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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Doctor (to his cook. who is Just
leaving) Well. Nina, I am sorry. but
i can only give you a very indifferent
character" Mina-"Well. sir. never
mind. Write Il just as you do your
prescriptions STRAY Stories.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Enemies Of paper and Books.

German scientists, after devoting
deep study to the question OF the de-
cay OF paper. have found that bacteria
are the chief enemies to be met with
In the preservation OF valuable books
and manuscripts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Defnltlon hv a CNnlc.

musical dictionary defines a shout
to be an unpleasant noise produced
by overstraining the throat. for which
great singers are paid well and small
children are punished"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Choice o. Two Evils.

What would you do" asked the ex-
cited politician. If paper should call
you liar and a thief?" Well" said
the lawyer. If | were you I'd toss up
to see whether I'd reform or thrash
the editor. Up.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
cIaarette-smokIna Russians.


Every male In Russia over 10 years
old smokes about 100 cigarettes q
week. according to a British consular
report on Poland and Lithuania. One
pound OF tobacco suffices for 1000 Gig
arettes
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Estrenfsm.

Some men," said Uncle Eben, rs
so skayht O. hidin' dere light under a
bushel dat dey goes TO de opposite ex.
IRENE an burns de candle at both
ends. "-Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Frequently,

1t frequently happens that a girl
is much more proud OF her engage
ment ring than she is OF the man
who gave IL to her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
EIousr. Made into Perfume.

Perfume manufacturers Of Italy
every year consume 1850 tons OF or
ange blossom. $50 tons OF roses. $50
tons each OF jasmine and vlolets and
IS tons or jonquils.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Paris in the days or Caesar was
collection OF mud huts and was called
Lutetia, although its name should
have been mud
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
American Oak Slaves Best.

Spanish gTapegrowers prefer Amer
lean oak slaves for barrels. claiming
that no other wood is so good for the
preservation of fruit
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
eoYishness.

The small boy that doesn't try to
make more noise than some other
small boy is not in good health and
should receive medical attention.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

roeA iroE 81 I.hich is enough 70
KEEP several hundred men busy in a
cement plant for three months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Bears are liable to taxation in some
Japanese villages The origin OF this
curious custom is unknown.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Vacaries Of Success.

Success sometimes meets a mans
expectations only when his expecta-
lions are on the return trip.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

TaIIow Candles Still Much Used.
More than l30O0o.O00 pounds of tai
low are used every year in the manu-
facture OF candles in the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Work Brought Author Fortune.
Macaulay's history brought the au.
thor 100000 during its first ten
weeks sale.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Right and WRONG

Many a wrong seems TO become a
right IL the profit is likely to be large.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
TeIephones I'm United stat,,

There are nearly 5.0O00 600 subscrio-
ers' telephones in operation in the
United States. or one for every 1s per.
sons In the country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Going TO law Is losing a cow foP the
sake OF cat.-Chinese Proverb.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Accounting fer Plain Women.
All women are beautiful The plain
ones just haven't discovered the posi-
biiity OF becoming pretty.-Exchange
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Leaves II TO HIs Fellow Men.

Many a mans only idea of helping HIS
fellow man is 20 chip in a nickel when
the plate is passed for the foreign
heather.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

What is home without a rubber
plant1
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Bio BLAST.

A single blast In Pennsylvania re-
Gently blew on $4,000 cubic feet OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04
Meat on Axsrara Hor..

