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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
GOT MIXED UP AND
LIKEWISE BEATEN UP

William Taylors mistake as to
where he left IS for safe keeping
got him badly beaten face and
head yesterday afternoon. He told
the emergency physician when he
reached the hospital bleeding pro-
fusely that he went to the Union
saloon. bought glass of beer and
told the bartender to charge the
nickel against his IS account.
He had no account there, it APP
peared, having left the money
across the street. But he was sure
he left 1t at the saloon. and the
argument soon developed into a
fight in which several participated
Taylor got the worst of It, He said
he has decided not to bring a prose.
cution because he was mistaken In
his argument and got what he be.
lieved he deserved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

Number of workmen out of employment, 1900. =
Number of people raons purchased by
contributed by northern unions about 10000 q
Beginning of present strike July 6. .
Issue: Shall unionism exist in the Alabama coal region?
Position of the The union
cost. We will abate
Position of the The union be established
coal miners and iron workers this will be
conditions which amount to of slavery. .
Power back the The United
D poraiOn (The steel j. p.
Power back the miners The United of
Ameca-John Mtchells organization of coal miners =
Situation: The whole mining region armed camp. .
Several regiments of militia duty aided by
thousand private guards paid by the Disturb
frequent, but
Results Production practically at standsll General
business depressed Birmingham public impatient
, ant of strike. o
Incidental but important: thousand convicts
worked by the United States Steel corporation. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

office where she works learns to
avoid her as he would any other
powerful represent.
She takes hope and mirth and
spiritual energy out of life and she
puts despair, Impotence and dis
couragement in their place.
We never get just exactly what
we want in this world. The promo
ton we think We should have had
goes to another. The chance we fix
our eyes on is grabbed by some one
with a pull"
One of the best things that has
happened to women in the last 100
years is her establishment of a
foothold in the larger world of in.
dustry outside the home.
1t has taught her tolerance; re-
gard for the rights of others; san.
ity, poise, calm judgment. In large
measure it has taught her cheerful
ness, the girl with a crouch does
not get the best positions, but here
and there she still exists like a flaw
in a mighty machine.
Cheer up! If you don't like your
job, get another. II ill., see a physi-
clan. If tired, take vacation-the
firm will be glad to spare you for a
while. Anyway, don't whine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

The Lark had made her nest in
the early spring on mans lawn.
(She did this just for a little lark
Well. to telescope the story sew
eral engths, her brood had passed
the pinfeather stage when the own
err of the lawn, overlooking his
patch of bluegrass (so-called), said,
Then velvety verdure needs going
over with the clippers worst kind.
| will go instanter aud borrow my
neighbours bali bearing lawn NOV.
err One of the young Larks heard
his Grafton and tipped off the info
to his ma, suggesting that they'd
do well to hustle 10 some more
healthy locality before the keen
blades got busy THAT man is
palavering through his panama. my
son" she replied There is no
immediate necessity for calling up
the transfer ccuipaGY.' x few days
later tho wife Of the man who own
ed the lawn came oGt and said,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
WHEN IS A BAD EGG!
SEVEN TONS OF HEN FRUIT
IN DOUBT

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. g.
Seven tons of eggs shipped by a
Cincinnati commission firm to a
Detroit baking concern have been
seized by United States pure food
sleuths.
They're bad eggs said the
sellers.
Anybody would think that was a
simple enough matter, but in fact
it has raised the biggest row since
Hull's surrender. From this exer-
else of official authority has arisen
the sinister question, When is a
bad egg?"
Government officials are
stumped, experts disagree, families
are disrupted and politics has been
forgotten in the universal attempt
to solve the problem. OF course, a
rotten egg is bad. There's no dis
pute about that. But other shades
of the question bring shivers to the
highbrows who get big pay to an
swer such queries. II you want to
see any of them back away shoot in
the question: when is an egg
stale, and when is an egg rotten ?"
at is matter of taste" is the
nearest approach to scientific ex-
PLANTATION that has come from the
alleged experts. when is an egg
overripe and when is an egg de-
composed?" IF an egg contains de-
composed animal matter is it nee
esarily bad?" Even echo does not
answer
"Mebbe the eggs won't stand
poaching,' says the angry owner,
'but dare you say they are too bad
for some kind of baking?"
So the contention RACES while the
innocent eggs repose In the cold
storage warehouse. The federel
officials hesitate about destroying
them because they may not be COM
mercially bad. People in the neigh
borhood sleep With c1o,hespins I'M
der their pillows in deadly fear of a
possible explosion in case the eggs
should prove to be not only bad but
rotten.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
PANTAGES,

