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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
BoNAPARTE WISHES TEST
Suggests Amendment to Railroad
Commodities Clause.

Suggests Amendment to Railroad
Commodities Clause.
WASHINGTON, April 11.--Chair-
man Elkins today brought to the at
tention of the senate committee on
interstate commerce letter from At
torney General Bonaparte submitting
an amendment to the resolution to
suspend until January /, 1910, the
penalties attached to the commodity
clause of the railroad rate law. The
amendment Is intended to protect the
right of railroads and permit the gov
eminent to test the constitutionality
of the clause in advance of its opera
ton. The suggestion of the attorney
general follows;
''In view of the fact that some diff
ference of opinion seems to exist as
to whether any appropriate remedy
exists to enforce the provisions of the
commodities clause of the Hepburn
act as the law now stands, venture
to suggest that the resolution be
amended by adding the following
words:
Provided, that nothing In this
resolution shall be construed to pre-
vent the bringing of any civil suit or
proceeding for the enforcement of
said provision or prevention of viola
tion thereof: and that the attorney
general is hereby authorized to insti-
tute, or cause to be instituted, in the
name of the United States, and
against any persons or corporations
failing to comply with said provision,
such civil suit. whether by applica-
ton for mandamus. bin in equity, or
injunction. or other effective remedy
in the premises, In any circuit court
of the United States having jurisdic-
ton In the premises. to secure the
enforcement aud observance of said
provision; and the respective parties
to any such suit herein authorized to
be commenced shall enjoy the right
of appeal. as in suits of like charac-
ter when instituted by the request OF
the interstate commerce commission
to compel the observance of the In
terstate commerce law"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
RACING SEASON IN NEW YORK
Crusade Heightens Interest in Turf
Matters.

Crusade HetghtenS Interest in Turf
Matters.
NEW YORK. April 10.-With the
closing of the New Orleans and Wash
ington racing meets but a few days
distant, the annual rush of race track
followers to the metropolis will soon
be on. Already the sport of kings
is becoming a constant topic of con-
versation in the Broadway resorts,
and the anti-racing crusade has but
served to heighten the popular inter
est in turf matters.
The first race of the season will be
witnessed on a metropolitan track
next week. with the AQueduet track
as the scene of the first contest of the
thoroughbreds. The complete racing
dates for 1908 in the United States
and Canada follow;
AQueduct races from April Is I'M
til April 2S; Jamaica starts April 30
and closes May 10; Belmont Park
has from May Is to so; Toronto races
from May 90 to June 6; Gravesend
then comes in for sixteen days, from
June l to June Is; Montreal starts
June and ends June 20; Hamilton
gets from June 9 to June 20; Sleeps
head Bay from June 10 to July 6:
Kenilworth from June 90 to July 25:
Seattle. Wash. from June 20 to Sep
TENDER -: Butte. Mont, June 81 to
September 4: Brighton Beach, July
Z to 90; Fort Erie, July % to Sept
5; Saratoga. July 80 to August %:
Empire City, August 1928: Sleeps
head Bay. August 20 to September
~: Montreal. August % to Septem-
Der Is; Gravesend. September 1926:
Toronto. September 1925: Brighton
Beach. September IS to October 5 /;
Hamilton. Ont, September % to oc-
tober 10; Belmont Park. October
5-17; Fort Worth, Tex. Oct. sic:
Empire City. Oct. 1924: Jamaica.
Oct. &c to Nov, 4: Aqueduct. Nov.
5-14; Bennings, fall meeting, Nov.
l1s-2S.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
Real Estate, Insurance and Loans

