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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14


Recently the government bureau Of
labor put out q table dealing with the
prices Of food and the average wages
paid in the principal mechanical indus
tries Of the United States in 1907.
Naturally the publication Of an Official
table showing the relative wages per
hour. prices OF food and the purchas-
Ing power Of hourly wages has opened
widespread discussion as TO whether
the scale Of wages has kept pace With
the increased cost Of living. II Is wide
~ asserted and generally admitted
that the wage Garner cannot buy as
much food for the amount Of money
he can earn in an hours labor as he
could four or eight or sixteen years
ago. The average wages per hour was
81 per cent higher in 1907 than In
1905, and the cost OF living advanced
one-half Of per cent more than the
wages advanced In the same period.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture In the bureaus investigations Is
the comparative table Of wages per
hour, retail prices Of food and the pur-
chasing power OF wages for the
eighteen year period from 1890 to 1907.
In 1900 the hourly wages were 1908
per cent and 1888 per cent in 1907.
The retail price Of food was 1924 in
1900 and 1905 in 1907 and the purchas-
Ing power Of the hourly wage 97.0 in
1890 and 1908 in 1907. The hourly
wages reached the lowest point, 9s.3
per cent, In 1895 and the highest In
1907. Retail prices Of food were the
lowest, 955 per cent in 1896 and the
highest in 1907. The purchasing pow
er reached the lowest. 066 per cent, in
1901 and the highest 1913. in 1905.
The investigations as to wages paid
have not gone beyond mills and fac
tories, and the fgures given apparent
~ apply only to organized labor.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
A DUTY 10 THE PURI1o

In the case Of Christopher Kyriss,
whose body was found floating in
the lake with a square hole in the
forehead made by some sharp in-
strument, the coroner's jury returned
a verdict OF murder. In the Frank
lin hotel IRE, where two men lost
their lives or were murdered, and the
fire set TO cover up the crime, the
coroner's jury decided that the fire
was incendIary. There was small
reward offered for the apprehension
and conviction Of the person or per-
sons responsible for the death of
Kyrias. but not sufficient to Induce
a detective agency to take hold OF
the case. In the case OF the Frank
lin fire there has been talk OF a re-
ward, bat none has been offered by
either county or city. We believe
this 10 wrong. The persons re-
aponaible for these crimes should be
run to earth and punished. Re-
wards should be offered by the city
and county that will bring justice
TO the perpetrators OF the crimes.
This Ii due to society; IT is due to
the people OF this city and county.
The inactivity OF the officers is in
excusable and the people demand ac-
ton.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
The Amnity Business.

Most Of this affinity business 10 mere
tommyFot and caterwaullng. In nine
cases out Of ten soul mating" because
Of artistic temperament" Is mere an
archy OF the animal instincts. Some
times when the man does not marry
HIS soul mate he deserts her in a few
days, weeks or months. At other times
when he does marry her. after divorc-
Ing or being divorced by wife No. l.,
the next news concerning him Is that
he has been arrested by his soul mate
for wife beating. At still other times
the fair soul mate is already welded,
and her unsympathetlc and unroman-
tic husband picks out a good lawyer
and a bevy Of allenlsts. buys an auto
matte revolver and goes affinity hunt
ing. Tho New York Mail dlsposes Of
the whole miserable subject In few
well chosen words:
To use woman under tho law or out
side OF Il and then drop her and her chill
dran with her 10 TO follow a course
against which all the hostility OF society
IL directed and always win be. No one
can thus play fast and loose with Hfe's
highest contract and escape the conse-
quenees. Not until II IL considered adj
mlrable for man 10 trample over his
fellow In the street, TO break his word IN
business, to turn his parents out OF doors,
viii the practitioner OF the affinity theory
be considered good citizen or a decent
person.
In his sensational book Joseph Me-
dill Patterson. the young Chicago So
elalist, describes a scene that should
be OF particular interest to any man
who covets his neighbours wife. In
this scene the betrayed husband thus
forecasts the union Of his wife and
her lover; "You win start three on
your honeymoon--you, she and sus-
plcion."
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

The Journal boasts that It en-
ployed stenographers to report the
speeches Of Senator Hepburn and
Thomas r. Hamer. That Is poor
business policy when these speeches
may DO obtained in advance from
the gentlemen. They are delivered
with slight variation every day.
The Press usually publishes their
main features In an interview in adj
vance.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14
VOTERS ALL
REGISTER


