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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-18
RAILROAD WAR MAY COME
Gould Interests 20 Put ON steamship
Line,


Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ls.-
What may be indication that the
commercial peace between the Gould
and Hartman interest is broken was
revealed today when a report gained
currency that the Goulds Western
Pacific railroad had negotiations un-
der way that have fer their object
the leasing of several piers for the
accommodation of the steamships to
ply between this city and Oriental
ports. The Western Pacific officials
say that without trans-Pacifc service
the freight department OF the road
faces a serious problem.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-18
Bring the Children
EVERY EVENING Again in Person Next week ~

Let them of
here fo Of
Com
assembled Christmas
and Decorated Fancy nj
pleasant pSHng
your d aneedU Christmas
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05

Among the features of charity
bazaar held In London was a refresh
ment stall, to which charitable donors
contributed supplies. thus enabling all
the takings to represent clear profits.
The lady in charge requested a gift for
this purpose from a well known and
wealthy gentleman in the city. but one
not famous for parting" To her sur
prise she received next day note to
the effect that he was sending her a
sirloin of beef and two OK tongues.
The same morning the lady happen
ed TO go to her butcher (who was also
the butcher of Mr.. NJ. and. after Civ
ing him a large order for her stall.
asked him if he would like himself to
give anything.
Il should very much. ma am" replied
the worthy tradesman. but | yester-
day gave to MIR. ". at his request for
this purpose, a sirloin of beef and three
OK tongues"
Net gain to Mr.. X: One OK tongue
and cheap reputation for charity
London Standard.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Queer Furs.

"This is cat fur" said a furrier.
1--WE use it for Innings. An excellent
lining cat fur makes too. Dogs, calves,
colts. coons, opossums, bats, rats-any
animal that wears fur. in fact, is sala-
bic in the fur market. Bat hair is
felted up with other stuff into an imi-
tation skin. 1t is also used, believe,
in rope plating. The dog, the coon
and the opossum yield fur that, prop
erly treated, makes a very handsome
lining Rat skins are employed in GER
tain delicate repairs, and they also
serve to form the thumbs of cheap
gloves. A queer thing about the fur
business is that the furs must be taken
in the dead of winter. The trapper
must work under the cruelest climatic
conditions. Only thus is the fur at its
best. The dresser on the other hand,
who could work best in cold weather.
must do all his work in the heat Of
summer or otherwise he would not be
able to keep up with the changing
fashions. "-Exchange
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
St. Augustine and His Flower.

st. Augustine of Hippo. the great
doctor of the church, whose festival
falls on Aug. %, is a sadly neglected
saint among modern ritualists and even
occasionally confused with his name
sake, who insulted the British bishops.
Yet he is pronounced by Hooker with
out any equal and regarded by Har-
mack as "the first modern man." He
has been better honored in the floral
world, for to him is dedicated the
goldenrod, or woundwort (Solidago vir-
ga-aurea). Old Gerard. with whom
this was a favorite remedy. tells US
that goldenrOd fetched high price as
a foreign herb until discovered grow
ing near London. when the plant was
neglected. He adds the caustic COM
ment, This verifieth our English prov
erb, Far fetcht and dear boughte is
best for ladies' or for fantastical ply
sitions." Before tobacco the golden
rod also furnished snuff for our medi-
aeval forefathers. - Westminster Ca
zette.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
The TelItaIe Hand.

4 writer In an English weekly de-
clares that If we want to know what
the other person is thinking we must
look at his or her hands. Even I'M
p-acticed lips can lie, as every one
knows. Long practice In self control
will enable one to keep ones voice
sweetly cordial when there is nothing
but Indifference or cold dislike behind
1t. The eyes can be made to shoot
glances which are not at all register
for the emotions. But the hands, 1t is
asserted. are utterly beyond the con-
troll Of those to whom they belong.
Even people who hardly gesticulate at
all-and to keep the hands still Is con-
sidered by the Anglo-Saxon a most es-
sential part of good breeding-even
these people are, it seems, constantly
revealing themselves in little move
ments of the hands. The immortal Null
vaney has put it on record that wo-
mans truth or untruth can be dis
cerned by the action Of her hands. OF
course it takes a practiced reader to
interpret what the hands are saying.
1t is not a case of "he who runs may
read"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
TREE DWELLING ANTS.
South American Insect That Acts as
Plant Guardian.