and electric lights; close in. 1t is snap
S2SOO-This is a new, 5-Toom, pastered cottage
with fine circle porch In front good porcn In rear
nice pantry, clothes closets, good cellar con-
crete walls and foundation, a very fine new barn,
poultry house and yard, beautiful lawn; large
lots, 50x150 feet each corner; all fenced with
A No. / picket fence; all new and close In. Ihls
is one of Occur dAlene's best locations and prop
critics for the money.
R30OO-Takes this bonanza home; very close IN; a
Broom modern, plastered house, with rooms
in garnet, sealed; a neat hall, large CLONES
clothes, A No. bath, complete; large porcnes'
stone basement. with fiTst-class furnace, stone
foundation. large storeroom, washroom and
woodshed; a nice lot 75x11O feet, with some
very fine fruits, cherries plums, apples, berries,
etc; also shade trees, nice lawn, and all kinds OF
S2tOO-Takes this block of ground; this is cor
ner lot or block on Fourth and Miller streets,
size of block las feet on Fourth street by lao
feet fronting Miller street. This property Is
all fenced; has good 5-room house, with closet
pantry and nice porches good woodshed, poul-
try house and yard 2S assorted fruit trees, best
varieties; city water in the house and taps for
lawn This is snap. Look 1t up.
SS5O-Will buy this 4-room house, with nice 5Ox
11O-foot lot; well located close to school.
$7OO-Takes this 4-room house, with very fine
lot. This is a snap.
sI7OO-Takes this new, Groom plastered house;
large hall, bathroom. clothes closets, nice
porches; house wired for electric lights; city
water in house and yard good woodshed; large
lot, 55x132 feet, east front. 1t is a bargn.
S25OO--If sold quickly, will buy this new, modern,
broom, plastered residence; large clothes
closets large pantry, very large bathroom, COM
pete in every respect electric lights, large
porches, good woodshed and a good barn; all
fenced; nice lawn, beautiful shade trees, some
very fine assorted fruits; splendid lot, 1O5 feet
by 1928 feet deep, fronting one of the best
streets in the city; close to school; this lot is
level; no better location. snap.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
AvoNDALE IRRIGATED TRACTS

@a5OO-Wi buy tracts Sc and SO OF block No. 3.
consisting OF 10 acres each--2O acres These
tracts are located just half mile due north of
the Hayden Lake schoolhouse, on the east side
OF the county road that leads north and one mile
due west of the large poultry ranch at the lake.
These are tracts that we're selected from the
choice tracts OF the first addition and plated
years ago. adjoining the west side Of the beauti-
full Hayden lake. There Is no question as to the
richness of the soil as to the supply OF water,
there Is 14-ineh water main running across
both tracts, from the northeast corner to the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11

southwest corner. and is now furnishing water
for many tracts on every side OF these two tracts
mentioned. There Is no better water system In
the state. There rs no better land or location
than these two tracts, They are level only half
a mile from school and good general store
This property is worth $3.50 per acre. We also
have other tracts, consisting OF from to 20
acres. and ranging in price from 5000 to $3.50
per acre. INVESTIGATE THIS.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
ACRE TRACTS

S15OO--Will buy tract, with a 4-room resi-
dence with nice porches. good woodshed and
poultry house; also 40 nice fruit trees This Is
a splendid chance to own home near the city
and raise poultry and fruit.
WE HAVE ALSO FOR SALE acres Of the very
best garden land, all fenced, adjoining the city
limits This is a most beautiful tract for plating
into city lots acre tracts. 1t lies very high and
level, fronting 60-foot street and adjoining
tract already plated. SNAP.
S30OO--W purchase this tract of II acres of fruit
and garden land, all cleared; acres improved
with fine young orchard of 200 trees Of the best
varieties of fruits; / acre In strawberries, of
acre In raspberries and other small fruits;
good Groom house good she'd poultry house and
yard; city water. This property adjoins the city
limits and Is very desirable property for plating
1t being perfectly level. This Is good invest
ment
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
Notice.

Found. one gray horse. near Mica
bay. October. 1907; weight about 500
pounds. about q years old. WIN be
sold at Dan Devine's, corner Lakeside
and Eighth. on April n. for feed bill.
w. II. LAFAYETTE.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11

