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DEFINED IN EPIGRAM
By WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN
Deceit

Deceit
A policy of pretense to promote purpose.
Continuous cOncealment of real motives.
A smile masking a secret
Hypocrisy concentrated using injuring another
Counterfeiting moral qualities to attain end.
Parading ones honey and hiding ones sting.
Falsity hanging out signal lights of loyalty.
The petty treachery of small minds.
The knife of injury under the robe of friendship.
Moral muscle.
The backbone of purpose.
Sturdiness of the soul.
Aggressive loyalty to conscience conviction.
The divine spark that vitalizes all the virtues.
The souls serene contempt for obstacles.
Leading the forlorn hope of great purpose.
knowing no fear but the fear of failure.
Daring fate to do it's worst while you do your best
Afterthought
Intellectual remorse for the unspoken.
Repartee three days too late
A beautiful possibility designed to fit lost oppor-
tunity.
The irritating consciousness of delayed wisdom
Thinking of the right thing at the wrong time.
night telegram of c1everness not delivered till the
next morning
Slow freight train of thought.
Post facto briance.
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Won't Marry the Ones They Train


THE fact is that feminized education does
not make men of our boys. What they know of
the discipline that makes for manhood they have
to get outside the school room. It's curious cir
cumstance also that the sort of men mothers and
women teachers try to make of their sons and
their pupils is rarely the sort of men that women
would fall in love with and marry. Women love
compliment, adulation service, and often make
tolerabe shift with these because they get nothing
more; but their first need from men is not merely
dominated, possessed by qualities they love to sub
NIT to- and which bring out the best traits of wife
hood and motherhood in them: and then these
secondary satsfactions with which they now
consoling themselves such as excessive devotion
to society, display, bridge, clubs, and even benef
cent public charities will take their proper place as
valuable adjuncts and accessories but not the
prime factor in their lives.
Coeducation, especially in the public high schools,
The boy finds himself beside and often outranked
and outnumbered by the girls in his classes
Throughout all history, from savagery up, and also
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have been sore tempted-a woman'S eyes can speak
even when her lips will not and know her heart
mine, God bless her! 1t was just cruel chance
that she married before met. But her nature
was too fine for dishonor, and couldn't have saved
her that-divorces weren't easily arranged in
those days. believe that must all die when
time comes, and I'm glad she didn't die in disgrace.
She'd left a letter,-it had been waiting for me
three years when l returned to get it,-asking me,
for the sake Of our warm sympathy and friendship,
to look after her boy little. 1t all l could do
for her. and I've tried to do that always. For the
brute of father, who was drinking himself to death
very quickly by that time. l stood by him when
he had lost all his other friends, justly and when he
too died he made me the boys GUARDIAN little of
the mothers money had been tied up beyond his
reach.
The boy is very dear to me, always has been.
And every time think of his childhood, I'm more
and grateful to him for looking at me, that
day, that couldn't ask his mother to do what later
we'd both have regretted Ihave been lonely enough
all these years.-God knows it!-but l haven't
had to bear the knowledge that 1 caused her
additional pain.
Tell me her name'' cried the boy in tense
whisper
The old man, rapt in sad memories, came back to
the present with start. oh, lit wouldn't be
easy for to do that, he said finally, But can
show YOU her portrait took it from her husband
when he drunkenly exhibiting it to lot of
maudin admirers l meant to give it back to him
when he was sober; but he never thought or re-
membered anything about it, so II kept it. His
money hadn't paid for it; the artist did the work
gratis grateful for the chance to show his love for
her and her beauty 1t seemed to me had good
right to the Brute, since it at least sacred
to And couldn't give it to her without framing
some sort of lie as to how it came into my pos
session.
"So-it was all the comfort l had during that
long journey. And when knew she was dead, l.
we'll, again kept it. I've always meant you should
have it some day, when I'm gone"
From inner pocket he reverently unwrapped
small miniature, the portrait of slender, delicate
girl with lovely coloring and features and the wide,
wstful eyes that always speak of keen past,
present, or prospective: Touching, it as might a
rehgeuse sacred relic ne extended ms hand. o
ton. Then, after moment of silence, I'm glad
too that you didn't take her away!"
Next week the society papers chronc).d the pur-
chase of some wonderful Jewels for Mrs. Stebbins by
her doting husband, and that young Jenison had
started for South Africa, to be gone year
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that she loved me in return, for she was good
woman, none better, you say, and l never asked
her. But once when had surprised her in bitter
trouble Any children in your case?"
'One," answered the boy shortly girl"
