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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
She Took Il Back.

Col John s. lrby secretary to the
mayor, was seated ut his desk at the
city hall when woman came In the
office and asked to be permitted to
use the telephone. The permission
was granted. and the woman did her
telephoning. Then she placed q
nickel on the desk before Col Irby
and started away.
Hold ON. please" said the colonel,
II don't want this nickel. There Is
no charge for using the phone"
The woman smiled sweetly. "oh,
but l insist ON your taking It," she
said.
Cant accept It. madam" said the
mayors secretary.
You must
please take this nickel" said Col,
Irby, extending 1t toward her.
Il insist on paying" said the
woman.
The colonel's face grew serious.
"You don't understand. madam" he
said. IF | accept this nickel It be-
comes the property of the city.
must then make report Of II to the
auditor and he must report to the
treasurer, to whom the money must
be turned over. Then there will be
other lengthy reports about II. In
all. the acceptance of this nickel
win carry with II about $40 worth OF
work, Take It back and you'll do US
q favor. boston Globe.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Mornhlpod aa peltles.

Snakes. the objects of terror TO
most Europeans IN eastern lands. are
worshlped In most parts of India. In
some districts there are from $4,000
to 10000 shrines dedicated exclusive
" 10 the worship OF snakes. These
shrlnes. which are invariably In honor
VI one of the minor diyinlties o the
country. POSSESS In some instances.
yalsAhe properties for their mainten.
anee ana for the cost Of the numerous
ceremonies which their keepers have
10 perform. In these shrines the Hin.
dns set up fantastic Idols OF serpents.
The devotees OF this strange religion
make periodical offerings OF dough
and milk and cooked rice to the ser.
penis living In the shrine. In order to
receive their favor
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Beautiful Eastern Thlnos.

The Chinese know n lot. They know
how TO make the tea. and. above all.
how TO keep Il hot without resorting
TO setting the pot on the stove and
poisoning the drinker with tanin. And
they have given the oecidentals the
tea cosey. that hoodlike cover the Eng
l.sh particularly affect. and padded
baskets into which the steaming tea
BOT is dropped while undergoing re-
moval from fire to table, Some Of the
baskets for holding precious teacups
are like boxes intended for jewels,
and should the American with per,
versity peculiar TO her so desire, these
lovely woven willow antiques with
brocaded Innings might serve TO hold
her fancy work and the everpresent
piece OF summer embroidery, Both
Chinese and Japanese understand the
art OF enhancing the rarely of por.
celain by placing Il in a padded eel"
as II were Hence the beauty of these
baskets
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
ao.h pexoursd by Wolves.

A postlnan named Kelemer and his
wife recently met with a terrible
death, at Buda-Pesth, Hungary.
Kelemer had not returned homo after
his days round at his usual time.
His wife became anxious. She knew
her husband had to travel over de-
serted roads covered with snow and
that the presence OF wolves In the
district had been reported. She spent
several hours at the window, but as
he did not return she ran into the
village and inquired II any one had
seen him. No one had seen the post
man and the wife set ott In search
OF him. She also did not return. A
few hours later some neighbors went
to look for her. They came across
some torn garments and few bones
They were all that remained of the
postman and his wife, who had been
deyoured by wolves.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
HOW TO ADVERTISE
EFFECTIVE METHODS THAT WILL
BRING RESULTS.
SHOULD TELL THE PRICES
Ceneralities Are Meaningless TO the
Publ,e---why ;he maii-order Man
wins-Try the Plan.

II You. Mr. Merchant. would compete
with the mail-ordcr houses there are
time main essentials 10 success-the
goods-the prices -adveriising.
The last of these rs quite as essen
tiat as either OF the others.
In the great majority of cases the
soeal merchant has the goods, and he
makes the prices. but in very many
cases he either fails to do the adyer'
Using, or what he does do Is not effec'
tive In the same way that the mall
order mans advertising is effective.
The writing Of effective advertising
is not an art. II Is not business that
requires years of study to learn. A
few hours OF study and comparison
will give you every essential detail
that YOU viii need
II Is comparatively safe to say that
7b per cent. of the advertising carried
by local merchants In the local papers
Is worded IN generalitles only. Such
advertisements as the following are
found In every paper:
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
rhouah, Little OF Lawyer.

