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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
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ing. the result Of . sllp
he performed on one
of his right hand, y
Smith, one of BrooEi!ns
physicians, calmly sex
ing his affairs. Lac
night, after bidding J, & n
his family good-bye, Is n
to await death. Ainl0s y. n
ment DR.. Smith. who - ~
of diseases of the p'o
time of his own end
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Bryan opens e'a

Des Moines. o'pI',-ss::
tude of the two DON = III
the tariff question, y sr
Democratic candids,ss. -
city Friday night. -
ence. fired the tiIs.. he
paign. He attacse sssses
tariff revision and ssI -
cratic party was r.
included in its Ia ssss<
ton that the peop'e 4 -
trust the execution ,s;cs >
work with a party IAN -
obligated to the ..sljcss
terest as the Repa
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Americans Not Wsa
Turfmsn

London.-The Ensilsa -
ties are anything eaf ~, I
recent announcement -
lean owners of tho'o ~
their trainers thai ny -
New Market next year. =,
position comes from 80
who are announcins !. = n
that the Americas -
The smaller Anefios
little chances OF gel a,,:oes'
English turf, but
ways welcome
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

controller over to nine points, and the
gill's Corner. The corner was reached in
rather short order, several passengers got
on, and once more the wheels were whir-
ring underneath, and the trolley was Mss
ing overhead While the polite conductor
passed through the car collecting fares.
An opportunity was here afforded to
admire the fine roadbed. The rails stretch
away in the distance, rising and falling
with the contour Of the land over which
they are laid but absolutely straight
from one curve to the next. A straight
away is a straiGht-away and a curve is a
curve or this railroad.
Two miles above PcttenGilI's Corner
something showed up or one Of the troll
10y poles. AS the ear approached nearer
it was found to hc a sign, and it lcad:
FARE, LIMIT.
~ LINT Coos that mcan?" asked the un-
&onhi&t:catcd reporter
'ijlo conductor replied by extending his
hand for another nickel.
1t takes money to run railroad, and
the money must come from the people
who ride Them that dances mist pay
tho fiddler" as Uncle Solon Chase says.
The instructive feeling which rises in ev-
efyonc's breast at the sight Of the fare
limit sign is one Of hostility The feeling
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03
A Trip Of Inspection Along
the New Line.
The Points Of Interest and the
Beautiful Scenery.
What the Road Means to the
Section it Traverses.

The good old combination car Mariana
cook stood on Bridge street at the corner
Of Water street. and on its front was a
bright new sign, black letters on white
background, forming the single word:
WATERVILLE.
The reporter felt a peculiar sensation
creep up his spine. Instinctively he ran
back in his mind over the past a hours
to ascertain whether he had within that
period passed any time with bibuous
companions No; conscience and memory
united in their testimony to conduct that
was unimpeachable. Then a raucous
voice broke out:
"Car-r-r for Wa-a-a-tcrvlle. Waterville
earl"
sturdy old Maranacook with her nose
pointed ur-river. There was the alert
motorman with hands on controller and
brake, and the courteous conductor assist
ing the passengers aboard
"All aboard"
The scribe took a flying leap, landed on
the step, end scrambled up just AS the
car started
Across the bridge the ear rumblcd ana
took the climb of Cony street easily.
Bowling along Bangor street, the troll
ley car received noisy welcome from a
crowd of school children, all OF whom
appeared to know the destination.
''IIooray, hooray! All aboard for Water
Vile" shouted one youngster, ana the
sound of youthful cheers died away in
the distance as the motorman snapped the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

Judge Robertson, of Chandler,
stopped a little newsboy at the Denver
convention and asked for an Oklahoma
paper. Where is oklahoma" asked
another newsboy who stood by. i
don't know where it is" answered the
first hopeful. "but it's where all this
convention came from"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03
THE FARE LIMITS

Here are the fare limits on the
new lines from Gardiner to
Lewiston and from Augusta to
WatervIe. That is, the points
at which five cert fare is
collected:
Lewiston to Gardiner.
1st. Tarr's Corner.
End. Sabattus.
3rd. Litchfied Road.
4th. HinckIey's Lane.
5th. DeIone's Brook.
9Th. Sand Pond.
9TH. Dennis Hill.
9th. Spears Corner.
9th. Green's.
10th. Depot Square Gardiner.
Augusta to Watervile.
1st. N. Parish Church.
2nd. Morey's Crossing.
3rd. Gardeners Crossing.
4th. Webber Pond.
5th. Pope Ave.
9Th. Davis Mill.
9TH. Smiths.
9th. WinsIow (WatcrviIe).
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
Salt Risinn Bread.

