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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
Reading In Red.

Astigmatism is often caused by read
ing in bed or on rapidly moving trains.
Reading In bed in a recumbent posi-
ton Is bad practice.
Astgmatism, which Is in many cases
hereditary, Is a condition wherein the
retroactive powers differ In different
meridians Of the eye. It Is caused by
irregularity In the curvature OF the
cornea. People who read In bed to
pass away the time during and after
severe illness should remember that at
such times the whole system Is in a
weakened condition and peculiarly sus.
eeptible to injury from Oyerstralns OF
any kind When reading In bed II
practiced In reclining position IL
taxes the muscles OF the eye, and the
action Of these muscles upon the form
OF the organ. endeavorlng TO adjust il
to trying positions, Is very likely to set
up trouble which may last a lifetime.
becoming more aggra waited as the vic
tim grows older.
One OF the greatest blessings Is a
pair OF good eyes. The individual who
abuses and misuses such a pair Is un-
wise
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
saTha DeriI.n

New Workers now may go to The
Devil" every night az two theaters.
The play Ii the work Of a Hungarian,
Franz MoInaE, and, while It bears all
the earmarks of a novice, IL teens
with situations, forced at times and
at others so simple and natural that
It gives promise Of better work in the
future.
The play is declared to be sym
boiism in modern garb. The devil APP
pears as a highly polished gentleman
Of cynical wit and worldly philosophy
and is intended to represent the evil
side Of mans inner conscience persona
fed, while be never passes the line Of
mortal possibility and might, after all,
be nothing more than a meddling Gym
ie. His victims are four normal MEM
bers Of Viennese society, while the
only one who escapes his clutches is
already a social outcast.
One critic declares that 1t seems a
pity that great artists should be com
PEELED to resort to such characters in
order to establish their greatness.
Why, he asks, do so many dramatists
assume that audacity is the greatest
attraction they can offer? Why does
nearly every writer in the dramatic
field assume that one particular crime
makes the most effective situations?
Why do they throw decency to the
winds and offer ~problems" which are
simple, common, nauseating and de-
PRAYED?
One Of the best things said Of the
late Bronson Howard was that his
plays were always clean, and yet
many Of them were successes. Shaw,
Ibsen, Sudermann and their followers,
who have too often taken a contrary
course, have undoubtedly produced
plays that have been talked about, but
their success on the stage has been
ephemeral, in this country at least,
and a few representations have gener-
ally been sufficient unless some great
actress like Nazlmova compels a longer
hearing through great hIstrionic ability.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
Barharlsma In snasch

Crimes against purity in our use of
English consist chiefly In colnIng
words and phrases or snatching up
slang when neither new thoughts nor
new facts demand new forms Of ex.
preston. Americans are prone to. va
carries OF this kind aud thus frequently
lay themselves open to the charge of
lacking In reverence for the mother
tongue. Bad models and bad examples
right at hand are the cause OF this
abuse Of the noble vehicle OF speech.
according to the New Orleans Times.
Democrat, which says;
Our schools are In large degree respon
slhle for a slovcnlness of style which Il
tast becoming a second nature There
are few teachers who set a good example
IN this regard soleoism Is bad enough
when II falls from uneducated lips but
IL simply vile whom uttered by man or
woman who should DO nothing IL not
critical" unhapptly our stage does not
perform It's function as Il should do I'm a
civilized land. for aomo OF tho greatest
actors are guilty OF mortal sin against
the decalogue of elocution ana syntax.
From the pulpit, too, one too frequently
heara bareartsms for which aohoolboya of
former generations would have been well
olrchcd, And yet there are standards
which cannot fail Cranmer has long
been In hts grave, but stu speaks with
authority through the splendid cadences
OF the Book of Common Prayer. The
transIatOra who gave US the King James
version were perfect masters OF English
whatever their faults rs thoologians may
have been. Every sentence IL terso and
lucid. every tdlom accent In the ear Each
nice shade OF idea finds its reflex in the
written word,
II is good practice for persons whose
speech needs correcting to read often
aud read out loud specimens OF the very
best English which express thought In.
telllgible to this generation.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
King Edward, Diplomat.