The management announces its
biggest Spokane sensation for next
week in Madame Atra, who permits
Chevalier DeLoris, a crack shot of
Europe, to deliberately fire a steel
tipped bullet at her. The piece Of
cardboard pinned to the woman's
waist has a hole through it where
the bullet apparent pierces it and
the ball at the back of the lady is
shattered the instant the shot is
fired. Officers from the fort will be
invited to examine the regulation
army rifle used, and DeLoris will
do some preliminary shooting to
show it is all right. After appar-
emily being pierced through, Mad
anne Atra steps down smiling.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
Th!e2 &itl th{,SS=
hsthc Crouch S
'DY JESSIE. N.PART Oh

"Loulsesfs a fine girl, but I'd
rather not lmeet her. She is so de.
pressing!s
And the elder of the two trim,
shirtWaist sand skirt girls quickly
drew her companion into a side
street OF avoid meeting Louise"
The three girls were friends, but
Louise" kept her distress signals
perpetually flying, and the two wise
maidens ran away rather than sac
rifice their cheerfulness to friend.
Instead of following the time hon.
ored advice of telling her troubles
to a policeman Louise peddled them
around among her friends; she al
ways chad a Crouch on; life was
one vast grimace of dissatisfaction.
The world has precious little use
for the morbid girl. AS an overdose
of vinegar in an otherwise perfect
salad Is the damsel that beareth
about with her a crouch.
There is no sounder gospel than
the gospel of cheer. That doesn't
mean necessarily sickly smile
when the savings bank suspends
payment and your poor little $3.50
the only money you ever did save
returns no more.
No. There is time to laugh and
time to cry. But there is not, and
never should be, a time to whine.
Just reflect that this discon-
tented, fault finding, down in the
mouth attitude indicates a lack of
moral courage.
No one likes to be called a cow
ard. But isn't that the word best
fitted for person who sits down
and howls when the world goes
wrong, instead of seeking a better
point of attack?
The morbid girls lives on tolera-
ton. She is never sought after or
cordially greeted when she arrives.
The manager of store or factory or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
STEEL TRUSTS DESPERA TIE
WAR ON LABOR IN ALABAMA

porations are so often able to mar
shall under the name of law and Or
der" and to use their private and
selfish ends, can defeat just fight
by laboring men for decent living
conditions, the steel trust and it's
local allies in Birmingham will
have the governor (Comer) and the
sheriff (Higdon) and the capitals
tic press Of Birmingham to thank
for their victory. For all that can
be done with guns and an I'M
friendly local public is being done
to kill this strike and encourage the
allied corporations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
LANDLADY ACCUSED.

Mrs. Helen Woods, proprietor OF
the Pioneer lodging house, who II
is alleged refused To assist Patrol.
man Shannon in locating a couple
he was after, was arrested on com.
plant of the otticcr who charges
her with conducting an immoral
house. She gave bond of 500 for
her appearance in police court this
afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
To the Voters of the
Fourth Senatorial
District:

Some persons are telling that
| worked and voted against the
Tract Index law blouse bill No.
55). The records prove their
statements false. On February
IA, 1907, l voted Aye on the
passage of the Tract Index bill.
The bill was defeated, there be-
ing q ayes and Sc nays. See
House Journal, 1907, page 30s.
On February 18th, l voted to
reconsider the vote by which
House bill IS was defeated.
On Saturday, March 2d-on my
motion-the Tract Index bill
was made a special order for
10 A. NJ, March 5th. See House
Journal, page 584. On March
9Th, ! voted aye on the Tract
Index bill. 1t failed to pass:
yeas 43, nays 43. See House
Journal, page COZ.
You see from the above that
the parties that told you that l
worked and voted against the
Tract Index bill told you a false
hood, and, it is probable, they
have told you other falsehoods
about me, so please judge me by
the records. l have them in my
office, Room 10, Exchange Bank
building. They are open to your
inspection.
r. A. HUTCHINSON,
Candidate for State Senator,
Fourth Senatorial District.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

IF | wait for Henry to get on the
Job. this place will locke like a
Louisiana cane brake. DRAFTED If |
don't get down on my knees and
sheer it off with the buttonhole
scissors The Lark, on hearing
these words, yanked her brood
away from there in a jiffy, saying,
Let's vamp! The lady's line of
talk listens like the last chance"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
ITALIANS HELD FOR TRIAL.