In no country on the globe is there
so much freedom of speech and lib
erty for the press as In the United
States, Anarchists and criminals of
various classes have taken advantage
of this to substitute license for liber-
" and disseminate doctrines of muir
der and arson as justiilable in doing
away with organized government. In
denying the mails to such literature
the president Is not only protecting
society. but Is at the same time deal
ing the class of undesirables who in
duige In such doctrines severe
blow. All printed matter that con-
dones or teaches crime of any kind
should be excluded and the persons
who use the malls for such purposes
prosecuted.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11

a35OO-Will purchase this beautiful home; s.
modern residence, with large clothes
closets, large pantry fine hall and stairs, large
bathroom, electric lights, large porches, fine
cellar. woodshed and storage room; large cor
neT lots, 20 feet each; this is double cor
ner, with street on three sides. This is one of
the finest properties in the city, and very close
in; beautiful shrubbery and lawn.
@OOO-Wl take this 4-room residence; good
pantry, fine cellar. large woodshed, poultry house
and yard beautiful lots all fenced; city water
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
WOMEN IN CHARGES OF CLEANING
Men, Women and Children Swing
Rakes and Build Bonflres.

LEWISTON. Idaho. April 1O,-Un-
der the direction of Lewiston society
women the town was thoroughly
cleaned today. City Health ofieer +.
l.. Hinckley having general supervi-
sion. The city was divided into dis
triets and some women had personal
charge. being responsible for their
wards. Men. women and children
began early and great piles of rub
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
GARDEN LANDS

We have acres of the old Fort Sherman gardens
for sale at a bargain. We will sell all together
or will divide it, There is no better land or To-
cation; city water; land perfectly level; brush
and heavy, black soil. The price is right. Look
it up at once if you want something first class
We have many more beautiful residence locations
in all parts of the city and new additions.
We are headquarters for houses to rent Call or
write us.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11

s35OO-Will purchase this tract of 80 acres No.
farm land with good buildings. House "a by "a,
barn "a by 40, poultry house 10 by 80, fine young
orchard OF rs assorted fruit trees SO OF
level land In cultivation, balance all tillabe
land, with 10000 feet Of mixed pine saw tim
Der and 500 cords OF wood This land is located
one mile from Occur d'Alene lake, and only
miles from the city; good wagon road, fine water
and rich black soil A RARE OPPORTUNITY.
sG5OO--Per acre will take this bonanza farm OF
100 acres. all fenced and cross-fenced perfectly
level: 1877 acres In cultivation, 30 acres In tim
othy meadow. 81 seeded TO oats and 30
acres fine timber, all fenced and land used as
pasture; n fine G-room residence nice barn AK
"A feet IT'S assorted fruit trees, all bearing all
farm machinery goes with this sale. Terms, one
half cash. balance and years at per cent
interest. This property Is located only miles
from Occur dAlene city. The price Is right the
property Is right. Look II up.
afHOO-PeF acre will buy 500 acres of No. 1
wheat land. all In one body, with go acres seed
ed to fall wheat: one-third OF crop goes with
sale This land Is all level; has good 4-Toom
house, go acres all fenced and 800 acres OF the
Wild land all cleared ready for plow; this Is what
is called "sagebrush" and--volcanic SOIL locat-
cd In one of the best wheat belts In Washington;
only miles from the main line Of the N. p. rail-
road One-half cash, balance | to years at
per cent interest, This Is bargain
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
.= ::: ROBERT w. COLLINS[
Suite 9
Wiggett Block

S1zOO-Wnl buy this Groom new, plastered resi-
dence with large bathroom, clothes closets
good pantry; also good Broom house on back of
lot; nice porches, good cellar, woodshed and
other outbuildings nice lot, 5Ox132 feet, east
front good location close to school. A snap
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
IDLEWILD PARK

The ideal residence portion Of the city only - lots
of which are fronting east on Fourth street and
front west on Third street; of these lots are
corners size 60x150 feet, and 10 are inside lots,
size so feet. This is the most beautiful plat
of residence locations in the city, being located
Just eleven C11) blocks north of sherman street,
and between Third and Fourth streets This is
the first time this property has been offered for
sale. Who will be the first to make selection
of one or more of these beautiful lots? They
won't last long, look them up at once.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
RESIDENCE LOTS

