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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
DENMARK'S
 WAR ON RATS
TRRoucH THE EFFoRrs or xusCH-
 LAG. CAMPAIGN ron HEALTH.
He Worked Long sm yain--CaiIed sCranIkv ana aLanatics for Years
 for Knsfstine Rodents Were
 Enemfen of Mankind. s
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
 The Rat act Of Denmark. is one Of the most remarkable laws In the hts- tory of Ieg.slation. The extraordinary course of the agitation which led up to 1t, the principle which it recognizes. the subject with which 1t deals and the machinery which 1t creates all go to Justify Its title to th.s position. says The Manch ester Guardian. It Ine most nerclless Fidicuie poured out by the Danish press, the galling contempt of scientists and the lethargy of the people, but in the end he finds himself acclaimed as q bsnefactor of has couu try.
 in civilization. It Is >the unanim0us verdict of a whole people sitting in Judgment on the rat. which stood be- fore them charged with the. wantob of of food and material, with the mutt lation of helpless babes and fnvalids, with the dissertation of graveyards and with complic.ty in the death of un- told numbers of human be;ngs iu a1- most every part of the world. It finds the rat guilty on all counts, and pro- nounces the death sentence, to be car ried out on each member of the tribe by all means and in all places It en- by putting e price on the outlaws head, and finally. 1t establishes an entirely new principle and precedent by piac- ing the administration of the act in the hands of the man to whose initiative and ceaseless energy 1t owes it's exist ence. It creates a partnership between the people on one side. and Zuschlags
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

the apostle of the worlds war against feet: NYou have brought me into be-
 n ois aaS sSoas ss ssrs s uSscs man yS o yos are the man to administer me and make me . success." M es sG t S1ss M ssess sSst d enemy of the rat. has risen hy eraduai stages from the crank, faddist. luna1 tic and traitor to his country. of ten fui and infineutiaf aAssoc.ation Inter- 4nationale pour Ia Destruction Ration ellie des Rats" eneralissimo- designate Sestruction @ issna of rsts and sYe sdainistrat:on in chief honoris causa of the law which was created by him and his book. .The Rat and Civilization. It Is this book. which has transformed the forIorn nope Into a cause cilampfoued today by the whole civilized world Tn several coun- have adopted zuschiags premium sys tenn. in others there are societies agi- tating for the conduct of a national campaign on this principle, and here formation of . society for the destrur tion of vermin. with the support Of such men as Sir James Crichton- Avsbury and Professor simpson. while in Denmark Zuschlag may today review the successful workInE of the act dur tng its first six months.
 As far as one fs able to judge from tho reports at hand, the results ob- served are brilliant vindication of Busch lag's scheme and the expectas tions based upon it. During the first after that sudden fall almost to q standsfill: Zuschiag had prophesied this, for the charm of novelty is but q feeble impetti3, and the determination to kill rats in the public interest is . noble but short lived phase of mind. In the following few weeks rat hunt ing was chiefly carried on by children. but toward the beginning of Septetn- Der, when the news of the payment of premium ranging from a half-penny to a penny (accordfnH to the diatr;ctt had reached all classes. inciuding the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
MORE HOUSE CLEANING
 IN NEW YORK BUSINESS