The trial Of Trotto and Bassio,
Italians, who engaged in desper-
ate fight with bricks and a knife In
an argument over water boy on
an asphalt job on Bernard street
Tuesday, was set for September II
by Justice Hinkle yesterday. Bias
sio. who WAS cut with a knife. Is in
bed. while Trotto whose head was
lacerated from tho dying bricks. Is
able to he around with his Uranium
bandaged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
DONATES WATER
SYSTEM TO CITY

Water Commissioner WetZel says
that J. w. Osborne. who has just
installed water mains in Spring
Hill addition, west of Pine Grove
terrace. has given an example that
Is worthy of emulation by the other
real estate dealers. Osborne sur
prised the water department by
coming forward and donating his
newly installed water system to the
city. 1t Is not very large nor ex.
pensive, but the principal involved
is what impresses the water de-
partment.
Osborne has installed half mile
of six inch mains. 1t is the usual
custom with real estate promoters
to install water mains and then
have the city reimburse them out
of he earnings. Some doubtful
deals have been made In this man.
ner. The real estate men are the
chief beneficiaries in such promo
tons and ought to be willing to
share a sufficient portion of their
profits with the city to pay for the
installations, he argues.
The water system Just installed
in the Whitehouse addition, consist
ing Of two miles of six inch mains
connecting with the city system at
it's end on North Division street,
has been accepted by tho water de.
partment and Is now In use.
A water system OF one mile in
Monterey park has received the
water departments approval. Six
inch steel mains are laid there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

But the fact remains that the
1900 idle miners are, In general.
following peaceful methods for the
prosecution of their strike, and the
few men the operators have been
able, up to date, to smuggle in and
set to work under guard make no
real impression on the industry in
this region.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

editors NoteSince the beginning the
miners strike Alabama
Birmingham the trouble
had created condition OF public And along that
combination force the
practical slavery stories Of muzzed Of military outrag
convicts strkebeake Evidently
Alabama, and orde to obtain outsiders
diced truthful Of conditions
staff ellison Gardner
Gardeners ce tells what he the mines The strike
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

MlLlTlAMEN in The HILLS
NEAR BIRMINGHAM PREPAR-
ING TO MEET AN AMBUSCADE.
these attacks, but they serve to
worry the operators. From time to
time some person unknown, and
generally undiscoverable, will toss
a stick of dynamite on the porch OF
miner who is known to be ip SYM
pathy with the operators. The porch
is reduced to kindling wood and the
inmates of the house are a bit
alarmed. Few If any fatalities have
resulted from porch blowing; but
the practice serves to add to the
nervousness Of the situation.
As usual, the strike managers
deprecate these affairs and dis
claim any responsibility. On the
other hand, the operators shrek
"Assassins! Union murderers Of
women and children!" etc, and
make the most Of them.
The local subsidized press bowls
for the preservation Of claw and Or
DER at the same time threatening
to appoint a vigilance committee to
run out Of town. the officials OF
the miners union managing the
strike.
At the one camp visited near
Ensley there were 40 guards in the
pay of the steel trust at SO day.
This camp was typical of a large
number of camps scattered all over
this region. So little arithmetic
will show that the steel trust is put
ting up something Of fund to fight
unionism in this field.
II the kind of force which cor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
WOMEN HOLD MEETING.

The Christian women's board of
missions will hold a missionary
meeting Friday evening at O'Clock
in the aPcific avenue Christian
church, corner of Cook and Pacific.
Light refreshments will be served
and general invitation is ex-
tended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

Fifty publications are printed in
Esperanto, new universal language
II cannot live but a week longer
wizout you'll"
Really, duke? Now, how can you
fix on specific length of timer"
"Ze landlord fix on it, miss /;
not l."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
ORPHEUM.

How to ride any old piece of a
bicycle that has a wheel to it Is
what the Bladder La Velle demon
strates on this weeks bill. It's a
great act in that line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
Lofty Thinkers
Are High Liners

The most elevated" club in this
country-if not in the worlds the
Skygack club of Duluth, MINI.
It's far above the ordinary walks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
THEATER
AUDITORIUM.