Poor little kidd" and Staney's voice was
strangely gentle. Poor little kid There a
boy in my case, fine little fellow with his mothers
eyes. and when he looked at me out of them 1
couldn't -couldn't ask her to fly with me. 1t
seemed, somehow as if it would be robbing that boy
when l came back,-I took a trip around
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]
THE smoking ~
i deserted for \NjA
those strangely assorted /SA5N/
comrades gray old Stan ~ VAZ
ley and eager young Jenl- YyNE
SON The former read; the
! J:
latter waited nervously ~ r.
till the paper should be 8A
laid down, then he hitched )
his chair trihe -
You re not strong on \(AAXV
hearing about other peo- n
pies troubles; are you, W.
Uncle Richard?" I'M
NO" said the elder vi
man slowly I'm not ~
much of father confessor ~
usually Story listening
means advice giving, a rule, and that means
trouble. If the people who ask my advice don't
take it, I'm mad; if they do, they're mad. So I've
always aimed to fight shy of receiving condolences.
But ;" with entire change of manner, if there's
anything can do for YOU you know it different.
The young fellow smoked like volcano for some
minutes before hurting out, I'm in love!"
Not uncommon, returned his listener quantity.
mice woman?"
None better" said Jenison, flushing.
lease quite simple. Ask the lady to marry you,
Staney's quanter than
She's married already"
SOL Stanley whistled softly. "Well, that fact
complexities the situation somewhat, naturally; but
still modern remedies have been discovered for even
marital misrnating. How about divorced"
Il don't know that she'd be wiling admitted
the lad slowly and, anyway, there's no time for it.
She's wretchedly unhappy with her husband, and
I've got to get out-or kill him. thought of leaving
America and asking her to 60 along
We'll, the others tone was strictly noncom-
initial, Il shouldn't be in too much of hurry to
ask her. Of course the lady's happiness must be
first considered,-her permanent happiness, not the
happiness of the moment. You
enough I'm thinking, to put your own happiness
last when woman is to be considered. But it's
big question: sonny, that of taking woman away
from her husband, and big things shouldn't be set
tied in hurry. It's little Mrs. Stebbins, isn't it !?
Well" the boy nodded, she's in no danger of
physical violence, and l guess she gets plenty of
what she married the old for,-money. Of
course Stebbns is sweep; but he's not bad hearted
and she knew all his faults when she rsked him.
Besides, any pretty woman can cozen him out of his
eye teeth at any moment, and she certainly doesn't
much of him. And-and this isn't her first
misery scare sonny. She'll get over t-sooner than
you will, he added under his breath.
glance at Jenson hot cheek and nervousy twisting
fingers. "Once l loved woman who married
married to a CHASTITY brute of man, not simply
rough old codger like Stebbins. l never knew how
she came to marry him. but she lonely little
orphan sensitive and hungry for affection, with only
careless and distant relatives to look after herand
they didn't do it.. The Brute, We'll call him, was
young and good looking and of course he made love
to her-he wanted her bit of money. l suppose she
thought, poor child! that to share home with him
would be like Heaven. All! if she had only waited
few months longer! She years younger than
myself, and l hadn't much in those days; but l
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the world, putting all the
space possible between
us, her troubles had
long been over. She
died just a month after
my departure. When l
learned that / was thank
ful-even though l could
never hear her say she
loved me-that / hadn't
asked her to go with
me. She might not have
gone, being such a good
woman; but she was in
terrible straits, and would
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in the family, boys and girls at the dawn OF the
teens draw apart, and develop their own character
istics and associations, and unfold with those of
their their tastes and exceences. This
is natures segregation during the years of appren-
tceshp to life before the age of full nubility is at
tanned Social intercourse between the is only
at intervals and somewhat formal, and the subtle
influence of polarization thus works its normal
results.
1nCessant contact in class off little of the
charm and relaxes the tension and the tone of both
says little. The girl is distinctly older and more
mature at the age than the boy, and he is
subdued feels himself understood more than he
understands, and perhaps at times breaks out
rudey under the stress of his potent instinct to
show off and do and be something distinctive,
break down rules and the conventionality of girls,
which irk him.
Boys and Girls Contrasted
THERE are not only studies but methods and parts
of the studies better fitted for sex than
the other; for while there is in science there
is in mind for in everything, even mathematics,
there is a girls and boys way of approaching it,
and their interest purposes, and the they have
in view differ Thus it comes that without knowing
what is the matter the boys interest in the school
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and likely to be at sometime rude, even ungentle-
manly, or in shockingly bad taste.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
BOOSTER PRIZE
FOR BEST ESSAYS
Public Spirited Citizen Offers $50
Through the Press