Many years ago" says Representa-.
tive Hefiu of Alabama, "a son of
Erin had the misfortune to be charged
with stealing pork. Being without
counsel the court appointed young
sprig OF the law to represent him. 1t
was n poor effort made to defend the
prisoner. and the members of the Jury
without leaving their seats returned
a verdict of guilty
The court asked the prisoner IL he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced. His reply
was;
Your honor. Il is hard for a man
&c so to prison without a fair trial
"'You have had n fair trial. said
the Judge, The court appointed coun.
sci to defend YOU
The lrishman cast a glance at the
young lawyer and muttered: Sure.
an II Id had two such this Jury
would have hung me for murder.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

tail the goods he has to sell, and
quotes the price be asks for 1t will
attract the favorable attention OF the
public far more often. than the one
who deals only In generalities. IL IL
this kind OF advertising that pays. II
Is this kind oil. advertising that is at,
tracing the dollars from the smaller
cities and towns and farms TO the mail
order houses OF the city. 1t Is this
kind OF advertising that drew 5000.
100000 into the Golfers OF the Chicago
mail-order houses alone last year, and
II Ii this kind OF advertising on the
part OF the local merchants that the
mail-order houses fear more than any
other one thing.
But. MIR. Merchant, whether your
line be hardware. dry goods. groceries.
clothing or other comm6 dIties, IL Is
well to go further than gour newspar
per advertising, though .nis Is the
foundation of success. Go to the local
printer and have him make you little
catalogues OF your own. They do not
need TO be large affairs, but small
folders of -four, eight or f6 pages. Put
into these folders the descriptions and
prices Of the goods You are carrying,
or leaders In the line. BE sure that
the prices quoted are right. then put
one OF these into the hands OF every
customer: keep them circulating
throughout the community. and make
a practice OF getting out new one
every few weeks.
You. Mr.. Merchant, can make adver
Using pay larger returns than the
maIl-order man secures: you can make
II the mainstay OF your business. and
you can make II the means OF killing
the mail-order competition In your
community. And when you do this
do not begrudge the publisher the
reasonable price he asks you for ade
quate space In his columns. He will
give you better value than any other
commodity you can buy.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
$40 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route
Where Mrs. saoe Finds Relief.

Mrs. Russell Sage has many advis-
ers. but there is none whose opinions
she holds in higher regard than some
of the simple and unaffected village
folk who live at Lawrence. l.. l., near
her summer home. They have a way
of speaking their opinions frankly and
they have nothing to gain. often last
summer when her doors we're besieged
by scores of persons seeking money
for all sorts of representation
religious or for more or less chimeri-
to talk to somebody who had no ak to
grind and was not looking for con.
tributions.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
BELLS OF OLD HOLLAND.
Ancient Chimes That Have Delighted
the Dutch for Centuries.

