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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

are hereby requested to perfect an
arrangements for primaries ana
county conventions for the select,o.
Of delegates to said state convention
JAMES A. BRADY.
Chairman.
Addison T. Smith, Secretary.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

church promises to play an impor'
tant part.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

IN several OF MS campaign tours
tn be made late in August and in
September, William ]. Bryan proba-
bly, will be accompanied by John w.
Kern. his running mate on the
Democratic national ticket.
For the first time in the history
Of North Carolina there is very
spirited contest going on for the
Republican nomination for COVER
nor by the convention which is to
meet in Charlotte the latter part OF
this month. ..-..
John G. Carlisle, secretary OF the
treasury under President Cleveland,
expressed his opinion OF the politi-
cal outlook as, follows: Taft has
the best Of it. and probably will be
elected. But the fight is not as one
sided as In the past, and a number
OF things may happen in the next
few months to give the election to
Bryan"
Thirty-three states are TO elect
governors this fall. leaving but IL
not concerned with matters guber-
material. The latter number in.
cludes New Jersey. Alabama. Cali.
fornia, Kentucky. Louisiana, Mary
land, Mississippi. Nevada, Oklahoma
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Wyoming.
Eugene v. Debs. Socialist candi-
date for president, is appealing tC
his followers to raise fund Of $2O,.
600 to defray the expenses Of cam
paign jaunt over the country. Mr.
! Debs hopes to have a special train tc
convey himself and other Socialist
leaders from New York to the Pa
cific coast and back again.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

Wanted 20 buy for casl,-second.
hand furniture. Russells 0utAttns
Stnre
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

tional traits, women vote for all officers except those who sit in the legislative body. The same rights are granted In Norway, while in Iceland one thing at least has thawed out. and that Is the male electorate, which walks to the polls in company with the women of the land.
 Federated Australia. composite cit izenship of the English, the Yankee, the Dutch and the lover of freedom from all lands, made complete surren- der to the women in 1902 and extended full national suffrage. New South Wales caught the infection and decided that intelligence, and not the sex of the voter, was the requirement for a permanent government. Nineteen wom- en sit in the Parliament of Finland and the people of that country have expressed satisfaction with the results
 Hungary, the land of the queenly Maria Theresa, recently witnessed demonstration in which thousands of men marched in a parade that had equal rights for women as its battle cry. Scotland duplicated the perform ance the same week and the English cities are so accustomed to such out bursts that they cease to excite wonder or surprise.
 Kentucky, always proud of its beau tiful women, was the first to recog- nize the claim of equal rights, but evil dently afraid to trust its wives and sisters too far, extended the school suf- frage only to widows with children of school age. In Wyoming the wom- en have voted upon the same terms as men since 1869; the women of Colo rado since 1898, and the women of Idaho and Utah since 1896.
 In 1861 Kansas gave all women the granted by Michigan and Minnesota in 1871, by Colorado In 1876, by New Hampshire and Oregon in 1878, by Mas sachusetts in 1879, New York and Yer mont In 1880, while in 1907 the move ment swept through Canada and the women of Toronto won in the battle for municipal suffrage.
 But the returns are now coming In so fast that women's rights associa tions are obliged to frequently revise their statistics to keep them up to date The first victories were won on the school franchise, the extension of full municipal suffrage came in natural se quence, until one or both have been granted In North and South Dakota. Montana, Arizona, New Jersey, Con necticut, Ohio, Iowa, Delaware, the Northwest Territory, British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia.-Phlladelph Ledger.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
yon drive him off and inspect bls unfln. iShad xrork
Some Oddities.