TwO-thirds cup COrnmeal teaspoon
each of salt and sugar. two-thirds cup
of new milk, one-fourth cup of water.
Heat to boiling point. stir in meal,
beating thoroughly. Keep in warm
place. In the morning take teaspoon
each of salt and sugar and pinch OF
soda, pint of water, and enough -four
to make q stiff batter. When this be-
gins to rise beat IN a tablespoon of
flour very gently: let rise again. When
risen take one quart warm water
more may be Used-level tablespoon
salt, a generous tablespoon sugar. -four
enough to make a stiff dough; knead
a few minutes. Make into loaves, put
into well creased pans; let rise until
pan is level full Bake in a moderate
Iy hot oven. Bread must be kept
warm.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18

circles. He was taken i'll a few weeks
his home in Pennsylvania When it
was seen that the end was near the
son asked his father if there was not
some last desire that he might wish
gratified. The parent thought a few
moments and then replied in the af-
tirmative
AS he lay on his couch realizing that
his days were numbered his mind
stTayed back TO the scenes of his child
hood, back to the farm in faraway
Maine, where he was born and where
he spent his youth He recalled par
ticularly a bowlder which stood near
the old homestead and which was the
center Of his playground. With voice
shaken with emotion he asked his
son to place that bOwlder upon his
grave He declared that he could Sc
cure no monument so satisfying as
that rough pile of stone around which
such pleasant memories associated.
The son found the bowlder just where
his father said that it lay and it was
shipped to the west. Carved upon its
iinty side is the word "Blaisdell." }"
That is all. but it tells a story that is
more eloquent and pathetic than could
be expressed in columns of descriptive
prose, of the tender memories OF
youth that are recalled when old age
reminds that the night is coming.
That three tons of granite, lasting un-
til the end of time, will mutely tell of
the heart hunger Of the elder Blaisdell
for some remembrance of the misty
past and of the happy days of his boy
hood down on the farm" 1t will also
tell of filial love and duty well per
formed.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
TO IRON PILLOW COVERS.
BY This Method Raised Patterns Will
Not Be Injured.

For pillow covers with a raised pat
tern. place the iron inside the cover
and iron the work on the wrong side,
beginning at the end farthest from the
opening.
The back should be ironed in the
same way.
If one side is irOned over the other,
the impression of the work is trans
ferred to the back of the pillow. and
at times the color is impaired in the
form of a stain
Before doing the frills of pillows. 1t
is advisable to pass a hot iron over the
seam which joins the frill to the cover
to dry that part, so that no moisture
may be transmitted to the gathers
after they are ironed.
All art work articles should be
folded carefully in strips or squares,
but no folds should be pressed in, as
that would spoil the appearance of the
work. 1t should then be aired.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18

squaws Joined heartily, Motanic,
dressed in barbaric splendor. arose
from his seat and, facing the congre-
cation, declared his intention TO live
a better life He vowed he would
abandon the pagan customs, bid good
BY forever 10 the fearhered headdress
and the red and orange paint, to par
ticipate no more in the festal parades
nor partake OF the white mans fire.
wafer He would not steal, gamble or
cheat his fellow man or brother Mo-
tanfc had become a Christian II was
a fitting close TO the ordination Of Con.
neT.
AT the conclusion of the services
which made Conner a fuII-fedged min
ister OF the gospel there was stiffness.
Notanic walked to the front OF the al
tar. Tears streamed down his wealth
er-bronzed cheeks and his big frame
shook with sObs He looked neither to
the right nor TO the left. Motanic con-
fessed his sins 10 the world and swOre
aIlegiance 10 new king.
Suddenly a glad note burst from
tn. throat OF a little brown woman
in the corner. Il was the signal for a
spontaneous OutburSt OF song from the
Indian congregation. Then his faith
ful sQuaw went home with the chief
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
Count AdaIbert Sternberg.

sion is the socialist party. On the
floor of the reichsrath he continually
taunts and abuses them. Not long ago.
goaded to fury. they announced that
hey would beat him with a dog whip
if he again attacked them He re-
Jlied that he would meet any as
sault with a revolver. The next time
he appeared on the floor he taunted
The socialists again, calling them cow
ards and saying he did not fear them.
Herr Leow. a socialist democrat, said
publicly thar if he attacked them fur
her he would stand before him with a
dog whip such as a fellow like you
deserves" to which the count re-
piled by tappins his hip pocket and
iefying his enemies. The count is
young. tall. handsome, popular with
women and a bon viyanJ He has
sued three members of Parliament for
using insulting expressions and viii
sue the Arbeiter ZeiJung for saying
he was dismissed from the army.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
TO SERVE AT LUNCH
DAINTY DISHES FOR FASHION
ABLE REPAST.
Excellent Dessert Capable of Many
Variations-DecoratiYs Salad
Easily Made-Jam Ice
Cream Is a New Idea.