From the earliest times the people
of the Netherlands have so greatly
loved their bells and chimes that the
architecture OF their belfries and
steeples shows marked traces OF IT,
Most OF these are of open-work de-
sign. so that the bells might be heard
In the widest circumference. writes
The Hague correspondent OF the chi
cage Daily News. Beautiful examples
OF this style can be seen In the cathe-
draA towers OF Utrecht and Delft. Sew
erdUof the smaller towns possess even
inner specimens, either In their church
spires or In the beIfries OF watch tow
ers. Like the well-known belfry OF
Monnikendam, these towers generally
stood In the principal squares. The
bells were tolled In case OF danger. to
alarm the burghers. or to call them
together for important communica'
lions. Such tower Is that OF Bruges,
OF which Longfellow sings
In the market place OF Bruges
Stands the belfry. old and brown.
Thrice destroyed and thrice rebuiided.
Sun II watches DER the town.
In Holland there Is scarcely a place
OF Importance that does not have one
or more towers with chimes. The
tunes OF these are changed once or
twice year. generally on New Years
day. This Ii 80 at The Hague and
Utrecht. Some places, however. are
not content with this and have the
tunes changed oftener. II Ia on rec.
ord that In one town. which had fine
carlton cast by the famous Hemony
in 1877, II was decreed that the tunes
should be changed every fortnight or
at least once a month. 30 fond were
the burghers OF their bells.
In time when clocks were by no
means general the church bells were
the timekeepers for the burghers. The
heavier bell struck the hours and the
lighter bell the half hours. II these
were chimes they played tune at
noon and another at midnight. while
before the stroke OF the hour or d.
vision OF the hour part OF the tune
would be played
The inscriptions ON the bells are
generally In rhyme and made TO read
as II the bell itself Is telling Its name
and the history OF It's making. Hol-
land still possesses many OF these
ancient bells, notably In the province
Of Friesland. The earliest authenti-
Gated bell is that OF Krommenie. cast
In 1896 by Rodolphus de Montigny.
Most bells now In existence were,
however, cast In the fifteenth. six
teenth or seventeenth centuries.
The reformation brought a change
In the naming of bells. The Catholic
saints were forsaken. and only Bibli'
cal or worldly names were allowed
while the inscription also breathed
other views, as can be seen by COM
pairing the bells cast In the seven
teenth century with those of earlier
date. Those on the older bells have
purely religious significance. while
the later ones refer to worldly sub
jects, as, for instance. the famous bell
at Ham, which recounts In Its In
scription how It burst In 1866 be
cause 1t had too loudly pealed out Its
Joy at the victory of the Dutch fleet
over the English"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
coTo
GO TO
B 1. A N ks
FOR
Hardware, Stoves and
Tin ware
nEsT GOODS LOWEST PRICES

The maii-order mans advertising Is
different II Is specific. and while the
glowing descriptions given are often
MISLEADING thing which Blanks ad
vertising should never be--they at:
tract the attention Of the reader and
possible purchaser because they tell
about some one thing that he may pos
sibly want
The mailorder man makes q run
on few things which he liz willing to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
WEIGHT AND HEAL /
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE -,
THE TONIC TREATMENT
ThIs Womsn Took o.. William, !,
Pills, Gained Thirty Pounda g.
Haze Been Well Ever Sine

ThIs Womsn Took o.. William, !.
Pills, Gained Thirty Pouoda 9.
Has Been Well Ever Sine.
How many wonderland men 4.
are suffering from . general decl;s.
health which the ordinary 49,
seem unable to checki How mar
bands see their wives WASTING
steadily losing health and bea1t, }
are powerless to helpi Consul
and other germ diseases find n n
debilitated systems easy prey. &.
lowered vitality Is unequal to Tia -
fighting of the infection of these d;..l
to which most Of us are almost am
posed.
The symptoms indicating the y,
which may have results so fatai y
scarcely be better described thar
statement OF Mrs. William Man.
% Court street, Utica, N. Y. ~
is a typical one. She says:
"For six months after the birth VI
baby, suffered from sick, dizzy n
aches, which seemed like a -
blood to my forehead, Just bach r !
eyes. Some days they twitche6
could hardly see and black spots a
before them. The least exertion ~
on this sickness. My appetite w,
and was often sick to my stomars
IF ] tried to work my feet -
came swollen, paining me terr;kI,|
had sinking spells and grew ~
nervous. Twas so thin that I -;
only 95 pounds.
"One day when at the drug -
get headache powders decided r 4
DR.. Williams Pink Pills instae1|
soon noticed that my headache NJ
appearing and my nerves gradu
grew stronger. The pills gave a
hearty appetite and I now weish
100 pounds. / believe the pills % 4,
best tonic and builder q woman cslt
as they certainly helped me whnI
condition was critical and have T
been seriously i'll since.''
The great value of DR.. William r
Pills lies in the fact that they ~
make new blood and this carries n
and strength to every portion q /
body. The stomach Is toned M
nerves are strengthened, every orr
stimulated to do its work.
If you are i'll and the treatmeut
are taking does not cure you, wrikl
proof Of what DR.. Williams PM +
have done in similar cases.
Your druggist sells them or they}
be sent by mail, postpaid, on receiu
price, 30 cents per box, six boxe1
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicinsl
Schenectady, N. Y.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
$50 California & Ret, Salt Lake Rou
Ice Mountain.

