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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
Charleston News Notes.

Mrs. ]. f. Ashhrok returned this
morning from Spokane. where she
visited her parents.
Messrs. C. Anderson and e. n. Corey
of Spokane, grocerymen. returned thas
morning. They have been visiting ~
p. Nelson. Mr.. Corey was formerly :
partner of Mr. Nelson while at spo-
kane.
Peter nspcgichs returned this morn-
ing from a short business trip to SpO-
kane.
viii Eastman arrived yesteraaw
from Neg Perce en- route to Spokane'
where he goes to be treated for deax-
ness. While in the city he visited =
the home of his brother-in-iaw, ssssES
Denny.
H. e. Gilbert of Asotin is in the catv
today on business.
+ ]. johnson of southern Idaho ar-
rived here this morning, He left tnas
afternoon for culdesac. where ne has
purchased some property
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16

Corporal Frank Holden Of the local
recruiting station says that one recruit
from Lewiston was sent to the Philip
pines the fore part of the week. The
inspecting oficer win arrive from spo-
kane on Tuesday.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 16.-Only
nine of the 15 bodies of the Larch-
mont disaster remained to be identi-
fled today. Should any remain un-
identified after today they will be
buried at municipal expense.
An investigation is to be made of the
charges of cowardice brought against
Captain McVey and his crew.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
HARRY CORBETT
DIES SUDDENLY

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb 16.-
Harry Corbett, the well known sport
ing man, and brother of James J. Cor
bett, the former heavyweight cham
pion of the world, and Joe Corbett, the
baseball pitcher, died suddenly today
of heart disease.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
p.in.ass clementine bead.

VIENNA. Feb. 1s.--Princess ciern-
entine Of SAKE cohurg Gotha, motheF
of princess Ferdinanda Of Buigaria.
died today.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16

j. @. Monkey, the druggist, has new
sign on the side of his building, the
letters of which distinctly spell the
word candy. AK
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
Dance at Hradfords Hall.

The dance given at Bradford hall
last evening by young people Of the
city. was largely attended pleas
ant evening was spent About 80 cou-
pies were present. Messrs. Yount'
Jones and Hayes wore the promoters
of the affair.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
ABOUT
IS FAIR PLAY"
CIarkstOn Signs Reciprocal
Demurrage Petitions for
congressman

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON. Wash, Feb. 16.-Pe-
titions asking that the reciprocal de-
murrage matter be given attention by
congress, are being circulated and
signed here, and will be forwarded to
the Washington congressional repre-
sentatives.
The petition favors granting to the
interstate commerce commission In
creased and more general powers in
order to better regulate in a fair and
flexible manner, the movement and
unloading Of interstate freight It
especially commends both the princi-
pal and practice of reciprocal dernur-
rage.
The petition states that the matter
of car shortage. which has SO long
been a grievance to the Western peo-
| pie, will be greatly alleviated by the
granting of such powers.
! o. r. Nelson, president of the chant
ber of commerce, is in receipt Of q
copy of H.. b. No. 49, which favors
the establishment Of a state bureau Of
publicity, statistics and information,
and asks that an appropriation be
r1ade therefore, repeating chapter
IIxxxv in the laws Of 1895. He has
been asked for the sentiment Of the
Charleston people in its regard.
Delegation Enjoys Banquet.
Il The delegation representing the
II Charleston continEent of the free bridge
proposition, composed Of o. B. Mel
son.S!E. H, Libby, C.. Murdock, R. p.
Hooper. e. E. Eastwood. and w. y.
Moore, report an agreeable time at the
banquet. which was given in honor Of
the free bridge delegation at the Tenn
pie hall last evening. Mr.. r. B. Hoop
er. was the Spokesman for the deiega-
4ipp. &S'T$
4 He reviewed, his experiences with
4 the legislators at Olympia, where ne
states that he met with no opposing
voice. Every member of either house
. with whom it was his pleasure to con.
verse expressed themselves as favor
able to making the bridge an inter
state affair.
;, "The talk of the chairman of TN
a committee regarding the fairness witt
which the matter will be dealt i'm
pressed me as being the affair of tn
evening" said o. r. Nelson. ut is
: fact, Judging from the appearanee
mt forth last evanino that the fire
bridge is assured. for il Is known tina
the Washington legislature is In "a
vnr If the nronosition.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-16
Vet, 70 Iht Bitter Root mountains
e East-a distance of $50 miles.
Vast Timber Resources,

