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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
New Voting System in France.

The chamber of deputies has adopt
ed an amendment to the voting law
which practically puts into effect the
secret Australian ballot system. There
has been much complaint of the sys-
tenn of marking ballots in public. This
has enabled the big landowners and
manufacturers and political manipu-
lators to exercise duress on the voters.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
6lRTHoUND, ENGINEER, DEAD.
Was Designer of Georgetown Loop and
Pathfinder for U. p. SURVEYS.

PdtnHnder Tor U. p. Surveys.
Golden, Col, June 16-Captain e..
l.. Birthound, pioneer, designer of the
Georgetown loop, pathfinder on the
Union Pacific railroad in it's original
surveys through 1000 miles of terri
tory in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming
and Utah, and one of the first engi-
neers of the Panama railroad, is dead
in this city, as result of an accident
several weeks ago, when he tainted
and fell downstairs with a lighted
lamp in his hand. He was born SO
years ago in Switzerland. He came
to America in 1880 and served in the
Union army during the civil war.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19

Plans are making for supplying Cal
70, Egypt, with a modern sewerage
and drainage system in the near fu-
ture.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19

The Columbia river is nearing the
nigh water mark and logs, rowboats
and occasionally house float by.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
LIVES IN STYLE cHEAPlv
Great Piece of Luck That Fell to tho
Lot of Senator Taylor.

Senator Bob Taylor boarded when
he first went TO Washington, but being
chief entertainer to admiring audi
ences Of department clerks in the par
Tor every evening got on his nerves.
So he decided to keep house. He heard
of a handsome apartment in Stone
leigh court, built by the late John Hay.
and the most expensive apartment ho-
tel in Washington. He confessed to
a friend that he really did not expect
to move there, but it would give him a
chance to see how bloated millionaires
really lived when they were cliff.
jewellers. AS he passed from one to
the other of the luXuriously furnished
rooms he broke the tenth command
ment a score of times.
81 covet this very much" he said
to the lady who was trying to sublet
it before going abroad. but you know
down south, where ! came from, we
are powerful poor. So don't go over
$500 a month";
Why senator, | will not charge
you anything for the furniture she
replied. Il pay 500 a month for the
apartment and you can have it for
that"
Taylor is now living like a hated
p~lutocrat at the Stoneleigh court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Reused Ire of Colored Citizen.

Senator Taylor of Tennessee, who is
an authority on 'possums, tells this
story about an old negro in his neigh
borhood:
"One Of the most peaceful and kind
hearted old negroes | ever knew was
old Uncle Pompey, who liked to hunt
'possums and also liked to eat them.
One day the old man was arraigned
before his boss for numerically beat
ing another negro who was a town Wis
itor to the plantation. The town
darby had his eyes bandaged and his
nose was split, while his clothing was
in tatters.
"'Pompey,' said the master, is this
the negro you had the trouble WITH
""Dat's de niger, master was the
reply, but l didn't hab much trouble
wild him. He's de one dat had de
trouble, sab
But, Pompey, why did you beat
him so unmercifully?'
Master, Use gwine ter tell yer
de trufe. He comes down here all
dressed up in billed shirts and high col.
lar, an while we niggers wuz 'tendin'
ter our own business he axes me WIZ
err 'possum fitten fer ter eat. An dat's
de last | members.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Hoo Cholera.

The greatest drawback to the hog
Industry which breeders in this coun-
try have to contend with is what is
known as hog cholera and swine
plague"
Hog cholera is a highly contagious
disease and unless checked Is liable
to carry off a great number of hogs in
a very short time.
Mr.. A. p. Williams, of Burnetts
Creek, Ind, tells of an experience
which he had with some hogs that
had the cholera. Five years ago."
says Mr.. Williams, Il was in the EN-"
/ ploy of Mr.. ]. D. Richardson, Lafay-
cite, Ind, as his barn foreman. Some
fine hogs that ! was feeding took the
| cholera. l gave them Sloan's Lini-
ment and did not lose q hog. Some
we're so bad they would not drink
sweet milk and | was compelled to
drench them. | have tried it at every
opportunity since and always find it
O. X"
Write for DR.. Sloan's free book on
the treatment of Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
and Poultry. Address: DR., Earl S.
Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston,
Mass.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
HIS ON JOB.
5ro,hsr pickey Thinks He Was Over
rated as Patient Man.