Dessert Capable of Variations
One-half cup graRulated sugar, yolk
of one egg. ten tablespoons cold water.
one-half cup -four and one teaspoon
baking powder sifted twice. stiffiy
beaten white of the egg and one tea
spoon vanilla folded in last. The above
sponge cake should be baked in a shall
low pan about 6 by eight inches the
day before it is to be used. Cut in
two, making two layers. and spread
whipped cream, favored and sweet
ened, between and on the top. Add a
sliced banana to the cream for a
change.
Or fresh sliced peaches may be used
and whipped cream served with it.
When it is warm it may be spread
thickly with jelly and rolled. 1t may
be made into little boxes, cutting mar
row pieces for sides and ends and held
together by maple or sugar sirup and
filed with fruit, whipped cream, or
custard and prettily garuished.
In fact it is a simple. economical
and delicious dessert or cake for four
people, is quickly prepared. and is
capable of great variation.
Decorative SaIad.-Get a package of
any kind of dessert Jelly. red or yell
low, dissolve il according to directions
on the package, and flavor to taste. In
small mOlds arrange seeded white
grapes. and pour the warm jelly over
When cold arrange on lettuce leaves
and serve with d nice French dressing
Fruit SaIad.-Take red California
cherries, fresh if possible, but canned
will do if they are large: pit them,
and place in each one a blanched fill
bert kernel Serve on lettuce leaves
with a mayonnaise dressing Looks
pretty and tastes better.
Jam Ice Cream.-To one quart of
cream add one tumbler of fruit jam
and one tablespoonful of sugar; freeze
it if strawberry or raspberry jam is
used. After it is thoroughly dissolved
in cream strain through a wire sieve
to take out seeds.
Dainty Cup of ChocoIate-Serve a
marshmallOw on a cup of chocolate
1t softens the marshmallow and gives
dainty flavor to the chocolate. 1t is
delicious.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
BoYHooD LANDMARK FOR GRAVE
Son Journeys Far to Bring BowIder
Dying Father Asks For.

bloomington, Ill-In compliance
with the dying request of his father,
DR.. Walter o. Blaisdell Jr of
Punxsutawney, Pa, journeyed all the
way from central Illinois TO Augusta,
Me, after a huge bowlder. which lay
on the old farm where his father had
spent the happy days of his boyhood.
The great mass Of red granite, relic OF
some glacial formation ages ago, was
loaded upon a fiat car and then
shipped 1900 miles to McDOnOugh
county, this state, and placed upon the
grave
The remarkable request and fIial
compliance attracted wide attention.
The elder Blaisden amasssd a COM
potency and ranked high IN me6cal
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
Entrance to CatacOmb of St. PetrOnilia.

cient names of the catacOmbs were
taken from those of the owners of
the land
With the passing of time and the
increase in the number of Christians
the original cemeteries were extend
ed, excavations on larger scale were
undertaken and gradually the cata-
combs were formed.
The catacombs originally were used
exclusively as cemeteries. but later
they provided places for religious as
sembly and in some cases worship.
In apostolic times they generally met
in the house of some wealthy mem
ber of the community. Later they
built churches After Diocletian in
303 ordered the churches to be de-
stroyed the Christians evidently then
took refuge in the catacOmbs, which,
although known by their prosecutors
to exist, could not be reached or
entered as neither their precise po-
sition nor their entrances could be
asceTtained.
sionally as places Of concealment.
Several popes used them as hiding
places from the beginning of the sec
Ond century onward. St. Stephen was
murdered in the catacOmbs, where he
had lived for some time during the
Valerian prosecutions, and his sue
cessOr. st. SiXtus. was also maTtyred
in the catacombs.
For several centuries the cata-
combs were used as places of devO-
tion. The entrances of the cata-
combs were rendered public Shafts
or air holes called Mminaria were
opened for purposes of ventilation.
About the middle of the fifth cen
tury a portion of the catacombs was
rifed by the barnarians in hopes of
finding treasures, and thus began the
devastation which led ultimately to
their neglect and ruin.
From the thirteenth to the fifteenth
century all knowledge of the ancient
cemeteries seems to have perished.
The accidental falling in of a portion
of the high road outside the Porta
Salaria in 1873 led to the discovery
of the CatacOmb of St. Priscilla.
Public interest in the subterranean
Christian cemeteries was awakened
and archaeologists turned their at
tention to their examination and
study
The name catacomb is, compara-
lively speaking, modern. The Chris
ton cemeteries were named either
after some saint buried in them or
the person who originally owned the
land where they were situated. The
use of the present name dates back
TO about the sixteenth century
Almost all the catacombs are out
side the walls OF the city. The ag-
sregate length of their galleries is
said to be about 5S7 miles. and they
are excavated on different levels and
cross and recross each other Hence
although the area which they under
lie is not considerable. yet if the
galleries were stretched in a continu-
Gus line they would extend through
the whole of Italy.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18

