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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
Candidate Buttons.

The button molders," those whose
business it is to supply the nation with
that adjunct of political campaigns
known as Campaign buttons" have
picked the next presidential candi-
dates of the republican and democratic
parties.
Republican party-Taft, first choice;
Hughes, second choice.
Democratic party - Bryan, first
choice; John A. Johnson, second
choice.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07

Valley. A railroad is already built
from Greenwater, at the southern end
Of the valley, to the borax works owned
by the celebrated "Borax" Smith Of 90
mule team fame, and there Is an auto
mobile stage line through the valley.
Even enthusiasts do not claim that
piping water from Telescope Peak
across the Funeral range into the val.
ley Is also under consideration.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
Public Debt Statement.

The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows at the close of business
January 81, 1908, the debt, less cash
in the treasury, amounted to $780,
63S 637, which is an increase for the
month of $780, 800.
The decrease in the amount of cash
in the treasury for the month was
$3,192,6S9
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
To Produce sociaIistio PIax.

The Socialist Stage Society of New
York City has for its object the produc-
ton of plays in which socialism is the
keynote. Its manager, Mr.. Hopp, says
that when the society is in good running
order 1t will be able to assure a manager
an audience of 5000 at the start for
satisfactory play. In the meantime Il
intends to produce It's own plays, which
it is claimed can be done for very small
actual cash outlay.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
chlIeans to Greet Fleet.

Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. A steam
er has been chartered here to take 300
passengers out into the Pacific ocean
to greet the American battleship feet
when it arrives off the Chilean coast
here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Notwithstanding, SIPS cwt;
beets, S1@1.25 cwt; rutabagas, S10
1.25; carrots, $1@1.25; white turnips,
ST.; parsnips, $1.25@15O cwt; cauli-
flower, So dozen heads; onions, $4,000
3.75; sweet potatoes, $4,000 cwt;
potatoes, 75@S5c cwt; Hubbard
squash, $75c@$1 doz; pumpkins, 75c@
81 doz; parsley, 15c dozen lunches;
celery, $4,000 doz lunches; pineap-
pies, $2,75@3; Italian grapes, $3.50
Dbl; bananas, $2.75. .3.75 bunch cram
berries, $12@12.50 Dbl; winter pears,
$1,25 box; lemons, $4@4.5O case; cook
ing apples, 81 box; fancy eating, SIPS
@1.75 box; comb honey, 1915 case;
oranges, navels, $2.75@3 case grape
fruit, $3.50@3.75 case; cocoanuts, 9Oc
0$1 doz; lettuce, dollhouse, 4Oc Id;
lettuce, coast, SOC lb; garlic, 10c lb;
popcorn, &C lb; Florida tomatoes, 81
basket.
Butter and Eggs-Eggs, eastern
storage, $3.50; local ranch, guaranteed
fresh, 50; first class local creamery
butter, 36c lb; Jersey Belle creamery,
SAC lb; butter fat, 341ac lb; Columbia
creamery, soc lb; cheese, full cream
N. Y. twins, 16@17c lb; full cream
Wisconsin twins, 16@17c Id; lin
burger, zoe lb; cream brick, zoe lb;
Swiss, 10000 lb.
Flour-First patent, IS Dbl; second
patent, $4.75 Dbl.
Seed-Red clover, $3.50; choice,
$3.50; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, $3.50; white clover, SIS;
alfalfa, $40.
Wholesale Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 6K@7c lb;
COW beef, 5@51ac Id; mutton, dressed,
1910 lb; pork, &c lb; hams, heavy,
11hc lb; light, 12c lb; bacon, 15c lb;
lard, lie; dry salt extras, 81 cwt;
dry salt backs. $3.50 cwt; veal, 91ac
lb; smoked salmon, Chinook, Ice lb;
white spring, 121ac.
Timothy hay, $1S ton; grain hay,
SIS ton ;alfalfa, SIS ton; oats, $1.40
cwt; feed, wheat $1.4O cwt; rolled
barley, $140 cwt; whole corn, $1.75
cwt; chopped corn, $1.S5 cwt; bran,
S21 ton; bran and shorts, S22; red
shorts, $24 ton; white shorts, s25 ton;
straw, SO ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, 81 cwt; COWS, so
cwt; sheep, $4.5O@5 cwt; hogs, $50
$50 cwt; calves, Sc cwt.
Poultry-Live hens, lie lb; dressed
hens, 1914 @141ac Id; ducks, live, 12c
lb; turkeys, live, tic lb; dressed, PC
lb; geese, live, 12c lb; dressed, 15c lb.
Pacific Northwest Wheat.
Portland.-Club, SIC; bluestem, SAC;
valley, SIC; red, soc.
decentralization, SIC; club, soc;
red, 7Sc.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
Roosevelt Sends a MESSAGE.

