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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
III. eIow, pot.erinq Gordon sst.ar


Years ago the Gordon setter was
quite a favorite and much in use by
sportsmen OF this country. In later
years, however this really good dog
was displaced in greater part by the
pointer and English setter The Cor
don, says Ed r. Haberlein In Dogdom,
Is the largest and heaviest Of all bird
dogs, more clumsy and usually slow
Where most hunting is done in wood
land and thickets and slow working
dog is needed so as not to get lost
almost continually he fills the bill we'll
works close to gun, has good nose, is
steady on point and II properly trained
a very good retriever from land and
water. The Gordon Is easily trained
and retains his training well, is also
Of good pleasant disposition and an adj
mIrable companion. At this age, how
ever, when so very much stress is laid
on speed and wide range, the Gordon
is not ''in it, because he is a slow,
pottering dog as rule
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
FOR THE CHILDREN



Try it Ia this interesting game, which
any number Of persons may play. The
objects to be seen are placed on table
In a separate room, or they may be the
ordinary articles Of furniture In such a
room. One Of the players should pre-
pare the room or the table. The more
articles there are the better. Each
player is admitted to the show room
the same length OF time, say half a
minute, OF the whole company may hle
IN slowly and keep in line as they pass
around the room and out again, looking
carefully at every object. Then all
write down as many articles as can be
remembered Each player is allowed
the same length Of time to think and
write.
These lists are then read aloud by a
leader and checked by a correct and
complete list previously prepared. The
points a player makes equal the num-
Der of articles he names correctly. II
he names an article that was not in
the room, he loses a point. The prize
goes to the player who has the most
points at the close.
This same game may be played out
Of doors, and each player be given
three minutes to write down what he
sees from the piazza, or wherever he
may be sitting.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Fruit EatIno Bats.

In the islands of the Philippines there
are some bats nearly as large as cats,
with wings which extend three feet.
These curious creatures congregate by
the hundreds in the thick foliage Of the
tropical trees. where they hang from
the branches In the daytime, sleeping
head downward. While they like trees
that have plenty Of leaves, they avoid
the thick forests and sometimes roost
ON lone tree In the plains.
AS soon as the sun goes down they
wake ZIP, attacking the fruit orchards
and cocoanut groves. They like the
Juice which the natives make from the
tuba or palm beer and drink 1t out OF
the cups ia which It has been collected.
n the Juice has fermented, the bats
win become intoxicated and fall to the
ground, where they helDlessly lie until
killed the next morning by their enc
mics.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Two Cat. 1 Know.


! know a fiat where dwells a cat
Named Mrs. Tomson Tnbby;
It's badly kept. and never swept,
The furniture Is shabby.
The washing up of plate or cup
She leaves until tomorrow;
think with me you win agree
Her days will end In sorrow.
She says she Is mot very strong"
Alas, she's only laMyl
Her careless ways are quite enough
To drive poor Tomson crazy.
l know fiat where dwells a cat.
Her name is Mrs. FLUFFY;
Her rooms are beautiful To see.
They're never hot and stulfy.
No mouse tails lie upon the floor;
All spotless Is her kitchen.
Though Mp. FLUFFY may be poor
There's one thing he Is rich I'M
His wife Is worth her weight In gola
And gTanions, too. and witty;
Ne thinks her equal doean't live.
She r 20 neat and pretty.
philadelphia North AmaFAsaA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
orlair Of n We'll Preserved Joke,

Nasica, having called at the house Of
the poet Ennius, and the maidservant
having told him. on his inqulring at the
door, that Ennlus was not at home, saw
that she had said so by her masters or
der and that he was really within, and
when few days afterward Ennius
called at Nasica's house and inquired
for him at the gate Nasica cried out
that he was not at home. "Whatg'
says Ennius. do l not know your
volceP" "You are an impudent fel-
low" rejolned Nasica. when In
quired for you, l believed your servant
when she told me that You were not at
home, and will not you believe me
when tell you that am not at
hUmeT'- CIcero's de oratore."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Entarsd the Ministry.