sR5O-WilI take this lot; block from opera
house on Occur dAlene St. THIS is A SNAP
s55O-For very large fine lot, on Seventh street,
66x216 feet.
S5OO-WfIl buy two fine lots, one of them corner,
in North Park addition good location.
S1375-Takes six fine lots, in Taylor addition, two
of them corners fine investment.
s5OO-Takes corner lot very close in, in one OF
the most desirable residence sections of the city
soOO-Each will take A lots, fronting on Fourth
street Terms to suit.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

stance, I noticed that a good many of his people came in late, and that is just what my people do. Then I ob- served that those who were late, in- stead of taking the first seats they came to, marched down to the very front; and so they do here. Then, dur ing the devotional services good many of them amused themselves by laughing and talking, just as they do here. And finally when the collection was taken, very few people put any thing into the basket; and that is just the way they do here. Indeed l felt very much at home in Brother Mat thews' church. Brethrenl those people are coming over."
 After preaching for some nine or ten months in that church without ever sec ing old Brother T. in the congregation, I drove out some three miles into the country to visit him; found him in the yard, and introduced myself to him by name as "pastor of the First Baptist church of Lexington, of which you are a member" His inspiring reply was: 'iiden? Oh yes, Hiden; well, l didn't know who was a preachin' thar now"
 Sometime after this saw the old man in our Sunday school, and that week drove out to pay him another visit. This time he knew me, and called me by name. I said: "I saw you at church Sunday"
 70, yaas," said he, "and I'll tell you
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the southern coast used to make fires on the beach at night and as conse- uuence Magellan called the island Tier sra del Fuego. the land of fire As Magellan had to search his way he ex- Ilored many bays and inlets before Ge found the opening into the Pacific; he was 3S days making the passage of the straits.
 Nothing is more misleading than names especially the names of places. That island which owes it's name to the fires kindled along the beach at night by it's savage inhabitants is really a land of snow and ice and perpetual winter. The one fertile spot along the whole route of the straits is known as Port Famine. and recent explorations in Patagonia fail to disclose the fact that the natives are much, if any taller than the ordinary uncivilized Indian whose apparent height is due to his erect posture in standing. Since Ma gellan's time many attempts have been made by sailing vessels to pass through the straits, but in most cases the re- suits were disastrous. In 1879 Queen Elizabeth commissioned Frances Drake to devastate and plunder the Spanish possessions along the eastern and west ern sh ores of South America and he
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how I happened to go. Ye see, heard how Sam Jones was a gwine to preach thar; and I went in to hear Sam. But on the way I heard it was a mistake. and that Sam warn't a-gwine to preach; so I says to myself. Well. as I've come this fur, I b'lieve I'll go on anyhow, and I'll go to my own church; and that's the way I come to be thar" This, of course, was dangerously inspiring to the vanity of the pastor.
 But it is time to be saying something serious, and one of the most solemn oc- currences of my pastoral life took place on this wise: I had preached one Sun day morning, and was walking home, when a fine young fellow-a member of my ychurch-accompanied me for some dis tance. Presently, when we were alone, he said MT. Hiden, l want you to have my name stricken from the church roll. I am not living a Christian life. and I ought. not to be in the church." Upon further conversation I was con- strained to agree with him. He was not vicious, but simply irreligious. I urged him to repentance, and pressed upon him the claims of Christ as a personal Sa- vior. He heard me respectfully, but in- sisted upon being relieved of his church membership We had no church con- ference that week, so that I could not do as he requested and on the next Sun day night I was called to preach his funeral. He was very popular, and the
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PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS MAGELLAN-By F. Monks