chew in it. Mr. Fletcher lives at the
Waldorf when in New York, but it
must be that MI Boldt, the manager,
does not take him seriously for his
theories would break up the restau-
rant business. NT Fletcher says he
lives on a few cents day for food
and is as active at 5S as most men at
40. One of his kindly critics points to
the fact that in his youth Mr.. Fletcher
was an all-round athlete as pretty
good evidence that he had a better
physique than the average man and
should therefore bear his years better
Mr.. Fletcher when at home lives in a
Venetian palace. He has written many
books on nutrition
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
Date EIuff-Duh.

Stew a cupfUi of stoned dates in wa
ter until tender then put through a
colander Mix with cupful of sugar
that has been sifted with a teaspoon
ful of cream of tartar Beat the
whites of five eggs thoroughly with a
pinch of salt, and when perfectly stiff
add the yolks OF two and whip again.
Now mix lightly, a little at a time,
with the dates and sugar. and place in
a buttered baking dish Sprinkle over
.he top one-half cupful finely chopped
nuts and bake for - minutes. Serve
with cream. plain CT whipped.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18

Rockefeller hotel" another mark Of
his esteem for the oil king
Besides his firm conviction as to
Mr.. Rockefeller's right to an ante
mortem monument. Mr.. Lee has equal
Iy strong ideas about how the monu-
ment should be built. In fact, he has
superintended the work as far as it
has gone. and he has helped with his
own hands on the foundation.
For months Mr.. Lees teams have
been busy hauling stones Ot all sizes
70 a farm two miles from Denton,
where the memorial is being erected.
These stones range iu size from peb-
bles to great bOulders.
In the language of Mr.. Lee, Every
rock in the pile stands for a noble
deed Mr.. Rockefeller has done" Sur
mounting the rugged foundation will
be a heroic statue Of Mr. Rockefeller,
and about its base four tablets will tell
Of his good works
Mr.. Lee expects TO spend $4,000
on the statue itself. He has ordered
is from a brOuZe-casting firm in New
York, but of this particular feature he
declines to talk. 1t is evident that he
is planning to surprise his neighbors
when the statue comes along.
The unveiling ceremony is to be one
OF Texas great occasions, according
to Mr. Lee. II is to be held next
spring, and. if present plans of the
In
efeller and his family will it is ex-
Dected, be present at the ceremony.
Mr.. Lees office at his hotel, where
he has his business headquarters, is
Uttered with plans for the memorial. de-
signs for the statue and suggestions
for the tablets which are to stand at
the base. Jokers have had their fun
sending in inscriptions which they
think ought to be placed on the tab
lets. but it is evident that MI Lee
himself will attend to that without
outside aid. Border lines of dollar
marks are fayorite decorations with
the volunteer inscription writer's. and
references TO Standard Oil make mp a
large percentage of the suggested trib-
utes. But the monument maker will
have none of them.
Inasmuch as MT. Lee says that his
monument is, in part, the result of a
desire to refute the harsh things said
against Mr.. Rockefeller by his critics,
il is quite likely that the inscription
work will be devoted u a defense of
the subjects methods.
His ample fortune. which is various
" estimated by his neighbors has
given the monument maker an oppor-
tunity TO copy his hero's philanthropy.
Besides erecting the memorial. he is
creisted with mgny other kind deeds.
but like his mofe. citizen, Mr.. Lee is
careful OF his iun-S.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
CATACOMBS OF ROME .
CURIOSITtES OF THE EARLY
CHRISTIAN CEMETERIES.
Their History and Purpose Made
Clear by Modern Research-Gal-
leries Extending Hundreds Of
Miles Under Ground.