Plant Guardian.
Ant defenders of plants and trees
are some Of natures pretty marvels
The Cecropia adenopus is remarka-
BILE tree of south Brazil, widely dis
tributed through the tropics. Its slen-
der trunk. is crowned with long leaves
at the ends of the branches.
A few active ants run continually
along the branches and the leaves, but
If the tree is shaken slightly an army
of ants rushes out by small apertures
ready for a savage assault on the in
truder. The ant is the terrible guard
ian that the tree has retained to pro-
tect it from its most formidable enc
my, the leaf cutter ant.
The defenders rarely leave their re-
treat, where they live on small whitish
egg shaped bodies about one-twelfth
Of an inch long. known as Mue1ler's
corpuscles. These are formed of deli
cate tissue, rich in proteids and all, as
rations for the garrison of defender
ants to feed upon. The curious ar
rangement by which entrance is made
to the hollow stem has been studied by
W. Schimper.
Just above the point Of insertion of
each leaf extends nearly to the supe
rior node a superficial groove, at whose
end is rounded depression. There
the tissue is thin, like a diaphragm in
a tube, and it also is soft. The hole
by which the ant enters is always
pierced at this spot. The ants seem
to have made their entrance through
the groove originally because it was
at the top. In the course Of this
plants further development natural Sc
lection augmented these natural ad-
vantages. so that finally the thin, frail
diaphragm as it exists today was de-
veloped.-Chicago Tribune.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Married the Day They Met.

Horace Greeley and Mary, Young
Cheney were married the first day
they met. They had corresponded for
some time, common friend who was
something Of a matchmaker having
brought this about. She was all his
fancy painted her, but she was much
disappointed in his appearance, SO
much so that when he appeared be-
fore her, having proposed and been
accepted by letter, she frankly told
him that, although she married him,
she was not In love with him. Their
married life was long and happy, and
the loss Of his wife was blow which
Greeley did not long survive.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
FACTS ABOUT FLAGS.
Significance Of Various Colors and the
Way They Are Used.

Significance Of Various colors and the
Way They Are Used.
To strike the flag" is to lower the
national colors in token of submission.
A flag of truce" is a white flag dis
played to an enemy to indicate a de-
sire for parley or consultation.
The white flag is also a sign Of peace.
After battle parties from both sides
often go out to the field to rescue the
wounded or bury the dead under the
protection of the white flag.
The red flag is sign of defiance and
is often used by revolutionists. In our
naval service it is a mark of danger
and shows a vessel to be receiving or
discharging her powder.
The black flag is a sign Of piracy.
The yellow flag shows a vessel to
be in quarantine or is the sign of
contagious disease on board.
A flag at half mast means mourning
Fishing and other vessels return with
a flag at half mast to announce the
loss or death of one or more of the
crew.
Dipping the flag is lowering it slight
ly and then hosting it again to salute
q vessel or fort.
If the president of the United States
goes afloat the American flag is carried
in the bow of his barge or hOisted at
the main of the vessel on board of
which he is.
The president also has fiag-a blue
ground with the arms of the United
States in the center. This was first
used in 1888 by President Arthur.
When a flag is displayed with the
union down"-that is. the flag reversed
it is a signal of distress and a call
for assistance.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Hard on the MESSENGER.

Tommy had been spanked by Miss
Manners, his first grade teacher, but
his next teacher had not reached the
point where she felt she could do jus
tice to him in spite of all his naughti-
ness.
Send him to me when you want
him spanked" said Miss Manners one
morning after her colleague had re-
lated his many misdemeanors.
About IL o'clock Tommy appeared
at Miss Manners door. She dropped
her book, grasped him firmly by the
hand, led him to the dressing room,
turned him over her knee and admins
tered punishment
When she had finished she said,
"Now, Tommy, what have you to say?'
please, miss, my teacher wants the
scissors" was the unexpected reply
Success Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
The MAGICAL Mirror.

An ordinary mirror Of any size or
shape. piece of French chalk pointed
so that it can be used to write and a
silk handkerchief are the requisites.
Draw upon the mirror with the chalk
any design or words you choose With
the handkerchief wipe the glass light
ly until it is perfectly clear and no
writing or design is apparent. Having
all this prepared beforehand, show to
some one and request that he breathe
gently on the face Of the glass. when
he will see picture Of his future wife,
for the design drawn will show very
distinctly. This can again be wiped
OF, and II breathed upon the design
will be again visible.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
\,N!ElSR|A,'l9MlllaA
ssrs 80 IN
'lsssGNM1M)(lNl,fN
THE NITROGEN PROBLEM.
1t Is Not Solved as Easily as Some
Farmers Suppose.