Thirty dollars Is the prize offered
by c. s. Johnson. OF this city, through
the Press for the best written booster
essay on the city OF Occur d'Aiene
and the resources of the surrounding
country; $40 for the second best and
IS for the next best.
Mr.. Johnson Is newcomer in the
city, and states that he is vastly I'M
pressed with the city. and the coun-
try surrounding It. He states that
the people residing here are unaware
of the undeYeloped wealth which lies
within their reach. and makes the
prediction that the time Is coming.
and that not far away. when Occur
dAlene will not only be the largest
but the best and most prosperous
city in all respects In northern Idaho.
Mr.. Johnson's object In Offering the
prize is to secure information with
relation to the country, to stimulate
an interest, and TO make the people
acquainted with its resources. He
states II Is his opinion that the eoun-
try Is suffering from lack OF adver-
tisement, and that II system of ad-
vertising we're adopted in the city
whereby its prospects for invest
ments, for factories, and its resourc-
es were made known that il would
bring a food OF immigratlon--wonld
stimulate settlement and business In
general, and It is with the hope of
doing this In & measure that the
prize is offered.
Tho essays are limited TO pupils
of the public schools OF the city and
the Academy of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, and must not be in excess
of 500 words. They must be written
on good paper. only one side used,
sealed and addressed to the Press Of
fee. marked Booster Contest" All
essays must be In the hands OF the
Press by August /. The judges
named for the contest are J. T. Sui
livan, e. V. Plat. and T.. N. La
Veine
The productions Of the prize win
ners will be published In the Press
together with the names OF the auth
ers. The three following points viii
be considered in awarding the prizes:
general value, developed and undevel-
oped resources. and composition.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
WARM SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
Is Predicted if Engineers Haynes
and Weile Discuss Sewers

The city council will meet in reg
ular session this evening, and the
general impression prevailing is that
it will be both a long and interesting
one. 1t is anticipated that the ses-
sion will be long, as In addition to
regular routine work II is understood
that special features in connection
with the services OF City Engineer
Haynes will come up for considera-
ton, and these features, 1t is said,
will be with relation to the sewer
system installed in the city-a mat
ter of widespread interest to the cit
liens.
Engineer Haynes has been making
an investigation of the system and
recently requested that Engineer
Weile, who installed the system, fur
nish him with some data upon it.
Weile declined to give him the infor-
nation requested and wrote him a
letter wherein he attacked him per-
sonally. Haynes was informed by
Councilman Sullivan that his SER
vices were no longer needed as there
was no more work for him to do and
that to keep him longer would be an
unnecessary expense for the city.
But Haynes declined to recognize his
authority and is awaiting action be-
fore the council. Haynes. through
the columns of the Press, made an
nouncement in an interview that he
had written to Weile challenging him
TO appear before the council. and that
he would there also appear and con-
clusiyely show to him that the install
lation OF the system was defective,
and that his assessment was false.
II Is understood that Weile VIII be
present at the meeting. and in the
event that he Is, and a discussion of
the system follows between the two
engineers the meeting will be one OF
unusual interest and significance to
the citizens II is also authenticity
stated that Haynes at this meeting,
even though Weile does not appear.
will hle with the city clerk a report
Just what the nature OF this report
will be could not be learned. but IT
is said that It will deal with matters
OF importance and will be an interest
ing document. X Is also understood
that he will, II invited by the council.
advise them Of all the Information
that he possesses with relation 10 the
sewer system.
Just what action the council viii
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06

