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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-30
BOSTON BUILDING

afford not to travel. Il is as cheap as
staying at home and sometimes cheap
er" T. Z. Doune Of New Zealand is
one more demonstration Of the one
man power: he is enthusiastic about
the possibilities Of combin@d Austria
lasian and Hawaiian effort N America
TO turn tourist traffic towar1 re Pa
cihc. He has visited the states ana
the President Of the United States on
a kindred mission. and finds bat IT
pays New Zealand to spend even indie
pendently some twenty thousand a
year advertising in American news
papers and magazines. the splendid
results in his department OF the gov
eminent.
New Zealand has had years Of expe-
rience in trying and adopting methods
that have been tried in every part OF
the world 10 entice the tourist; we can
not do better than study the plans and
methods that have most helped New
Zealand. There the tourist DEPART
ment is a systematized part OF TIA
government, and New Zealand has no
more to offer the world than has oahu.
Kauai. Maui and Hawaii The fight
has been more along the line Of max
ing transportation cheap and attract
i've and providing comfortable hotels
that charge uniform reasonable rates
We have much 10 learn from New
Zealand. but no more sensible lesson
than the one just mentioned.
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-"9:15 a. m, 1920 p. m.
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
stations-t7:30 a. m. 1915 a. m, "11:05
a. m, '2:15 p. m, 1920 p. M. @5:15 p.
M, 1880 p. m, III p. m.
For wahiawa-"s:15 q. m. and s5:15
p. M
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and waianae-ss:36 a. m, 5:S1
p. m
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-f7:46 q. m, 1886 g. m,
s10:3S a. m, *1:40 D. m, s4:31 p m.
E:31 D. m. 1880 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa--
1885 a. m. and 1871 p. m.
sDaily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only ffrst-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at S:22
q. m: returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl city and Waianae.
G. P. DENISON, Z. C. SMITH,
Superintendent. C. 2. g. T. A.
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At the sanatorium. ................-.
...........-.. los. Sd. per consultation
At patients residence ...-.-........
...............21 els. per consultation
Government excursions are run in
every direction from Rotorua through
out the length and breadth of Geyser-
land. Wherever private line operates
at extortionate rates, the Tourist De-
partment steps in, to the relief of the
travelling tourist. Cooks agency COM
plains that 1t made more money twenty
years ago when there were not a tenth
of the people visiting New Zealand
resorts as now, and the rates were ten
times as high, but then New Zealand
is not run TO support Cooks agency
there.
Mt. Cook is 1900 feet high, and on
its slopes are some of the most extern
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ROTORUA
Altitude, 932 Feet
sANATORIUM AND
BATHS

SANATORIUM CHARGES
Ordinary patients..... Ell los. per week
Members of friendly
societies ....e1 is. per week
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia K. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f1bcoSd tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why doa't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Vim. G. Irwin & Co., Ltd.

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Co, OF Liverpool, Eng
land.
Scottish Union & National Insurance
Co, of Edinburg, Scotland.
wilhelma Of Magdeburg General In
surance Co.
Commercial Assurance Co, Ltd, OF
London.
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clearinghouse have been kept at
regular, moderate rate that attracts
tourists for prolonged stays, not only
from other parts of New Zealand and
Australia, but from America and Eu-
rope also. What wonder that the $780,
600 spent annually in the United
States advertising Rotorua and the
other wonders of New Zealand brings
tons of enquiries and many tourists.
when the circulars distributed are fol-
lowed up by actual work accomplish
ed for the comfort of the enticed one.
whom the government that invites him
protects from the fleeing process!-
and New Zealand gains thereby.
The following is a regular standing
advertisement given out by the Tour
ist Department:
ROTORUA
Altitude, 932 Feet
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NEURALGIA AND SCTATICA
CURED.

The great pain relieving power OF
Chamberiain's Pain Balm has been the
surprise and delight OF many suffer-
ers from neuralgia and sciatica- The
excruciating pains characteristic Of
these diseases are quickly allayed by
this liniment For sale by Benson,
Smith & Co., Ltd. agents for II. L
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NOTICE.

ANY WOMAN OF GIRL NEEDING
help or advice, is invited to communi-
cate, either in person or by letter, with
Ensign L. Anderson, matron of the
Salvation Army woman's Industrial
Home. No. 1880 King street.
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TOWARD KAHANA.

