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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04
A Competent Adviser.

In another part of this issue of The Scmitar is
article from B. F. Clay, of Caldwell, in which
he offers some sane advice to Democrats The
article offered to the Caldwell News and re-
jected
Mr. Clay is of the old school of Democracy, being
native of Kentucky. He is entirely unselfsh in
this, in all other matters but is entirely devoted
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04

"A correspondent writes to inquire: docs the
Supreme Court decision in relation to celestial mar
rage apply to the Jack Mormons, who have worked
on earth without reward and are entitled to some
thing choice in the hereafter?" For information.
apply to the Capital News
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1908,
To Subscribers.

Attention is directed to the address slip
pasted on each copy of the The Scimitar 1t
gives the date to which the subscriber named
on the slip has paid.
The subscriber can ascertain, by reference
to the address slip account, how much is due
the publishers (if anything) and they would
be pleased to receipt for all arrearages and
give credit for such advance remittances as
can be conveniently rendered
Subscriptions are ordinarily made payable
in advance, and recent ruling of the Post
Office Department renders such payment al
most obligatory publishers to whom second
class postage privileges have been granted
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FFF+EEFEF+F4FE9
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22

John Bascomb, an employee on the
farm of w. H. Thompson, in the south
western part Of Sullivan county, heard
a commotion near the pigpen and when
he reached the place he saw a boar
fighting an enormous snake.
The boar had it's mouth so fastened
on the snakes head that its fangs
could not be used. The giant reptile
was thrashing its body backward and
forward, attempting to get out OF the
clutches of it's antagonist, but the boar
held on, feet braced apart, while Bas-
comb ran to the farmhouse and got a
32-calibre revolver.
BY the time Bascomb got back to the
pen the other hogs there seemed to
have discovered that something was
wrong and were trying to help the big
boar in his fight. They jumped on the
body of the snake as it wriggled about
and tried to stamp out it's life. Bas-
comb entered the pen and got good
shot at the snake breaking its neck.
The shot caused the boar to drop the
snakes head, but the snake died al
most instantly. The boar had not been
struck by the snake and is in good
shape after its flght.-Indianapoli
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
"RoosTER" AMAZED MExIcANs.
Eagle In Disguise Vanquished Their
Champion at Cooking Main.

EAGLE In Disguise Vanquished Their
Champion at Cooking Main.
On the Fourth of July year ago
Andrew Crenshaw, Thomas A. Halo
way, Bert Graham. and c. B. Jane
son, members Of a Texas syndicate
owning land near Ell Molino, went to
the town to celebrate. The most ex-
citing thing they could find was a
cooking main. They put up their
money on the favorite and lost The
performance was repeated and they
lost again. Then they discovered that
they were betting against the entire
crowd of Mexicans, and that after
their bets had been placed the birds
we're switched"
Full of wrath. and bent on getting
even, they agreed to meet again on the
company's ranch, each in the mean
time to concoct a scheme of revenge
Crenshaw had heard Of the fighting
qualities of the eagle and he commu-
nicated with the others his scheme.
They advertised for and purchased a
young eagle last winter and preserved
it for their purpose. This year when
they met at the ranch they painted
the bird and trimmed his feathers so
as to make him look like a rooster
and with the disguised eagle in sack
they rode into Ell Molino yesterday and
landed at the cooking main. The au-
thorities refused to enter their blro
without first seeing him, but the
ranchmen refused to disclose more
than his tail feathers. They offered
tempting odds that their bird could
whip anything in Mexico, and the
Mexicans took them up for more than
twice what the Americans lost the
year before.
A beautiful thoroughbred game
cock was pitted against the American
offering, which was dumped from the
sack into the pit when the main was
called. The eagle squatted calmly in
the pit, blinking its eyes and stretch
ing its clipped wings, while the COCK
pranced around it with lowered head.
Twice the cock lunged at the eagle
and the crowd roared and shouted
| "Bueno." when the eagle would stag
ger to its feet and again squat in the
pit. The third lunge ended the MAN,
for the eagle reached out with one
powerful claw and grabbed the game
cock and choked it to death.
The MeXicans ragged, but the ranch-
men got their winnings, and then re-
placing their eagle in the sack, togeth-
er with the dead gamecock, which
was still held in its talons, they 1ougnt
their wav 10 the exit. mounted their
PONIES and rode to Guadalajara.-Her
milo dispatch to the New York Her.
aid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
FISHING SUPERsTITIoNs.
Various Queer Notions Exist All Over
the World.