Until recently it was supposed tha> where the ocean Is deepest no organic life existed. No light penetrates there to any great extent and the pressure of tie water Is terrific. Wood, for in- stance, Is compressed to half Its size if lowered 5000 feet. But recent scientific discovery proves that even in those mighty deeps great forests of seaweed cover the bottom of the ocean, and reach to the surface. In these strange forests spiders and dreadful worm-like animals of tremendous size exist. Sea urchins, shells and millions of other things. It might not be a pleasant forest in which to take a walk. It might seem like a nightmare, but there Is no denying the fact that It would be a wonderful place, a real enchanted forest.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

cent of the municipalities Massachu- setts has more than 250 towns where liquor selling Is illegal. Connecticut has ninetysix dry" towns out of 1I6. About half of Rhode Island is dry" New Hampshire Is nominally prohibit ton State, but liquor Is sold in about 40 per cent of Its territory. California and Colorado are almost wholly local option, and Oregon partially so.
 This is certainly formidable rec ord of achievements. It does not in- clude Maine and Kansas, which are non-liquor States as a result of the old prohibition movement.
 While thus in every State the Anti Saloon League is pressing the issue to a finish, 1t Is, at the same time, de termined to stop indlscrlminate inter- state traffic in liquor At present liquor packages are sent through the express offices to thousands of com munities, and are often addressed to fictitious names and kept in storage in the delivery offices. They are called for promiscuously by those who seek liquor All that Is necessary Is to pay the C. O. D. charges. A bill that the league is now pressing in Congress will, If passed, put stop to this original package practice by putting shipped liquors on the same basis as liquors made within the boundaries of State.
 Woman Suffrage Agitation.
 While the men of the United States have won the reputation of playing the cavalier to women In social life, Amer lea has moved at much slower pace in according civil recognition than has been done in some of the countries across the sea. In England, where the husband has from time immemorial been the lord of the household, women may vote upon the same terms as men at all elections except those for mem bers of Parliament; and the sentiment for complete suffrage is strong and un- mistakable.
 Women vote for all officers except members of Parliament In Scotland, Ire land and Wales; for the women of England have had municipal suffrage since 1869. the women of Scotland since 1881, and in Ireland since 1898.
 That little patch of insular territory known as the Isle of Man bears a mis- homer in Its nomenclature. for its women have equal rule with the men In all elections; and 1t has been point ed out that none of the political cat aclysms have swept the attractive spot since 1880, the date of the enactment giving full suffrage.
 In Sweden, the land of the pictur- esque and the sturdy in scenery and na-
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
Professional Etiquette.

An eminent physician had valuable COW, which became sick and seemed likely 10 die. He asked an Irish sery- ant who lived with him If he knew anybody who followed COW doctoring. The doctors groom said, There's Jem- my Lafferty, who can cure any COW in the world" Well, then" replied the doctor, 'go for Lafferty." The COW doctor accordingly came and treated the brute for four or five days, and on the lapse of due time he waited on Dr. Lewis and pronounced her cured.
 The doctor, greatly delighted, put his hand on his pocketbook. Well, Laf- ferty, what do I owe you?' "Owe me-" replied Jenny, drawing himself up with dignity. Nothing, sir. We doctors niyer take money of one an- other.'
 My first impulse" said the doctor, while telling the story, was to throw his fee after him, but on second thought the whole affair seemed so rl- diculous that I bowed him my &C., Acknowledgements with as much gravity as I could assume. .'-London Tele- graph.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

League points to these conditions that 1t has recently brought about:
 Georgia became prohibition State simultaneously with the coming of the new year. In North Carolina more than 90 per cent of the territory has barred liquor In South Carolina near ly one-half of the counties have done the same. A movement for State prohi- bition has been started. In Virginia and West Virginia considerably more than half the territory is dry
 Tn Florida liquor is prohibited In three -fourths of the State. Tennessee Is prohibition except the three cities of Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville Ninety per cent of the territory in Mis- ssslppl Is prohibition, and it is expect ed that the coming Legislature will en- act absolute prohibition for the whole State. Louisiana allows saloons in only one-third of the State. In Arkansas fifty eight of the seyenty-fiye counties have gone dry" In Texas liquor Is bOiu HUN tOulilIto. | lily -OhO other counties partially prohibit 1t, out of a total of 243 counties. After April 1, 1908, Tennessee allows the sale of liquor in only four counties. At the last session of the Alabama Legisla- ture the Anti-Saloon League caused the passage of a prohibitory act for the en- tire State. It will take effect Jan. l, 19O9.. In Kentucky, the home of Bour- has gone dry" Not less than 1,500,- 900 of Kentucky's population of 2,230.- 900 now live In ''dry" counties Mary land Is the only Southern State which has not lately taken a decided step for prohibition. Nearly half of Its coun- ties, however, forbid the sale of liquor under local option. Part of Delaware has declared against liquor selling. Oklahoma, by Its recently adopted con stitution, prohibits the sale of liquor. Missouri's local option law has made fourteen out of its 115 counties dry" Local option by villages and cities has been brought about in Nebraska. Out of 1000 400 villages and cities have declared for no license. South Dakota has been made one-thlrd dry" North Dakota Is wholly dry" Minnesota has 123 "dry" towns and Is increasing the list. Sixty-f1ve of Iowa's ninety counties are dry" Wisconsin has $50 towns where liquor selling Is prohibit ed. A prohibition wave is rolling through Illinois, where the Anti-Saloon League Is making a terrific fight against liquor selling. Eight counties have already gone dry"
 In Ohio 1,140 out of 1876 townships forbid liquor selling, as also do 60 per
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

