner breaks a mans heart than
another comes along and bandages it
up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16
4 TERRlscE EXPERIENCE.
ROW q Veteran Was Saved the Ampu.
tation OF Limb.

B. Frank Doremus. veteran, Of
Roosevelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-16

Running for once costs q much
- runnine alie autonao bils.