Not alone has geography done honor to the great explorer by naming the straits for him. but astronomers have also conferred his name on two re- markable clouds ever visible in the skies over southern attitudes. The Ma sellan clouds are two luminous patches which hang over that desolate region and which, with the Southern Cross, are the admiration of all who see these beautiful coustellations. History writes the name of Magellan on it's pages as one of the boldest and most enterprise ing navigators of ancient or modern times. He was the first man to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and his explorations were continued among the islands in the Philippine group. It was on one of these islands that he afterward lost his life, being killed by one of the natives, and thereby lost the honor of being the first man to oireum- navigate the globe.
 After the death of Magellan the com mand of the little vessel fell to Sebas- tian el Cano, who completed the voy- age and safely arrived in Spain. Charles V of Spain rewarded Cano for his ser vices by ennobling him and presenting him with a coat of arms bearing globe on which was inscribed "Pri- mus circumdediste me"
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passed through the straits the same year. Cavendish and Hawkins at tempted the passage in 1894. and many Dutch navigators tried 1t between the years 1899 and 1915. but their efforts were fruitless. The danger and diff culty of the passage through the Straits of Magellan prompted the Dutch navigators schouten and Le Maire to proceed farther south, and in 1616 they discovered the passage around Cape Horn.
 Ever since the discovery of the pas sage around Cape Horn sailing ships have chosen that route. but vessels under steam always take the route through the Straits of Magellan. By so doing the steamer not only cuts off several hundred miles, but escapes the terrible storms and heavy seas that prevail off Cape Horn. The homeward bound voyage from Australia or New Zealand to England would be sh orter around the Cape of Good Hope, but as the wind blows in a westerly direction around the world in low southern lati- tudes, and the ocean current flows in the same direction, 1t has been found more advantageous to take the long route. But the outward bound sailing vessel catches it off Cape Horn. It is
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principal productions of the country Now, what do you think of it?" Pastor: T cannot say that I like it; for we have no convenient place for a Nam primo Patchin colt; and I don't think a barrel of whisky would look we'll on the stand" They didn't decorate.
 During my pastorate in the same city, Rev MT. Matth ews settled there as pastor of the largest Disciples church in town. I promptly called upon him, and proposed an exchange of pull pits. He accepted, ard we exchanged on a Sunday morning. That night just before taking his text, the Bap- list pastor spoke to his flock as fol- lows: Some of you know that l ran away this morning, and preached Tor my brother Matthews, While he prea ached here. Well, 25 years ago. when I was a young preacher among the Southwest mountains in orange county, Virginia. the people who are now represented by Brother Matthews, were vulgarly called "Campbelites, ana fbe controversies between them and the BAptists were frequent, and not al- ways in the best humor. But am glad to tell you, from what saw at Brother Matthews church this morn ing. that his people and ours ars coming nearer together. For ih-
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EETNHE Ups and Downs of Preach
 CTS Life" would be no bad
 4 title for a book, if the right man were called to write it. This scribe feels no vocation in that direction, but will content himself with giving a series of brief stories of real and personal ex- periences in the days of long ago.
 As a. humorous experience I offer the following real occurrence, reserving the privilege of remarking that it cost me rather more than the fun was worth:
 Sometime ago I received letter in an unknown handwriting Upon opening it, I found that it was from a good sister who was unmarried and of uncertain age. I will not say an "old maid" but a be- lated girl The letter was eight pages long, and the writer said she had writ ten it in pencil, while sitting on log in the woods" The chiography presented what the critics call strong internal evidence" of the truth of her statement. I had not time to read this epistle through at a sitting, but worked through 1t piecemeal and by easy stages. The purport of it was that was invited by the Womans Missionary society of - church. ten miles off in the country, to deliver a missionary address on the -th
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of August, and that a conveyance would be sent for me at the appointed time, if l accepted the invitation. I did accept; the day came, but not the conveyance. Not wishing to disappoint aQ audience, I took a seat in the buggy ofAa dentist who was going to the place, and kindly offered to take me. There was a very large audience at the church. and they listened admirably After closing my ad- dress I announced to the congregation that I was anxious to return home the next morning, and added: '1f any one here is going to town tomorrow, l shall be glad to have a seat with him." No- body said a word.
 The next day, one of the hottest I ever felt, I set out for home by the safest and most independent convey ance known to man; that Is to say, afoot. After walking some miles, I was terribly thirsty, and stopped at a house to ask for some water. The pro- prietor was a man of about my own size. He cheerfully brought a bucket of fresh water from the spring; I drank and was greatly refreshed. I was wearing a new black coat, pro tected by linen duster. Seeing 9 wardrobe in the room. I asked my host if he would not hang up my black coat in his wardrobe, and bring 1t to me when he sh ould come to town, s