In additional to these mineral re-
sources there are billions of feet of
the finest timber on this hemisphere
that will rely largely on water trans
portation for the development of the
future.
1T appears evident that very large
portion of this state, embracing all of
Latah. Nez Perce and Idaho counties
and parts of contiguous counties will
be immeasurably benefited by the
improvement of the Snake river, and
we submit that there is scarcely an
other measure coming before this leg
islature that will serve so impartially
so large an area, or that will rebound
so greatly to the welfare of this state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26

the promenade deck amid
ships. The passengers are
assembled upon the pier
after leaving the steamship,
under letters corresponding
to their surnames. Donohue
was early stationed under
the letter n as the voyagers
walked down the gang
plank. Presently to this
letter came a stylishly
dressed man, thick set, with
a Vandyke beard and a
flowing sable lined over
coat. He deposited several
bags upon the pier, then
began to pace up and down,
pending the arrival of the
inspectors.
Donohue followed the
man, who was a famous
French illustrator, with his
eyes, and the artist must
have felt the hypnotic
potency of the observation;
for he altered his gait to
a short, nervous tread.
Presently, as the French
mans back was turned,
Donohue stepped quickly
behind him, stumbled, and
apparently to save himself
from a fall placed his hands
on the artists shoulders
and let them slip deity
down his back to the waist
line. The man, who had
jumped almost out of his
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III SOOQ season, the
ornithologist, with his COL
lection of stuffed birds and
his parrot, set sail for New
York on one of the French
liners leaving Havre. At
the pier several inspectors
greeted him as an old
acquaintance, and one of
them fumbled carelessly
among the various trunks
and boxes, until eventually
Poll, sitting placidly in
her cage, was brought to
light.
"Ah, a parrot!" said the
inspector. Can she talk,
professor?"
Ali" exclaimed the
savant delightedly. Can
she talk? Well, maybe!"
He crooked forefinger at
the bird, which opened her
bill-and talked:
"Poll-Poll-Pol1y-pret-
ty Poll, when you are dead
when you are dead-are
dead-are dead, l shall
stuff you full of-full Of
/ stuff st uff-stuff you
full of diamonds"
But customs inspectors
are not always SO for
tunate. From one of the
German liners there came
one day a man who
attracted inst ant atten-
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the bomb was con-
tanned within a
huge leather trunk,
and he begged the
Captain to have it
heaved overheard
before the mechan-
ism ticking away
the life of the ship
should have time
to do its work.
The Captain was
a man of action,
and before the last
words were ont of
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Ready for the Coup