some powder that has no attraction for the water-something that the water will not wet. Nothing better may be had than powdered lycopodium. which you can get at any drug store.
 Having thrown a handful of this powder on the surface of the water, plunge your hand in, take up the ring and show the spectators that there Is not a drop of moisture on your hand.
 The reason is that the lycopodium forms sort of glove around your hand, to which water will not adhere any more than 1t will to the back of a duck. Water birds may dive time and again and come to the surface with their feathers as dry as If they had not been under the surface. The lyco- podium gives the same quality to your hand
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

There is said to be coal In great quantities, especially in southeastern Alaska, and Mir. Helzer claims It Is as good in quality as the Pennsylvania article. Recent heavy finds of coal have revived the statement of geolog- ists that Alaska once possessed trop- ical climate.
 MT. Heizer, speaking of get-rlch- quick schemes in the States, said there was a dredge carried to Alaska which paid the company owning 1t S9O,00O in dividends in ninety days for service on the Solomon river.
 MT. Heizer gave graphic account of how travel was impeded on the mar row-gauge road In summer by>the pill ing up of snow. He also told of a new wrinkle in which the faithful Alaskan dogs are made to haul canoes along the creeks and rivers, canalboat fash ton
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
Cold and Heat.

Said the North Pole Man to the South
 Pole Man. And how is the weather with you?" Said the South Pole Man to the North
 Pole Man, ''There is something wrong with the
 dew It ought to be wet, but it's frozen yet, And I don't know when it will thaw. My spirits are low; and I'm tired of
 snow.
 And the weather is chilly and raw. We both live alone in the Frigidy Zone, And I think it's a horrible plan. So one of these springs let's pack up our
 things,
 And visit the Equator Man." 70 Equator Man." said the North Pole
 Man,
 Were longing to live with you" 70 North Pole Man." said the Equator
 Man,
 You'll never be glad if you do." 70 Equator Man." said the South Pole
 Man,
 Were tired of living so far" 70 South Pole Man." said the Equator
 Man,
 You had better stay where you are. You'll burn to the bone in the Torridy
 Zone,
 And it's never the place for you. For the suns as hot as boiling pot, And will roast you through and
 through Sc the North Pole Man and the South
 Pole Man Both said. That's very good advice" They cling to the poles, and the earth
 still rolls
 With the heat, the snow and the ice. Youths Companion
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

Treasury Department, is general man. ager of this railroad. He is also pres ident of the Alaska bank at Nome.
 Down the coast, thirty-tiye miles east of Nome, Is the starting point of the Council City and Solomon River railroad. This is the first standard gauge road ever built in Alaska and 1t runs along Solomon river for twenty miles and will eventually be built as far as Council City, 1t is said.
 There was new strike made near Council City this season on a stream known as Mystery creek. It Is said about S1S0,000 was taken out of the creek by crude methods of mining since its discovery. Mir. Helzer brought with him some pretty nuggets and coarse gold taken from the creek. The loca- ton of the stream of mystery" Is said to be an ideal one, being surround ed by mountains and heavy timber.
 Considerable interest is being taken in. the probabilities of Alaska as a coal-producing locality. About 5000 2O-acre coal-land claims have already been staked, MT. Heizer said, but the government has shut down on any fur ther coal prospecting and claims be- cause of the alleged attempted monop- oly of Alaska coal by certain big com panies. The 5000 claims already stalk ed are being prospected and developed
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
suuirreI and Pine-Cone.

