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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24
A Woman's Back

Has many aches and pains caused 6y
weaknesses and falling, or other displace-
ment, OF the pelvic organs. Other symp-
toms Of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw-
ing sensation In stomach, dragging or
bearing down In lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs, spells with general weakness.
II any considerable number of the above
symptpms are present there Is no remedy
that WIN give quicker relief or q more per
ma4ent Che than DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Sresc>sptsoRthas record Of over forty
years OF curesH II is the most potent
i1xlg2zaflna tonic and strengtbenllg per:
y9e known % medical science, It Is made
OF the glyceric extracts Of native wedici.
nal roots found in our forests and con-
tains not drop of alcohol or harmful, or
habit-forming drugs It's ingredients are
al printed on the bottle-wrapper and at
tested under oath as correct.
Every ingredient entering into VIA.
vorite Prescription has the written en-
oorsement OF the most eminent medical
writers OF all the several schools of prac-
tice-more valuable than any amount of
non-professional though tine
latter are not lacking, having been con.
tributed voluntarily by grateful patients
In numbers to exceed the endorsements
given to any other medicine extant for
the cure OF woman's ills.
foucannot afford to accept any medicine
OF unknown composition as a substitute
for this well proven remedy OF KNOWN
COMPOSITION, even though the dealer may
make little more profit thereby. Yo,,r
Interest In regaining health is paramount
to any selfish interest of his and it is an
insult to your intelligence for him 10 trv
TO palm of upon you substitute. Yon
know what you want and it is his busi-
ness to supply the article called for.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tho
original Little Liver Pills" first put up
oy Old DR.. Pierce over forty years AGO,
much Initiated but never eQualed. Littls
sug.r-coatsd granules-easy to take q
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24
Marriage Licenses.

May l7.-John Glendemann, As,
aud Mary Frederlcks, AT, both of
Spokane.
May s,--Wm. f Ever, 20. Rath.
drum, and Mrs. Laura A. Gilbert, %,
Rockford, Ill.
May 2l.-Wm. H. Ritzheimer 3o
OF Wardner, and Annie Dallas. 81.
Occur d'Alene.
May ga. E. Gordon, 81, and
Agnes Lyle. 10, Stimson, Ida.
W. E. Harvey, "a. and Laura Jud.
kins, Is, Occur d'Alene,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24

Mrs. S. Joyce, $50 Sullivan ST.,
Claremont, N. H., writes: about
year ago bought two bottles of Fol.
ey's Kidney Cure. 1t cured me of a
severe case Of Kidney trouble of sew
eral years. standing. 1t certainly is a
grand, good medicine, and l heartily
recommend it,"
Red Cross Drug Co., d. D. brennan,
Prop,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24
A Narrow Escape.

G. W. Cloyd, merchant, of PUNK
Mo-, had narrow escape four years
ago, when he ran Il jimson bur into
his thumb. He says: THE doctor
wanted to amputate 1t but l would
not consent. l bought box of Buck.
lens Arnica Salve and that cured the
dangerous wound" Csc at DR.. f.
Wenz.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24
N Office FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Lawn

Occur d'Alene, Idaho, May 1, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
MARTIN E. OLSON,
of White, IDAHO has filed notice of his in
tention to make final five year proof In sun
port of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No,
g. Township 81 n. Range W M. and that
said proof will be made before A. W. Post, u.
:. Commissioner, at Rathdrum, Idaho, or
July %, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
ton Of, the land, viz:
William L. Wilson, J. II. Presnell, Hans f.
Olson and Charles E. Olson, all of White.
Idaho.
may2-july5 R. N DUNN, Register.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-05-24

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is
best for women and children. Its
mild action and pleasant taste makes
1t preferable to violent purgatives.
such as pills, tablets. etc. Get the
booklet and a sample of Orino at
Red Cross Drug Co., d. d. brennan,
prop.
The Columbus journal., 1907-09-25

