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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
Platform Promises.


1t is a conclusion so we'll established in the minds
of the people of Idaho that the platform promises
of the republican party of the state of bind
ing effect that the wonderful display of rhetoric put
forth by the last gathering of the brethren will hard
ly be read.
So the republican convention did not mean any
thing when it made its onslaught on the trusts of
the state though is little interesting, the philippe
of trust magnates against themselves and their
porate associates For the antitrust plank is dread
fully fierce when its says:
We have seen the banefu1 effect of these (trust)
influences at work within the limits of state. We
therefore declare in favor of antitrust egsla
ton within the purview Of our constitutional pro-
vision that subject to the end that the people of
this state may be relieved of the evil influences of
these combinations which stifle competition and
strain trade.
Sitting in the convention were accredited repre-
sentatives of the lead trust, the sugar trust, the
lumber trust, the transportation trust and the
clesastcal trust and the evil influences" of mono
poly were generously represented in the committee
on resolutions.
Coming from such source, these antitrust dec
larations mean nothing Should a bill be in
PRODUCED in the next legislature for law that would
conform to this hypocrtca plank of an insincere
gathering it may be expected that some Mormon
member of the legislature will insolently tear it into
pieces and COnS1Sn the fragments to the waste basket
1t is a way the of the saints have of mani
Testing their contempt for the Americanism of Idaho
The future is herein forecasted on the develop
ments of the past which furnish inspiration for the
conclusion that republican platforms are designed
merely to fool the people
There is declaration in the platform against the
issuance of railroad passes to the officials of the
state, of the smaller political divisions of the
state, and the platform promises legislation (which
will bring about such reform
Possibly this plank is based upon an intention to
observe it in good faith for it has been concluded
in railroad circles that free transportation officials
is not valuable influence for officials can be effect
ually committed to the corporation in the eau
cuses and conventions. By the time they are elected
if the proper system is employed they are beyond
any necessity for the bribery of the pass.
Had the convention declared itself to be in favor
of law that would prohibit the tender or acceptance
of railroad passes to all persons official or unofficial
it would have manifested a desire to promote a
genuine reform. The pernicous work of the free
pass is accomplished out among the people, where
it is used by the machine in payment for the service
of the manpulators of and the builders of
servile conventions.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12

The agricultural department announces after an
investigation by an agent of the department, that
the Alaska wheat of Juliaetta Idaho, yields but
twenty-five bushels per of badly mixed inferior
grain, no more than the yield of ordinary wheat
The quality soft and white with but nine per cent
of protein, while the hard wheat of commerce
contains as high as twelve and half per cent of
protein.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12

Under special commission to delve into the past
Dr. Aaron Lewis, of Albany New York, has ascer-
tanned that John d. Rockefeller is of noble lineage
Some of his ancestors of the medieval period be-
onged to the robber baron aristocracy so John him
self is not to blame for all that has happened in his
experience
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12

President Roosevelt still ardently longs for stand
ing army of 100000 men and will make final ap-
peal to congress in his last message for the desired
number of national warriors
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Chinese Minister Is Now |Doctor'' WI

youth who has just taken his sheep
skin from a medical school He cor
reefs all lapses into Mr." and all his
official documents and letter paper
bear his new title. Mr. WI, so rumor
has 1t, would like TO receive degreea
from American universities, and he II
dclring into historic research which
will lead to such honors.
Though he has always professsd the
utmost admiration of American meth
DDS, he has chosen the University Of
Oxford as the place to educate his only
son This young man began his
career in letters at the Washington
high school, and after graduating there
went to a military school at Atlantic
City. He is now In the university at
Peking. He intends to study law with
an excursion into the domain OF music.
Young WI is a delightful performer
on viol and piano. and 1t is as much his
ambition to awaken China musically
as 1t Is OF his illustrious father to CON-
pass the Chinese economic and indus.
trial awakening.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