A S the liner slid into Quarantine, two secret
n vice agents and dozen custom house inspect
ors hurried UP the ladder from the revenue cutter
Nothing was said to Bergen until the declarations
of the passengers signed, wherein it stated
that Bergen had no dutiable goods Then the sus-
pected snugger surrounded by half dozen
inspectors.
No man in the group was less agitated than Ber-
gen. smiling putting easily upon black cigar, and
returning look for look with level eyes. Why had
he not declared his baggage? That an easy
question-he had no baggage. But the officers
knew better. They even had description of the
trunk, and, thus armed the Captain was ordered
to open the baggage compartment. When the
revenue rected their reasons for this demand,
with a description of the trunk they expected to
find, great white light dawned upon the shippers
mind and the detectives swore vanly as they
realized that though their quarry was run down.
all the evidence against him was gone.
One morning one of the piers, when liner
was warpng into her dock Tim Donohue, the Gov
ernment's "knockabout' detective stood on the
pierhead, gazing with keen gray eyes at group on
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lflEEN years ago the precautions observed
"A by the officers of the United States Treasury
Department in preventing, or, rather. at
q. tempting to prevent the successful Snug
Cling of dutiable goods into this country
were as adequate in their scope and as rgidly APP
achievements of two smugglers (who may be called
Harry White and Richard Bergen) in the early
'oo's need by means be regarded insignificant.
For years they piled their trade upon the various
transatlantic liners and when length their system
was laid bare through the acumen of Government
agents, their ingenuity still served to prevent the
Just punishment of many other offenders
The smuggling White and Bergen did was confined
to trunks full of nickel silver plated German and
Swiss watches, English cutlery woolens and tweeds
In the aggregate however it may safely be ventured
that the of the nation suffered more through
these two men than through the occasional
cesses of diamond smugglers.
Inevitably of course their triumphs increased
in duration and proportion, the leak forced itself
upon the notice of the customs officers. White and
Bergen did not know this. Agents of the Treasury
Department in England and the Continent were
set to work, and eventually suspicion was fastened
upon Bergen, who in London engaged in the
smugglers never abroad together it being part
of the system for to remain at New York. The
Government agents watched Bergen for fortnight.
One of them never far off when purchase was
made, and when the object of suspicion booked on
a certain liner, that fact together with complete
list of the dutiabe articles in his possession,
cabed to Washington. The vessel due past
Sandy Hook on MAY 16, 18o-, and the custom
house inspectors had prepared distinguished well
come for the whom they had long regarded
their special bette noire.
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Bergen's mouth he was on deck, summoning the
watch to quarters
Into the baggage all of you," he roared,
land jack every piece of baggage on deck!
The crew set to work. Trunk after trunk was
hauled out while Bergen stood beside the Captain,
shvering in excess of emotion. Suddenly he caught
the officer by the arm.
That's it, he cried, pointing to an enormous
trunk
All right" replied the Captain. Now then.
lover with it, and in hurry! Heave it way out!
If any part of it hits this ship you're all dead men!
Over now!
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Evading the Custom House
Some of the CLeverest Efforts Made
to Deceive the Government Officers
By LAWR NOE PERRY

overcoat, turned to meet the inspectors grim,
accusing countenance.
beg your pardon, but I'll trouble you to step
into this shanty, said Donohue, bowling toward the
custom room.
Here, divesting himself of his overcoat and under
coat, three valuable Old Masters were disclosed
Il thought his back too straight for such
roypoly man." observed Donohue, as he departed
for fresh collisions leaving the artist to the mercies
of the chief inspectors
Dressmakers are the bane of the revenue inspect
ors existence. Late every winter they return from
Paris with all the spring fashions in their note
books, and some of them, sad to say, with the ma
terals wherewith to construct from those sartoria
hints concealed about their persons Valencennes
and Mechlin lace sufficient to provide many sets of
lingerie have been seized from these women as well
silks, satins, and other less valuable goods.
One inspector noted one morning group of the
most corpulent modistes, the after deck of a
French liner, that he had ever seen. Obesity NAV
occur in dreSSmaker in any other representative
of any other calling; but these half a dozen women
were so uniformly fat as to have excited the
picons of Inspector far less keen than this one
When they disembarked they were corraled in
the inspectors room, and searched by matrons
who unwound them like many balls of yarn until
the floor was covered with laces and silks Since
that time dressmakers have observed no uniformity
in their attempts to land goods in this country
without paying duty.
The Professor and His Parrot
0NCE there lived in of the foreign quarters
~ of New York learned ornithologist. He knew
more about birds than most men know about any,
thing. He stuffed and mounted them too. Not in
frequently his researches took him abroad In
fact, he was regular voyager to Europe spending
the greater part of his sojourn invariably in France
whence he returned with many quaint and curious
birds, stuffed, mounted, ready for exhibition. This
savant and his birds became SO familiar to the
toms inspectors that they finally examined his bag
gage and his stock in the most perfunctory way
Once when in Paris the ornithologist picked up
wonderful talking parrot which he purchased at the
owners price, and made pet of. He fond of
talking, and the bird was speedily taken into his
confidence. Yet through all the grim fact that
Poll would be worth more to him dead than alive
constantly obtruded itself; much that several
times day he said to the parrot, Poll pretty
Poll when you dead shall stuff you full of nice
fat diamonds and take you to America
In good season. the
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The Man in Distress