ing his parched Hips with the glass he
held In his hand. II Ferdinand must
die. he must"
what! You are not convinced Of
the necessity Of that"
Il refuse to be . puppet. Starva, to
dance because You choose to pull the
string!" cried Kuhn. his rage bursting
the bounds Of prudence. Il will neither
be cajoled by lies nor frightened into
obedience"
MOI" questioned Starva softly. but
his smile was frightful. rs It not q
little late. comrade. to be making ex-
cuses At this hour!"
= Il for one wish to know Why o
lied to me this morning: / have been
tricked into this desperate move"
And Who has tricked you!" de-
manded Starva, with . ~gentleness that
was more terrifying than his anger.
You told me yesterday that Sir
Mortimer Brett was dead. He was
see in the village Of Alterhonen this
morning. You told me that England
had refused absolutely to countenance
Ferdinand's invasion Of Macedonia.
Not an hour since / received secret
Information from my agents In Lon
don that Instructions had been sent to
Sir Mortimer that he need hesitate no
lonser-that England would see he had
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Nevertheless. he die not turn and
run like Frederick. No. but he modest
" says that he did not nee because
Il had not the moral courage to halt
and consider what to do: ! kept right
on" In the end he learned . valuable
lesson. He found that the enemy had
hed before him and then 1T occurred
to me that Harris (the confederate
commander) had been - much afrai1
Of M rs I had been Of him. This VA
q view Of the question I had neves
taken before: but Il was one I never
forgot afterWard. From that event to
the close of the val / never expert
enced trepidation upon confronting
the enemy. though ! always felt more
or less anxiety"
Lighthouse Harry Lee 10 another
soldier who had to acquire his eour
age by experience. for in the early
part Of the revoluti0n Washington
was moved to commend him by chin
ing irony for his prudence" His hot
retort was Il SHAH undertake to show
you, sir. that / possess no more Of
that cowardly virtue than you your
self" And NO schOolboy to-day looks
upon Lighthouse Harry - . model Of
prudence y caution.
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Common Carriers and Charitable Or
carnations Alike Seek Remedial
Leqislaton---Wrecks and Robberies
Are Laid to the Doors Of Migrants.
Problem Most Acute IN Eastern
States.


Chieago.-What to do With tho thoV-
sands OF tramps who wander aimlessly
about the country and interfere with
the safety OF passengers travelling on
the different railroad systems has BE-
come . serious problem. and has
aroused the charity organizations and
the railroad companies to the need Of
. general cooperation with the au-
thorities In an attempt to put An end
to vagrancy in all its forms.
At q recent conference Of represen-
tatives Of several large. railroads in
Minneapolis there was presented from
each road a set Of figures approximate
ing the amount Of damage sustained
by the different systems through the
depredations Of tramps. The total sum
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COURAGEOUS
Famous Men Whose Hearts Failed
Them In Their First Battle.