If you wisted to strip a pine cone you would probably begin at the top and have lots of trouble. The squirrel knows better than that. He does not prick his fingers or pinch his whiskers or gnaw into the solid cone any more than is necessary. He knows better than to cut off the top and work lis way downward, or to gnaw into the
 piny shields He whlrls the cone bot tom upward in a twinkling and then cuts through the thin and tender bases of the scales. soon laying bare the two seeds. whick he at once eats. He strips It so easily and quickly that you cannot tell how he does It unless
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
A Haunted Library.

One of the most curious "hauntings
 occurs in a northern castle of great antiquity where Mary, Queen of Scots, rested when she was being conveyed a prisoner through England. It Is mani- fested in the library and takes the form that the books cannot be kept in order They move about or are moved about from shelf to shelf. If you ar range the works of Shakespeare in correct order on one shelf, by next morning the volumes are scattered any how on different shelves. This has gone on for years. At different times the library has been searched and lock ed, watches have been set all night, servants have come and gone, but the mysterious occurrence goes on and Is vouched for not only by the family, but by the guests who have stayed in the house. There Is no legend to ac- count for it.-London Modern Society.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

The attempt of the Methodist Church to make one thousand dollars the mini mum salary which any of its ministers shall receive may be followed by a sim liar action on the part of the Congre- gationalists. The Rev. Dr. George A. Gordon of Boston, In commenting on the matter recently, called attention to something which is frequently forgot ten, namely, that conditions of life have changed, until now. instead of churches somewhere nearly equal in financial resources, there are some very rich and powerful churches, and some very poor and weak; and what is needed Is a general sustentation fund which shall put the poorer churches more nearly on a par with the richer ones. Doctor Gordon says, probably with justice, that 1t is fast becoming an imposslbility to get self-respecting young men, even among those who fol low an ideal, to work for such small salaries as many churches pay, and therefore the churches suffer from the lack of the kind of preachers most needed.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
SCENES IN FROZEN NORTH.
Two Railroads in Operation in
 A1aska-Coal Deposits.

Interesting facts and figures concern Ing faraway Alaska were related last evening by c. E. Heizer, a former who has returned to this city after a five months trip in the frozen north. says the Washington Star. He spent most of the time on the property of the Oxide Gold Mining Company, a Washington corporation, near Council City, Alaska. MT. Hei- ger, who was accompanied north by Bob Jameson, formerly of the Wash lngton navy yard, Is enthusiastic re- garding the mining outlook in the northern gold fields. The output for the present season, he says, will be up to the usual mark-about S20,0OO,OOO
 The wages of the miners continue good, the prevailing rate being S5 a day and board In summer and S4 and board In the winter months. There are now two railroads along the coast of northwestern Alaska. One is known as the Seward Peninsula railroad and runs from Nome to the various creeks and camps adjacent to that place. There are nearly 100 miles of track age. narrow gauge. Cabell Whitehead, former assayer in the United States
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
MILToN's FAMILY BIBLE SOLD.
Brings S1,225 mt Auction of William
 H. Buckler's Collection.


 The Milton family Bible. printed In London In 1888 and with the auto graph of the poet, John Milton, dated Feb. 24, 1654, on slip of paper past ed on the inside cover, brought Sl,225, recently at the auction sale of the col lection of William II. Buckler of Bal timore, now secretary of the Ameri- can Legation In Madrid, says the New York Times.
 The sale, conducted by the Ander- son Auction Company, at No. West 29th street, attracted an eager crowd, which sought possession of the book, undoubtedly the same volume from which q chapter was read to the poet each morning. It contained the auto graph of Elizabeth Milton, his third wife, which is inscribed on the title page, while her maiden name, Eliza beth Minshull, Is written on fly leaf. as well as the autographs of other members of the Milton family and the records of little later period, includ- ing q curious bequest of the volume.
 The first bid was $500 and the book was awarded finally to E. II. Rich mond, a dealer In rare literature. An other valuable volume. Audubon's Birds of America was bought for S2.450.
 In the collection were included 436 volumes. which were disposed of in an afternoon and evening session. Among
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