Mother Hen after her brood Of nine
had obtained firm hold on life called
them together to counsel them on the
duty they owed to one another, but
particularly on the duty the eight girls
owed to the one boy Of her family The
girls were to be mindful OF whites
rights, TO call him when a choice NOR
sci was unearthed, TO prevent him
from quarreling and to bring him back
when he wandered from the barnyard.
One day during a slsterly quarrel
brother disappeared. His sisters had
seen the minister enter the farmhouse
on a VISIT, but thought nothing Of it
until they saw poor Willie meet his
death by an Ak.
CONSERVATION ensued, and a council
was held to devise a way to meet the
mother hen and to break the news to
her.
"Cluck, cluck, cluckety, cluck, cluck,"
said Mother Hen, breaking in on the
council of the sisters.
"Cluckety. cluckety, cluck," answer.
ed the sisters in one voice, which trans
lated means, Where is your brother?S
and they answered, "The minister Wis
tied the house, and brother got it in
the neck"
Mother Hen was downcast, but she
quickly recovered her composure and
said:
"Cluckety, cluckety, cluck; cluck,
cluck, cluckety." which is: II am sorry
for poor Willie. rejoice, however,
that he has entered the ministry, for
he would have made poor layman."-
New York Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
The LEANING Tower Of plsa.

The leaning tower of Pisa is pecul-
lar, In that It devlates about fourteen
feet from the perpendicular. n peculiar
ity rot due to original design, Begin
ming to keel over at the completion Of
the third story, the architects deliber-
ately accepted the conditions and, adj
herring to the inclination. diminished
the slope of the upper stories so as to
keep the center Of gravity well within
Ehe walls. The height of the tower is
$50 feet. It's cost, reckoned in Ameri.
can money. was $250,00O.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Cable cndan.

Sending a message Of ordinary
length by ocean cable is expensive
too much so to suit the views of bust.
ness men--and so firms that have need
to use the cable often employ a code or
cipher, in which messages are trans
mitted. That is to say, they make up
list of single words. each Of which
expresses the sense OF several A
whole sentence may thus be sent by
the use Of one word, and as each corre-
spondent has a copy Of the code 1t is
done with perfect convenience.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26

The geology class was sent out to
collect specimens, and their teacher
was to explain upon their return what
the different specimens were. One Of
the boys for Joke brought In piece
Of brick. When the teacher came to
examine what they had to offer he took
up one specimen after another. ''This, i"
said he, sis quartz, this feldspar, this
sandstone and this"-taking up the
piece Of brick and looking gravely at
the boy who brought it-"this is a
piece OF impudence."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Plants and The Electric Lleht.

Various experiments have been made
to determine exactly what effect the
arc light has ON growing plants, and
the result indicates that 1t is substan.
tally the same as sunlight. Some
plants, indeed, grow faster and larger
In the are light than they do in sun
light. They produce chlorophyl (the
green coloring matter) In abundance.
reach out toward the light and twist
this way and that. Moreover they as.
simulate more potash, produce more al
buminoids and yield larger quaint
" OF ash. All this shows that tho
physiological quality Of the arc light is
the same as that Of sunlight
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Rlddlea.

When is a lover like tailor? When
he presses his suit.
Why Is flea like long winter? Be
cause 1t makes a backward spring.
Why did Shakespeare's wife love him
sol Because she had a WIN OF her
own.
When is silence a damper on the spir-
its2 When 1t relgns supreme.
Why should the largest tree in a
town be near the church? There should
be no bigger tree (bigotry) there.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
? 60 klrnInln Frult..

IN the southeast section Of the
states Exhibit Palace at the James,
town exposition the state Of West vir.
einia il represented by a very fine
fruit exhibit, the display being replen-
shed from time to time from a sup
III cold storage. This exhibit Is IN
arae Of q. W. Moore OF ElweIi, who
led che sasRe position at the 81.
exposltltn Occupying a con-
q piaee In the exhibit are sam,
tbs cysmes Golden apple. which
In Brooke county, w. Va.
btograph of the original tree
pwn. There Is also a neat
cranberries grown in Pres
y. Many fine pictures from
experiment station at Nor
orm a background ~ ne
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
From Pic to chlnawars.