It was fortunate for Frederick the
Great that he was not under the com
mand Of Gen. Bingham, the police COM
missioner OF New York, says the Bos-
ton Globe. II. instead Of q prince. he
had been zone Of the finest" he sure
" would have lost his badge and been
kicked OF the force, sharing the hard
fate Of the policeman who was de-
graded for fleeing from . man with .
smoking revolver.
Frederick never would have receiv-
I'd q second chance after his celebrat-
ed funk 1t MolWitz. II would have
been all over with him when he ned
from that first battle. There was NO
door for him to get behind, IS there
was for the en~r-stricken patrolman,
and 90 he spurred his horse till he
was miles and miles away from the
frightful scene. where he had aban-
doned his army and sought safety in
flight. Late ut night he was found COW
ering n IN old mill and his humilia-
ton was only deepened when he learn
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ed that his troops had stood their
ground and that he had fed from q
field OF victory.
Frederick, however. ~ king, and
there was no one to strip him OF his
badge. II he had been q private soldier
he would have been shot In those
times. Az It vas. he lived to light an
other day and to glorify the whole
rae Of towards by his daring in many
. battle.
Few soldiers. with courage enough
to tell the truth, win deny that they
lonsed to run from their first en-
counter with . foe In orms. No one
need be ashamed to confess that he
IL In the came class with Grant.
That general. in his plain, I'M
varni4hed tale, his Personal Ne
moirs." says very simply and frankly.
my sensations as We approached
what I supposed might be . field Of
battle we're anything but agree
able. That was at the outset of his
civil war career He had. It Is true,
been In many engagements In Mexi-
CO., but now he vas In command and
he ~confesses: II would have given
anything then to have been back In
Illinois"
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grasp By EtaEva- Again he leaped to
the chair hy Ferdinand. His bull
voice Numbered:
Liberty. comrades, freedom: and
death to tyrants! Alexander Of Servia
and his paramour Draga were dragged
IRON their beds not IN hour ago. They
lie dead o; . hundred wounds. Drink.
drink to Servia. Who has led the way
to hbezty!"
Ferdinand's head had fallen: 10 had
tainted in his chair. his body huddled
up grotesQuely.
0ortschako6 Of Servia. maddened
With excitement raised his dagger to
strike the senseless king. Stafva
felled him With . blow. then ran from
one to the other Of the conspir1tors
imploring. demanding silence.
Patience. comrades!" he shouted.
Are We children that We cannot make
history this night rs men! Let Us do
all things calmly and in due order.
Patience . little longer. Who 10 there
that has . better right to strike the
blow than I. Starva Of Bulgaria."
r." clamored B~ratinau. II also am
. BulEar."
"No:' It II I. Gornji Of Montenegro!
I have suffered most from the tyranny
OF kings: It is my right"
NO. It IL mine!" shouted one.
"Aine!" clamored another.
You zee. comrades. each Of NJ
strives for the honor. But though
Bratinau and l Of Bulgaria have the
prior right, We do not wish to be
selfish. We win cast lots-and In the
darkness. Ferdinand shall stand yon-
der BY the spiral staircase in front Of
the tapestry. Two candles behind his
head WIN make him . fair mark for q
revolver. But the man who has been
singled by fate. concealed by darkness.
shall do his work In darkness. No one
will know to whom the lot has fallen;
then" he looked steadily 1t Kuhn and
Gingaja. III there are any here whose
courage falters and who would turn
traitors 1t this late hour. their treach-
cry win be powerless. For each man
by his presence here shares the guilt
of the rest. No one can betray an
other himself. Is it agreed?"
1T is Agreed" they shouted. But
Kuhn Of Macedonia was silent.
rs 1t agreed, comrade Kuhn Of
Macedonian"
YES" he replied hoarsely. moisten-
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sand justi0es this pleasant eoncep
tjon. but those Who know them best
have no illusions about the thousands
Of Migrants who roam over the coun-
try. In cities persons .generally ~
gard the tramp ffivolously - they
laugh 1t the colored pictures In comic
weeklies: but It II very different with
those who dwell In thinly settled dis
tricts. There the hobo" II . serious
menace-he tresrasses. steals and
sometimes ever wrecks . railroad
train and commits assault or murder.
An Incident 1t Ridgwsy.
An incident 1t RidsWay. on the
Pennsylvania railroad. . week or two
ago shows how train crews are in
danger from tramps. In this case II
was . bottle Of nitroglycerin that did
the damage, putting four or I'VE men
In the hospital and injuring one Of
them 30 badly that his leg had to b
amputated.
Two freight trains were about TO
leave Ridgway when the conductor Of
one Of them found q man lying upon
the top of . boxcar. The crews OF the
two trains. when about to eject the
man. found him apparently powerless
to move. He seemed to be in . drunk
en- stupor. In his pocket was . bottle
which the trainmen thought to be
whisky. This bottle was taken from
the tramp by IN engineman. who
either dropped or threw It on the car.
Immediately 1t exploded. doing severe
damage.
"Hobo" Depends on Rail.
To nearly everyone the picture Of .
hobo riding on q freight train is q
familiar sight. It takes only q min
ute's thought to grasp the fact that
the railroads are the most valuable
asset in the tramp's existence. A
tramp cannot remain . tramp long I'M
less he can move about and be .
stranger to whomever he meets.
Thus the hobo" depends upon the
railroads to 90 from city to city and
from state to state. He cannot pay his
fare, rarely having money, SO he steals
his rides and thereby becomes . tres
passer. II "ride-stealing" can be pre-
vented. vagrancy will receive its
deathbl0w. And that Is the peg upon
The Columbus journal., 1907-09-25
NARz7UQ WN~ NNI