Trooper" Billy by the Shirley
company, with Jessie Shirley as
dashing girl trooper.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
SPOKANE.

"The Isle of Spice" with all the
ginger in it, opens Saturday night
for Sunday and Monday and Labor
day matinee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
WASHINGTON.

The bill is uniform this week.
Adams and Gill have a laughable
Dutch comedy sketch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

Politics is a great game, but &
mighty poor business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

THE LOFTY SKYGACK CLUB.
of life-in fact, about so feet, in the
branches of two trees.
And the elevators are not run
ming!
The building of the aerial Sky
gack club followed the conviction
of some of the young men of Duluth
that there was no club in the city
high" enough for their tastes.
And so far the lofty thinkers
haven't had a single woman visitor.
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
HOW TO WASH a SWEATER.
Garment Can Be Cleaned WithoM
Causing Loss Of Shape.

In summer a girls sweater is her
most important as well as her most
useful garment. II her shirt waists
ere badly made or shoes shabby that
is minor consideration, but her
sweater must be immaculate and up
to date. Every girl likes to wear
nothing but white during the outing
season, and great Is her disgust when
her mother insists upon her having a
gray sweater for economy's sake in
the firm belief that the darker shade
keeps clean longer and that all wooden
goods are impossible to wash.
II proper care is taken sweaters can
lie washed all the time without hurt
ing their shade and color. FIJI a
large bowl or basin with warm water
and soapsuds, add teaspoonful of
powdered borax to keep the wool from
becoming hard and stiff. II the sweat
err is white put a little blueing In the
water every time It is rinsed. This
will prevent 1t from turning a deep
ivory, as all white wool materials are
apt to do.
After washing wiring out, then pin
to n large bed pillow. Be sure not to
stretch the sweater or 1t will lose
It's shape.
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
SINCLAIR'S
SCOOP
(copyrisht.>
y, FRED C. saALE

"How the deuce did he get the
work." asked Sturgess OF the County
Daily. He couldn't write Flasher
stun to save his soul"
"And 1t would take genius to make
anything out of this show-that Is to
hay anything in their line" remarked
Bond of the Central.
"Still 1t is an important bye-elec-
tion and the eyes OF England are upon
U.s." chimed in Ricketts, of the small
local weekly"
"Shut up! Here comes the Flash
err" said sturgess. land apparently
bubbling with tidings OF great I'M
port"
Sinclair entered the smoking room.
He was a slight mild looking young
ster, with sandy hair and pince-nez,
certainly the last sort Of individual
one would expect to find representing
. smart up-to-date paper like the
Daily Flasher. He carried handful
Of miscellaneous papers. prominent
among which was telegram. The
orange colored envelope had been
stuck hastily In his outer breast peck
ct where 1t protruded like a rosette.
"Pressmen are not supposed to wear
party colors." observed Bond.
Sinclair blushed and plucked out the
envelope.
I'll say. you chaps. what do you
think of this?" he suffered. waving
the telegram.
Nothing unusual in the color Of the
paper" said Sturgess. calmly.
"No. but listen" and Sinclair read
the following:
"Send exciting details OF polling
Flasher"
Sinclair gazed through his glasses at
the others, who looked up with cold
unconcern.
WELL" said Sturgess.,
Welt" exclaimed Sinclair, but 1t
isn't well. They want exciting details,
you hear-exciting."
"Well, give 'em exciting details. my
dear boy. give 'em lots" replied Stur-
CESS, stolidly, whilst the others chuck
led.
"B-but, l can't There are none.
There won't be any" protested Sin
clair. looking blankly at them.
Sturgess sighed.
what OF that" he murmured.
YEARLY "They want exciting details"
But they wouldn't be true"
The others laughed loudly.
my dear fellow. why be so irrele-
vant?' put In Bond. What has truth
got to do with the Flasher"
Sinclair looked nervous.
"But my duty to the public"
"Is to give 'em something they want.
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
\ w.ILxept Murder Secret.