Here is a word with a queer origin,
There Is kind OF chinaware, you
know, called porcelain, a name that
grew out of the wares resembling the
surface OF a shell called pOrcellana,
and the shell got its name from its
supposed resemblance to the back OF a
pig. the Latin name of which il pOr-
celia.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Freddys Fear

They pass a plate of cakes to Freddy
az dessert. He puts out his hand. hest
tates, then draws 1t back and begins
10 cry.
"What are you crying fOrg' asks his
mother.
because you are going to scold me
when choose the biggest one"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
sopOrstltIon and the Wedding Rinu

When a wedding ring has worn SO
thin as to break. the superstltious be
lIeve that either the husband or the
wife win soon die. This may be re-
garS1ed as an obvious superstition and
perhaps accounts for the fact that we'd
ding rings are now made so much
thicker and heavier than formerly
Grand Magazine.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
Woman'a Way.

Bumpus- Give me a pair OF lady's
shoes, please. Shopman-What size7
Bumpus no matter. They're for
my wife, and she won't be pleased any
way. Ally 6loper.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26

while waiting for your prayer 70 be
answered try to set what you want
yourself. st. Louis GlObe-Democaat.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
A COUNTY JAIL
Board of Supervisors last Tuesday
 Made Plans for County Jail

At the session of the board last Tueseay the board planned a jail for the new county and ordered the same built.
 This new building will be built of brick and will be 32x44 feet, 9 feet high, with cement floors and will contain four main cells, 1 cell for boys and 1 for women. The sheriff's office will also be located in this building and will give him and his deputies very pleasant quarters. The jail as planned to be built is not a very expensive one, the estimated cost being only about $35OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
at the Los Angeles office:

Many rumors and much semi-oficial activity continues with reference to the repeated charges of big land frauds in the Imperial valley.
 For several weeks l.. R. Glavis of the government land office at Oakland has been making quiet investigation of the conditions there.
 None of his findings were made pub lie.
 Tuesday Sigel E. Skinner, one of the early complainants, who has been carry ing on private investigation, disclosed many charges of fraudulent entries and illegal acts with reference to land titles in the valley. He instances many al- legged violations of law, giving names and locations. In one case he charges that 20O0 acres have been illegally fenced in and the public prevented from making entries on it.
 The holders, Skinner says, have gone so far as to burn the houses of two squatters who took up locations on the land. They also threatened to shoot any intruders.
 The charges will assume the shape of testimony in the first land contest case from the Imperial valley, which is scheduled to be heard before the re- ceiver of the Los Angeles land office November 4th.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
Space Offered for Exhibit

The Imperial county board of supervisors are in receipt of a communication from the Los An geles chamber of commerce rela- tive to the placing of guide posts on the desert part of the county where travellers likely to get lost and lose their lives for the want of water. Guide posts would di- rect a wanderer to a watering place. which are quite numerous on the outer edge of our irrigat- ed section.
 The chamber of commerce also very generously offered space to Imperial county in the chamber of commerce hall, and invited the new county to make use of the same. This is a place prob ably frequented by more visitors than any other in Southern Cal ifornia and would be of great benefit to our people.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
More CantalOupes

There has been a considerable increase during the last few days in the acreage sighed up to grow cantaloupes in the immediate vi- cinity of Imperial, the total acre. age last evening having reached 195, while it is hoped to bring the total to 400 before the organ ization is completed.
 This will put Imperial well up toward the front in acreage, and it is expected to soon begin the construction of a packing house, which will be used for both mel ons and grapes during the com ing season. Imperial Standard
 80 acres good land in No. 5 without water stock; price $2OO.OO cash. Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal. 23tf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
THE LAND FRAUDS
City Papers Finding Themes for
 Many Stories