Il dunno what dey call Job a patient
man fer" said Brother Dickey, "kaze
of all dc GROWERS | ever hearn tell on
he sho' wuz de growlipest. Blu; he
sho' did have enough ter make him
g~rowl--dat he did. De devil say:
Looky yere, job, you in my power,
now, an / ewine ter 'fiict you wild q
few biles' An Job say; An right;
] kin stan 1t et you kin But de biles
commence ter break out so thick an
fas' dat Job say; Looky yere. man,
desc amt no biles-dis dc smallpox,
sho' % you BON An he eeteh and
eetch SO dat he had ter scratch his
SET wild q goats head Den de devil
git in a high win and blow down jobs
house; an dat wuz too much, SO OF
job lif' up his voice an he say:
Looky we're, l bargain fer biles, but |
didn't want no harricane th'owed in
fer good measure, Atlanta Const-
tuition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
With an Eve TO the Future.

Queen Alexandra attended last
springs annual Mansion House fete In
London, anc because of that suspicious
fact there Is a tale to teIl-and worth
the while. One of the diminative flow
err maidens was both pretty and plump.
and when her majesty stopped for an
instant to smile down upon her, what
did she do but put up her wee land
tempting) mouth for a kiss, which she
received.
"Molly!" gasped her ~astounded
mother, and after the distinguished
visitor had passed on, how could
you!"
And Molly gave a good reason. II
fought" said she. 1T 'uld be interest
in to tell my gfandchildren."-Har.
per's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

At the Army and Navy club in
Washington a number of "old timers"
were one evening swapping stories Of
the civil war, when Gen. Young told
of a soldier in the Army of the Po-
tomac who entertained some unique
ideas as to his financial value as well
as of the method by which that value
could be realized.
He was a white man, and was de-
tailed for service as a teamster In a
train that was driven for the most
part by negroes. The darkies were
hired at the rate Of s25 per month, but
the white soldiers received no more
than their regular pay. SIC.
The man in question appeared some
what dissatisfied with this arrange
ment, and made application to his cap
tain.
Il should like" he said, gravely, Ito
be appointed a negro by brevet, and
be assigned to duty in accordance with
my brevet rank!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Explained Warm Greeting.

~ was astonished and fattered, too"
said a new congressman, at the warm
greeting President Roosevelt gave me
a. the White House reception. He
acted as If he was v more glad
to see a man in his life. / didn't sup
pose he would remember me- "Yes?"
said the veteran interrogatively.
Where were you in the liner 'Let'e
see; | was about the last one. almost
the last one in the line said the new
congressman, reiecuvelv. Il thought
SO. The president had shaken hands
with some 1900 people. III bet he was
glad to see you, too "1'eese old con-
gressmen are SO jealous IL a new mem.
Der gets any recognition" the fresh
man lawmaker told his wife, later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Child captlvated Statesman.

So much attention did little Lucille
Hughes, the pretty six-year-old daugh'
ter Of Representative Hughes Of Pa.
tersoa, n. j., attract when she visited
the house of representatives at Wash.
ington that it was difficult for Leader
Williams to summon the full Demo
cratic strength whenever tellers we're
demanded. In the evening the little
girl vas asked by a friend what she
had learned at school during the day,
II di.in't go to school to-day" she re,
piled, Il went up to the house with
papa, and you don't learn anything
up there
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
PUT SENATOR IN DILEMMA.
Statesman Mourned Absence Of Wife
and "unhitched Tie"