The carcass OF the average horse
yields 500 pounds of meat. as shown
by the observation OF the French
horse butcher
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

More men are drowned In the bowl
than in the sea.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Margaret Of Navarro: Happiness Is
IL doing right from right motives.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-02

......... Campbell, H. Smith, Min
ME Sherard, villa Rosa, G. Norton
c. Dice, John Beal l.. c, weeks,
Z. Look, J. Look, J. M. Isaball,
S. Root, H. L. Brundage, B. L.
Holloway, ....... Lemaster, D.
Johnson, Emma Campbell, T. J,
Grutor, ......... Lemaster, E. M.
Allen and Sam Ruckell. 1t is
hereby ordered that July 23rd at
at II O'Clock, a. III. 1908, be set for
the hearing of said report and the
clerk of this board is instructed
to notify the road overseer of this
district to notify the above named
parties to appear before this board
at the court house at Canyon
county at the time aforesaid.
In the matter of the petition of
Sylvester Hill TT al. inhabitants OF
road district ~ praying for the
establishment of public highway.
The report of the viewers having
been filed and it appearing there
from that the following non-con-
sening land owners. Joe Mead
ows, Bird Meadows. F. NJ Kirk
patrick Co. E. +. Voris, Sylvester
Hill, Miss J. Mckenzie. WIN. R.
Stevenson, Roy Eckin, A. Sessions,
Mary D. lockwood, Hugh Smith
and c. Smith 1t is hereby order
ed that July 23rd 1908, at II
O'Clock a. m. is the time set for
hearing OF said report and the
clerk of this board is instructed to
notify the road overseer of this dis
trict to notify the above named
parties to appear before this board
al the court house in Caldwell on
the date aforesaid
Whereupon the board adjourned
until 10 o'clock a. m April 20, 1908
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

prescribed by law, and make re-
port to this board on or before the
July meeting 1908.
In the matter of the petition OF
N. S. Dills ct al inhabitants of
road Districts Nos IS, 10 and 81,
praying for the establishment of a
public highway at the S. w. cor.
ner of township a N of w. thence
running east 234 miles and ending
at the S w. corner of the S. E. a
of the S. E. 4 of section 80. The
said petition is accepted and Fred
Mcconnell, C. w. Shuee and T..
w. Boone are appointed viewers
to view said road and report to this
board before the July meeting.
In the matter of the petition of
A. S. Funk ct al. inhabitants OF
road district No. % praying for the
erection of a public bridge across
In iian Creek on the public high
way running between section %
and 26 township 8 ~ R. 2 w. B.
M. The said petition is laid over
for investigation.
Whereupon the board adjourned
until 2 o'clock P. M. April 90, 1908
w. H. PLAT, Chairman.
o. V. BADLEY, Clerk.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-02
APRIL TERM.

Caldwell, Idaho April 20, 1908.
SEVENTH DAY OF THE April. TERM
The board Of county commits
sioners met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, w. H. Plat, chair
man, S. F. CLANCY, D. P. Dodd,
and 0. V. Bailey, clerk, when the
the following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
In the matter of the petition of
J. J. Bennett ct al. inhabitants of
road district No. % praying for the
establishment of public highway
1t appearing to the board that the
petitioners have complied with the
law; on motion said petition is ac-
copied and Fred Mcconnell w. j.
Duval, and T. w. Boone are hereby
appointed as viewers on said road
and ordered to view the same after
first having taken the oath requir-
ed by law and to make and file
their report before the July meet
ing of the board.
In the matter of the remon-
STRANGE of T. E. Fish ct al. against
the road petition of Galley in
road district No. 35, and 36 it is
laid over for investig alton.
Whereupon the board adjourned
until 10 o'clock Tuesday, April 81,
1908.
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APRIL TERM.