BERGEN was accomplished and genial frequented
- the smoking room night and day, and
popular with card players and the passengers gen.
eral. One morning when the steamer few miles
east of Fire Island there cry from the look
out Man in small boat in distress off the port bowl"
The Captain deserted a man standing up in
the craft somewhat down by the head. She
drifting to sea, and the Captain sgnaled for full
speed astern, altered his trihe and finally
came near enough to the occupant of the sail boat
to throw him line, by which, wet and bedraggled,
he was hauled to the deck amid the cheers of the
passengers. If Bergen felt surprise as he saw his
fellow conspirator White sprawled on deck he gave
no indication of it. In due time the ocean waif
disappeared from among the passengers.
Developments not long delayed. The liner
approaching the Sandy Hook light vessel, when
Bergen, wild of eye, with hair dsheveed and
cheeks flushed sought the privilege of an immediate
and private interview with the ships chief executive
He taken into the chart room, where, fall
ing his knees before the Captain, he begged him
never to divulge what he about to tell. And
then he unfolded terrible plot which he had
conceived of destroying the vessel and her passen
gers
He Fenian, he said and had been selected
by his comrades to place internal machine in
the hold of the British vessel Clockwork was at
tached to the bomb, he declared, and it was timed
to 60 off within twenty minutes. He had remained
firm in his deadly venture throughout the trip; but
now at the crucial moment little boy with whom
he had played about deck and had grown to love
had swerved him from his purpose. He said that
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yIFTEEN years ago the precautions observed
4 by the officers of the United States Treasury
Department in preventing, Or rather. at
tempting to prevent, the successful snug
Cling of dutiable goods into this country
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07

4
In Spain the etiquette to be observed
In the royal palaces was carried 10
such length as to make martyrs OF
their kings. There is historic IN.
stance. Philip III. was gravely seated
by the fire. The fremaker of the court
had kindled so great q quantity OF
wood that the monarch was nearly
suffocated with heat, and his grandeur
would not suffer him to rise from the
chair. The domestics could not pre-
sumo to enter the apartment because
II was against the etiquette. At length
the Marquis do Totat appeared. and
the king ordered him to damp the fires,
but he excused himself, alleging that
he was forbidden by the etiquette to
perform such function. for which the
Due d'Usseda ought to be called upon
as It was his business. The duke was
gone out. The fire burned fiercer. and
the king endured 1t rather than dero
gate from his dignity. But bis blood
was heated to such a degree that be
was seriously Ill the next day. A VIC
lent fever succeeded. which carried
him off in the twenty fourth year Of
his age.-London Standard
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07
A Creek and the King.

Some months ago the king OF Eng
land received at his palace OF San
dringham the king of Greece, who was
accompanied by one Of his young alus'
ds-camp. AS Edward VII. was doing
the honors. exhibiting his gallery ana
his guest was admiring bust OF
vonng woman, the charming work OF
the sculptor, Thornycroft, the king
was much surprised at an explosion OF
sobs. It was the young captain VINO
was weeping and who excused himseir
IN these words: "Will your majesty
nardon me-? This bust is the perfect
image of a sister whom | loved most
tenderly. 1t recalls to me ioss' alaS'
never to be forgotten"
"In that case" responded the KING,
greatly moved, permit me to oner IL
to you" o,,
And through the care of Sir francis
Knollys the marble was transported ''
the apartment of this Borrowing brotner
Time passed. The young captain re
turned to London. Quite recently n'
visited the admirable collection OF tn'
Duke of Cambridge and recognize'
with renewed sorrow in a canvas O
Rurne-Jones the features OF the ange
he had lost. l..
The duke perhaps would have ha.
the same generosity as King Edward
but some one was present who na'
witnessed the scene at sandringnaI
So the ingenious Greek did not tal
time carry away any family portrait
his country.-Le Cri de Paris.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07
Na,M 70 Stirrupa.

An eight-year-old, who has spent all
his short life in the city and numbered
roller skates, tricycles and toy autos
among his accustomed playthlngs'
passed a Sunday on farm a short dis
lance away. During the afternoon a
small saddle was hunted up and one
of the horses pressed into service Inc
boy was enjoying his first horseDacS
ride, and after he had been walked
up and down the barnyard few
times he asked his father, who was
leading the horse, to make him run
hit The father complied. Suddenly
the boy called out:
"oh, stop, papa. stop! I've lost on
of my pedalsr'-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07

The Man Who Is Paid the H'ahes'
Salary In the World.