You zee. your Majesty" Grief &
VIII It be q comfort to you to know
that you will not be the only king that
sets out ON his last mysterious journey
during the next - hours: II % not
Bulgaria alone or Servia that are to
taste the sweets of liberty. though
King Alexander and his paramour and
yourself are to lead the procession this
night"
And now. messieurs." shouted Star
Va, that We are introduced. and his
Majesty IL thoroughly 1t his ease. let
% eat. drink and be merry. for at mid.
night he dies!"
A scene of riot and savage revelsy
ensued. In the veins of this rufianly
crew flowed the hot blood Of races half
oriental, half barbaric. 1t RAJ boiling
now to . degree Of frenzied. savage
excitement. Already these men were
as dangerous and rs blind to reason
as . cage Of savage beasts. Their
fer0city would be stirred to an ecstAcy
Of medness by drink.
Ny friend Jacques had wheeled .
table from the dfnins-r0om into the
hall. It was loaded with viands and
bottles. Savage toasts were drunk:
there were cries OF liberty and free.
dom: glasses were held t%auntingly At
Ferdinand's mouth; every indignity
was showered on HIM.
There is a glam0r about . crown
that dazzles even q democrat. let him
boast his Indifference as he may. l
am not ashamed to say I felt . strange
horror as I saw the prince disdainfully
facing his enemies in silence. A vain
monarch Ferdinand might be, and no
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Herbert Paul. In his book On Queen
Anne Of England. paints . new pic
ture Of the great duke Of llarlbor.
ough.
He was not truthful. He vas not
Straightforward. He was not h0nest
In his love of money and his capacity
Tor boarding It he rivaled those
wretched misers who have done no
more than contemplate their gains.
And yet, such are the strange freaks
in which nature INDUCES. this mean
and selfish intreaguer was endowed
with perfect courage. with IN irresist-
fble charm Of manner. With . temper
which even his wife failed to dis
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seeall1Ge beeaaDe ~ Hg1DosU04 {
dotoeted anA asyeoeea. aso Hago1Y -
is1ea ~ es0nV a town s0eia14 -
Gre j1st seaessa - move q" vA1sA
Deane t1at they board Ne 1sxt ffoigAk
train that comes alooG.
TAn4 10 accomplish Tes13eA theeo
must b cooperation between y1ilsoo1D
and authorities. To obtain Til -
operation several charity osganiaaG3ea0
are planning . national eaueaf1eaa1
campaign and vim soek - 1avo -
Quate legislatjon enacted and ~ AUD
enforced The railroads throagA tAalr
regular employees and through tlalr
police departments will WORK II In.
moay With the charity os~sznisGtioaA
Acute h esseesn otseea
The tramp problem b pee4nasH
seute n the eastern states. h ~.
efage number Of trespasoeso hllea -
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turb. with q brain that no scphistry
could obscure. and with . military &C.
MUS before which criticism 10 humbly
silent
He VAS treacherous even In q
treacherous age. Wholly devoid OF
cruelty, and by nature humane, he 10
said never to have sacrificed IN un.
necessary life. He used his fellow.
creatures for his own purposes, and
when he had NO further use for them
he forgot their existence. He made
his plans and carried them out with
the absolute efficiency Of sheer intel.
hgence and the serene applicability Of
impersonal fate.
The Columbus journal., 1907-09-25

reached the amazing figure Of SIS. O00..
900.
The showing made in the reports
was supplemented by reports Of the
Interstate commerce commission,
which stated that in the last five years
1854 t~respassers had been killed.
Not all Of that slaughtered army were
tramps. yet 1t was shown that the
vast majority were of the class Of
aimless wanderers whose vagrancy is
much mixed with v~iciousness.
An Army Of Migrants
Representatives Of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad reported to the confer
ence that these hordes of the Tents Of
Shem constitute n of the most seri-
Gus problems with which the road
had to deal: Others. who were c0mpe-
tent to testify. asserted that from one
half to three-fourths Of all trespassers
were tramps.
James AcCrea, president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad. declared that
the 800 Migrants arrested ON his road
for trespassing in 1906 were but q
small percentage Of the Migrants con-
SANITY travelling over the Pennsylva-
mia system.
Conference In Minneapolis.
At the Minneapolis conference ini-
tial steps we're taken to establish .
national vagrancy committee. which
viii have as its work the study of
vagrancy and the recommendation Of
measures for the reduction of vag-
rancy and for the more rational assist
ance Of the honest wayfarer out of
work. Its field is very large, and be-
cause general knowledge of the real
facts Of vagrancy is 50 limited. the ef-
feet Of the committees work will prob
ably not be Immediately apparent.
Yet 1t is evident that much thought is
today being given to the question of
the public's duty to the vagrant, and
Of the Migrants danger to the public.
Professional j0kemakers have Gre
ated out Of the tramp or the hobo"
as he is more familiarly known, q pic
turesque. happy4go-lucky soldier Of for
tune. Possibly one tramp in a thou
The Columbus journal., 1907-09-25