The animoslty which keeps crop
ping out between those two great re
walls in trade. Great Britain and Ger
many, Is a constant drain upon the re-
sources Of both and a constant menace
to the peace Of the world. King Ed
ward seems to consider 1t his mission
to pour oil on the troubled waters,
and he is rapidly earning a reputation
as the greatest diplomat in the world.
He Is his mothers superior in breadth
OF mind as well as in adaptability to
all sorts and conditions Of men. His
part In the foreign policy OF the nation
is plainly one OF initiative as well as
criticism, His friendly visits in vari-
GUS courts have been fruitful In re-
suits. These results may not be ex-
pressed In formal treaties, but they
are none the less tangible. The en-
tente cOrdiale with Russia and France
Is mainly due to him. In view OF his
visits to the German and Austrian en-
perors It Is not too much to hope that
some recent international asperities
viii be softened. While It Is easy per-
haps to overestimate the influence Of
personal intercourse between the heads
Of states, It would be idle to pretend
that this influence is Of small account.
Nowadays a king is generally re-
garded as high salaried flgurehead,
lay figure personifying the nation it.
self, an individual who lays corner
stones, opens bridges and inspires the
cheers Of the multitude King Edward
Is by no means a hgurehead. and on
subjects Of Importance to the nation
his advice to a British premier has
much weight.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
VOTERS ALL MUST
REGISTER

Under the laws of the state of
Idaho every person who does not
register will not be permitted to
vote for the county candidates of any
Of the political parties or on the
removal of the county seat from the
village of Rathdrum to the city of
Occur d'Alene.
In the city there are four pre-
cincts and four registering places.
Occur d'Alene precinct lies south
of Foster and east of Fourth. The
registering place is the Occur d'Alene
Furniture company's store, and e.
b. Keller is the registrar.
Sherman precinct consists of all of
that Portion OF the city lying south
of Miller street and west of Fourth.
The registrar of this precinct is H.
H. Harrington, and he will make his
headquarters at the Hotel Idaho.
Lincoln precinct comprises that
territory situated north of Miller and
west of Fourth. and s. A. Varnum
is the registrar and the registering
place is at 1929 Second street.
Kootenai precinct takes in all of
the city north of Foster and east of
Fourth. H. f. Mathews is the
registrar and can be found AZ R2S
Seventh street.
All OF the registrars viii be In
their respective places on each Sat
urday from a. m. to p. m, and
in the evening from I p. m. to 9.
p. m.
The executive committee of the
County Seat Removal club urgently
requests all the residents Of Occur
d'Alene City to register and extend
a special invitation to the ladies.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
A POLITICAL MANIrUI.AToR

The telegraph brings a report that
President Roosevelt will take hand
IN the campaign by making a trans
continental speaking tour. II is to
be hoped. for the honor OF the great
Office which he holds, that he will
not do so. The results would be
twO-fold. Such action would have a
tendency TO lower the respect OF the
people for the high Official position
aud place the office In the role of
political football to BIO kicked from
one end of the country to the other
IN the interest OF practically one-hair
OF the people and against the inter
ests OF the other half who may have
adverse opinions TO those of the
president on political issues. In the
second place the president Is violat-
Ing u moral obligation he owes TO
the whole people to represent them in
his high Office. and when he prostI-
tutes II to the furtheranee of partisan
interests, he Ii no longer the presl-
dent OF the people. but becomes the
official head OF portion of the PEG.
pie, and Is intoxicating principles that
have kept the South American re-
pablles In an uproar for years. II
he Is a partisan representative. those
whom he does not represent are not
bound to show him any respect. be-
cause he IL lighting them and their
principles and using the greatest Of
Zee In the world as club with which
to beat them into submission. II
President Roosevelt continues to
prostitute his high office to party sue
cess. he viii leave the White House
discredited and unpopular. with
record Of having done more to pro-
duee internal dissenslen than any
other president.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
TAXES AND REMOVAL