Connecting at Kahuku With the O.
r. & l. Co.'S 9:15 a. N. train from
Honolulu.
Returning, leaves Kahana at 1882 p.
m, connecting with the afternoon
train for the city which leaves Ka-
huku at 2:2o.
JAMES J. BOWLING, Supt
r. S. POLLISTER, G. P. & T. Agt.
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sive glaciers in the world, beside which
the Swiss glaciers are but puny af-
fairs, yet the government of New Zea-
land makes it possible for all to visit
this wonder, which, by the way, is far
more inaccessible and out of the way
than is either HaleakaIa or Kilauea.
We learn officially that the start for
the ascent to the glaciers is made from
the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-30
Fire Insurance
THE B. F. DILLINGHAM; CO.,
LTD.

General Agents for Hawaii
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
New York Underwriters Agency.
Providence Washington Insurance
Company.
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Nervous women should profit
by Mrs. BartOn's experience with
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Compound.
Mrs. Helen Barton, of q Pear
son Street, Chicago, Ill, writes to
Mrs. Pinkham:
II was all rundown, and on the verge
OF nervous prostrstion from oveTwork
and worry, and Ill in bed, when began
taking Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. After had taken IL a week
commenced to get better. continued
its use, my nervous trouble disappeared.
and / am completely restored to health.
j hope Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will benefit other women
as it has me-"
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VIM. G. IRWIN & co. LTD

WIN. G. IRWIN & CO, LTD.
SUGAR FACTORS AND
COMMISSION AGENTS
VIM. G.. Irwin. President and Manager
John D. Spreckels. First Vice. President
w. NJ. Giffard. Second President
II. NJ. Whitney. treasurer
Richard Ivers. Secretary
AGENTS FOR
Oceanic Steamship Co.. San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Newal Universal Mil Co., Manu-
facturers of National Cane Shredder,
New York, n
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
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KENTUCKY AND POLITICS.

Last December Augustus F. WHIsun. republican Naz .aaugurared gny,r- nor of Kentucky. Whether tfc efI commonwealth has ceased ta be demo- cratic i- questieu fhat must br left ta time ta tstH rhe uea. governor k a native born KeHu5kian. most 8d- mirable gentleman. with heart filled with Kindness and character afled with force The state wiII hot be eatled uppu tn blush for him
 The democratic uarty under ina, badge. waS born in IS2< That year Kentucky wont democratic. sunporuug Jackson against tdam~. hat Keutueky did not east another vote ia The .let- toral college mHI 1>56. waeH her brs. loved native son was on thr ticket fpi vice president h 1>z2 Kentucky Ras one of tbr four -tstv~ fb5f went far Seott against Pierce.
 tH tSso thc old rammnua ealth voted for Bell and Everett owing ;a th- fact that tAe democratic tute vas divided hcrwceu BrrcRiuridge and Douglas
 By 1>Gf Kentucky was thoroughly democratic. and four years later gave Seymour 1oo.a6o majority in as fair au election as was ever held in the union. II Nas under theyiva roer method and fraud was simply impossible.
 Even after the adoption of the hf- teenth amendment. Kentucky gave TiI- den some G5.o0o plurality oyer Hayes. and then, until the silver question split ihe party. the normal democratic ma jority was some 10000 Iii IS95 tbr democrats made a gold bug platform and nominated a silver man on il for governor who repudiated the dcclara- ton of the convention and was very promptly beaten al line polls Tine next year Mckinley g"f Ia of the la electoral votes,
 Four wears later the democrats car ried the state. hut faction has been rampant for decade and if Will he t pretty bold man Whu brt- his money "a either ticket aext year
 The state that swallowed Greeley iu lA72 is now a doubtful quantity. but ga wears ago Kentucky had crop of biz men-Wash shiugtou Post
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Nat Goodwin.s new play is called The Master Hand" and deals wita characters n Wall street People who are not well posted may get the i'm pression that poker iz one of the forms of gambling indulged in there.
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DEPARTMENT OF fHE INTERIOR.
 GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE.
 Numa A Ia.kH IurL--.,r. L Ia.n