Under the laws Of ths
Idaho every person who
register win not be p
vote for the county candid.
Of the political parties
removal Of the county sess
village Of Rathdrum to iii !
Occur d'Alene.
In the city there are 4.
cincts and four Registering
Occur d'Alene precinct 4.
of Foster and east of Fou,a
registering place is the Coeu,
Furniture company's store. :.
B. Keller is the registrar.
Sherman precinct consiss. !.
that Portion Of the city Iii,
of Miller street and west (, Z
The registrar Of this pree,ps.
H. Harrington, and he win Il,
headquarters at the Hotel M
Lincoln precinct comprIss
territory situated north ii NM
west Of Fourth, and s. ii n
is the registrar and the rap,,
place is at 1929 Second stre.l
Kootenai precinct takes /.
the city north of Foster and !.
Fourth. H. e. Matthews
registrar and can be found i
Seventh street.
All of the registrars Nm
their respective places on a
urday from 8 a. m. to 5 D. s
in the evening from Z D. n.
p. m.
The executive Commits q
County Seat Removal club n
requests all the residents q
d'Alene City to register aid
a special invitation to the IaaIl
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

''old homo woak" d certainly won.
derful event for most people. It Is a
wholesome ana whole hearted earni-
val hut the solitary soul with a rem
iniscsnt tear to shed BY the old wen
curb had better stay away. Such a
ona can have no part In the orgy Of
the sad hand. Ear better to remain
aioof and preserve the sacred dreams
and leave the realities Of the times to
those for whom only the visible IL
true.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

II - reported BY our consul at I4iege
that tho apple crop d especially album.
dant In Belgium. tho grand duehy Of
Luxembourg and Alsace and Lorraine.
Not only Germany, but France and
England. usually good markets for
American apples, win BE- able this year
% draw their supplies from fruit dis.
tricts nearer home.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

The Press published the baseball
games between Chicago and Detroit
on the day they took place. This is
but bne item in a page or two of
telegraph news printed in the Press
the day II occurs. Today's news to-
day. both local and telegraphic. are
the features which distinguish the
Press from competitions.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

President Castro OF Venezuela is
very bold in talking to representatives
Of bigger nations, but we notice that
since the threat Of the Dutch to send
over a few warships he has gone into
the interior, where he win be out OF
the reach Of the guns.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

In one OF his speeches Senator
Hepburn says that "the people Of
Idaho want no more panics." We
win not dispute him because the eff
fects Of the Roosevelt panic are stlll
with as and every one Is anxious to
be- rid or II.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

Sir William Crookes. the eminen
British scientist has proved. to hi
own satisfaction at least. that in /,
score Of years the entire population
Of the world VIII be on short rationi
through the inability Of the wheat
heIds to keep pace with the growth Of
the human race. The people OF the
United States. at the instigation OF
President Roosevelt and certain far,
seeing governors, are already viewing
with apprehension the exhaustion OF
national resources and planning to pre-
serve great forest areas and replant
denuded tracts. Between 1860 and
1906 the wheat production Of the Unit
ed States increased from $4,000, 900
to 735,000,000 bushels The worlds
wheat crop in 1908 was 3,423 600, 900
bushels, an increase Of nearly 100. OOO,-
600 bushels over the previous year.
Anything Sir William says Is certain
" entitled to respectful attention, but
what II the vast granarles Of the
United States, Canada, Argentina,
Russia and India cease producing suf-
flcient wheat in twenty years? Why
should the world starve? In 1906 the
United States produced more oats
than wheat, and her output Of corn
was nearly 5000, 100000 bushels.
Furthermore. Abraham Adams OF
Juliaetta. Ida, has an Alaska" wheat
which, he declares. viii yield 100 bush
els to the acre. That this Is "going
some" will be seen when It Is re-
called that the worlds average wheat
yield is only 1871 bushels per acre.
Those who see trouble ahead in pro-
yiding food for the man Of the future
have not taken into account the pro-
ductiyity of the sea, which has fields
and forests twice as great as those on
land and which grows single plants
several times as tall as terra firma's
tallest trees. Birds nest soup, a ia
miliar Chinese dish. is largely com.
posed Of edible seaweed Of a Relat-
nous nature. Seaweed is already an
article Of diet in China, Japan and GER
tain Pacific islands. Dulse, a species
OF seaweed, Is eaten by the Scotch.
Not long ago." says writer In the
Technical World, ian average Of 5000
barrels Of a seaweed known as Irish
moss were shipped annually from the
coast Of Massachusetts, to New York
and Philadelphia for use in the manu-
facture Of blancmange and other deli
cacies." Tons upon tons Of seaweed
are cast up on the shores Of the Unit
ed States every year. 1t is life sup
porting, for 1t Is the food Of countless
fishes and marine mammals. The Sar-
gasso sea, graveyard Of the derelict
and realm of mystery, is said to pro-
duce vegetation sufficient to support
all Europe If 1t were harvested and
prepared for the worlds
cooks. II the champions Of seaweed
diet are correct, more than a score Of
years must pass before the world
feels the pinch Of hunger. How does
It happen that the enterprising man.
ufacturers Of new breakfast foods
have overlooked seaweed?
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