Washington.-The president is re-
ported to have sent a cablegram Sun
day to the American minister, Mr..
Bryan, at Lisbon, conveying condol-
ences to the royal family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
DISASTROUS MINE ACCT
DENTS IN RECENT YEARS.

Lives lost.
1S04-Aibion colliery, South Wales. go
1a02-Fraterville Tenn. ...... 100
1So2-Rolling Mill mine, Pennsyl-
vanla ................... 100
1903-Hanna, Wyoming .......... 1T5
1OO4-Lackawanna mine, Pennsyl-
vania 10
19O4-Tercio, California ..... 81
19O5-Virginia City, Ala. ......... 152
46U0-Alegler, Ill. ..,........s. 30
lSO5-Welsh coal mine. .......... 100
1905-Diamondville, Wyoming 80. is
19O0-kurtsisk, Russia .......... BOO
1a05-M., X. & Il. Coal Company. 10
l0O5-Princeton, Ind. ..........s lS
190S-Coal mine in Prussia. 1850. 30
1905-Wilcox, W. Va............ So
1906-Blue6elds, w. Va. ........ 81
19O6-Johnstown, Pa. ......... 20
1906-Century, W. Va.......... is
19O6-Durham, England ........ %
19O6-Dutchman mine, Blossburg,
N. Nj. 10
1900-Courriere mine, near Calais,
France INTERCHANGEABLE so
1e06-Japan ESQ
1906-Oakhill, w. Va. Is
1906-West Fork Va........... 50
l9O6-Quarto, Colo.i ............ ~
1907-Saarius, Prussia ........ -
1901-Primero, Colo. ............ 20
Fayetteville, w. Va....,.s.. 80
1907-Saarbruck, Prussia ......... 200
1907-Las Esperanzas, Mexico. 80. 123
1e07-Forbach, Germany ......... IS
1907-M onongahela, Pa. ........ so
19o7-Toyoka, Japan ............ 470
1907-Tsing Tau, China .......... liz
1907-Negaunee, Mich. ........... IL
1007-M onongah, w. Va.......... 39S
1007--Yolande, Ala. ........... III
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-03-16
Sanbbytt Tam uid,t aebeiIt ,perbe,

Sahb9etf Tam tttbt gebetlt iuerben
bur9 Iofale Npplifationen, neil tie oen
franfen Sell 6es Dbres ni6t errei6en
tonnen. gs giebt MIR einen 8eg, bic
Saubbeit gut furieren, uno Der lit brrd
fouititutioneme 9eiImitteI. Ealibbeit miro
our6 elmer ent5iinbeten 3uitanb Der
16ieimigen a,tsfleibung Der Gufta6iiden
30bre berlriudt. 8enn biefe N1bre
fi1 ent5iinbet, babt Sbr einen rumpelns
ben Son ODER unbo[tommenes @eb6r;
ilinb fpenn iie gang gei6lo5ien iit, erfolgf
EEnubbeit, unb fpenn Die gnt5iinbuna
ntft ge6oben un6 biefe M61re pieoer in
ibren geborigen Snitaf16 beriebt iperber
lam, tpirb bas 8eb6r fir INNER 8erft6rt
tperben; neiin Sydle inter 5ebn itnb btrd
Aatdrr6 berurfa1t, pel6er nidts aIS
elm ent8iin6eter 3uftmo Der i6leimi9erl
Gberfld6e lit.
Wir fpoIIen ef1,blinbert Collars fir iee
ben, 6rrh &dtarr6 ber1rSnhten Soil bon
9nilbbeit geben, ben mir ni6t bmr1 vins
nebmen bon mSan's &atarrbsa Stir 6eilen
tonnen. 2aBt Grid nmionit 3irtulare
tnrtmen.
s. s. Cheney & 60, gplebu, ..
8erfanft bon allen Gpotbefern, 75c.
,9aGs GamiliensBiqeH finb Die beiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-03-16
Vermsbrte ZonIinisn
Jaeilitaten.