dis
w closes that congress has not
talked so much during this session as
many OF its critics allege Other
congresses have talked more and have
consumed more space in the Congress
sional Record
All this in face of the fact that the
present has been widely attacked as a
do-nothing congress. bent only on end
Ing the session without passing any
measure that could be assaied in the
presidential Campaign-wi each
member intent on filling as many
pages AS possible of the Record with
burning thoughts for the editication of
his constituents, and for impressing
them with the idea that the in.
cumbent is the best possible man TO
return to Washington
Up to date about 5000 pages have
been taken up in the Congressional
Record with the proceedings of con
gresS-that Is. with its doings and.
sayings. This looks like lot of
space, and would appear to the casual
observer to afford room for lot of
legislation, as well as a great deal of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
One Of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of day is vast
fund OF information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products OF actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to world wide
acceptance through the approval of tho
Well-lnformed OF the World; not OF indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
Ing tho best the world affords.
One Of tho products OF that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-lnformed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative Is the well known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effect. always buy the genuine, manu-
sactured by the California Fig Syrup Co..
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

III ASHINGTON has more skates to
w the square mile than any other
city in the union. There is no call
for opponents of the liquor traffic to
view this statement with alarm. 1t
merely means that the capitals long
stretches Of almost perfect asphalt
pavements afford an ideal surface for
roller skating and that people take ad-
vantage of the condition
In Washington roller skating is as
much business as it is a pleasure
A stranger is surprised by the num-
ber of persons he sees fitting about on
rollers. People skate to and from
business in Washington. So general
is the habit that traction companies
complain of dwindling revenue
In Pennsylvania avenue between the
treasury and capitol the skaters out
number automobiles and horse-drawn
vehicles two to one. One might eX-
pect to see children, in majority.
but more grownups skate in Washing
ton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
sHUN + "HooDooED" HOUSE.
Workmen Refuse to Enter DWELLING
Bearing Numbers 13 and %.

Des Moines, Ia.-Because the house
Of Samuel w. Baker secretary of the
park board, happens to bear the un-
lucky number combination of Is and
23, in East Ninth street, two linemen
for telephone company struck and
refused to enter the home to make
changes on the house telephone. Both
men were former ball players and re-
fused to accept the numbers so un-
lucky as Is and 80.
The men sat on the porch an hour
and fought it out between themselves
Neither would make the first move to
enter the house. AS a last resort the
men called Mrs. Baker to assure them
selves that it was the Baker house
When informed that it was the men
refused to enter. and later less super
stitous men arrived and completed
the changes.
1T was the first time | ever thought
about the number combination said
Mr. Baker. Il have raised my family
there and have four boys who are
making success in life. So far the
house number has been no hoodoO fc~
me-"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Roller Skating Popular at the Capital

II is daily sight in F streets shop
ping district to see young women. and
matrons. as we'll swing to the curb in
front of department store slip OF
their skates and enter bearing them
in their hand, ready to be donned again
when the shopping is done. In some
Of the shops skates may be checked.
Gray bearded men plug along sedate-
ly. twisting and turning to avoid wag-
ons and trolley cars with the nimblest
Of the youngsters. Some OF the
elders are so skilled in the art that
they manage to maintain a respectable
rate of speed while reading a news
paper or a magazine, but few take
these chances unless the street Is
reasonably free from traffic
Butcher boys deliver steaks and
chops on skates; the clash and ring
of the tiny wheels betokens the ap-
proach of the matutinal rolls and
cream: the newsboys skate; letter car
rier. in the outlying routes use skates
to get about speedily and easily.
Lovers no longer stroll about in
the parks, but glide hand in hand
where the skating Is good and In
stseets where the electric lights are
not too thickly sprnkled. A rooted.
over skating rink would starve to
death in Washington, where almost
every one has rink room gratis in
front of his door
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

society is keenly in
W terested in the contemplated di-
vorce proceedings between the Count
and Countess Gizycki and is recalling
the unusual conditions under which
tho engagement of the count and the
former Eleanor Patterson of Chicago
was made known.
When the parents of Miss Patterson
became convinced that their daughter
was serious in her attachment for the
Polish nobleman every effort was
made to put an end to the affair. This
was in 1908, soon after Miss Patterson
had returned from St Petersburg,
where she had been visiting her aunt,
Mrs Mccormick, wife of the then
American ambassador to Russia.
One day, without the slightest warn
Ing, the count appeared in Washing
ton. Society was startled at the un-
expected visit. but much more so
when Miss Patterson made a round
of visits TO her particular friends and
announced her engagement to the
e1unt.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Queer Actions of Count GiizycH Recalled