OFFICE or TOWNSHIP TEI- -STEF.
 Nome. Alaska. January IguS
 Notice IS hereby given that und.r dirrc- uou uf the CoWmi~Siouer of thr t;ruer.ti Land btiic". afd hy virtue uI fine autuar- Entries in Nome. Alaska by iaw and the regulations approved by The Secretary Of the Inferior August l. isHi I Will be sinniug on March Q, lSN, and continuing from day [" day thereafter as hereinafter stated. sell. at my office n Masonic Tenn pie. in Nome. Alaska. at public uutcry Tor cash. tp the highest bidder. all lott dndi rdets that were unoceupisd and un- claimed at lhe date uf the entries af the Nome IoWnSIte, and also all lots and tracts claimed and awarded on which as srsStututS have not been P1id at th.. dat, or such sale, as set forth below under their respective headings. to-Wit-
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TsSaz aNeH9ase et.l~ atfeatlaR = the fasf that CHarls~ Damn .- r,- siiing h anr of IH- counties nf thH ztdta. fl is uat -u uHe -He. H, #e4Ha ef +, vhaIa fawHe
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leading cye specialits says "Ii London were painted ss en. il would have wonderful oG"ct oH the healtf of its citizens However. a lare, number of obstinate persons will cling ta the habit nf painting the town red.
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owing 10 a ~Hartagr jr tUs suppl, spare ribs as, said ro have ldvJucuI in price. Mad e-t tb.H- 4= Ha dauh5 that Jhs hogs have yielded ur aI fha snare.
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\ Minnesota proph,. has auao a that Mr Bryan win fyg to b. s5 yef-= q: age II lz some relief to know tfry the disappointment; over his tH.rJ d,- Post
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\ NHsa r8H- N Y maH has just h,rH awarded xe1.eun fur injury tr hts Hir H f H4i'laad a.aid,aa NeB He aaa go aH su a..as.a#aI murTlb svsH .f H. has art ars Hp.
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IL is estimated that the Blue Book for l9O7 will cost Uncle sam S7o. sos while that of 1868 cost only ss.GSI Thus the Blue Book makes quite a hot. in the governments stack of lone green.
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t chicago scientist t~ te= -efa Neh=. prize tlr discovering fh. velocity sf light AHatter oHr seems ga be dHs the president. 4sbu has h.su busy furH= ing oa fhe HRHt
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When you have sorrow take a walk and sweat il out. advises Pedes- trian Weston This may be all right as rule. but how about eases where the sorrow arises from n pair of sore feet2
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LOTS UNOcCUPIED AND UNI
 CLAIMED;

All in block No. . to block No ;5. in- elusive. on March H. l9lS; All in block No. .1 tO block No G0. in elusive. March l6, iglS. All in block No. l2 to block No S2 in elusive. March r. 1gs All in block No. VI to block No i00. in elusive. March X. IgsS All in block No l1l to block No. 11G. in elusive. March l9. 1a0S All in block No IF to block No IS0. in- elusive, March 30. lgN All in block No. l3l to block No. li6 in elusive. March q, 13N If there be no bid for any lot or block on the day set above for their sale, then Inc same will be offered first on the fol- lowing day and in like manner offered for sale each succeeding day during the time fixed for the sale.
 In all eases where there are entire blocks vacant and in other blocks where the lots vacant are contiguous. single lots will be first offered in The numerical order stated above. and if there be no bids for them then the block ar the con- fered. Should any Of the lots remain un- sold after having been offered they will again be offered at the close Of the sale If the purchase price. together with the cost of acknowledging the deed. be not paid before the close oi office hours on the day the bid is accepted. the right 10 make such payment will he deemed for feited. and the lot will be offered on the following day. but no bid thereafter by the defaulting bidder for the same or any other lot will be considered or accepted
 PORTER J. BOSTON. Townsite Trustee.
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T#r s-ua.l.s- cactus" x n. latest freak af nature and seems tn hs 8t- trHetia= mole attention thlu thi= gears crop of -piucles, s1afe=mea.
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Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry The only coffee house in town
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According to Inc Globe Democrat of that city. St Louis has 143 fewer sa- looms this year than il had last. And yet that place has the audacity to ask
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BLOCK HO.i30.
BLOCK 13t