Senator p. c. Knox Of Pennsylvania
has succeeded to the craftsmanship OF
the senate committee on rules, va.
Gated by ex-senator Spooner, and COM
ments on the diversity In the charac-
ter OF the two men have brought out
some stories about Spooner's
tricities- Spick and span, the term
most applicable to the Pennsylvania,
is not at all descriptive Of his prede-
cessor.
One day Senator Spconer's famous
string tie vas so noticably "un-
hitched' that n of his colleagues
ielt called upon to bring the matter
TO his attention.
Necktie loose," exclaimed the sen
ator, a look of helpless vacation over
spreading his face. aud Mrs. Spooner
has gone out of town for the day,
tool" he concluded. Thereupon It de-
veloped that the tying of the sena.
torial necktie always devolved on Mrs.
Spooner. the senator never having
mastered the i~ntricacies of the bow
knot.
incidentally the senator's penchant
FOR a brilliantly illumined room and
his forgetfulness resulted in Mrs.
spooner preparing placards request
ing visitors to ~extinguish the lights.
In the course of an evening Senator
Spooner would make the rounds of
the library, dining room, sitting room
and MUSHROOM, turning on every gas
jet in each room, Retiring. finally,
the gas burned until morning unless
happily noticed by one more keen to
appreciate the havoc wrought by the
gas meter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Billion Dollar Grass,

Most remarkable grass Of the century.
Good for three rousing crops annually.
One Iowa farmer on 100 acres sold 49,.
10000 worth of seed and had 800 tons Of
hay besides. 1t is immense. Do try it.
For l0c y THIS NOTICE
send to the John A. Salzer Seed Co, La
Crosse, Wis, to pay postage, etc. ana
they will mail you the only original seed
c~atalog published in America with sam
pies OF Billion Dollar Grass, Mscaroni
Wheat. the sly miller mixer. Sainfoin the
dry soil luxuriator. Victoria Rape, the Doc
a ton green food producer. Silver King
Barley yielding l73 bu per acre, etc, etc,
etc.
And il you send lac we will add a pack,
age OF new farm seed never before seen
by you. John A, Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. X. & w.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
EXCELLENT For COLDS.

Mix two ounces of glycerine with
half pint of good whiskey and add one
half ounce OF Concentrated oil of Pine.
The bottle Is to be well shaken each
time and used In doses of a teaspoon
full to a tablespoonful every four
hours. The true Concentrated Oil of
Pine put up for medicinal uses
only in half ounce Walls sealed In tin
screw-top cases and is a product Of the
laboratories Of the Globe Pharmaceuti-
cal Co, Dayton, O. The ingredients
all can be gotten at any drug store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands to
TrembIe.

The surgeons duties require clear
Judgment and a steady hand. A slip
or an unnecessary incision may do ir-
reparable damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble, an Ills.
surgeon conscientiously gave it up and
this is his story.
For years l was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down, my hands trembled so
could hardly write, and insomnia tor.
tured me at night.
Besides, how could l safely per-
form operations with unsteady hands,
using knives and instruments of pre-
cision? When l saw plainly the bad
effects of coffee, l decided to stop 1t,
and three years ago | prepared some
Postum, of which / had received a
sample.
"The first cupful surprised me. 1t
was mild, soothing, delicious. At this
time ! gave some Postum 10 a friend
who was in a similar condition to
rline, from the use of coffee.
"A few days after, l met him and
he was full of praise for Postum, de-
claring he would never return to cot.
fee but stick to Postum. We then or
dered a full supply and within a short
time my nervousness and consequent
trembling. as well as insomnia, disap-
peared, blood circulation became nor
NAL, no dizziness nor heat flashes.
My friend became a Postum en-
thusiast, his whole family using 1t ex-
clusiyely.
1T would be the fault Of the n
who brewed the Postum, II 1t did not
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled Il
not properly made. Postum should be
boiled according to directions on the
pkg. Then It Is all right, anyone can
rely on It. II ought to become the
national drink There's a Reason"
Name given By Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road y
WslivilIe," IN pkg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
In Demand,

81 hear you have a new automobile,
old man." said the motor.car fend.
What does it look like"
We'll, to tell you the truth" replied
the amateur motorist, "it is as ugly
as a steam roller, makes as much
noise as a traction engine, knocks
over as many people as a freight en-
CINE and raises as much dust as a
street sweeping machine.
The motor.car iiend was wild with
enthusiasm.
you don't say!" he blurted eagerly.
Tell me where ! can buy the same
make and I'll give you my old machine
as a present"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Implied Compliment.