take with relation to these matters
Is unknown, and It Is the subject Of
much speculation among the citizens
and taxpayers, and cit is anticipated
that the council room this evening
will be crowded with Interested
spectators and visitors.
Engineer Haynes was seen this
morning by a representative OF the
Press. and asked II II were true that
he would file a report. and what the
nature of 1t would be, but declined
TO discuss the matter at all. He was
asked If he had any statement to
make with realtiOn to his attempted
dismissal as city engineer. Il have
not, he said, other than that am
surprised that the reasons assigned
by Councilmen Sullivan and Hedal
for desiring to have my services dis
pensed with as city engineer should
be that there is not sufficient work
for an engineer and that IL would be
only an unnecessary expense to re-
tain me, as ] have learned that MIR.
Sullivan had made arrangements for
my successor-that he Yves to take
up the work this morning. but for
some reason or another did not do
so. That is the only statement
have to or care TO make at this
time"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06

for that year was considerable less
being about 100000.
The city council. at the time Of
making It's estimate for revenue with
which to conduct the city administra-
ton for the ensuing year. determine
ed that Il would require S2s. 900 for
this purpose, In addition 10 the rev.
enue coming from other resources.
which was estimated TO be about Sls.-
600, making In all Sal, 900. The
valuation used as basis in making
an estimate OF a levy OF IA mills
on the dollar for the purpose OF rails.
Ing $4,000, was $4,000. goo. There
existed some dispute among those
claiming to be familiar with the sit
uation as to whether the city would
have that large a valuation, some
maintaining that 1t would not 20
much in excess OF 100000, but
authentic authority now has Il that
the valuation In the city will be over
100000. The cry has been gen.
eral that In view OF this high yalua-
ton that levy OF 14.f mills on the
dollar would be excessive. Various
members OF the council have been
seen on the matter and eyInce an In
clination to lower this levy. and Il
seems to be the opinion that a con-
siderable reduction can be made.
Just what proportion the levy win be
reduced, II at all, has not been e.
timated by any one conyersant with
the matter, but the general lmpres-
sion prevails that in view OF the fact
that with this high valuation the
school board win be in position to
reduce It's levy TO about one-fourth
OF last year, Il is expected. that the
reduction made by the council In the
levy for general purposes for the city
will also be In proportion.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
WRESTLING MATCH.
Heinrich and Stone 10 Test Strength
. Second Time.

Joe Heinrich, of Spokane. and
Charley Stone. formerly OF Rock
vile, Illinois, but more recently Of
Seattle, win meet again in the wrest-
ling arena at the Princess rink to-
morrow evening.
The two men met on the mat
about two weeks ago. and the contest
between them was pretty and clever
and thoroughly enjoyed by those who
witnessed it. The first throw in
that contest went to Stone, and he
did II so easily that 1t was expected
that before the battle was concluded
that he would win also another. and
get the two best out Of three. but
Heinrich though inferior in strength,
and of less weight, outclassed him
in skill and science and won over
him, and to all indications his VIC
tory was easy. Stone, though de-
feated, was not discouraged, and is
still firm in the opinion that he Is
better man than Heinrich and for
the purpose OF finally determining It,
made arrangements the next morning
for a return contest. and it is this
that will occur at the Princess rink
tomorrow evening.
Heinrich is a Spokane product and
in his home city as well as elsewhere
he has won many laurels and bears
an enviable reputation as a wrestler.
Stone is a stranger in the city. and
nothing is known concerning him.
While he was defeated by Heinrich,
he showed to the satisfaction of all
that he was a wrestler OF ability. and
the opinion as now expressed by those
interested In the event is that he has
surprise for Heinrich for tomor-
row night.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
WILL REDUCE SCHOOL LEVY.
City Council 20 Also Figure ON
Reduction.