Governor Hughes OF New York, who
was kissed by a pretty girl while at
tending a county fair. should beware
OF being Hobsonlzed.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

Plump candidates for the presidency
must have been interested in Rear Ad,
miral Watson's description Of the way
In which Admiral Farragut on his
birthday used to test his suppleness
by holding the toe of his left shoe with
his right hand while he hoped over
1t forward and backward.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

The national uniform stlll seems to
be a disgrace when worn by sailor
man. The real reproach. however,
falls upon those who so regard II.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

When young Theodore Roosevelt
Reyeridgc grows up win he be noted
alike for streuuosity and ,erbosityp
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-14

National Democratic Ticket
President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Vice President
JOHN w. KERN.
State Democratic Ticket.
United States Senator
G. o. sToCKSLAGER.
Congressman
]. L. McCLEAR.
Governor
MOSES ALEXANDER
Lieutenant Governor
G. A. BOYD.
Secretary of State
w. W. SMELL
Attorney General
FRANK MOORE.
State Auditor
]. A. BRADBURY
School Superintendent
MISS GERTRUDE NOBLE
Treasurer
DAVID L. EVANS
Mine Inspector
HARRY MOORE.
Presidential Electors
JOHN G. RICE
M. D. MILLS
T. G. GALLOWAY.
County Democratic Ticket.
State Senator
ARTHUR A. DARKNELL.
Representatives
M. K. WALL.
OFFIE M. BUTCHER.
WILLIAM F. FEHLHABER.
Sheriff
SHERMAN J. WARREN.
Treasurer
JOHN q. WOOD.
Assessor.
FRED e. WoNNACOTT.
County Attorney
NICODEMUS D. WERNETTE
Probate Judge
FRANK A. MCCALL
Superintendent of Schools.
EMMA A. RAUCH.
Surveyor
VICTOR H. TODD.
Coroner
CHARLES ]. KINsoLvING.
Commissioner First District
CHARLES W. LEAF.
Commissioner Second District
WILLIAM ]. MCCLURE.
Commissioner Third District
MARTIN A. BURROUGHS.
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
The Evolution Of
Household Remedies

h modern patent medicine bust.
nss b the natural outgrowth of the
oM-time household remedies.
h The early history Of this country,
livery FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
EADX MEDICINES. Herb teas,
titter1 laxatives and tonios, were to be
f5undfn almost every house, compound
ed By the housewife, sometimes assisted
By the apotheoary or the family doctor.
Suoh remedies - picra, which was
aloss and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes . hop tonic, made
Of whiskcy, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulas for which were passed along
from house TO house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
= Tho patent medicine business Is
natural outgrowth from this whole.
some, old-time custom. In the begin.
ming, some snterprising doctor, i'm.
pressed by the usefulness Of one Of
these homemade remedies, would take
1t up, improve 1t In many ways, manu-.
faoturs It on . largo scale, advertise IL
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus It would become used over q
large area. LATTERLY THEH0USE-
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. It was used by the
Msnnonites, of Psnnsylyania, before it
was offered to tho public for sale. Dr..
Hartman, TIE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men
MONTE origin. First, he prescribed It
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale Of It increased, and at last he
established q manufaotory and fur.
nished it to the general drug trade, .,
Peruna is useful in q great many
climatic ailments, suoh az coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and Its value in the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
Dr.. Hartman's Judgment and to rely
on his remedy, Peruna.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
HURT LITTLE BY PANIC.
Railroads Net Income Larger in Last
Half of 1907 than 1905.

Railroads Net Income Larger in Last
Half of 1907 than 1905.
Every indication points to an i'm
provement generally in the railroad and
Industrial situation of the country ac-
cerding to reports made by the great
railway systems Of America to the in
terstate commerce commission. These
reports are to the effect that, while
the railroads suffered to some extent
by what has come to be referred to as
the October panic" the loss was by no
means so serious as generally has been
supposed. s-
1t appears from the reports that the
effect was felt particularly by the east
ern lines and by the lines in the south
eastern part of the country, while west
ern and transcontinental roads have
not suffered materially. The figures
available to the interstate commerce
commission indicate also that the gen.
eral condition in the country Is inn
proving materially, with prospect
that 1t soon will be normal or better.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02