Her parents are said to have been
keenly annoyed by their daughters )
action, and some means of making the
engagement formally known then was
decided upon. Mr.. Patterson was
genuinely provoked, and insisted that
the engagement should be announced
merely without the formula stating
that the parents of the prospective
bride authorized it. Mrs. Patterson,
it is said. seeing that her daughter
was fully determined to become the
Countess Gizycki, persuaded her hus
band to make the announcement in
the regular way. The wedding fol
lowed soon.
In his visit to Washington, Count
GizyCki was not invited to be guest
at the Patterson home, but remained
at the New Willard, where he occupied
room on one of the upper floors, and
in the least desirable section Of the
house He was attended by man
servant, who came to the hotel when
needed.
After the wedding the count left the
Patterson home and returned to the
hotel to get his luggage, and 1t was
currently rumOred that he did not go
back to the Patterson mansion for
his bride. but telephoned that he
would meet her at the station, and
that the new countess left her home
in company with her parents and her
brpt
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
WILD CAT SPOILS SlESTA.
Guests Are Quick to Forget the Com
forts Of a Spring Day.

POttstOwn, Pa.-GUests at the
French Creek hotel in Chester county,
who were summing themselves on the
porch. made bee line indoors when
n strange animal with an ominous cry
bounded upon a rock only short dis.
tance away.
Squire William j. Wells. Harvey
McFarland and other villagers who
responded to the alarm formed a
posse and tried to capture the animal.
which proved to be wild cat, tho
first seen in that section for years.
The wild cat cluded its pursuers,
who fired several shots after it. and
took refuge under a big bowlder near
the iron ore mines. They tried to
smoke it ont, but without success.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
A Kansas Girls Advice.

A Lincoln county girl writes this ad-
vice to the Kansas City Star: Why
do young men do SO much loafing? Go
TO work. Push ahead | an but a
young girl, but | Clothe myself and
have money in the bank | lay up
more money every year than any
young man within three miles OF my
home. When they get dollar they
go 10 a dance and 70 home dollar
ont. l advise all girls to cut clear OF
loahng boys. Stand by the boy who
works. and never put your arm
Though the handle of jug
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

w HEN the former minister from
W China was restored to his pres
tge and returned to Washington as
minister. everybody fell into the old
habit of calling him Mr.. Wu as of
yore But it seems that since he
left these shores various academic
honors have fallen to his lot The
degree Of doctorate has been conferred
by the Royal university OF Peking. The
Germans. too. have taken note of Ger.
tain economic efforts af.,he diplomat
and have enrolled him among the
savants Of their imperial institute.
The minister is very particular about
his title. He takes as much delight
In being addressed as doctor as a
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
WHAT'S Pe-ru-na?
Is it q Catarrh Remedy, or Tonic,
or is it Both?

Some people call Peruna
catarrh remedy
Which
tarrh remedy than a
that q
there efectua
In order thoroughly relieve
specific action membranes
have general tonic action the system.
membrane There
circulation the
Perhaps vegetable remedy
from medical writers HYDRAST1s CANADENsS efficacy
of this herb has been recognized growing
the medical When joined
trio medical agents formed Peruna specific
dy for rh that in the medical
proved This action reinforced by such renowned COLLIN
SONIA CANADENSIS
ideal
in the body
From theoretical standpoint therefore,
Perun confirms this opinion Numbeess
tho earth furnish evidence
enthusiastic When the
a truth that be shaken
Manufactured BY Company,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There N Washington.
Present Congress Thus Far Shy on Talk