He is short, sturdy man, about ni-
,v.tvo wears of age, rather bald and as
MAINLY undecorative in appearance as
the general manager of great railroad |
system. He commands what Is said 10
he the highest salary paid any man In
the world.
No he Is not life insurance presi-
don't A 100000 life insurance presi-
don't would have to work nearly ten
vears for the salary that this man
earns In twelve months. In one year
he receives as much as the Unl'eu
States government has paid all 'oid "
Messrs. Roosevelt. Mckinney anu
Cleveland for their services as cniei
executives. Yet this man. whose year
" pay equals that of score OF presf
dents. NAV walk any day from MS EN-
Movers offices in the Empire puiiulns
Of n Broadway to his spacious Zoo
Foot Yacht waiting for him at the Bat
tory and never receivRa glance OF rec
ocn,t,on other than fom casual ac-
onaintances. The yacht manned by
crew of thirty. carries him TO MS coun.
trv home at Gloucester, Mass, ana out
Of business hours he may amuse MIN
self with any one of his several speedy
autos. each Of q price to buy nome
for the usual wage Garner On inc
door of the Office he has LETT tnere 10
only the name "Mr. Hammond.
Jobn HAYS Hammond is the most
famous mining expert and the highest
Maid American living. He knows oil
mining countries so well that he can
nick the one paying proposition out OF
a thousand that would look good 10 the
average person. The man with Tue
nronosition seldom has to unroii hiS
, mans before he has his answer.
, Mr. Hammond does the bulk OF ni'
J work through a corps Of experts VINO
: 90 to all parts Of the world to eAalnih'
, nronerties. When one Is reported OIL
favorably by successive groups eaci
5 higher than the first, then the decision
: reaches the last court, which Is Ham
8 mond. He goes to the place in his pr
r vate car. If possible, and looks IN
: property over. He reports In hardl;
e more than a word Eyes" or NO
+ The word of no other man today no
|. even of Edison, can marshal so man
t millions to what must essentially be
: gambling proposition. This eminenc
g he has won through a long series Q
Q fins that have been wonderfully acct
rate.
k The glaring publicity Of salary,
n dollars and cents, is distasteful TO MN
D. But the gauge of dollars and cents
d only another way of saying that a SAL ,l
a prophet In the professions is rari'
ii that comes high, and nowhere quite
t. high as in the person of John Hay
N Hammond.-Broadway Magazine
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Tha Sixth FINGER.

CDR. E. T." devotes considerable space
IN the Frankfurter Zeitung to the us.
cussion of the question Did Rapnaei
nut six fingers on the right hand OF tne
none in his work known as 'Ihe Sls-
tine NadonnaY" The contention was
made by DR.. Hoche of Freiburg' anu
the letters which have been written Oh
the subject nearly all dwell upon tne
noint that the error of the ARTIST Is
forgotten when one considers tnat Nv
one of the thousands of people VINO
have seen the painting at Dresden mas
snoken of the monstrosity. 1t appears
however, that the learned Freiours
professor discovered something tna'
did not exist. At a distance the out
stretched hand of the kneeling pops
looks as though there were two n.'l
or little fingers, but closer Inspector
shows that Raphaers knowledge OF nu
man anatomy was not at fault TOT tn %,
additional, superfuous finger Is merei'
n shadow"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07
A Niahttime Job.

Booker T. Washington says tnat III
the early history of the institution OF
which he is the head he decided to use
q deserted henhouse Of considerable
size as recitation room. WINE on
the wav with some students to clean
II he was stopped by an old coiorea
man, who In a friendly manner asKeo'
"Whar you goin'?"
We told him the nature OF our CT
rand. 80.
"See here boss" said he, with I'M
nressive earnestness. "you sho gwine
ter git into trouble. 1t am contrary u
the habits of people hereabouts to clean
ort chicken houses In the daytime"