which will now proceed to read.s
Don't trouble yourself-I don't wish
to hear itP screamed rather than said
Mrs. Yeames.
Madam" said I, II am here to read
this viii, not solely for your pleasure"
Let me look at the signature of that
will" she cried, crossing quickly.
There is the signature duly witness
cd," ! said, showing it; ''and the fate,
You SEA, Is the fourth of September of
last year."
do you mean to tell me this Is the
viii he made last year?' she asked
II do, madam Have You any reason
TO doubt iti"
Il have" she said, and chen stopped
short. For how could she explain the
means by which her son had poesessed
himself of knowledge of the affair? She
would have liked 70 proclaim me scoun-
drel and forger, as / believe she felt
convinced that was, but she had Just
strength enough to contain her passion.
'That will shall be contested she
said. ~ will telegraph at once 10 my
son. We shall put this into the hands
of a Trustworthy solicitor
THAT is the very best thing you can
possibly do" said l.
She clenched her teeth, and shook her
head at me with such fury In her face as
l hope never again TO see dishguring the
face of fellow creature; and then she
turned her back on us and marched oce
of the room with as much dignity -
size could command.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
Rate Laws of Minnesota and North
Carolina Knocked Out by
Supreme Tribunal.
FEDERAL CONTROL w1DENED.
Justice Harlan, Alone Dissenting,
Predicts Disaster from Sweep
ing Decision.

A smashing blow at States rights
was delivered by the Supreme Court
of the United States Monday when the
tribunal knocked out the railway rate
laws of two commonwealths. Dividing
eight to one, the court, in a decision
rendered by Justice Peckham, sustains
the federal side absolutely in the Min
nesota and the North Carolina cases, in
which the clash between the authority
Of the United States and the State
courts formed an issue that was nation
wide in the interest attracted.
Justice Harlan was the dissenting
member Of the court in each case ex-
pressing the opinion that the decisions
rendered marked new era in the rela-
tionship between the States and the
federal government and between the
federal and the State courts, and pre-
dieting that the result would be disas-
trous.
The Minnesota freight and passenger
rate laws are declared unconstitutional
on their face by reason of the excessive
penalties imposed. The opinion in the
Minnesota case was declared to apply
also to the North Carolina case, al
though the processes by which the two
cases were brought before the Supreme
Court were different.
The right Of railroad corporations or
stockholders in such corporations to ap-
peal to the federal courts to test the
constitutionality Of rate laws enacted
by a State Legislature is clearly set
forth. Beyond that the essential thing
laid down is that when such test is
made the right Of injunction lies with
the federal court to restrain admins
trative State officers from proceeding
to enforce the provisions Of the laws
through the machinery of the State
courts, until the constitutional question
has been nnally determined.
In short, the federal courts are given
what really amounts to the power to
pass upon the reasonableness OF rail-
road rates fixed by State for inter-
state traffic The decisions greatly min
imize the power Of the States TO deal
with the regulation of railroads even
within their own borders. The ques-
tion of the constitutional right Of the
States to legislate at all on this subject
was not brought directly before the Su-
preme Court, but, in view of the decis-
ion rendered, there Is strong posi-
bility that once this question is raised
it may solve the problem. completely
by denying absolutely the States power
to regulate rates in any degree.
Justice Harlan deemed the cases Of
sufficient Importance to justify a H.
OOO-word dissenting opinion, taking
strong ground in support of the theory
that the proceeding in the Minnesota
case was a suit against the State and
therefore not permissible under the
constitution. 4
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
Never Burnt before,

.will you direct me to Farmer Skin
ners house?' asked the newly-arriVeo
boarder.
Il will eff ycu want me to-" replied
the station lounger.
Il shall have to ask you for explicit
directions. because I've never been
there before"
Gosh. know that. SEEM ye're SO
sot on goin' there now."-The Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
NoRTHWEsT NUGGETS.

The Mile Laos Chippewa Indians,
most of whom live on the White Earth
reservation in Minnesota, will soon share
in a division of $500 received from the
government.
The commission which has charge Of
the awarding of the Carnegie hero med
ais is investigating a rescue by South
Dakota young man named Earl vanscot-
ter, who saved the life Of John Flock
hart, a companion, while the two were
skating on the Missouri river. near Green
wood.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
rou, Water Color Picture. Free.

FOuf water COIOF FIctures Free.
To Introduce "20 Mule Team" Borax0
Bath Powder. to the greatest number
In the shortest time, that all may be-
come acquainted with its qualities as
a toilet, bath and nursery necessity, the
Pacific Coast Borax Co. has secured
the exclusive control of series of four
beautiful water color pastels, size 14ts
KIT inches, printed in ten colors of the
softest and most beautiful of flesh and
flower tints. So artistic are these pic
lures, that II they were obtainable IN
the shops, they would readily sell at
S1.OO each. The Pacific Coast Borax
Co. offer them free. For full informa-
ton how you can obtain them free, ad-
dress q post card to Pacific Coast Bo-
rax Co., New York City.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
A Good Ftsherman.

A small boy who lives near a lake
was fishing and his mother had to call
him FIVE times to make him hear, says
the Philadelphia Telegraph. Finally,
she landed on him, and, shaking him
in terrible manner, wanted to know
why he did not answer. This was the
reply: Il didn't hear you for the first
three times, and the last time had
biteo