ga Ste &ompagnie cine groBe @n-
aobI 6irefter Circuits 5pii6en ben
midtigIten Stdoten in Seras nno nj
Mrfanias in 9etrieb geiett bot, 10
lit fie in ser Gage, ibren &lnoen Ell
men prompteren nnb pirfiamerett
Dienit unf tpeite Gntferrltrgen gu
bieten, mie bisber. Seine Sp11GeI1-
ftationen auf oielen Circuits, oesDalp
feline nnterbre6ung.
Cine reue 2inie tit ioeben 5ptiben
Wotuie uno Mingol6 etabliert tporoen,
sic MnIdlnb bat an oie Bionier Sele,
pbon aompagnie, moourd erltflaiit-
aer Dienlt nod Sflaboma Gitp,
Guthrie nno meitlihen Hunften IN
9flaboma bergeitent miro.
THE SOUTHWESTERN TEL. und TEL. co.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-03-16
Cine @lhdsmamse

lit Der @ierteloonar, Ben SIR fir cine
Sdadtel Neue 2ebenspiaen ausgebt.
sic bri1gen @u6 oie @eiunbbeit, bie
ipertboQer lit ols Sltpelen. 8eriu6t
file fin 8opftpeb, llnperoauli6feit u1o
Waloria. @arantiert 81 belfen, ODER
oos @elo 5itriid bel 90. 0reiB uno
81. Gobu & So, @potbefer.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-03-16

Metaf1s Ii ben" gang
d6nlid 70 pie lebenbe Weien. Seles
grapbenbrdbte gum 8eifpiel leiten
Montags, na9bem fe ben Sonntas
iiber mebr gerubt baben, entidieben
better als Sonnabenbs, unb bur6 cine
breip06ise polltommene 8u6e iDlen
fie-an 2eitungsfdbigfeit nm aebn prp@
gent getpinnen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-03-16

= Ole fIeine Staot 9ig Climber
IN .Wontana, on Der NoroIiden $50
cffic gobn gelegen lit abgebrannt
9refbunoert 5omilien iino oboo6los.
Ser Sdaoen belduft 5id ouf unge-
fabr 100000. Ger 8rono oalterte
iiebelb Stunoen. a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
GOLF ON e AousEToP.
Putting Green In = Billiard Room
Driving Against Nets.

Driving Against Nets.
Aerial observers may see on the
leads Of large house looking over
Regents Park sort OF huge cricket
net and rugs OF cocoanut mating.
In another large house In the neigh
borhood the owner. who Is member
OF the House OF Lords, has turned
out his billiard table, stretched mat
ting over the door and perforated ave
round holes.
Both these strange spectacles are
indication Of the still increasing
prevalence Of the golf habit. The net
on the leads is for practice at driy.
Ing; the billiard room Is converted
into putting green.
Anew and striking example OF the
habit was exhibited in the Royal DO.
tanic Gardens recently, when the
School of Golf opened Its term. One
OF the iirst pupils was q famous Har-
ley street physician, a Scotsman. who
put himself down for a lesson q
7:15 each morning
The chief apparatus of the school
consists Of nets and putting greens.
The beginners. under the personal In
struction Of professionals, are almost
completely encircled by netting, but
they strike free ball and can tell
whether It Is sliced or pulled.
For the advanced golfer forty foot
nets stretched on telegraph wires and
gigantic telegraph posts, are provid-
ed, and It Is calculated that good
player can safely drive at the net
from distance OF forty to hfty
yards. No regular links are provided.
hut there Is plenty OF room for short
Experimentation Daily Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
PLENTY Of pERooLAs.

Every Happy Home Must Hays One,
y Even II Il IL Made Of Gas Plpes.
There Is rage for psrgolas. per-
golas constructed Of anything from
gas pipes to chestnut rails. from Grim
son ramblers to French beans.
Only this morning. says writer
In the Gentlewoman, heard OF one
or two simple expedients for achiev-
Ing pergola. On the top Of two
veranda posts, II you have them. place
wooden brackets and across them
string two or three heavy wires from
which hang clusters OF vines.
Grapevines are beautiful to behold,
but the common hop is beautiful too
and bears the roushest treatment.
grows insolently. finging its pungent
green tassels Ill around, Hops grow
on poles, are stem twisters, like the
bean and convolvulus tribe, Other
good climbers are adlumia, sweet
peas. nasturtiums. the Japanese axe.
bia and all varistiss Of clematis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30