the Worlo.
In British Columbia the Indians GER
enormously went to meet the first SAL
mon and in flattering voices tried to
win their favor by calling them all
chiefs.
Every spring in California the Ka-
raks used to dance for salmon. Mean
while one of their number secluded
himself in the mountains and tasted for
ten days. Upon his return he solemnly
approached the river, took the first
salmon Of the catch, ate some Of 1t and
with the remainder lighted sacrificial
fire. The same Indians laboriously
climbed to the mountain top after the
poles for the spearing booth, being con-
vinced that if they were gathered
where the salmon were watching no
fish would be caught
Very widespread, in fact, Is this ma
tive belief Of the necessity Of caution
whenever Adam is on fishing bent.
In Japan among the primitive race
of the Amos even the women left at
home are not allowed to talk, lest the
fish may hear and disapprove, while
the first fish is always brought in
through a window instead Of door so
the other fish may not see.
The Eskimo women Of Alaska never
sew while the men are fishing, and
should any mending be imperative
they do it shut up in little tents out Of
sight of the sea-
Under no circumstances on the
northeast coast of Scotland will the
fisherman at sea mention certain OBJ
jects on land, such as minister"
kirk" swine" dog" etc, and the
line will surely be lost If pig Is seen
while batting it. AS on the land chick
ems must not be counted until they are
Matched, so at sea fish must not be
counted until they are caught. 1t Is
good luck to find mice nibbling among
the nets. A horseshoe nailed to the
mast win help, and herring caught
and salted down will produce wonders.
In the Shetland islands a cat must
not be mentioned before man batting
his line, and among the Magyars OF
Hungary a fisherman will turn back
and wait over tide If he meets wo-
man wearing white apron.
Every year the natives Of the Duke
of York island decorate a canoe with
flowers and fern, fill it with shell mon
ey and cast it adrift ito compensate
the fish for their fellows caught and
eaten"
1t was always the custom Of the
Maoris. the primitive inhabitants Of
New Zealand, to put the first fish that
they caught back into the sea with
a prayer that it might tempt other
fish to come and be caught"
If the fish did not come soon enough
in British Columbia the Indians used
to employ a wizard, who made an i'm
age of a swimming fish and put it in
the water to attract live fish to the
bait.-IoS Angeles Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
ALMOST READY TO FLY.
Inventors Have tho Solution Of the
Problem Well In Hand.

Crude as was the balloon, pure and
simple, it has fulfilled it's mission. The
big, helpless gas bag that rose or fell
at the turn Of temperature or shift of
wind proved so much which before its
advent had seemed impossible that for
all it's inutility it commands respect, as
do all pioneers, no matter how uncouth
they may be. Thus writes Capt. Ho-
mer w. Hedge, founder and former
president of the Aero Club of America,
in the Boston Globe. Remove the mo-
tive power from the greatest ocean lin
er atloat, and it becomes as helpless as
the balloon, and is equally at the mer-
cy Of shifting currents Of wind and
wave.
From the days of Darius Green, or
thereabouts, the possibility Of mans
dominion over the unseen, intangible
realm of air was a demonstrated fact.
Failure to improve on 1t in no wise af-
fected the fact itself. Failure in eX-
perimentation is ever the stepping
stone to success. Failure is one form
Of discovery. This is the day and gen.
Grafton Of cumulative invention. Mo-
dern ingenuity profits by the labors,
failures and discoveries Of former
thinkers. The very dreams Of dream
ers are turned to account, as witness
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
Advice to the Healthy.