With the present rate OF taxation
there Ii an opportunity for the people
10 elect men TO the county ofices
who will ecOnomizs to the extent Of
cutting down the levy almost one
per cent. With the practice OF such
economy, and II Is within the power
OF the people to force such practice,
there need be no fear OF county seat
removal resulting In an increase Of
taxation. Rathdrum Is making a
campaign against county seat re-
moyal on the ground that 1t will in
crease expenses and result in higher
taxes. With the general agreement
that taxes are now too high, we
should elect only such men to office
as will pledge themselves to practice
economy aud reduce taxation to an
amount that will meet the legiu-
mate expenses Of the county when
properly and economically managed.
by doing this the county seat may be
NNAfNH~N AApAAi W LLlB tlLy
and new court house constructed,
with reduction OF taxes put into
force at the same time II the peo-
pie are sincerely opposed to removal
on these grounds. to be consistent.
they should support only such men
for Office as are pledged to a reduc-
ton Of taxes. We admit that taxes
are now too high. but they will be
no higher on account OF removing
the county seat and both may BIO ac-
compliahed with reduced expenses II
the right men are elected to Office.
Let the candidates for commissioners
and assessor on tho various tickets
make their positions plain on this mat
ter and the Press will give them
publicity, The removal Of the court
house has nothing to do with taxes.
the question Is purely and simply
one OF administration and can be
either extravigant or economical.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
Saliva Iron.

In describing some Of her associates
II the stage, Ellen Terry. in McClure's
Magazine, tells of her dresser, Sarah
Holland. She had an extraordinarily
open mind, writes Miss Terry, and
was ready to grasp each new play as
1t came along as a separate and entire
iy different field of operations.
She was extremely methodical and
only got hurried once In a blue moon.
When we went to America and made
the acquaintance of that dreadful
thing. a zone night stand" she was as
precise and particular about having
everything nice and in order for me
as If we were going to stay in the town
month. Down went my neat square
Of white drugget All the lights in
my dressing room were arranged as
wished. Everything was unpacked
and Ironed.
One day when l came into some
American theater to dress found
Sally nearly in tears.
What's the matter with you, Sally?''
asked
II 'aven't 'ad a morsel to heat ali
day, dear, and can't 'eat my iron"
Eat your iron, Sally! What do you
mean?"
"Ow am to iron all this, dearY'
walled my faithful Sally, picking up
my Nance Oldheld apron and a few
other tribes. "It won't get 'otI"
Until then l really thought that Sally
was being sardOnic about an iron as a
substitute for victuals.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
WorId,s Food SUNNY.

GW1A B@RRABs
Sir William Crookes, the eminent
British scientist. has proved. 10 bis
own satisfaction at least, that in
score Of years the entire population
Of the world will be on short ratiOns
through the inability Of the wheat
fields to keep pace with the growth OF
the human race. The people Of the
United States. at the instigation Of
President Roosevelt and certain far
seeing governors, are already viewing
with apprehension the exhaustion Of
national resources and planning to pre-
serve great forest areas and replant
denuded tracts Between 1880 and
1906 the wheat production Of the Unit
ed States Increased from l73,OOO,OO0
to 735,OO0,OO0 bushels. The worlds
wheat crop In 1906 was 3.423, 900 900
bushels, an increase OF nearly 100, Co.,
900 bushels over the previous year.
Anything Sir William says is certain
~ entitled 10 respectful attention, but
what If the vast granarles OF the
United States, Canada, Argentina.
Russia and India cease producing suf-
ncient wheat In twenty years? why
should the world starve? In 1905 the
United States produced more oats
than wheat and her output OF corn
was nearly 1900, 100000 bushels.
Furthermore, Abraham Adams of
Juliaetta. Ida, has an Alaska" wheat
which, he declares. will yield 100 bush
els to the acre. That this IL "going
some Will be seen when 1t Is re-
called that the worlds average wheat
yield is only 1877 bushels per acre.
Those who see trouble ahead in pro-
viding food for the man Of the future
have not taken into account the pro
ductivity Of the sea, which has fields
and forests twice as great as those on
land and which grows single plants
several times as tall as terra Grma's
tallest trees. Birds nest soup, a ia
miliar Chinese dish, is largely COM
posed OF edible seaweed Of a gelat.
nous nature, Seaweed is already an
article OF diet in China, Japan and GER
tain Pacific islands. Dulse, a species
Of seaweed, Is eaten by the Scotch.
Not long ago." says a writer In the
Technical World, ian average of 5000
barrels Of a seaweed known as Irish
moss were shipped annually from the
coast OF Massachusetts to New York
and Philadelphia for use in the manu-
facture Of blancmange and other deli
eacies." Tons upon tons OF seaweed
are cast up on the shores OF the Unit
ed States every year, II Is life sup
porting, for 1t is the food OF countless
fishes and marine mammals. The Sar-
gasso sea, graveyard Of the derellct
and realm Of mystery. is said to pro
duce vegetation sufficient to support
all Europe II 1t were harvested and
properly prepared for the worlds
cooks, II the champions Of seaweed
diet are correct, more than score OF
years must pass before the world
feels the pinch of hunger How does
II happen that the enterprislng man
ufacturers Of new breakfast foods
have overlooked seaweed?
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
ESSAY ON EDITORS
The Newspaper Man As Hoy sees
Him,