Caldwell, Idaho, April 81, 1908.
EIGHT DAY OF THE APRIL TERM.
The board of county commits
sioners met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, w. H. Plat, chair
man; S. F. CLANCY, D. P. Dodd,
and o. V. Bailey, clerk, when the
following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
In the matter of the petition
of Frank Hardy ct al. inhabitants
of road district No. 80, praying for
the establishm ent of a publ c high
way. This being the day and hour
previously set for the hearing of the
non-consenting land owners to ap-
pear, J. R. McCullon and J. H.
McCullon appeared before the
board, Estell~ Cupp not appearing
and it having been shown that
Shaffer does not own the land
adjoining this proposed road.
Whereupon the board proceeded to
to the discussion and consideration
of damages to be allowed said non
consenting land owners, and be-
ing fully advised in the premises
said board approved the report
of the viewers and ordered the road
overseers of said district No 80 to
open said road as public highway
beginning at the S. w. corner Of
section Is, township 5, N. r. 3, w.
R. M. running thence south to the
intersection of the county road run
ming from Parma, Idaho to Midle'
ton, Idaho.
In the mat er of the petition o
John F. Pierce ct al. inhabitants o.
road district No. SO for the estao
lishment of a publib highway
commencing at the S. Z, corner o1
the N E quarter of the N. w
quarter OF section 2, thence north
on the half,section line about "
mile to the township line, thence
west on the township line about q
rods to the S. w corner of the
S. E. quarter of section 30, thu
ce north so rods to the N. w. cor
ner of the S. +. quarter OF the 5
w. quarter of section So. Thi
petition is laid over for investiga
ton.
In the matter of the petition O
L. Wachter ct al. inhabitants o
road district No--The said view
ers report is accepted and it ap
pearing that all non-consen ing lam
owners have given their consen
and it appearing that this road vii
be of great public benefit, sal
road is declared public highwa
and the road overseer is ordered t
open said road and / ut it in a con
dition for travel.
In the matter of the petition c
S. w. Wolf ct al. inhabitants c
Mcconnell Island an inorganic
road district 81, praying tor tn
establishment of public highwa
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APRIL TERM.
Caldwell, Idaho, April %, 1908
TENTH DAY OF THE APRIL TERM.

Sdlu" SH, 1udlo, hplH 20, IOOO
TENTH DAY OF THE APRIL TERM.
The board of county COM
mis- sioners met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present, w. H.
Platt, Chairman; S. F. CLANCY,
D. P. Dodd and o. V Bailey
clerk, when the following pro-
ceedings were had to-wit:
On motion the following bills
were allowed on the various
funds and warrants ordered
drawn by the clerk for the
amounts.
w. L. Cuddy, clerk Ada
county, expense Hay
wood trial.. ......$351 6s
Sarah Joiner Wing meals
for jury in McGreevy
case ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a so
Chas. G. Shelly for ma
terial on Seven Mile
slough. ................... 60 So
Chas. G. Shelly to con-
struction bridge over
Seven Mile Slough. GA so
Bilberry road work in
district 33................. 8 90
The bill of Knowlton &
Knowlton was laid over for
investigation.
In the matter of the petition
of c. E. Brainard for a rebate
of taxes on property assessed to
F. A. Smith, the same is laid
over for further information.
In the matter of the petition
of Phil Harris ct al. inhabitants
of road district No. % praying
for the establishment of a pub
lie highway, commencing at the
interse ction of the Silver City
road, running thence east along
said section line between Sec
tions IL and IA, II and 10 no
section shown. The petition is
laid over for correction.
In the matter OF the applica,
) ton of Nathaniel B. Martin for
: a rebate of taxes on a double
asse ssment for the year 1907
on homestead. 1t appearing to
the board that the property
|, was doubly assessed and was
sold for taxes for the above
year, and that the county was
the purchaser thereof, and that
the same was redeemed from the
county by said n. B. Martin by
: paying the amount OF the taxes,
penalty and interest in the
amount of $3.50. Whereupon
| motion it is ordered that a
t warrant be drawn on the cur
/ rent expenses fund in favor of
l Nathaniel B. Martin for the
: amount of $3.50.
: In the matter of the petition
, of Minnie A. Fairchild for a re-
T fund of taxes on a certain piano
I that she never possessed. 1t
e appearing to the board that an
error was made in such assess
f ment, and upon motion it was
f ordered that a refund of 1925
r state and county taxes on said
= piano be refunded and the clerk
| of this board ordered to issue a
e warrant on the current expense
: fund tor the amount of $225
r in favor of Minnie A. Fairchild,
f In the matter of the applica-
: ton of the Nampa Horse Breed
: ers association tor a refund of
f taxes on double assessment on
certain horse belonging to
# said company. 1t appearing to
f the board that said property
n was assessed doubly, upon mo-
/. ton the assessment in the
g amount OF $5.7s was ordered
O cancelled.
!. In the matter of the petition
. OF the Hawkes. Investment Co.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-02