Don't be afraid Of a consumptive II
he observes the rules laid down in this
pamphlet. Don't hesitate to tell a con-
sumptive that it Is his duty to pro-
tect his fellowman. Don't under any
circumstances sleep with a consump-
tive. Don't occupy house where a
consumptive has lived without first
having the house properly disinfect-
ed. When a house Is properly disin-
fected it is no longer dangerous. Don't
spit on floors or sidewalks. Set the
consumptive a good example. When
you spit, spit into the cutters or into
spittoon. Don't stay in room with
the windows closed. Keep them open
summer and winter, at home and at
work. Sleep with the windows open;
but be sure that the entire body is
warmly clad. Don't be afraid Of night
air. Fresh air, whether night or day
moist or dry, warm or cold, is good for
you. Don't drink milk from cows not
tuberculin tested without boiling 1t,
for the disease Is often contracted In
this way. Don't ever stir up dust by
dry sweeping. Sprinkle water or moist
sawdust or moist bits Of paper over
the floor before sweeping. Dusting
should be done with moist cloth
Don't ever neglect a cold or cough,
and be especially careful to- protect
yourself from consumption when con-
valescing from grippe and pneumonia,
and when in a rundown condition from
any cause. Consumption Is an insid-
ious disease-the most common symp-
toms being gradual loss Of flesh and
strength, cough, fever, night-sweats
and splitting up of blood. Any one OF
these signs should arouse suspicion.
In the early stages the cough Is often
absent and the symptoms may be Of a
nature as to lead one to think he has
malaria" stomach trouble" general
debility" or various other ailments. If
you have any reason to fear consump-
ton, consult your physician, for when
the disease is recognized in time 1t is
durable. Remember that consumption
is no respector Of person and that the
strong are stricken as we'll as the
weak.
1t is stated on the cover Of this
pamphlet that the disease is not hered-
itary, but Is infectious, that is catch
ing. That statement is now accepted
as an absolute fact. Those born of
tuberculous parentage do not have the
same resisting power against the dis
ease as those whose parentage Is free
from it, but 1t is an uncontradictable
fact that no one will ever develop con-
sumption unless the germ gets into his
body. Then make sure you do not get
the germ, and you will never get the
disease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22

Secretary c. F. Williams Of the state
board of health has issued an import
ant pamphlet on Tuberculosis, Its
Restriction and Prevention" and some
interesting facts as to this infectious
disease. Copies can be obtained from
Secretary Williams. The pamphlet
contains the following important facts:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
Career of Bio Jim Ended.

big Jim" is no more. He has gone
to the happy hunting ground" OF
snakedom For twenty-six years he
furnished material for all manner OF
snake stories, and the voracious teller
of "dogday" yarns will now have tc
get new material.
Big Jim" was a giant rattlesnake
four times the length Of the ordinary
rattlesnake, and twice as long as the
diamond back of the south. He is sup
posed to have come from Illinois, pos
sibly driven out when towns went
dry" under local option. Several times
during the summer he was seen in Sui
livan and Knox counties. and his great
size created terror wherever he roam
ed
Big Jim" became hungry. and his
hunger lead to his death. He wished
to feast on pig. and a huge boal
thwarted his desire. Last Monday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22

TILLMAN Is HoMEsICK.-A dispatch
from London to the New York Herald
says: Senator Tillman Of South Car
olina who Is making his first European
tour, likes London very much, though
he sighes in vain for the delicacies OF
the table of down south"
Young man." said the senator this
morning, "if you will only tell me
where I can get some real corn meal
in this town, you will make me your
debtor for life"
A friend who was standing near
supplied the information and the SEN
ator was effusive in his thanks.
We'll, sir, I've had hard time to
get something to eat over here. You
know a man used all his life to our
southern cooking just naturally Graves
for something that has corn in it.
don't eat beef and l have the hardest
time everywhere have been trying to
explain what l meant by breakfast ba-
con, but as for corn bread and hominy
grits, why, sir, l haven't been able to
find a trace Of them anywhere, so
just thought If I could only find some
body to tell me where I could get some
corn meal l would take 1t to my stop
ping place and show the cook how to
make a nice yellow pone Of corn bread
or an ashcake. Brompton road, dld you
say? l am certainly much Obliged
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
ON AERONAUTICS.
Developments In Flying From 1885 to
1900.