Ex-senator Joe Blackburn OF Ken
lucky, now a member OF the Panama
canal commission, addressed the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce on conditions in the canal
zone, and among other things he stated
that the liquor sold there was much
better than that to be had in Panama
or Colon because 1t was all officially
tested. When he had finished a mem
Der OF the committee introduced bin.
self and said:
Senator, II you supervise the
testing Of that liquor, all Of my col
leagues wish to return with you and
get a good drink
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
convenIences in the Capitol.

TIE capitol at Washington contains
book stores, drug stores, barber
shops, restaurants, baths, hardware
store. post Offices, machine shop, car
penter shop, banks, libraries, black
smith shop, boiler rooms, police sta
ton, telephone, telegraph and mes
senger service, plumbers and cleo
tric-ans, storerooms, repair shops,
steLographers, physicians, preachers,
and even a bier upon which ones cof-
fin might lie in state. This sounds
rather comprehensive, but 1t is
actually true.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
LAW liz Cnuernnr Felt

Gov. Hughes recently addressed the
West End Woman's Republican club
of New York ana remarked in the
course of his talk: my happiness on
this occasion may be compared with
the young lady on her first visit to
Venice. | believe she wrote her init
mate friend as follows; 1 am here
on the Grand Canal, drinking 1t all in
She added: Life's never seemed so
full before"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

- lccsl applications. Is they cannot reach the dis
800 portion Of the ear, There is only one way 70
cure deafness. and that IL by constitutional remedlea
nesfnsss n caused by an innxmcd condition u the
mnrous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is iunamed you have . ~runbling sound Or I'm.
perfect hearing. and when u z entirely closed, Deaf.
srRen ont and this tube restored to It's normaic ondi-
sion. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases
mi Of ten are caused BY Catarrh. which Is nothing
mi Al indsmed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
re- VIII give Que Hundred Dollars for any case OF
deafness caused by catarrhl that cannot be cured
~ HAM Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
sod BY Druggists, 55c.
TAKE Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

tuberculosis is much less common
among coal miners than among other
classes of people. According to the
United States census statistics, miners
and quarrymen occupy third place
in the scale of tuberculosis mortality,
only bankers and farmers being more
immune. Coal dust a~ntagonizes tu-
berculosis when already present, and
many physicians have treated the dis
ease by inhalation OF coal dust
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

Mrs. Ryetop-lohn. how much time
clapscs between the second aud third
acts?
Mr., Ryctop-The program says six
months, Maria,
Mrs. Ryetop (aghastl-Six months,
John? Lands, We can't watt Why,
them buckwheat cakes | left 10 rI2
viii have gone clear through the roof
by that time,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Az a Substitute.

Mrs. Parkway--lt must be lonesome
when your husband has to make one
of his long ~canvassing trips and be
away from home for a week or more.
Mrs. Nexblok-Yes; but Harry is
real thoughtful. He has taught the
uarrot to use Just the kind of Ian
guage he uses when he's about the
house himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Sunday School Lessons for the World.

Sunday School Lessons for the World.
A power greater than that Of kings
seems to have been welded by the
little group of thoughtful men who
gathered at the Fenway residence OF
w. N. Hartshorn to select the les
sons for the Sunday schools of the
world, says the Boston Herald, Every
year they gather to make this choice,
and when a decision has been reached
the lessons are handed out to the
printers and by them literally scat
tered over the planet. The word thus
goes forth not in one but in scores
OF languages. Europe and Africa, east
and west, north and south, get these
helps to religious study in the vernac-
ular. There is a supply for Hawaii,
Japan and the islands of the sea-. For
India alone 40 dialects have to be pro
vided for. Some 500, 600, 900 Sunday
school leaflets are thus distributed
every year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
hppIicatjon Fut on File.