One OF the natural curiosities OF
this country is the Hampshire ice
mountain on the banks OF North
creek. &c miles from Winchester. Va.
For about quarter of a mile the
west side of this mountain is GOV.
cred with loose powders and stones
OF light color, the mass extending all
the way down to the river. BY lift.
ing these stones on any day in the
year. crystals of Ice can always be
found securely hidden in the crevices
hapaath
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

dressed with intentional disrespect by
any person In my employ says Jose
phine Daskam Bacon In the American
Magazine
II have never been left day with
out my regular stan OF employees.
which has varied from one to Ave
THAT Is To say. that | have never
been left suddenly or without SUN.
Client notice To supply the vacancy
Il have never had n satisfactory
worker leave me except for what I
considered a good reason tin the ma
jority OF cases an advantageous mar
riagel.
Il have never lost an unsatisfactory
one except by my own dismissal, |
have never to my knowledge. or even
suspicion. suffered the loss OF pen
ny's worth by theft, and my record
for breakage Ia such that II produces
utter incredulity.
In three cases out OF four I have
had services willingly and frequently
offered me along lines where II was
not expected or requested. have
had extra money offered by me TO of.
set extra work occasloned by sickness
refused ON the ground that at such
times all the household expected 10
share the trouble
And as a climax | am able 10 tate
that once. ut least. on my Offering a
raise IN WAGES 20 express my apprcci'
alton OF competent and devoted serv'
ice was mot With the astounding sug'
gcssion that as my expenses were
heavy at the time and likely to In
( crease had better not consider II "
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

sell AZ close margin OF profit In or.
der TO attract trade In his general line
On which heavy profits are made
Blank should advertise hardware In
much the same manner the mail-order
man advertises hardware. and he has
this advantage can invite the peo-
pie of the community to visit his store
and sec the goods for themselves so
they will know just what they are buy.
ting
n. instead of expressing meaning
less generalities Ia two-inch space.
blank had used little more space
and properly displayed AN advertise
ment something like the following he
would have been sure to have at.
tracted attention to his store. and In
all probability would have been sur
prisod AZ the drawing power OF his ad.
vertising:
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

An old woman who lived alone In
a cottage near Zurich. Switzerland.
was in the habit. when feeling I'M
well. of getting into hot oven for
a sort of Turkish bath. When inside
she used to close and reopen the oven
door by means of small cord. The
other day she was taking one of
these baths. and in attempting to
open the door she broke the string.
Some days later she was found dead
IN the oven-sunocated or starved.
From the woman's distorted body she
had a desperate death struggle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
up.to- Date Excuse.

" Thomas Jones, a citizen OF dusky
hue, was in the dock at the police
court at Washington day or two ago
to answer a charge OF stealing an over.
coat II warent no use 70 Thomas to
try to slip OF the coat and blame TO
wearing the pilfered garment when ar
rested.
Why did you take it," Queried the
judge as the prisoner was arraigned
and. perhaps. pleaded guilty.
Il cayn't tell you TO sure, please yer
onner. exceptin' Use got 'temperery' in,
sanity and the un'ritten law"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Only One Novelty Lett.

Mrs. Flora Annie Steel. the author.
was asked recently by an American
friend for some information about her
self. Mrs. Steele replied: Il have
been married, have borne children, ]
have two grandsons. | have. there
fore. lived through the life allotted tc
woman. and the only novelty before
me Is death"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Condemned to Silence.

John b. Moran, district attorney OF
Boston, has been ordered by physi.
clans to abstain absolutely from talk.
ing for an indefinite period During
the recent political campaign he
strained his vocal chords badly. He
smoked great deal and that made
the situation worse. Now he has been
compelled to forego the society OF
My Lady Nicotine" for a time. be.
sides combining himself to whispered
speech. and very little of that.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Rixera In Mountains.