City Council 20 Also Figure ON
Reduction.
The school board of this city IA
In possession of figures from the as
SCISSOR which places the valuation for
the school district approximately at
$2,6S6.525. This. however. is not
an accurate valuation. as II does not
include, II is said, the mills. the rail-
roads and telegraph and telephone
lines. but a valuation covering these
will be submitted in a few days.
What the levy will be by the school
board for school purposes in the dis
trict, is, until a correct valuation In
secured, and action taken by the
board OF commissioners In making a
levy for county and school purposes,
but a matter of conjecture. II seems
that according 10 the assessors view
of the matter the board OF county
commissioners are compelled to
make a levy OF at least 5 mills on the
dollar for school purposes in the
county, while the board holds
to contrary view. maintaining
that they are not bound to any mini
mum. w. A. Andrew. secretary OF
the school board. has taken this mat
ter up with the attorney general.
and expects to have q decision from
him upon It In a few days. But
whatever the levy may be by the
board OF county commissioners, Il
must be made prior to one being
made BY the school board as from
the amount Of money raised BY this
levy the district Is entitled TO an
amount equivalent TO twO-hfths. Il
Is estimated that should the board
Of county commissioners make a
levy OF s mills on the dollar that this
would have the effect Of bringing
that Of the school board down to
about I'VE mills instead OF rs mills,
which the board considered necessary.
The levy by the school board last
year was 90 mills. but the valuation
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
DUBOIS DRILLS MoRMoNs.
Contest Against Regular Delegates Is
Work Of Church.

Work Of Church.
DENVER. Colo. July with
the entire delegation accompanying
them, former United States Senators
Dubois and Heltfeld OF Idaho today
made the rounds OF the various state
delegations In the interest OF the re-
tention OF their names on the con-
yention roll. Their seats are being
contested by delegation which
claims that the Dubois HeItfeld con-
vention was irregular.
They contend" said Mr.. Dubois.
in answer to the delegates whom they
met, that some of our delegates were
not properly elected. but In reality
the contest is made by and in the
interest OF the Mormon organization.
The Mormons in Idaho are all repub-
licang and IN close alliance with the
republican party OF the state and ma
ton. They do not participate In
democratic politics or vote the DEM
ocratic ticket. Their only claim TO
recognition by this convention IL that
II the democracy will cease It's fight
on polygamy and Mormon DONNA
ton In political affairs II viii get
some Of the Mormon vote.
American citizens, regardless Of
party In Utah and Idaho. are practle-
ally united in their determination
that the political power OF the Nor
mon organization in politics and con-
tinuanee OF polygamous living shall
be brought 10 an end. The national
party IN It's platform at st. Louis In
1904 declared strongly for the sep
aration OF the church aud state In
political affairs and the extermlna-
tlon Of poIygamy In the United States.
"Ali Of the democratic senator's IN
the senate committee voted 10 expei
Apostle Reed smoot from the sem
ate. and all the democratic senators,
with the exception Of four. voted In
the senate TO expel him. They took
this position because II Is proven
that Mr. smoot belonged 70 an organ
iEation which continued to teach and
practice polygamy. The position OF
American democracy is plain and un-
mistakabie. and the contention Of
the delegation Of which am the head
Is that the democratic party should
declare even more plainly against
poiygamy in the approaching cam
paIgn than II has heretofore done."
The national committee win hear
the Idaho contest tomorrow.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06
SUES b. r. LEWIS LUMBER co.
b. p. MunsOn Brings Action in Min.
nesOta for $4,000.

Bert p. Munson. through his at
torneys, Lancaster & MCGEE. has in
stituted suit in the district court
at Minneapolis against the b. r..
Lewis Lumber company.
The suit is brought to recover
the sum Of $4,000 alleged to be due
the plaintiff from the company. and
garnisment proceedings have been
commenced in connection with the
suit against fourteen Minneapolis
lumber companies who are said to
have money or property belonging to
the b. r. Lewis company. The b.
r. Lewis Lumber company is said to
be indebted to Munson to the extent
OF about $4,000. and besides the
suit instituted by MunsOn in Mime
apolis. another was instituted not
long ago In Washington. and is pend
ing before the federal court at spo-
kane.