Caldwell, Idaho, April %, 1908
NINTH DAY OF APRIL TERN.
The board of county commits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04
kYHAWKER JOTS

Ralph Tennal declares that a Sa-
betha woman has gone so crazy over
politics that she called at the Herald
office recently for the purpose of find
ing out how she could subscribe for
the Congressional Record.
Hats will have to be taken off to
tho Lincoln Park chautauqua. 1t
achieved an enviable distinction among
the multitude of its brethren which
held sway in Kansas during the past
season. Its expenditures exceeded $16,-
600 and the receipts were sufficient to
more then meet them.
That erudite publication the West
ern School Journal seriously objects to
the use of the word "sermonette'
which it discovered recently on a
church service program. 1t insists
that a "sermonette" should be pre-
coded logically by "prayerette." This
seems only fair enough.
Albert Gerrish, who lives southwest
of Atchison, is credited with having
picked three bushels of peaches off his
trees on a recent Friday while 1t was
showing SO hard and the family had
fresh picked peaches with cream for
their dinner. And unless the family
is an unusually large one it probably
had a few peaches left over.
The Atchison Champion has more
trouble with it's machinery than any
paper in Kansas. Sometimes the line
otype refuses to shell corn, and when
it isn't sulky the press goes on a high
kicked a couple of forms clear across
the room, and the Champion has "pi"
to send to the heathen.-Emporia Ca
Zette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04

ers. by all that great company of graft
ing politicians in both parties for
whom New York is famous. and yet he
won by a handsome majority. 1t Is
only another instance that the time Is
at hand when the decent, law-abiding
elements of community will not be
swerved from their public duties and
it is further evidence that this class Of
citizens far outnumber the undesira-
bles In every commonwealth. 1t would
have been a terrible blow to righteous
government had Mr.. Hughes been de-
feafed
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFro,n the Atchison Globe

from the Atchison Globe.l
ali the other women make fun of his taste.
II lately saw long list of Things people
shouldn't do. 1 do every one of them. =
Parson Irvine.
When a husband runs across an old love
letter he wrote his wife. he always laughs,
but his wife cries.
A man never appreciates the, value of
his wife until he wants to use her as al
excuse for not going to war
We heard a man complaining the other
day because Of t bad LUCK Ssvs I baa ic na'
Answer to correspondent: 1t depends
upon the size of the town. A $40 hat may
be called creation in Oak Mills, pu 10 IN
AtchiSOn the hat must cost at least W.
The life of a dress suit is about ten
years if the young man is careful OF II,
and doesn't lend it to any one Iatter d rnsn
every year. or look like a last year piro
nest.
we have noticed in watching children
play ball. that the poor mans child runs
for the ball when it flies to an out,of.
the-way corner: while the rich mans mans
to make difference early.
No man can conduct himself in such a
way that great deal Of fault NJ VIII no. or BE
carefully, fault will be found with the
work of some one connected with him.
woman always has a perfect excuse by
saving that men are so unreasonable that
nothing suits them.
we become dreadfully tired of the same
old territory. and the same old sights
happen; we would like to hear the tap,
tap. tap. of a snare drum. and rush out
to find a band of sixty mem followed py
elephants and giraffes. and Dahomey wo-
men and men with horns. Then If men
could fly awhile! We are tired OF seeing
them walk.
The old tradition was that three score
and ten was the average span Of life, and
we are becoming convinced that It Is true.
Nine old people out of ten probably die
within three years of 70; that is, old peo-
rle who meet with no bad accidents, and
who inherit no fatal disease from their
parents Look at the death list in any
ma ner: A man who passes 60 Is pretty
snt r. die within three years of 20. Old
traditions are entitled to a great deal of
respect After all the talk about health
rules the fact remains that the average
life is wound I'D to run about seventy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04
THE vICroRs IN THE srATE.