That the identity of the man who
killed Campbell Of Glenure on May
IA, 1852. should still be handed down
from father to son, solemn trust,
among a few members of the Stewart
clan. 10 one Of the curiosities Of his
tory:
The mute trees know who fired that
shot.
But the secret well.they're keeping.
The Highlanders refused 1t to Rob
ert Louis Stevenson. Mr.. Andrew
Lang says that, like William Of Del
oraine, 'he knows. but may not tell"
Mr.. Mackay, the author OF this mos.
complete and interesting account Of
the crime and trial, leaves us q little
doubtful whether he is among the In.
itiated. II should be the last" he
writes, ito make public a secret that
has been 30 well kept: Its antiquity
makes 1t sacred. SPECTATOR
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
THE NIGHT SEASON.
Young Woman Wakes to the Touch Of
Cold and cIammy Hand.

A young woman who lives in the
East end had terrible experience a
few nights ago. 1t was awful!
The young woman had curled up In
her little bed and gone to sleep
about 1920.
A few hours later she woke up. Still
half asleep. she stretched about lazily.
and as she did SO her hand clutched
something that made her awaken the
rest OF the way In hurry. She felt
the cold hand Of what seemed to be
a corpse!
It Is always more or less disconcert-
ing for one who supposes she is alone
in bed to wake up In the night and get
hold Of the hand Of total stranger.
3ut when the hand is that Of a corpse
the situation is even more annoying.
Occasionally one is introduced to a
suave man with hand like that. but
1t is the exception when one comes In
contact with one In the middle Of the
night.
In this case, the young woman was
startled to the screaming point She
controlled herself for moment.
though, for her second thought was
that she had only imagined she felt a
lifeless hand. Tremblingly. she
reached out after the hand again.
1t was still there. as cold and clammy
and frightful as ever. She screamed
cen a second and third time. They
were good, full-blown screams. too.
They brought the rest of the family,
and the light was turned on.
The light helped the young woman
to solution. The cold. lifeless hand
was still there by her side. But 1t was
her own hand. She had been lying on
it.-CleveIand Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
Cake for smaiI Family.

To make a layer cake. bake one
good layer, cut 1t in either halves or
thirds, lay one piece on top of the
other. and proceed to frosten or ice as
usual.
II variety is wanted, take the usual
amount of material for an ordinary
cake Divide batter in four parts.
One part may be baked as mar
BILE cake, after dividing 1t into three
parts add .one-half cake grated choco-
late, to one-third leave plain and add
two teaspoons strawberry fiavoring to
tho last third. Pour little Of each
in pan until all Is gone and you have
q fine marble cake.
One-half pound chopped nuts added
to the second part will make nut
cake. One-half cup each Of chopped
dates and nuts, one-quarter cup each
of chopped figs. citron and raisins.
one-half teaspoon each Of grated nut
meg, cinnamon and cloves will make
q fine fruit cake.
The last fourth will make q nice
loaf cake.
The Meeker herald., 1908-06-20
WAYS OF COOKING cAssAas.
sueeuIsnt Vegetable Need Not Always
De Served Boiled.

Although cabbage has often been
called the poor mans vegetable. many
appetixing and attractive dishes can
be made from it. We give several gooc
recipes:
An unusually good salad was recent
" served at luncheon. The inside OF
a good -sixed cabbage was cut out, and
tile space filled with mixture OF
chopped celery, cucumbers and pep
pers dressed with oil and vinegar. and
well seasoned. The top of the cab
bage was replaced after the filling
was put in, and the head was then
placed on plate in front OF the nos
tess, who did the serving. The
guests wondered II they beheld an
other mysterious Jack Horner pie.
Another way to use head OF cab
bage is to follow the same plan. only
filling the hole with finely chopped
meat, little onion. and bread crumbs.
Bake until tender and then cut I'm
slices and serve with cream sauce.
This makes very good luncheon dish
or IN entree at dinner.
Fried cabbage is particularly good
a. this time of year. First boil the
cabbage until tender. and when cold
cnt into small pieces. Cut some slices
OF bacon into strips and put them In
Tho frying pan. When they have conf
,nenced to cook, and the bottom OF the
pan is well creased. add the cabbage
and fry until a light brown. Season
with salt and pepper.
For croamed cabbage. boil the cab
bagc tender, drain on the water and
put into the pot with a large teaspoon
ful OF flour, tablespoonful OF butter.
n little salt, and half cupful of milk.
Cook. stirring. until the sauce is
smooth.