The Needy One-I say. old man,
could you lend me a dollar for a day
or two?
The Other Oae-My dear fellow, the
dollar | lend is out at present, and I've
several names down for it when 1t
comes back,-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

An unfortunate author writes TO the
London Westminster Gazette: Prof.
Chandler, l understand, has just writ
ten a book on the literature Of roguery.
In a letter accompanying the prospec-
tus Of the work the publisher writes
to me as follows: We think you may
be interested to know that reference
is made to your name in these col
umns.' l do not object, but ! think II
might have been put differently"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Il, , pinch. Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, CSC. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

Mrs. Z. L. Goforth, 21l9 Holly Street,
Kansas City, writes After using "A
sample bottle and two 25c bottles of
Hunts Lightning Oil, | am almost well
Of Catarrh. 1t stops my headaches
II is the best medicine ] ever saw and
| Just can't keep house without it,"
She Is right.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
The EIatterer.

The tramp had applied 10 the farm
er's wife for assistance.
"You have a beautiful voice, lady,"
he said,
She looked interested.
Have II"
Eyes, ma'am; I'd rather hear you
say no, lady, than most other women
say yes"
Then she drove back the dog and
gave the ~wanderer half a loaf and a
chunk Of cold beef.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Miaht Have Been

When Shakespeare said; Aye,
there's the rub we do not know for
certain he WAS thinking of the itch.
But one thing we do know-and know
1t twenty years worth--Hunt's Cure
will absolutely, infallibly and imme,
diately cure any itching trouble that
ever happened to the human cuticle.
It's guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

Grafton calls himself a profess
sional man and yet h. takes no part
in anything but politics, Is politics .
profession or a ~business?"
Well, when his side is in power It's
a business; otherwise it's merely q
profession philadelphia Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Give Them TitIes2

BY granting titles of nobility to
American men we might stop the
flow of good American money into
the Golfers of titled foreigners who
marry American girls, but the remedy
would be worse than the disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

Helma Lee romantic aud full of en-
thuslasml-Isn't it delightful to sit
here on the deck and watch the sun
sink to rest in the boundless deep?
Hardy Porte tentirely empty)-You
bot tn be time TO eat again pretty
SOM.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Unhappilv Alike,

"He has no ear for music said
Bulgor, pityingly, ITS actually
fact that he couldn't distinguish be-
tween the air Of America and that
Of God Save the King"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

The best acting at an amateur per-
Torrance IS always done by the people
who sit down in front and act as
though they enjoyed it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

A New York man had forgotten all
about a $4,000 deposit he made in the
Knickerbocker Trust company back In
1854. Perhaps You have a forgotten
deposit somewhere. Think-think
bnrIt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

The average mans idea Of a good
sermon is one that goes over his head
and hits one Of his acquaintances.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

"Gertie-He tried to kiss me!
Mollie-How impudent!
Gertie--But he was interrupted!
Mollie-How annoying
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

II is her winning ways that often
enable a woman to get the better Of a
man In the matrimonial game.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

No man realizes how silly 1t Is posi-
BILE for him to be until his love letters
are read In a breach'of.promise suit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

II a young man sits half the time on
a hot stove and the other half on a
cake of ice it's Just like being In love.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
WHAT cArsrs urApACnE.

From October 10 May, Colds are the most fire.
quent cause OF Headache. LAXATIVE BRoMO
oulNINE removes cause, E.W Grove on box Gc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Sudden CHANCES Of the Weather

OuUNVT NTT"TFHNS Ut ~ FFNVF''NF
often cause Bronchial and Lung trou.
bIes. Browns Bronchial Troches" al.
lay throat irritation and coughs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06

TayIor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum aud Mullen is Natures great rem
edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and I Gu
sumption, and all throat and lang troubles.
At druggists, 25c. SOC and 81 90 per bottle.