Rome,-MOdeTn research has estab-
lished beyond doubt the original eX-
elusive use of the catacombs by the
Christians as places of burial and of
holding religious assemblies, and the
various other theories pat forth TO eX-
plain the origin OF these cemeteries
have all been proved to be unfOunded
The Christian mode Of burial in the
catacombs seems to have been cop
led from the Jews. 4 short time be-
fore the birth of Christ Judea was
made tributary to Rome by POmpey
and many thousands Of its inhabitants
We're transferred TO Rome, where a
special district on the right bank Of
the Tiber was assigned for their hab-
itation.
These first Jewish settlers adhered
to the customs of their forefathers,
especially in a matter so sacred as
funeral rites. and they laid their dead
in rocky sepulchers outside the gate
nearest their quarter. Here, in fact,
was discovered in 1860 the so-called
Jewish CatacOmb. which it may be as
sumed was the prototype OF later
Christian sepulchers
The earliest Roman Christians we're
very probably converted Jews, were
naturally familiar with the Jewish
mode of burial. and in all prob
ability adopted it for themselves. a
gravestone discovered in one of
10 -
of the third year of the reign of
Vespasian. A D. a. and thus affords
proof of the antiquity of the cata-
combs as places of burial.
In early times Christians were
probably buried on property. garden
or vineyard. belonging to private fam
lilies. and in fact nearly all the an
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
SHAFT TO OIL KING
RICH TEXAN PREPARING HONOR
FOR JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
A. G. Lee Believes Multi-&illioaaire
Is Greatest Man in the World
Wants Him to Run for
President.

Houston TeX-JohG D. Rockefeller
need not wait until he reaches the
spirit land 10 have a monument raised
to his virtues. He viii be able to stand
in prOpria persona before the statue
which will hand down his name to pos
terity and realize something of the
impression the mement5 Will make on
future generations.
True, he has raised costly structures
which stand to-day as monuments to
his philanthropy But this particular
monument Will be different. Mr..
Rockefeller was not consulted in
this matter, and the memorial viii rise
as voluntary tribute from one of his
admirers.
A. G. Lee of Denton. Tex. is the
man who is erecting the Rockefeller
monument. Somebody asked him Why
the other day and Mr. Lee showed
plainly that his ideas Cl the subject
were emphatic and deeply rooted.
Why he answered; why. be-
cause John ID. Rockefeller is the great
est man in the world l wish they
could get him TO run for president on
the Democratic ticket next year. He'd
be elected sure"
Mr.. Lee is tall and straight. keen
eyed and shrewd looking. He is rich,
too, and is looked upon as a person Of
cons equence in his home section. He
dresses plainly, explaining that he is
too busy 20 bother about clothes, but
there is something in his bearing
which marks him as a man above the
ordinary. He owns a hostelry at Den.
ton, which he has named the John D.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
Lima Beans.

Use the dried beans Boil them un-
til almost tender Then make a milk
stock. To each cup of milk add a Iair
teaspooniUl of butter and a qudrrer
mp OF water Make enough Of this
stock to cover the beans, AM an inch
alove them. Simmer the beans gel.Iy
u this stock for quarter hour. tax
-12 care tEa. the beans do -o5 over
cook. Serve in Iiula individual d.-r.-
-Nhar-t0-i-at
The Washington bee., 1908-01-18

and his third wife written therein are
forgeries, the situation has taken an
acute turn.
First definite action came when
George H. Richmond, a dealer who
bought the volume for $1,225 at a
sale by the American Auction COM
pany, insisted upon returning it and
having the sale Cancelled. He was met
by representatives of the auction COM
pany with a fat refusal to accept it,
but a partial compromise was effected
by which the Bible was left in the
custody Of the company as depository,
Mr.. Richmond agreeing to take out a
policy of insurance upon it, although
no money for the purchase has yet ex-
changed hands.
With the question of ownership
thus hanging in the balance prompt
measures We're taken to Tefute the
charges made against the integrity
of the work as one of the rare treas
ures Of literature, as it had been
characterized by high authorities, and
communication was begun with pro-
fessOrs of literature and cOnnOisseUrs
in Europe who are familiar with the
book for the purpose Of obtaining their
opinions. At the same time experts
in this city were called to make an
exhaustive examination of the book
and the inscriptions in it. their find
ings to be contrasted with those of
the foreign authorities and with the
history of the volume from the ear
liest date obtainable.