Whenever legal luminarles meet 1.
 county. state or national convention or at the banquet table they grow elo- quent on the nobility of their profes- sion and the high standards which characterize 1t. Whenever disbarment proceedings are found necessary against low trickster or very offen- slye shyster, the prosecutor similarly inyokes, with impressive earnestness, the high standards" of the bar. There Is more oratory than dry truth in these fine efforts, more imagination than reality, says the Chicago Record-Her- aid. But ordinarily no one cares to introduce the note of skepticism, and everything passes off beautifully. A distinguished Massachusetts judge, however, has recently seen fit to make an exception to the rule. Perhaps hls known interest in the large social prob lems-in probation, charity, legal re- form, social redemption-accounts for his unconventional remarks. A motion for disbarment against a lawyer was being argued, and the attorney who represented the prosecution lndulged In the familiar observations regarding the high standards which," etc, etc. Judge De Courcey listened patiently for a while, and then threw this bomb shell" at the able lawyers in court: Il feel that the bench has tolerated, if not recognized, lower standards; and I feel that especially when I sit in the crim- inal and divorce courts-more especial ly the latter. If this high standard [of which the eloquent lawyer had spokenl were upheld majority of the attorneys would be disbarred.' Ex- traordinary words, but refreshing and wholesome ones. Thoughtful laymen have often wondered at the sort of methods and standards which the judges tolerate and the bar associations condone or encourage. Cheap subter- fuges, fimsy technlcalities, bathos, so- phistry, delays for the sake of delay, wrangling and billingsgate, Pickwick- ian motions and pretended surprises and shocks-who has not again and again observed such things In the trial of important cases by men of repute and standing? Who has not been dis gusted and nauseated by legal chicane and humbug from sources that suppos- edly stand for high standards and regard shysters with holy horror? There Is need of more such anti-cant talk as that to which the Massachusetts judge so unexpectedly treated the law yers of his jurisdiction and State.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16

spirit in office and shops, failed to tri. umph over adverse conditions. On the other hand, it is the time for the em. ployer to deal fairly, which is frankly, with a man whose wages must be cut ito give him an idea of the perplexi- ties besetting the situation. That man would appreciate the show of confi- dence, and the thought that he was trusted might suffice to sway him from dangerous discontent to energetic loy- alty. Always a winning force, indeed, loyalty Is never more so than when the wheels of trade move slowly.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
A Boys Wish.

I sometimes wish l were a bear,
 I love my mother so, I'd like to hug her just as tight
 As Bruin would, you know. At other times I'd like to be
 A lion, so that l Could roar, and wake my father up
 When dawn lights up the sky. And then again, I wish l were
 A monkey, full of chaf, To romp about the nursery,
 And make the baby laugh. In fact, to satisfy my whims,
 The only thing to do, Would be to have me changed outright
 Into a perfect zoo. What fun 'twould be on rainy days!
 How quickly time would pass, If I could sit and watch myself
 Before the looking glass. Chicago News.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
Wet and Not Wet,

Perhaps some of you may know the trick, but those of you that do not will find 1t hard to believe that you may plunge your hand into a bowl of water and take from the bottom a ring. or other small object, without getting your hand wet.
 There is no magic in 1t, nor Is 1t real ly trick" All you have to do is to sprinkle the surface of the water with
Alaska sentinel., 1908-04-16
Smart Hoy.

An urchin of some eight summers ran into the house the other day and, addressing his grandma, who was quiet ly alarming socks by the kitchen fire, said:
 Grandma, can you eat nuts"
 "No. my dear was the reply. "I lost all my teeth years ago."
 Then" said the youngster, produc- ing a quantity of Brazil nuts, "hold these while go out and get some more."-P1ck-Me-U