doubt his reign had not been alto
gether . wise one. but his calm cour-
age. his kingly dignity awakened in
me . romantic desire to die for him
II need be.
The confusion In the hall below was
80 great that Locke and I could con-
verse freely and be In no danger OF
being overheard.
Have you noticed Kuhn and Gin
gaja!" whispered Locke excitedly.
They are strangely distrait and som
Der. Kuhn has lived most Of his life
In America Though he was born q
beast. his british instincts must have
been . little subdued BY the Stars and
Stripes"
Il have noticed" I nodded grimly.
Il saw. too. that DR.. Starva gave them
no opportunity Of speaking when he
mentioned their names. They win
bear watching. those two. Perhaps We
are not to fight alone for Ferdinand
presently"
Heaven grant IT," exclaimed Locke
with an emotion that came strangely
from him. But"
l gripped his hand for silence. On
the company below had fallen . d.
lence-a silence tragic and ominou8.
Suddenly the laughter had died On
their lips. They were standing quite
motionless. cigarettes poised between
their finger tips. the smoke nickering.
and their faces were turned n one
man toward Bratinau. who stood q:
the door. and had held up his hand Sof
silence.
Never again shall I see on the faces
Of men . look OF such fierce. tense ex-
cftement. Some Of them we're trem-
bling. more than one was catching his
breath in sobs: one snapped the stem
Of his wine glass.
Three raps and silence-two and q
panse-one. and again three. Bratinau
drew the bolts.
1t was the messenger whom they
had waited for. He was breathless IN
his haste: the sweat stood on his fore.
head: and he held high above his head
4 telegram in triumph. He staggered
into Bratinau's arms.
Bratinau tore open the dispatch. Al
he read, his gross face became purple
with passion. His eyes glowed like
Two living Goals. He tried to speak, !
but his emotion suffocated him. ii
The paper ~ snatched from his |
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which the effort to disband the army
Of Migrants IL to be hung.
Cooperation 70 Necessary.
Naturally enough the railroads have
always been anxious to stop free
rides" The trespassers not infre-
quently steal valuable packages Of
freight, damage cars. interfere with
signal and switching apparatus and at
times attack and seriously injure en-
ployes. But it has been impossible to
make any Roadway against ride
The Columbus journal., 1907-09-25

every 100 miles Of track In the United
States 10 1.S persona In tho groap
Of states including Louisiana, TEXAS
and New Mexico the proportion falls
to less than . single person per hun.
dred miles.
But in group 2 Of the interstate eon-
merce commissions classification a
states. comprising New York. Penn
sylvania, New Jersey. Delaware and
Maryland. the proportion rises to a
per hundred miles Of railroad IN oper.
alton This means that the largest
number Of tramps are In this and
neighboring states. The cities con
tinue to attract the vagrants-
It IL the country districts and httlo
towns that suffer most from the no
DO" At the same time they are less
able to deal with the question because
Of the expense involved In the prose-
cution and Imprisonment Of ofIenderA
II q tramp drops OF . freight train 1t
some village It Is much easier and
cheaper for the village constable to
say Get out Of town in II hours" than
1t Is to put the tramp in jail and feed
him for ten days. This move on"
order relieves the town Of that ono
tramp. but some other town gets him
and some other tramp il unloaded In
q similar manner upon the town that
sent the first one away.
Recruits Constantly Come.
So it goes on unfortunately. Every
year the number Of wanderers with
out available al Of support IL In
creased by new recruits. The habit q
idleness once contracted is rarely
abandoned, except under compulsion.
This compulsion has not been supplied
by separate communities; Il Vim
probably have to be brought about b.
state or national action.
Railroad police departments have
been mentioned as . probable cure for
vagrancy, but this goes only . short
way. II q tramp 10 arrested but -
discharged III court, the lesson IL Of.
little value; he ID then free to resume
his Occupation" This failure to pun
ish in most cases may be laid to the
matter Of expense. Therefore, Il u
suggested that the expense Of main
tanning prisoners. or At least part Of II.
be shared BY the state.
Another method suggested n e.
forced labor. Work" says James j.
Hill. Of the Great Northern, III more,
dreaded than an the other terrors q
the law. II every tramp were oen-
fenced. under . penalty Of . diet a
bread and water. to work hard before
he was passed along. the end would b
In sight The construction Of good
roads would be assisted BY compelling
every tramp to break stone. wheel
dirt or 60 hungry. This. With q lne
Of the criminal laws By
the local authorities, would probably
. simple and satisfactory Solo
ton OF the vagraney problem" &
Legislation Suggested
Railroad policemen Who have had
with ride stealers' are
quite AZ enthusiastic advocates Of en-
forced labor ~ II Mr.. Hill. But
they ask. how car We have enforced
labor for tramps when labor 0rganiza-
tons have worked up . powerful sen
against giving work to prison
when honest men 90 idle!"' This
to letting prisoners do work
that wage-earners might do is regard.
ed as q powerful obstacle to the "en-
labor solution Of the vagraney
problem.
Nevertheless. he die lot turn and