York than in any other city in the world or in many States and foreign countries. The total at present falls just short of 1000. indicating the tre- mendous increase in the consumption 'of reading matter throughout the country
 Some surprising and interesting sta- tistIcs regarding newspapers through out the United States have been gath cred by Appleton's Magazine and are presented in an article to appear in the March number. According to this ar- ticle. which Is written by Gen. Charles H. Taylor. one of the most widely known newspaper men in the newspa- per business. the total circulation of the newspapers of the country In 1907 was upwards of 10000. 100000 copies. The total income from advertising and circulation ia estimated at s200,0oo. 900 q year. which makes newspaper pub fishing one of the greatest businesses of the country.
 Appieton's Is devoting much attcn- ton to newspapers and the important part they play in American life having published an article this month telling of the services of the press in stopping the spread of the panic last fall. The forthcoming article asserts that there never was time when the newspaper | today and the claim is borne out by the statistics that are given.
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 Fashions change in drinks as in ev- erythfng else and nowhere are these changes more evident than in New York. as is natural in view of the fact that the city's drink bill amounts to nearly st.o00. 900 q day.
 A few years ago the various mixed drinks In which gin figures had great run and there was famine In lines, caused by the consumption of gin rick eys. This fashion was succeeded by great demand for Scotch whiskey, co- incident with the spread of the high ball habit.
 Now the barkeepers in the big ho- tells and other places of liquid refresh ment along the Great White Way re. port that the highball is passing into decline and attribute it to the adul- terhtion or Scotch whiskey which rob- bed 1t of it's attraction for the man who drinks for taste rather than for intcxicatfon.
 Rum highbaIIs have the call. accord ing 10 these same authorities who have the best of opportunities for observing the changes of fashion in drinks. In fact rum, the drink of our forefath- CTS and more remote ancestors, seems to be renewing Its popularity for all sorts of mixed drinlka The reason given is that this is about the only form of spirits that has not been att tackled on the ground of impurity and adulteration.
 Men who have been frightened away from whlskey by the exposures of pr. Wiley and other pure food agitators, have taken to rum in the belief that it Is chemically pure and have found it highly agreeable to their taste. whether this is the reason or whether it is due to the New Workers everiast- ing search for novelty 1t is interesting as an example of the fact that fashions change frequently even in the matter of drinks. Longacre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

rat war became general. It is now no unusal sight to see men bringing in bags of fifty or sixty rats, and the as I an the ss coiisoains is@aH stations exceeds many fhousaf1ds- In Copenhagen and the other towns the Ire stations serve ss collecting dspcts aythn wniIe i the rnysI rrs' from village to village collecting the rats and paying the premiums
 when q rat is handed in the ofslciaI in eharge cuts off It's tail, thereby can- The carcass and tail in separate air tight receptacles. Every night an n spector calls at the depot and checks the ts 'ssh sss with tas cr the carcases and tails to the, gas works where they are cremated; Tn the Rn'eoi inx control @ Of this SaTt art of the work.
 The quarterly reports which each local authority fs compelled to send to. ZuschIag end his "Incorporated Society Rats" are full of cur.ous facts. It ap- pears, for instance that the most favor ed means of killing rats and winning premiums are. ferrets and traps. the tion. One of the. unemployed in Coz penhagen has been earning many pounds by rat trap which is as effec- tive as 1t looks clumsy.
 l1 IS Naflant OA tHo ptu-Ehcnton riddle trap beloved by boys and used for catching sparrows. the Fiddle hav- ing been replaced by a barn door. The bait used Is putrid fish. sprinkled with oil of rhodium. The hunting ground is tire works and, the trapping goes ner- riiy, sometimes during day, sometimes at night. A few hours trapping are usualfy sufficient to fill the bag" which is then. exchanged for good Dan ish money. While some parts seem ai- most free from rats, others are so terri for premiums were soon exhausted. Un- der the act each local body takes fund ad hoo by making a levy of three shillings for each one hundred inhabi- aaninfsr rlaa v aiffnl errin flf fhia ntff of fha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

u,pst he freed from every impurity ana crushed to uniform size before 1t could De successfully burned which started the great industry that this year will probably have an output of 7o.ooe.ooo tons
 People had become accustomed to burn ing soft coal which contained SO much gas that Jumps of any sise could be readily ig- nited and burned without difficulty. Few would have predicted that. unlike soft coal which Is sent 10 market as t comes from the mine. hard coal would require preparation for market almost as compli- cated as the nanufacturs of flour from wheat.
 The actual mining of anthracite is only the beginning of a long series of processes which produce the accurately sized pure coal which is so satisfactorily burned today in millions of homes and in heating plants of large buildings which must have smoke- less chimneys. As 1t comes from the mines anthracite varies in size from Jumps as large as . watermelon to those as small as walnut The large Jumps are individual ly examined on benches. by men who are expert in detecting layers of black slate or other impurities which look much like coal and which are unavoidabIy mined with 1t. With small axes the Jumps arc cracked. aud every vestfke of unburnable materisi fs re- moved before the coal is passed on to bo crushed and sorted. by passing over moving screens into the numerous sizes ready for leading on the cars.
 Lumps too small to De separately inspect cd on the start are crushed first and screen ed into uniform sizes. after which boys pick out all the impurities as the coal pass es slowly in thin layers down long chutes. Tn some localities considerable dirt adheres and sizing 1t is necessary to subject 1t to several washifigs during preparation so that it will be clean and bright and all fmpu- rites can be readily seen and removed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