conversation. But as the average con.
gress does things and talks about
them. it is not so much For example,
the second session of the Fifty-ninth
congress. which ended on March 4, OF
last year, filed nearly as much space
in the Record as has this session up to
the middle of April. 1908. The first
session of the Fifty-ninth congress had
filled more space by several hundred
pages. Similarly. the present congress
will stand comparison with several
other talkative congresses.
The longest speech in either house
was made by La Toilette. The sen
ator from Wisconsin consumed the
larger part of three days in attack
ing the Aldrich bill. The Browns
vile case has not occupied a great
deal of senate time thus far but there
are several speeches yet to be made
upon it,
Aside from the fact that the senate
has not INDUCED in much protracted
talk, it has not been working as a
body as regularly as usual this ses
sion. Most of the time It has been ad
journing over from Thursday to Mon
day-which is not true Of the house.
But If congress cannot fairly be ac
cused of talking more than usual it
must be admitted that it is going
rapid pace in the matter of introduc-
ton of bills. In the house alone
about 81 900 have been introduced up
TO date-an average OF nearly 80 for
each member
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Bees in Block Of Stone.

While wOrkmen were saving through
a block of Bath stone at Exeter Eng.
land they cut into a cavity in which
was found cluster of two or three
dozen live bees.
The incident occurred at the works
OF Messrs. Collard & Sons, monu.
mental sculptors. There was not much
sign OF life in the bees at first. but
when air was admitted they gradually
revived and after few hours several
OF them were able to fly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
AGAIN SEEKS PEARLS
WOMAN REOPENS LITIGATION
FOR 100000 NECKLACE.
Seized by Uncle Sam Ten Years Agc
in Dispute Over Duty-Famous
Case Followed by Experts
Here and Abroad.

Cleveland. O.-Mrs. William b
Leeds. who was Miss Nonnie Worth
frarou Cleveland belle. is agai'
making an attempt to recover thf
500 600 pearl necklace seized Dy 'he
government ten years ago.
once more jewellers her" and
abroad will follow with renewed eager
ness the course of the hard-iouSEl
controversy.
Was that handful of marvellous
stones-the finest single collection in
the country-a necklace at the mo
meut it reached American soil?
Or was it bag of loose, un-
matchcd jewels?
In other words. must NJ. Citrocn,
the French dealer who brought the
uaarls TO the United States. pay a
duty of ten per cent. or of sixty?
Ten per cent more would be rob
hprv. carried them here unstrung.
Loose stones are dutiable at only ten
uer cent" That is the attitude of
Bernard Citroen.
These were matched pearls, intend
ed for necklace They were
necklace in Paris and became neck
lace soon after arriving in New
York As such not a penny less than
90 per cent That is the attitude of
the government
Ten per cent. or 60, either or both
throw the stones away-anything TO
end this wretched litigation. That
is the attitude of the cXasperated wife
Of the railroad magnate.
Into the hands Of Secretary Shaw.
from those of the customs inspector:
out of the hands of Secretary Shaw
into the federal courts to and fro
The luckless pearls have travelled.
Travelled by proxy of course. for
most of the time they themselves have
been locked in the vault of a safe de-
posit company.
Again and again Mrs. Leeds has
heen called upon to make affidavit, to
assert. to deny. until. thoroughly
wearied she repents Of having ad
mired the jewels in the first place. or
It least of having expressed de-
sire TO own them. Her husband, how
Aver. instructed NJ. Citroen to en-
cage one of the best-known experts on
iarif law in the country and to fight
he case to finish.
The latest contention Of the govern
ment is that the price paid by Mrs.
Leeds included the expected duty Il,
the rate of 60 per cent, and that NJ
citroen took the chance of saving all
except ten per cent of this.
It was upon Mrs Leeds that the
government relied to prove that the
pearls were really a necklace On a
number of occasions she wore the
necklace while she was in Paris. she
admitted. The pearls being loose
when they arrived in New York. the
complainant declared it to be imma-
terial whether they had been a neck,
lace in Paris or again became one
after reaching Newport
There We're 81 pearls in the neck
lace, said Mrs. Leeds. and she has
added six since the original string
was bought The combined weight of
the 81 was 9S5 grains. an average of
2G.G2 grains. The central pearl
weighs 80 grains. and the first pair
S3A. Succeeding pairs are gradu.
ated. each being within two or three
grains Of those preceding.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Beware of Ointments for Catarrb
that Contain Mercury,