1900.
The period from 1885 to 1900 was one
of unexampled activity in aeronautics,
and for a time there was high hope
that the age Of flying was at hand.
But Maxim, after spending 100000,
abandoned the work; the Adler ma
chine, built at the expense OF the
French government, was a failure;
Lilienthal and Pitcher were killed In
experiments, and Chanute and many
others, from one cause or anoth-
er, had relaxed their efforts, though 1t
subsequently became known that Prof.
Langley was still secretly at work on a
machine for the United States govern
ment. The public, discouraged by the
failures and tragedies just witnessed,
considered flights beyond the reach OF
man. and classed its adherents with the
inventors Of perpetual motion.
We began our active experiments at
the close of this period, in October,
1900, at Kitty Hawk, N. C. Our ma
chine was designed to be flown as
kite. with a man on board, in winds OF
from fifteen to twenty miles an hour.
But, upon trial, it was found that
much stronger winds were required to
lift it. Suitable winds not being plen-
tiful, we found it necessary in order to
test the new balancing system to fly
the machine as a kite without man
on board, operating the levers through
cords from the ground. This did not
give the practice anticipated, but 1t in
spired confidence in the new system Of
balance.-The Wrights in the Century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
DEATH IN MANY FORMS.
Over Fifty Thousand Ways of Shuf-
f1ino Of This Mortal Coil.

fiina of This Mortal Coil.
In 1890 an ingenious Frenchman cal
culated that there were 1900 different
ways of getting off the earth, says
writer in Manchester Ideas. I estimate
that the advance Of civilization anC
progress has now increased the figures
to $4,000. Statistics prove that 1.70(
people die every year through swal'
lowing things such as pins, needles
studs, buttons, pieces Of bone, ppmas'
ticated meat and false teeth. This Is
due to hurry.
In London alone there are 1900
street accidents per month. These ac-
cidents arise almost entirely from the
anxiety Of the populace to get there
quick. There is no other reason why
cabs, motors, bicycles, carts, tram
cars, and parcel vans should go dash
ing along, hurting pedestrians to right
and left, cutting off arms and legs and
filling the hospitals with casualty
cases.
In ordor to keep up with the demand
triumphant science Is always devisine
fresh apparatus to save time and ac-
celerate speed. Take electricity, fol
example. You frequently read in the
papers that somebody has died sudden
ly through touching live wire. Doc
tors all agree that this is the quick
est death ever invented. And as elec-
tricity now plays so large a part In
modern life it is satisfactory to know
that If any Of us should happen tc
come in contact with live wire there
is no delay. We are hurried off at tor
speed 1t is quicker and more re-
liable than chloroform-a fact which
apparently was not known to the chiei
actor in this tragedy:
After chloroforming two cats, q
West Hampstead artist killed himself
by the same means" We are not told
why the deceased artist did it. Prob
ably it was because this age is in toe
great a hurry to patronize art. Or II
may be that he was so worried by the
danger Of being alive and the endless
possibilities Of being knocked down
blown up, or otherwise cut off by vio-
lence, that he chose a safe and easy
way out Of it.
Statistics prove that home Is dan
gerous place Progress and the desire
to equip ourselves with conveniences
have undermined home with deadly
wires and pipes, gas that may explode
and boilers that may burst. And
agreeable to the demand for hurry
houses are now run up by the jerry
builder at such speed that they are
capable of coming down with equal
celebrity. Walls or ceilings may COL
lapse at a moments notice, chimney
pots may crash through the roof, OF
the flooring subside and launch you
hurriedly into the cellar. Consequently
it is proved by figures that you are a
lot safer in an express train than at
home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
KISSES GALORE,
NONE FOR RICHARDS
CIub. Man Describes High
Life in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, May 6-There are
more kisses in the testimony Of Ed
ward J. Richards than you can find
at the dock when a ship comes in,
Richards, who is President of the
Ginger Club, is suing ]. G. Humes,
President of a big crockery con-
Germ, for 100000, on the charge of
alternating Mrs. Richards affections.
He filed the suit after his wife had
sued him for divorce.
Richards was questioned at length
about party at Hume's home. He
said the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawyer; Mr.. and Mrs Alderman, Mr..
Unmarried Man, Mrs. Grass Widow,
Mr.. and Mrs Richard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Humes He said Mrs. Grass
Widow was called Checkers" be-
cause she wore hosiery that suggest
ed the name and insisted upon sitting
around in a manner that would dis
play the checks to the best advant-
age.
What happened at that party?"
asked the lawyer
well, said Richards, Mr. and Mrs
Humes began to serve cocktails short
ly-cocktails and other drinks.
Everybody got polluted"
Did Mr.. Humes kiss your wife,"
II should say he did"
How did Mr. Alderman act that
night?"
He saw my wife kissing Humes
on couch and Mr. Alderman kept
running his hands through his hair
and shouting: For heavens sake,
man, did you know her when she
was girl? Did you go to school
with her? Get off that couch and let
me sit there
THE couch?'
Yes; They used to reserve the
couch for Mr.. Humes and my wife"
Did you ever play any games at
these parties?"
Yes" he said, we played Indian.
You use the rugs as tents and hold
powwows under them. Only two
can get in a tent Once l found my
self locked out of the room. Humes
was kissing my wife and Humes
clerk was kissing Mrs Humes
sat outside and read a newspaper"
What's the name of that game?''
odd man outs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
HOW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. f. ]. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, Ohio
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions, and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by his firm.
WABDINK, kINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
WILL CURE YOUR BABY
OF All Bowel Disorders