A popularity OF the Blue mountains
Of Pennsylvania is that they are d.
vided by rivers that break through
the walls at intervals OF ~ miles.
From the Susquehanna to the Swatara
is 81 miles; also from the Swatara to
the Schuylkill, from the Schuylkill to
the Lehigh, from the Lehigh to the
Delaware, and from the Delaware to
the hollow in New Jersey known as
Culver's pond, the intervals are the
same. 1t would be most difficult to
account for such coincidence.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

The recruiting sergeant Of to-day
does not find his best recruits at the
country fair, but in the great towns.
where the street urchin after little
training, develops devil-may-care
bravery that has stood the country In
good stead upon many critical Occa-
sions.-Country Life. London.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Stairs for Health.

Some time ago advocated stair
climbing as a healthful exercise, and
| attribute good deal Of dyspepsia
and minor maladies of life to the mod
ern craze for elevators.-J. A. Sterry
In London Graphic.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
NO TnoRNs IN HER PATH.
Josephine Daskam Writes In Tribute
OF the Golden Rule.

II believe myself to be notably for
tunate I'm my relations with my do
nestle employees. During a period OF
eight years. in which have employed
household labor In four widely differ
ent places. have never once been ad
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
s30--cALIFORNiA-$3o

Round trip via Salt Lake Route
Sale begins April 10Th. Write today
j. III. BURNER, Salt Lake City.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
$50 California & Ret Salt Lake Route
woman's Intuition.

Most women, nice. or otherwise,
have more or less the great natural
gift-possessed by few of our lords
and masters"--of intuition. Where
men climb. we fiy.--Woman's Life
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
WAIT FOR THIS.

Only $50 round trip to California,
via Salt Lake Route. Write for full
information to j. II. BURNER, Salt
Lake City.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

short Cut to secrecy.
The ofhcials of the imperial Chinese
telegraph administration have been
notified that 1t has been decided to
infiict the penalty Of decapitation up
on any telegraph employe who may
In future be found guilty Of revealing
the contents OF secret official tele-
grams to outsiders.-South China
Morning Post, Hongkong.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
WAsHDAY BARoAiN SALE
BLANKS
EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR wAsHpAY
AT BARGAIN PRICES
During Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week

500 s.. a .s.';s s sa s' :; %;a
sfs snsia taeasf fslis. steel sp'ass and rateas
~ sHch tsiis hAfdwood ttaass-
FAC fSs ssnvtns "a Sag cur,ala suetchsfs
~ Centst bsaae aoa ~ih aot sss,
voc ws.h : asrs
lac - eossa Of The srs, suGliv Clothes
iSc ies 81 ioes ~si,s Gotten BRAIDED ciSshss
49, Lac.
Soc fes hssd~ooa toiaiax cieshss Bar Of en-
~ espssosa siss iss shs lasnsy
nc fer fsg $3.50 ss.E bs.a quality wssh
~~~ bSssas
TIC tos usdiOa, sired sssv.sissa ifen wash
FAC Tor isgt hssvs s4isAaissd iron water OF
ASc iOf bsa aosl8y th~s Mater Pail Of e.
10 espsioslzl fastls.
-7of. 81 al sseslieat az Niisy q ifesias board.
~ sh-. all 49, ~sIp.
gxc for - sKii- .Afse Asasp willow Clothes
The prices given here are OF course
mere Action. but the prices Blank
SHOULD quote In his advertisement
should show the public that he Is
giving bargains: they should be prices
that would compare favorably with the
prices Of the msii-order catalogues
and he should impress IL upon the
public that he not only shows then
what they are buying before they pa,
for II. but that the purchaser has M
freight 70 pay. and does not have I,
wait an intermlnable time for tn,
Goods he buys. rs when ordering O
the mail order houses.
! II q specific advertising that draws
1ne advertiser who describes In ID
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Webster's Idea Of liberty.
Met Death in Over.

Webster; Liberty exists In proper,
ton to wholesome restraint
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
Enaland,. Best Soldiers.

$50 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02

$50 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route