Frequently do the city papers give more news as to land frauds in the Imperial Valley. They are bound that the valley shall not be allowed to go ahead peacefully to it's destined greatness. All of which may be the greatest of blessing to us. There may have been in the past a misuse of the land privileges and if so, there is no better time than now to open up the matter and have it settled. It never can be accomplished so easily as now and less innocent people will suffer now than later; it is even doubtful if any inno- cent man or woman will suffer at the present time.
 It is apparent that someone has been busy in this valley. The Press is of the opinion that if there are cases of fraud they should be dealt with, but it can not countenance wholesale con- testing. A great many settlers may be contested and still be able to hold his land, but it en- tails an unnecessary expense up on him that he is not able to stand and should not be subjected to. But, if as it would seem, there are a few people, principal ly non-residents, who are grab ping land in large quantities they should be checked right now.
 In one or two instances 1t has been intimated that the land of flee at Los Angeles was melting contests, but this is absolutely without foundation and entirely erroneous. The land office has only it's business to attend to and has no interest in contests what ssoever. The men in the land of flee want to see this country go ahead as fast as possible and would in no was lend their as- sistance either by word or action to such work. They are men of high character and are entirely above anything of that kind, and it is a decided injustice to inti- mate such.
 The following is a clipping from Los Angeles paper and tells of recent doings in that line
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
What Have You?

If you have any Imperial Valley lands for sale or exchange for good Los An geles or nearby property, see c. D. Jauman, Fl Centro, as 1 am making a speciality of this. Have splendid list to choose from. V. E. Stockull & Co. 3O4 Grant bldg, Los Angeles. MT. Jauman is our Fl Centro agent. 22tf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14

Buy town lot, few choice ones left, get in before the raise. Call and talk it over with Jauman. Fl Centro Land Go. 22tf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-14
For a Sprained AnkI1

A spained ankle may be cured in about one-third unusally required, by applying Chamberlain Pain Balm free ly, and giving it absolute rest. For sale by Fl Centro Drug Store.
The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
.ssTAR sPANGLED BANNER

The organization OF the society II
Washington to preserve the home Of
Francis Scott Key in Georgetown has
brought from Admiral Dewey the
story OF the adoption OF the "Sta1
Spangled Banner as the national an
them The admiral takes q lively sort
C an interest in all patriotic move
ments- While abroad Admiral Dewey
was the guest OF Prince Henry OF
Prussia and the band, as q tribute,
played Hail Columbia" /" Dewey called
the attention OF the prince to the fact
that Hail Columbia was not the na-
ional anthem and asked the band TO
play the Star Spangled Banner"
The bandmaster didn't have the
music, whereupon Admiral Dewey told
him he would send it to him Later
the admiral in conversation with Jus
tee Moody, then secretary Of the navy,
discussed the incident and the facts as
told here were related to the presi-
dent It was the result OF this Incl
dent that the president issued his or
der recognizing the star Spangled
Banner" as the national anthem OF
this government The old Key man
sion which IS on n street near the
Aqueduct bridge in Washington, IS
at present owned BY District AttOr-
ney TagEart and wiz be sold to the
memorial association for 5000. A
fund Of S30,000 wiz be raised 60 re-
store the home and maintain it
The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
THE GRAFT STAYS.