Eleven years test has proven that.
Dodsons Teething Powders will cure
all bowel disorders of children under
three years of age At the same time
it makes teething easy, regulates the
bowels and gives strength to the
child. Remember they are for sale
only at Dodson's Pharmacy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
MOSLEM PETITION
FOR FREEDOM
From DeSpOtiSm of Their
Husbands.

ST. PETERSBURG, May GA re-
markable womans rights petition has
been received by the Douma from the
Mohammedan women of Orenburg
Province, demanding that the Moham-
medan deputies take steps to free
them from the "despotism' of their
husbands and give them their share OF
the privileges granted by the Emper-
or to the people.
Although our holy religion, reads
the petition, declares us free, some
of the ignorant despots, our husbands,
are expressing us and force us slav-
ishly to submit to their caprices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
Every Woman win Be Interested

If you have pains in the back, uri-
nary, bladder or kidney trouble, and
want a certain pleasant herb cure for
Woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
tralian-Leaf. 1t is a safe and never
failing regulator At druggists or
by mail so cents. Sample package
FREE. Address, The Mother Gray
Co, Leroy n. Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
Valued Same as Gold.

B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar
View, Miss, says: Il tell my GUS
toners when they buy a box of DR..
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth of that much gold in weight, if
afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliOusness." Sold under guarantee
at EIdridge Drug Co. 25c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07
1t Reaches the Spot.

Mr.. e. Humphrey, who owns a
large general store at Omega, o.,
and is president of the Adams County
Telephone Co., as we'll as the Home
Telephone Co, of Pike County o.,
says of DR.. Kings New Discovery: at
saved my life once. At least | think
it did. 1t seemed to reach the spot
the very seat of my cough-when ev-
erything else failed" DR.. Kings New
Discovery not only reaches the cough
spot; it heals the sore spots and the
weak spots in throat, lungs and
chest. Sold under guarantee at Ed
ridge Drug Co. SOC and $1.00. Trial
bottle free
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-07

We have secured the agency for
STEERE'S FINE CANDIES and have
just received an express shipment of
CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE and BON
BONS, CHOCOLATE and FRUITS,
Etc, Etc.
7-3t ELDRIDGE DRUG co.