friend. which BY chance he handed
to- her Just at the moment othello ap.
peared on the scene. You know the
rest. ~
A minister's
Yes. but the young man, as you
may suppose. will not let the matter
|rest there. As Comte de 6. cannot give
back his ears he intends to make him
pay damages. Complaint has been
brought. with demand for valuation
to serve as basis for estimating the
damages. which will not be less than
two hundred thousand francs
What are you saying? A hundred
thousand francs apiece. Come, that's
pretty dear!"
Would you sive yours for that
sum?
sNo. OF course not; but that Isn't
the question. We are wandering from
the drama. Permit me to return to
1t. What was the message sent by
one boarding school friend to the 9th.
er? It must be known. The examina-
ton would not fail to revel IT,
The examination did reveal 1t.
since the message was opened and
read. The young beauty In Paris
wrote to her schoolmate In sceaux: I
have Just consulted DR.. q. whom all
the young women in Paris are CUES.
tioning about their. compilations. I
generously send yous his prescription:
II you want to have a fresh complex.
Ion throughout the year, battle your
face daily, during the month Of May.
every morning. with dandelion Juice.
Alice ~ r ss
What! Has dandelion Juice been
the cause Of a jealous husbands cut
ting on an Innocent mans ears and
making the Palais de Justice echo
with the absurd lawsuit!'
AZ you Zee. monsieur. - From the
French, In Green Bag.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
Reciprocal MonaopoIy.


What is Republican reciprocity?
James 9. Blaine, claiming 1t as great
modern invention defined 1T as a We
hicle Of international harmony and
geniality. distributing the blessings Of
increasing friendship, love and peace.
Under its operations, MS soon as we de.
tected in another country signs of In
creasing love for us we were to reclpro-
cate. IfSthey allowed US to make more
money In their country we were to In
vite them to make more In ours. We
were to sign a reciprocity treaty to
that effect, and the effect Of the treaty
would be friendship, love, peace and
more money for all concerned, growing
more and more reciprocal throughout
the world. si "a.
As Instead of this We have to spend
more and more money every year in
getting ready for war, there must have
been great mistake somewhere. There
was, It began at the beginning, and II
has continued from the beginning until
Thursday morning, Aug. 20. 1908, when
E
Joseph G. Cannon. Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, explained
through the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
what Republican reciprocity is to be
shenceforth
THE Republican party" he says.
pledges itself" Tin the Chicago plat
form, which he is explaming) ito ar
range reciprocity system SO that If
any foreign country shall discriminate
against tails country, the President
shall have the powei, to increase the
tariff above that which il charged by
lis on the products which are imported
from a friendly nation which does not
discriminate against u.s."
We do POT have to read twice to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30

~ ~ ~ ~ VI KIN Ot0B0s
No longer does the world send forth
it, call &.
- men to strive and auf1er all
alone,
~ stand for faith and fall a. martyrs
lali.
Beneath the bitter blows OF stone
on stone;
No longer-but the neighbor at your
side,
Who greets you every day With.
smile all fair, ~
Would cause you to look at him open
eyed,
Did you but know what marks his
shoulders bear!
And they who spend their strength
In mills and mart.
Who swing the siedge. or bend
above the books,
Or In the worlds great task do their
one part
m unfrequented. hidden, dusty.
hooks;
VINO IN high places rule. and they
who serve.
And often see their gold has turn
ed to dross,
Who pay the toll of strength and soul
and nerve IS
lyon their shoulders Il the channg
cross.
And We need but look back adown-
the years
TO those old days now Swallowed
IN our dreams, q 4: ~
Until we find the one who changed
NJ our tears
TO smiles that glowed In daughters
brightest CLEANS.
And see the mother patient, hope
full, fond :, q Ks
Who gave US Of herself by day and
night s.
And looked to the toSmorrows far
beyond
Yet she would say her cross was
ever light.
And each and all, today, tomorrow-
Through all the endless avenue or
time, - -
We bear our cross in pleasure or dis.
tress.
Though on the way We dalter AS
We climb. 4
No longer have We martyrs? Nay.
but then
II boots not Il we garner gain Or.
loss:
There Is no one OF all the sons Of men
Whose shoulders show no markings
$ OF the cross e
Walter B. Nesbitt, In Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
MAN OF EXPERIENCE.
In His slxty-slx Years Has Had Six
go .WiYea. 81 ....sE.