State grant Of ii 400 and the society's own contribution of $500.
 The black rat which was thought e have been exterminated by the brown Fs ps5. has m s,a 6ssn of fl spgs t .s rather dlsquistfng to hear that nu- merous specimens Of Mus Mexdndrinus, the Indian plague rat have also been found. always Tn places near the coast. It is true they were quite free from wit with which the pisgne-infsstsd rats might at any time be brought into any port. The fearful ravages of the brown rat are well illustrated by the foliowing report; IA, "A boy @ who % lives gs SousSt sas fro q sravshs rg sypsy pair
 of tame white rats with yellow spots They managed to escape, and while two years ago the rat was net known in Degel. the island is today swarming with them 5gt whereas fgrnerlg ,ss t ,,ca was ulation. bird life is now entirely ex-
 There are several lessons to be iearn- ed by us from the Danish rat law and its operations If we disregard entire we cannot. on bare utiiitarian grounds. afford to pay for the meintenance of the rats at Id OCT head--~the accepted lowest estimate of the damage done by them. And as there are are estinstsd to be as many rats en,,dlrs n 9rsat tbn s'ssio 4aoc 900 rats or thereabouts In Great Brit ain at Kd a day, represent an almost incredible loss. But this loss is being incurred through neglect and is pre- venfable, and. as Denmark Is now prov
 Ing f sg aoT fas bs prevent the aga.rst the rats is carried on by means of Zuschiag's premium system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
CENTENNIAL or ANTHRACITE.
One Hundred Years Since 1t Was First
 Used For Fuel.

UDeW AUF EuoIs Scientific American.
 Appropriate celebration of the centennial of anthracite coal Is being considered by the citizens of the town of Plymouth. Pa Tn 1907 the first shipment of the 'blaok stone" was made by boat down the susque- hanna River. from Plymouth to Columbia, Pa This date marks the beginning of the use of anthracite, which. according to re- cords of the United States Geological Sur vsy. was discovered about 17so. but was burned only by the of blowers and forced draft before Is07.
 It was the discovery that anthracite
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

One of the unique figures at the mis- sionary conference at Rochester. N. F., was Rev. Hudson Stuck. archdeacon Of Alaska. who has church. hospital and library at his headquarters, at Fairbanks. near the Arctic Circle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

One of the newspapers in Montreal has notified the Presbyterian Church that 1t considers 1t an Insult to att tempt the evangeiization of the French Canadian people.
 The Bishop of London has started for a visit to the Anglican diocese of Northern and Central Europe. which comprises about s00.080 square miles and has in 1t goo churches.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
ROUTINE FOR COMMISSIONERS.
Road Overseers' Reports and Bills
Take Their Time.

The county commissioners are
again engaged in the examination
OF the road Overseers' reports and
auditing the bills occasion I'd by the
road improvements in the county.
This feature of the commit ssione' s
work will occupy the attention Of
the board for several days, after
which the general business will be
taken up.
A large number of pet\ons VII
be presented to the board during
the next week. and the question of
the constab'eship of the Clltesac
precinct VIII also be determined.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Heart toEeart
Talks.
THE HARVARD STOOL"
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright, 1905. by Edwin A. Nye

DIR. j. f. Goldthwait of Boston de-
clares that deep trousers pockets are
more dangerous to young men than
French heels or tight laced corsets to
young women.
What?
Ever see that stoop? They call 1t the
Harvard stoop In aud about Boston.
but it prevails everywhere.
Note the STOPPING. lounging pose of
the young colegian or young man
about town. He doesn't seem to know
what to do with his hands So he
jams them down into his deep trousers
pockets as far as he can thrust them
Note the enforced curvature of his
spine. His back bone Is curve of
beauty, and his shoulders droop out Of
all proportion.
The stoop may be picturesque in the
eyes of the girls. but ii is not at I'll
conducive to good health or II manly
carriage
Therefore the Boston doctor pre-
scribes shallow trousers pockets when
one of these young men comes to him
for treatment. He SAYS 1t is Il case for
the tailor rather than for the doctor
The stoop is fashionable.
| Therefore it is popular.
The average young fellow is a close
copyist of the manners and poses of hi
| set
Because call the fellows" push VI
| <I,,,r l.,I, 4,
hands in their trousers pockets in
stead of pushing back the coat from
| the front, as was the universal custom
when we were boys, every young mar
must perforce push up his coat from
behind
The only way to cure the average
young man Of this custom Of launching
his coat up from behind is to star
some new way Of doing the act.
The only way to save young mel
from the health destroying Harvard
stoop" is to make 1t questionable.
When 1t becomes 1.-THE thing 70
young men to stand up and throw thei
shoulders back. as they are compelle.
to do in the military schools. then. ant
not till then. will the Harvard stoop
become obsolete.
Beneath the rule of men entirel
great the college tailor is mightier tina
the director Of the college gymnasium
Because your young American
bound to be in the swim.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
SEWELL SELLS SPRING CATCH.
Orofno Man Gets $3.50 for His
Hunting Trips