IIfr-e nc 8I1Ne HIWDH delinquent Hllsffsr~ shall. b.furr rh" lnt or lots awarded him halk. h-sn sold as herein prov 5drd. pty The JSS' Ssm.ut thereon. to- grt with ths pre- rata costs of this publication and lhr cost uf acknowledging th, deed. his right 10 deed for said lot pr iutz Ntll be forfeited.
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New York is experiencing another 'crime naye.' and is trying ta aef a~ 1T sine k totally unu~cd ra rhaf sort of thing.
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MI IHHI5Ha HH Ei irz f=E= Hr--H f-= reate'le defeated #sf aH..a committed suiefHr hy dH=H #a- N5aHr Has-= e='d water aHaan a. H.- aspirations tfat 5ratH mus Hfes -=-Hs- aH~v
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\ New Yorl, judge ht~ gj,ee # as hi~ npiaiau tHlt kfs-r- cannot hs heard through hei,E wal Th- nl3 -fsH= thep tHas ~VyfIs hlv. etrs" dats ue- srr1s ta tas hHlsk aHI aaHzgr sgus.v
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Gaa,aI m,Hara# Ieeafa- faH rea3 w1Hrt NH -4-H te a drug uH .h= believe 1t Y. t5-- as dH4ss ajH h. ttsz ing ta gel mold af sau.a
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for ono af tHr hig national eonvsu- tons,
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Why k il that ,vc al0atg~ doubt tha vcracitv of a man who admits he read the presidents neSe9sr from begin 'uiug 70 eudr
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Yes. the Nugget Express does freighting to the beach line from Lit tie to Irene creek daily. Phone Nugget office. Main 46
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According t. Commissioner LeHr sthn lnaHu l. natural .HEitaH a rE# mI Warrfas and H HJtar# raHf-t Reports 4f =H#=- -h-sHtaH- HHlzllta HWt t, r5.r rt8HEs -av
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LOTS CLAIMED AND AWARDED:

All in block No 10 block No II. in- elusive on March r. l9S:
 All in block No. r to block No 33. in elusive. on March h. l91S:
 All in block No. 35 10 block NoGO. in- elusive on March IT, 1g0S.
 All in block No. tG to block No. 1s7 in- elusive. on March r. 1908:
 All in block No. 119 to block No l45 in- clmSiNe on March l2 14tS.
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Presumably Pom Lawson heseH. taH- cd af tH. Hafr af rrfHru-r hrrau=r HHr deaH rahae Positively =leeIiuea ta take him ~efiausly.
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While dudsus shov,r .f rice. Missouri bridegroom fsf aat a9 sAia dow and eas killed Which az#a shows lsu HllHsEauHH r##H H.t= tHraa ams friends has ue puatHE
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jE-' a- z"ou a- things amm w H congress #ImEHr #f statesmen on tHfIr SHH- FH HaII are ea.#e ns f=H- gri trar they Hs# #u aIH-- houses
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CALEDoNIANS. s.

Second and fourth Mondays in each month. at SEQ D. m.. Pioneer hall Steadman avenue
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EASTERN STAR.

First and third Monday in clcb month r. m. M J. Fletcher See.
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Fraternal Directory
SCOTTISH RITE CLUB.

First Sunday In every month. < p ID. K. W. Thompson. See.
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I-oIs Nos. ]. 2, !. !. ], .. :. \.
 The sale will begin at 10 o'clock in th morning of each dag and continue unt i2 2D o'clock in the afternoon.
 Lots will be offered only Iii the follow
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GE RMAN CLUB.

Every first and third Wednesday. A. Bhall.
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UNoccUPIFo AND UNCLAIMED

UNoccUPlFO AND UNCLAIMED
 LOTS.
 BLOCK NO. 2 l.efz Sas l9 sa .l = =. 74 and -5
 BLOCK NO. PA. l..ts Nns l. Q g. and l
 BLOCK NO. 2B. Lots Nos l. 9. 9. L. and e.
 BLOCK NO. 8. East tN3 ft of iot No ls
 BLOCK NO. 10. Lots Nos r. iS ai 23 .S aS
 BLOCK NO. ii. Lots Nos. F li. l3. iG. r.. iN 22
 BLOCK NO. 33.
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Wednesdays, & D. m. A. McGctti- gan. See.
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i.at Sa. X except .ux70 ft. in E. F. cor. The V. .f1 ft. of lot No. 2. the V. S92 ft Of lut No II lots N-s. r.. II: lot No la except .iN25 ft. in $ W cor. lots Nos ls T.. l> ia 3n el and F. half lot No. 2S.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-03
The Handy Telephone.