Although the returns OF the count Of
the vote in the state are not complete,
enough of them have been received to
make 1t certain that w. Roscoe Stubs,
the Republican candidate for governor.
and the rest of the Republican state
| ticket, in its entirety. have been elected
by large majorities. The indications
are that Mr.. Stubbs' plurality will be
considerably bigger than even his
ardent admirers and party managers
had hopes for There is still some
doubt. however. as to what will be the
complexion of the next Legislature, al
though the chances are that 1t will be
Republican by small majority which
will insure the election of Joseph L.
Bristow to the United States senate.
Through the election of Mr.. Stubs
and the reelection of the other state
officers. the people OF the state can
rest assured that the affairs of its gov
eminent will be in good hands. for the
next two years. With the exception of
Mr.. Stubs all the other state officers
have been tried in their positions and
none of them have been found wanting.
Many of them have made admirable
records in the discharge of their duties,
especially Fred S. Jackson, the states
attorney general. And his reelection
establishes the confidence that the laws
of the state will be enforced in the
same excellent and fearless way that
they have been during the past two
years.
As~to what may be expected of Mr..
Stubs the people of the state are gen.
orally familiar. He has not been in
public life a long time, less than half
dozen years. but in that brief period he
has shown himself to be Republican
of the new school. a progressive Re-
publican, keenly alert to the new
methods which must be employed in
dealing with public affairs as they
have developed of late years. He has
been styled as a ''reformer" since his
advent into politics and the reforms he
has ever agitated have been Of the sort
that are popular with the people and
in their interests. During his cam
paign he has advocated no really
radical measures of reform but has in
sisted that he will continue in enforc-
ing and perfecting the reforms in
various things which have been UNDER
taken by the Republican party in this
state during the past four years. The
platform of his party, on which he ran
and on which he was elected, pledges
the enactment of state legislation look
ing toward guaranty of bank de-
posits. but Mr.. Stubs, personally, has
not supported this plank with any con-
siderable vigor during his campaign
speeches. 1t is not likely though that
he will oppose the wishes OF his party
in this matter, if 1t has a working ma
jority in the legislature and is able to
pass law guaranteeing bank deposits.
Such law will probably be passed.
even If the Republicans do not control
the legislature, as the Democrats are
acter. 'r>-
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the reply. "I expected It. but not SO
SOON"
"I didn't suppose that you would
relish such q quick desertion," said
Harvey with a laugh, but Alice only
smiled.
She smiled still more broadly when
Ted proudly escorted Audrey to call
and welcome them home There was
an air of defiance in his manner that
was amusing to the girl who knew
him better than he knew himself, and
Ted did not realize how truthful was
Alice's declaration Audrey was the
very girl she would have picked out
He could not tell that Alice was
counting upon his stubbornness to
make her happy by removing his re-
proachful gaze. He only thought that
he had shown her that he was a man
of his own action. and therein he
found great content.-(Copyrigh
1908 by Associated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A real good classical scholar shows
his skill by being backward in read
ing Hebrew for that's the way 1t is
written.
= -
Many persons who are ever harp
ing on the fact that they are of the
400" of a town are likely to be one
of the two ciphers in 1T.
X
Some men make idle boasts when
they pompously remark that they
pay cash for everything they get. They
must for they haven't any credit.
X
1t doesn't pay for a fellow to say
too many nice things about his girl
to her because she will begin to think
that she is worthy of a better man
than he is.
y
Maybe they serve cold coffee in
quick lunch places because If 1t were
hot the average customers, always in
a great hurry. would not have time in
which to drink 1t.