Walter Sewell of the OrOfino sec
ton was in the city yesterday and
sold his spring catch of pelts secur-
ed by two Kentucky-bred bear dogs
which he purchased last winter. Mr..
Sewwell brought to the city eight
bear skins, three cougar, eight
lynx and one wildcat. The value OF
the entire lot is estimated at $3.50.
which has provided ample compen-
sation for the time occupied in hunt
ing, aside from Kidding the cour-
try from pests that prey upon the
farmers stock.
Mr.. Sewell sold two OF the palts
at private sale and the remainder
were placed with Charles A. Ring
the taxidermist.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior. Y. =
Land once. at Lewiston. Idaho. June
IL. 1908.
Notice II hereby given that
ARCHER r. CONWAY.
OF Woodside, Idaho. who onFebruary
IS. 1903, made Homestead Entry NO.
9647. for lots 8, 4. s. 8. II. IL, Is
and IA, Sec. %. Township 33 North,
Range 8, West Boise Meridian. mas
filed notice OF his intention to make
Anal Ave year proof. to establish
clsirss to the land above deschibeo. pc
fore Register and Receiver, at Lew
iston, Idaho. on the 9Th day OF Aug
ust. 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank M. Fox. George H. Conway
both of Woodside, Idaho, john H..
Young of Forest. Idaho. John Ander-
son. of Lewiston, Idaho.
r. H. BARTLETT. Register
w. June 18-Aug 20.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.


Department OF the Interior, U. 3.
Land once ct Lewiston. Idaho. June
10. 1908.
A SUFFICIENT contest notice having
been died in this once by Frederick
w. Sharp, Of Charleston. Warrington.
contestant. agains. Homestead En-
try No. 1028S. made November -.
1903. for Lots /, and 4. and WI
NEA. Section IS. Township 80 NJ.
Range /. E.. B. n. ty Edw"-d c.
Loyde. contestee. In which II 10 al
legged that said Edward c. Loyde has
been absent from said land and has
not maintained possession of or made
any improvements upon said land or
ary and each and every part thereof
for over one year last past, and has
abandoned said land and his said
entry: that said alleged absence
from the said land was not due to
his employment in the Army. Navy.
or Marine Corps Of the United States
as a private soldier, oficer. seaman.
or marine during the war with Spain
or during any Other war In which
the United States may be engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear. respond, and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10
o'clock a. m. on July 20, 1908, be-
fore the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land ONCE In
Lewiston. Idaho.
The said contestant, IN a proper
anidavit, filed June 10. 1908. set
forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service OF
this notice cannot be made. 1t II
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice he given by due and
proper publication.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register
Wkly J II July Is.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
union men
ATTACK WORKERS

CLEVELAND, O., July 16.--In il
night at noon between nonunlon
and union cabinet workers, six were
injured. The union workers have
been on strike for several weeks,
and today attempted to prevent the
Eonunion men from going to work.
Bricks. stones and clubs were used.
There was riot call, and the police
were obliged to club number Of
the rioters
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior. U. s
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho. June
10, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM A. GRIFFIN
OF Lewiston. Idaho, has fled notice
of his intention to make final fve
year proof In support of his claim
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1884
made January %, 1902. for the f n
NE u Sec. 26, township IS, n.
range 6 w r. NJ. and that aaic
proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at Lewiston, Idaho, on
July IS. 1908.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation OF said land. viz:
Frank Trimb,e. Frank willard,
william Vhit-omb. all OF Lewiston
Idaho. Dallas 10y Of Asotin. Wash
ington.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register
Wkly J II July IS.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16