on all the inventions Of the last cen
fury the telephone added more to the
general convenience or man than per
haps any other, Americans certainly
do their share toward making this
claim good, since an average OF seven.
ty.nve talks for every man, woman
and child ID this country was the tele-
phone record Of last year. This 10 an
amazing record.
Europe shows nothing approaching
II. or course there must b millions OF
adults even who know nothing Of talk.
ing with some one at the end Of a wire
an the way from 100 rods to 500 miles
distant.
And IN fact the most expert users OF
the phone are hound to admit when
they stop 10 think Of II that this ac-
tual transmission OF tones Of voice In
clear enunclation Is a wonder. And II
Is a mystery. II is saver OF time, q
saver Of steps. saver OF anxiety aud
an economy Of expense that II beyond
computation The only way to measure
It's value as a blessing h to imagine
what life would be to those accustom.
ed to 1t II the wires should suddenly
cease to obey mans win,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-03

cut and fIl finished. there win be
six miles Of track to be laid into
Moscow.
The grading Is all done from the
cut south of Viola to Moscow and
with the rails down the company
will inaugurate the initial train SER
vice between PaIouse and the termi-
nus with steam locomotives as the
motive power.
II 10 said by Inland Empire officials
that the plans contemplate operat-
ing trains by steam during the next
30 days following the completion OF
the tracklaying. The electrical in
stallation viii! then be finished and
the trolley trains will run through
from Spokane to Moscow.
Between 800 and 400 men are now
at work on the big cut. The In
land Empire system is sending an
average Of rs men day from spo.
kane to the scene of the heavy
work, but the contractors are ex-
periencing difficulty in keeping the
construction force intact. Many
iaborers quit daily, the allurements
Of other fields of work being too
strong at this season.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-03

story his wife and a son died. VIC
Tins Of tuberculosis. Their loss
preyed on his mind to such an ex-
tent the he finally failed in bust
ness and become a wanderer.
Two weeks ago he applied to the
Salvation Army headquarters in this
city for lodging and was sent to the
Salvation Army hotel in Chatham
square. 1t was there that he first
announced his willingness to die If
his death might aid in any way in
combating the spread of tubercuIo-
sis.
Il have had difficulty in keeping
body and soul together" he said,
''and death has no terrors for me"
For several days after Merritt's
announcement he waited for reply,
but no one appeared to take advan-
tage of his offer. Finally DR.. C. C.
Carroll found Merritt and slast
Thursday inoculated the man with
the germs of tuberculosis A state
ment from the doctors Office today
says the disease has now thoroughly
entered into Merritt's system and it
is expected the case will be well
under way in the next few days.
Merritt invites medical men, philan-
thropists and others interested in his
case to call on him at his rooms in
the Sherman building on Broadway.
Doctor Thinks He Has a Cure.
my action was voluntary" said
Merritt today, land hope that as
result OF the experiment a preventive
and cure for tuberculosis may be
found. was well man when
was inoculated last Thursday, but
today the disease seems to be pretty
well developed. My condition will
be watched from hour to hour, and
at certain stage of the disease
efforts will be made to cure me,
and the doctor seems to be pretty
sure that he can do it. OF course,
am mot anxious to die, but | felt
like doing what ! have done in the
intrest of humanity and science"
Merritt Is not the mans real
name. He admits that much, but
refuses to discuss his antecedents.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-03
Drinking In England.

A century ago drunkenness was a
prevalent vice among all classes In
England. SO little was thought Of It
that William Pitt could appear in the
house OF commons In a state Of beastly
intoxicatlon while prime minister with
out provoking any untavorable remark,
To-day our upper and middle classes
are as sober az any people In the
world" says Henry Labouchere In
London Truth. How has this change
been brought about1 Certainly not BY
acts Of parliament or compulsory re-
at9ietions of any kind upon tho con.
sumption Of liquor. | suppose It Ii
due to the progress Of education aud
refinement. a better understanding Of
the poisonous effects OF alcohol and
the formation OF more wholesome
public opinion In consequence" As
matter OF fact. the same Influences
have been working with good and in.
ereaslng effect IN the lower stratum Of
society for twenty years, Of more past