Him.
Here's small boys essay on news
papers. Tie ought to make good
editor when he grows up: News
papern are sheets OF paper ON which
stun to read are printed. The men
look Il over and soc their names in
It. don't think God does. The
Bible says nothing about editors. and
never heard Of one being In heaven
The FIRST editor ever heard of was
the fellow who wrote up the llood. He
has been here ever since Some ed,.
tors belong to church and some try
10 raise whlskers. All OF them raise
Cain In their nelghborhood some
times the paper dies then the peonle
teel glad. but someone starts Il mn
again. Editors never went to school
because editors don't get licked. Our
paper is mighty poor one. but We
take Il so ma can use II on the pantry
shelves. Our editor don't amount 10
much but pa says he had a POOR
ehanee when a boy. He goes with
out under0iothes In winter. wears no
socks and has wife to support. Pa
mas not paid his subscription In I've
years and don't intend TO.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
sin PoaaihIe.

Clara-When Tom proposed to me he
admitted that he had more money
than brains.
Maude-Well, I've no reason to doubt
1t, although I understand he hasn't a
dollar to his name.-PittsburR Post.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

Tests OF treating roads with tar to
lay tho dust stirred up by autos recent.
~ made in Belgium demonstrated that
the beneficial effects of tho tar treat
ment were not lasting enough to war.
rant It's general use throughout the
country.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

A meteorite narrowly missed hitting
the presidents house at Oyster Bay.
Can Il b. that leo, Taurus, Ursa
Major Lynx and Camelopardus have
heard about that big game hunt and
have begun throwing thlngsl
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

The corporations cannot make con-
trlbutiOns to the political parties this
year. But their money should not 30
begging. Lots OF people could tell
them how to spend It
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

A London dispatch states that an
English NlmrOd went hunting to the
arctic regions and shot twenty bears
In ten days-two bears a day. Here Is
hint Tn case OF lion famine In Az.
rlca
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

Loose leaf ledger or bin printlnp
h = speciality at the Press once. We
have q complete stock OF paper for
this work. II you use the loose leaf
system let us figure with you.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

We are prepared to furnish up-to-
date calling cards; all styles and
sises. Let US show you samples.
Press Publishing Co.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05

The Press Publishing Co. the
Print shop by the Lake. prints for
particular people.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-05
Come Tomorror
Negligee Shirts

Beautiful line of mems dress negligee sb;,.l
none more handsome or serviceable ever shor
in the city than the famous Greenfield brss
made in French fannels, mohairs, chambrasl
sateens, ETC., all colors, sizes 141z to IT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
The GOmperS Declaration.