IS mercury will surely destroy tho sense OF smell
And completely derange the whole system when
entering y through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
,un- from reputable physicians. the damage they
riI! do Is ten fold to the good you possibly de.
fiN. from them. Hairs CAtarrh Cure, manufactured
by r. j. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo, o.. contains nIrr-
suTy, and Is taken internally, sctug directly upon
Lhe blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In
suytng Hairs Catarrh Cure be sure you get tho
genuine 1t is tax en- internally and made In Toledo.
Dho ~ F. J Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
IA by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
TAxe Hsrs Family Pills for constipation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Rouuh on the Candidate.

There's a candidate outside, want.
IN TO see you" said the hired man.
Hang the candidate" exclaimed
the farmer
And the hired man went out mutter-
Ing.
"! hain't lynched a man in mighty
long time, but eff he amt too much fer
me | II foller instructions. ."-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Bears the
Had Heard Later.

"Shaw's new play is said to be the
last word on marriage
impossible" replied the married
man 1T isn't even the latest word"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

SORE EYES, weak inflamcd red watery
ana swollen eyes. Use PErIlr'S EYE
SALNE, 25c. All druggists or Howard
Bros. Buffalo, n. y.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
CAUSE FOR HIS HURRY.

"Ah, ! love to see a little boy in
such a hurry to get to school"
Yes. sir Me little brothers got de
measles. an I'm hurrying up to get
excused"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
XIII the Flies Now

before they multiply. A DAISY FLY
KILLER kills thousands. Lasts the sea-
son. Ask your dealer, or send 2Oc to II.
SOmers, li9 De halb Ave. Brooklyn, n Y.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Garfield Digestive Tablets

From your druggist. or the Garfield
Tea Co.. Brooklyn, n. Y, 25c per bot
lie. Samples upon request.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

ANYBODY can launch national par
ty but to keep 1t ahoat requires
fnesse.-Philadelph Ledger.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Alike,

Working for a living is like Shake
speares p!ays-always praised, but
avoided as much as possible.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

The true test of greatness Is the
ability to wear the same size nat con
t!nuously.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Mrs. Winslo

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teethiaY, softcns the gums .educes In
aAmnaton. alsys pain, cures wind coliu Acs bottle.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15

A welllnsormed physician is fire.
Quently Uniformed.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
sp,oortapt to Mothara-

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Greeley tribune., 1908-09-16

ELLA Wheeler Wilcox tells oil one
vonnr woman paralyzed through an
,ccident who for three years haa
been pronounced by the best special al
;sts IN Europe and America as IN
n,,robIe and vet was cured by osteo-
nathy She also tells about other
ansas cured in various ways ana ad-
,ocotes putting the word incuranle IN
ths ..scrap bag of the dark ages.
Nh, editorial closes with "mciical
.oi.pca has failed to give the KNOW
Iadrc Of how to keep well to the
vor,d ,vo Int health. wealth and love
are "o to he had by those who know how
a. ,aoE for them within. Read.
studv practice. learn the law, and
s,M s.un' vnmrself and humanity. There
is Joy in the doing Of 1T for ,.Io" you
and for others. DR.. VIM. LodwicK'
The Greeley tribune., 1908-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs. John Trnpy erlr'
tanned with dinner party Iuesu"S
evening in honor Of Mrs. sara"
Tomb OF Johnstown, Pa ana Nh NE,
Ralph Drury OF Omaha. a spl"nu,TT
menu was served at $50 o'clock "m"
a social evening enjoyed later. .h'nt nr
present aside from the guests NJ A.
honor were Mr.. and Mrs: j, ~
Cameron. Mr.. and Mrs. c: NuEm
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. stone ana o""s"
ter. Nellie.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-09-16

r. w Albany was arrested today
on a charge OF larceny and Is now re-
posing in the county jail. The money
which amounted, 1t is said. to the
sum OF $2S.0O, belonged to 0. t.
Odney. sewing machine man.
Albany was a sub-agent working
under Odney and having collected
tine above amount. 1t ia alleged, used
n for his owne personal ends. The
arrest was made this morning.