In His slxty-slx Years Has Had Six
Wives. -
Six wives i've Of whom divorced
him and the last one now suing him,
Is the record of Charles Smith. whose
age Is sixty-six. The one who Is gu
ing him is Margaret Matte Smith,
and is seyenty.seyen years OF age.
They were married In the summer Of
1907. Smith was before the court
this week to show cause why he
should not pay his wife Temporary all
mony. pending trial Of the case.
During his examination by the
wife's attorney. It was explained to
the court that he has had other ma.
trimonial experiences.
Well. won't consider those now.
replied Judge Morse, with smile, sas
], hardly believe that they are assets
witch can be tS5hsfd tered an awafdlnk
temporary alimony. :" - y q y !
e The wife's attorney endeavored to
elicit from the aged man whether he
owned the house in which he lives. at
Ninth East and Garfield streets.
Smith declared that he really didn't
know who owned 1t. and that the mat.
ter concerned him very little.
He said that he is a bcokkeeper.
and earns $40 month at odd Jobs. He
and his thirteen.year-old son cook
their own meals.
Il live on very plain foods" he
said. sand I can not eat meat, because
It would mean that I would get into
the grave, and L don't want to die.
Everything ! own is what I have
on my person." he continued. "and II
/ knew where had 800 In this
world I would siady give the lady
haM OF It." ~
After some more sparrlng with the
attorneys, he was ordered to pay SIS
temporary alimony and $40 attorneys
/ fees Washington correspondence Of
the New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30

DAsease In Poultry.
Oregon Agricultural and Experiment
Station writes as follows 1.-THE success
Of poultry raising depends largely upon
the ability Of those engaged in this
industry to keep their fowls free from
contagious and infectious diseases.
more failures are due to these dis.
eases than any other cause.
1t has been said that Fowls are
machines which consume certain kinds
OF raw material and produce eggs and
meat; but in order to bring about this
transformation with any degree Of sue
cess they should be kept In good.
healthy condition.
"One of the most fatal diseases In
fowls, especially In young chickens, il
infectious lukamia. The first symptom
Of this trouble is rise in the tempera-
ture, which is followed by drowsiness
and debility, with paleness Of the mu-
cous membranes, also Of the comb. wat
ties and skin about the head the fever
IL continuous. generally resulting In
death after four or ave days. In some
cases the disease ID Of longer duration
and two or three weeks may elapse
before the death Of the bird, in which
case there ID excessive cancellation.
This disease II infectious and Is caused
by a mtcro-organism called bacterium
sanguinarium.
ut ID sometimes difficult for the poul-
try raiser to determine the disease af-
fecting his fowls. not having the APP
pliances necessary for this work; there
fore, II there be any doubt as to the
nature Of disease in poultry. 1t would
be well to forward specimen, in tho
last stage Of disease, to the bacteriolo-
gical laboratory Of the Oregon Agrlcul-
tural College for diagnosis. This work
win be done free Of charge. and, In
all cases possible, remedy given"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
fiour. 1880. Playing cards were
taxed for 3549.S1O. a loss OF S112.-

fioue, $3.50. Playing cards were
taxed for s54s.s10, q loss of 3112.-
904 for the preceding year.
Collectors Of internal revenue IN
New York are credited with the fol-
lowing collection: First district
New York Collector Jordan, $685.
S55; second. Collector Anderson, t3,-
s65,362: third Collector En-, So
4S3,6O4; fourteenth, Collector ward.
$4,s14.5Ss; twantyiiourrh. Collector
Garlick, sl,9s7.75s twenty-eighth.
Collector Sanders, $2.205.s27.
Illinois, New York and Kentucky
respectively are the largest contribu.
tors Of internal revenue. Illinois
during the past year contributed $780,,
Tl22,644, New York $50. S5s.597. Ken
lucky 500 ,S74.5s5 and Indiana is a
close second to Kentucky with $780,
546,753. Thirty-eight States and two
Territories contributed to the total.
New Mexico having paid s1O5.2Os and
Hawaii s56,S7s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
.LEss WHlskEY DRUNK IN 1907.
psereass q si5,7s7.oss In internal
! Revenue.

peereass Of sf6,767.o3s In internal
Revenue.
From the preliminary report Of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
It Is apparent that the consump-
ton d whiskey and other ardent
spirits Il on the decrease and that
the consumption Of beer 10 increas-
ing. During the nscal year which
ended on June 30. last, s131. 7ss. 242
was paid to the Government as rev.
enue on whiskey and other spirltuous
liquors. For the year previous sl47.-
550.2s1 was paid, loss In revenue
o. SIS, 767, 0as. There was distilled.
during the year which ended June 80.
hast 1l9.SoS, 402 gallens OF distilled
spirits. q decrease over the preyt-
Gus yearsof 1899 72 gallons.
During the past year 6s,747.6so
barrels Of beer, ale. &C.. were made
gain Of POLE over the proceed
ing year. On this beer, ale, &c.
the Government received as revenue
the sum OF 968,747, $50, Q gain OF