Same old story black, conventional
black.
Entire paragraphs are lit up with de-
scriptions Of the wedding decorations.
the gowns of bride aud bridesmaids.
even TO the bouquets the maids are to
carry. The groom gets just one line
descriptive of his toilet.
You see the groom is 4 "mere man."
For days In advance and after the
wedding the society columns tell of
the brides trousseau. the way her hair
Is dressed. lingerie. veil, ct cetera. but
who gives single thought to the
grOom's bridal regalia1
The groom's hair is combed just rs
he combs 1t every day. The collar he
wears will be of the same style he Is
accustomed to wear. His trousers will
wear the usual crease: q little more
expanse Of shirt bosom; no color.
mind you-nothing but white and black.
Should he presume to carry bouquet
he would be incontinently mobbed. He
Is permitted to wear only the conven-
tional black" meek disposition and
doubtful smile.
And thus attired he is led like
sheep to the slaughter. and. like lamb
before his shearers. he is dumb.
On the wedding day nobody pays any
particular attention to him. He is
sort Of necessary evil. The show could
not we'll proceed without him. He is
not exactly Il supernumerary. But the
spot light seldom hovers over his sta
ton ON the stage He is on the pro
gramme. he is in the cast, but he re-
ceives no applause.
All. my brethren
1t is a far cry from the day when the
stone age man woOed and won his
mate with Il conventional knobby club
IT is even far cry from the day when
the wedding ring put on the finger OF
the bride meant something
For. you know. the wedding ring is
survival OF the day when the bride was
actually OWNED-when the ring. in
stead of being around the finger, was
put around her neck or around her
waist for the convenience of her
OWNER
All. my brethren
The halcyon days of absolute lord
ship are over. The shoe is now on the
other foot. And here Is where every
Benedict makes his mistake. He per-
mits himself to be suppressed. sub
jected. snubbed. ignored On the very
verge Of his matrimonial career.
Why should We wonder at the ~
Quel1
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior. y. o.
Land once, 81 Lewiston, lcaho, juno
IS, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given thai
FRANK M. FOX
Notice Is hereby given that
of Woodside, Idaho. who on January
22. 1903, made Homestead Entry NO.
9619. for S " Sc ", Sec. 2 and u
NEN Sec. II, Township 33 NORTH
Range 2. West Boise Meridian, mas
f,led notice OF his intention to make
final Ave year proof, to establish ms
claim TO the land above described
before Register and Receiver. a..
Lewiston. Idaho, on the 9Th day Oh
August. 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Archer r. Conway, George n.
Conway, John Miller, all OF WOOD
side. Idaho, John Shuss OF Winches-
ter. Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT, Register
n. June 1S-A-g 90.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.

Notice Tor Publication.
Department OF the Interior. q. B.
Land once at Lewiston, Idaho,
June s. 1908.
Notice Ia hereby given that
ELMER e. DAYLONG,
OF Forest. Idaho. VINO ON May l..
1905. made Homestead Entry No.
1913. for N n Sc X and " NE
". section 81. township 33 NJ, range
W.. B. NJ, has filed notice OF in
tention to make ANAL five-year proof
to establish claim to the land above
described. before Register and Re-
ceiver at Lewiston. Idaho. on thu
goth day of July. 1908.
Claimant names a. witnesses
William Byers, Lemuel G. Daylong
Charles e. Holstead. all of Forest
Idaho; M. Lafayette Smith OF Low
iston. Ida.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register
Wkly J II to July 16
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-16
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior. U. 8.
Land once At Lewiston. Idaho. June
10. 1908.
Notice IL hereby given that
JOHANN d. G.. THIE66EN.
of Lewiston. Idaho. who, on June 10
1908, made Homestead Entry No.
1850. for BE X sW Y. and NV x
SWK Sec. 20. Township 81 North,
Range west Boise Meridian, has
f,led notice Of intention 70 make
final Ave year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described.
before Register ana Receiver. 1t
LewiSton. Idaho. on the 23d day o.
July. 1908.
Claimant names az witnesses:
Constantine Maggennetti, Charles
Me!khart, Herman Wundrum. Clar-
ence A. Thiessen, all of Lewiston.
Idaho.
r. II. BARTLETT. Register.
Wkly J II July 10.