From the Democratic party union la
Dor obtained an Endorsement of its de-
mands for the emascuIation of the writ
of injunction. From the Republican
party, union labor obtained a fimsy,
tricky evasion of the issue. These are
the premises-and they do no great VIC
lence TO the facts-upOn which Samuel
Gompers, as president of the American
Federation of Labor, bases an editorial
to appear in the August issue of the
American Federationalist urging his
fellows to support Mr. Bryan.
The declaration was expected. After
having pressed the contentious of the
labor leaders on the resolutions COM
mittees Of both party conventions, Mr..
Gompers could do nothing else 1t is,
moreover, secure against attack on the
ground that the president of the fed
Grafton assumes TO deliver the labor
vote. His tone, indeed, is quite as def
erential to the personal judgment of
those who elected him, quite as free
from the air of dictation. as that of
President Van Cleve in any of numerous
statements TO the American Association
of Manufacturers.
The issue, then, Is squareIy drawn.
Labor has its opportunity to enforce its
views at the polls. The union can show
its strength, if it will. The issue lies
close to the very effectiveness. of or
ganization in the laborer's behalf.
The Times has little doubt as to the
result 1t does not believe that under
the leadership Of Mr.. Gompers or any
one else the 100000 votes ordinarily
accredited to organized labor can be
sy.ung. It doubts if this declaration
will change 100000 votes. 1t confident
" expects the individual laborer TO
think for himself-and give every prop
er consideration to the views of the
man elected to the head of his feder-
atoms Office force. 1t believes that when
this workman "a type in America which
surpasses in self-respect, IN patriotism,
in intelligence, the countertype of any
other nation of the world) comes seri-
ously to choose his own attitude toward
the courts he will decide resolutely that
every legal process shall be effective
with the least reasonable delay. The
Times holds to this view because it
accredits to the union workman all the
intelligence required to see that upon
the efficiency of the courts depends in
evitably his own personal well being.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22
The Fighting Ground.

A discreet and circumspect CORE
spondent Of the New York Sun has
been touring the middle West since the
Chicago convention, writing impress
sions Of political opinion. Detracting
nothing from the perspieacity of other
analysts Of popular feeling, it is but
fair TO say that this correspondent gives
the impression of understanding most
accurately the differences between the
Eastern and the Western mind at this
time.
Primarily, the West and Middle West
have grave doubts about the hard times
which the cismontane East believes
TO exist. Prosperity is in full sway
out West. They read of bad times
East, but doubt; then thcy recall that
the financial furry of last fall has been
called manufactured panic, and they
incline to believe. Wall Street prompt
" gets credit for it.
1t appears that the West, instead of
worrying about current conditions, is
concerned about the future 1t wants
to know whether things are moving in
the right direction. 1t has lost conf
dence in the Eastern diagnosis of
economic and social diseases. 1t leans
to the belief that on the whole a vague
something which it aggregates together
for conversational purposes as inter
ests" is getting more than its share of
the output of wealth, while something
else which it summarizes as ''produc-
tive energy" is getting less. 1t is in
clined to issue a declaration of indie
pendence; to emancipate itself from the
intellectual leadership which the East
has assumed. In Iowa this attitude of
mind is tyPifed in Cummins, in Wis
consin in La Toilette; but it develops
that even in States which chance not
to possess towering personalities of
protest, the same sentiment prevails.
Where they have no local hero to give
it his name, they call this sentiment
of protest Rooseveltism. They are
especially ineensed because Congress
would not enact all the Presidents
policies. They inveigh against James
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-22

THAT building was finished
Just as the civil war was COM
ing to close. The first
naval hospital in Washington
was established in a building
near the navy yard, which
was rented for $3.50 a year. 1t
was moved about from place
20 place. and when the civil
war broke out a temporary
naval hospital was established
in the Government Hospital
for tie Insane.
Congress was inlpr eSsed
with the necessity Of a reg
ular naval hospital, and in 1854
made an appropriation Of S.
600 for a hospital building
Before II was completed and
commissioned in July. 1856, the
total appropriations amounted
to Sl15.0O0- The grounds in
clude thTSe-quarters of an acre
Of land, and cost 1888. II
stands on the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and Ninth
street southeast.