Much good is being done in the
way Of legislation, both in state and
nat on, but It is evident to the citi-
zen-voter that another campaign OF
two viii be Necessary before the peo-
7Ie can get what they want in fair
and just laws In a couple OF cam
paIgns and elections the bOodler and
CRATER, the parasite politician and
dishonest legislator can, and we hope
VIII be, Weeded out
The country needs more Senator La
FoIlettes and more COngressmen Mur-
docks, comes the suggestion once
again from the Topeka State Journal
In summing Up the fight for a reduc-
on in carrying the railway mails,
that paper has this to say:
nd so, after all, the country IS
rot 10 be saved I'VE million dollars q
year by Victor Murdock's fight for
honesty in Weighing the mails. Nj
A1TdocS's proposition has had 50
many fns and out that it has been
hard TO keep track Of it The scheme
BY which the government has been
overpay-ng the railroads. for transport
ing mails was 50 palpably wrong that
here could be no defense OF it, and
therefore the country naturally sup
posed that when Mr.. MurdOck discoV-
cred it and made a fuss about the
graft. It would be speedily and un-
animOusIy eliminated But not 50.
The railroads interested did not pro-
pose to give up five million dollars
without a struggle, so their lobbyists
in Washington got busy, and started
to fight the elimination OF the graft
First the railroads were on top and
then the pIucky Kansas Congressman.
At last accounts the railroads were
ahead in the house
But over in the United States sen
c e a man named La Toilette had been
watching proceedings, and when Op-
pOrtunity offered he slipped the Muir
dock idea into a bill over there in the
shape Of an amendment The rail-
road senators in congress have learn
Ell that it isn't safe to touch things
that the Wisconsin senator leaves "
ing around loose, because such things
are apt to be loaded Knowing OF the
agitation that Congressman Murdock
had stirred up throughout the coun-
try, they were particularly careful not
TO touch that mail-weighing amend
ment
But the conference committee still
had to be reckOned with Two cor
pOratiOh senators were appointed on
that committee, and they quietly slip
ped the La Toilette amendment out
Then the committee reported to the
senate while La Toilette was absent,
the report was adopted, and the mail
Weighing graft was once more safe
The graft must go eventually, how
ever. The MurdOck provision will be
introduced again in the next session,
PerpetuatiOn Of the fraud.
Victor KurdOck is a congressman to
be proud Of. Kansas needs more like
him With that sort OF men in the
lower house, and with senators like
La Toilette in the upper, congress
would be run BY the people, and not
BY the interests &"
The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
BUSINESS NOTICES

DIR. r. R. HARVEY. DENTIST.
Money to loan on time to suit you.
See G. NJ. Millisack.
Wanted-Two clerks, at once. c.
NJ. Millisack Mercantile Co.
Money to loan on chat@ls or real
estate security. c. NJ Mfl1isack-
For Saie-DeLaya1 Cream separa-
tor; good as new, at half price. c.
NJ Millisack.
wanted-Man to do breaking on
northwest 12-6-42. Enquire at Office
Gf Keeran & Warner.
Abstracts Of title to land-abstracts
that are absolutely reliable-are the
kind we make G. L Calvert
For Sale-At once, two dwelling
houses, well located. new houses, rea-
sonable terms. c. n. Mfllisack.
LOst-An engraved gold signet
ring. Finder please return to this Of
fee and receive suitable reward.
II you want land, we have what
you want. And If you want abstracts,
we furnish them, too. G. L- Calvert
ewes up to $3.50.
For Rent-Grazing or hay land in
Sherman county, Kan, northwest
quarter section 15-S-42, southeast 20
6-42, southeast 22-6-42, part Of last
quarter under plow. For particulars
write z. r. Kirkpatrick, 1913 Wash
ington Street Denver, Colo.
G. L. Calvert, the pioneer real es-
tate man, has a list Of as fine farm
bargains as can be found in Sherman
county or western Kansas He can
suit you near town or out from town,
and viii suit you on the terms, too.
II you want to buy or sell, see me. G.
L. Calvert
G. IA Calvert, who has conducted q
real estate business in GoodIand lever
since time began, as touching the ex-
istence Of this town, has written his
greetings to the people In q larger ad-
vertisement than formerly. Mr. Cal
vert has certainly been a slayer" and
from all appearances, the people Of
the county have stayed BY him.
The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
PubHc sale.

The undersigned viii sell at public
sale at her place, section 17-9-4O, ten
miles southwest OF GOOdlands sale to
commence at O'Clock p. m on Tues
day, March II, 1907, the following
poperty: Is head Of cattle. consist
ing OF two cows with calves by side,
1 Jersey COW. ; 3-year-old heifers. 2
2-year-old heifers, yearling heif-
ers, steer calves, red Poll bull 3
horses, consisting Of I black mare, 6
years old; brown mare II years
old, and I mare 9 years DID, L SOW
and 1 barrow. Farm implements, etc
I farm wagon almost new; wagon
and rack. 1 wagon box, new disc
grain drill. one double work harness,
1 DeLaVal separator no. 4 some
household goods and other articles.
also some feed Terms Seven months
time wiz be given purchaser On bank
able note. interest at 10 per cent all
sums OF SO and under, cash
MRS JASPER PILES.
GEO BRADLET, Auctionesr.