The nitrogen problem is solvable,
but not solved SO easily as some peo-
pie suppose. One speaker at farm
ers' institute said: "A rotation in
Guiding sufficient clover or other leg
umes will solve the nitrogen part Of
the fertility problem for US"
This statement does not cover the
whole situation, by any means. de-
clares Farmers Review. How can
rotation with legumes settle the nitro
gen question when the legumes cannot
be made to grow in the first place?
And often, even when they do grow
well, it is several years before nodules
develop on the roots, without which
nodules no increase In nitrogen can
be made
1t very often happens that the cheap
est way to supply nitrogen is to buy
1t, even at 10 cents a pound. 1t
takes several years to get nitrogen
from the air by the help Of legumin-
Gus plants. even under the best condf-
tons; that is, to get enough of 1t to
count for much.
The process of gathering nitrogen
from the air is one of growth and de-
cay. A soil deficient in nitrogen cam
not produce the plants desired. and II
they are produced they will be so
small and weak that they will amount
to nothing when they decay. There
fore before plants can be grown at all
luxuriantly 1t is necessary to add to
the soil nitrogen as well as other ele-
ments of plant food.
1t Is better to add to the soil a lib
eral amount of some form of nitrogen
Gus fertilizer than to take chances on
gradually developing the nitrogen
producing bacteria in the soil. There
fore in the very first stages of solving
the nitrogen problem, it may be neces-
sary to make considerable purchases
Of chemical nitrogen.
But after the first good start has
betn made. it should not be necessary
to again have resort to commercial
nitrogen. There are many plants that
are hardy and produce pods, and all
pod-producing plants are nitrogen
gatherers. Either clover or peas will
stand severe conditions of drought, IL
they are we'll rooted. Glover and al
falfa will both stand winter condf-
tons. Where red clover will not do
well. alsyke clover or white clover
will.
In some sections, COW peas and soy
beans will do well and can be grown
for blowing under. Southern localities
are, however, likely to reap the most
benefit from these two plants. This
must be said about COW peas and soy
beans, that they have a limited root
system and so if only the roots are
plowed under they do not give the
beneficial results secured from the
blowing under of a clover sod
In any rotation carried on for the
purpose of keeping UP the supply Of
nitrogen, the leguminous crop must
be brought in often enough to give the
results desired. How often this le-
guminous crop should be grown will
depend on the natural richness
of the particular field in nitrogen and
also on the kinds of crops being gen.
orally grown as well as the quantities
of crops taken off,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
A Gallant Clergyman.

1t is said that the Rev. Sydney
Smith could be gallant as well as witty
on occasion.
"Oh. Mr.. Smith, / cannot bring this
flower to perfection" said young
lady to him once as she showed him
about her conservatory.
Whereupon he took her by the hand
and said, "Then let me bring perfec-
ton to the flower"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
BATHING AT DIEPPE.s
When the contesse de Boigne Tried Il
In the Year 1906.


The Comtesse de Boigne in her men,
oirs gives an account Of a visit she
paid in 1906, which is interesting in
view Of the position Dieppe now holds
among French watering places.
"The poverty of the Inhabitants, -
she says. twas frightful The Eng
lishman. as they called him (and for
them he was worse than the deviD
was cruising necessarily before their
empty harbor. With much difficulty a
boat was able to escape from time to
time and go fishing, always at the risk
Of being captured by the foreigner or
c0nfiscated upon the return journey II
the telescopes of the watchers had
seen it approach a vessel.
"As for the comforts arranged fol-
the convenience OF bathers which
Dieppe has since organized, they were
nonexistent at that time. My brother
was able to find little covered cart
and with great trouble and great ex
pense. Notwithstanding the universal
poverty, man was hired to lead the
men to go into the sea with me.
"These preparations raised the pub
lie surprise and curiosity to such a
pitch that my first bath was watched
by crowd on the shore. My servants
were asked If / had been bitten by
mad dog.
81 aroused extreme pity as / went
by, and it was thought that / was
being taken down to be drowned. An
old gentleman called on my father to
point out to him that he was assuming
a great responsibility In permitting so
rash an act. 1t can hardly be mag
ined that the inhabitants of a sea-
shore could be so afraid of the sea.
"But at that time the people of
Dieppe were chiefly occupied in keep
ing out Of sight of it and in protecting
themselves from the disasters which
they feared the sea might bring. so
that 1t was for them nothing more
than a means Of annoyance and suffer
ing. It is curious to think that ten
years later bathers were arriving In
hundreds. that special arrangements
were made for their convenience and
that sea bathing of every kind went
on without producing any astonish-
ment in the neighborhood.
81 have thus attempted to point out
that the custom of sea bathing. which
Is now so universal. is comparatively
recent in France. for Dieppe was the
first place where it began"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Il Did Not Work.

Mr.. Seabury and his wife were on
the point Of moving to another fat
Both of their were anxious that the
transfer should be made at the least
possible expense. and the nearness Of
the new home promised materially to
further this aim.
81 can carry loads of little things
over in my brown bag" announced
Mrs. Seabury, land you can take
books and so on in your big satchel"
In discussing further the matter of
transportation Mrs. Seabury remarked
that notwithstanding the heat she
could wear her winter coat over, leave
it and return for her spring coat The
idea charmed her impractical husband
why, can do the same thingr' he
said. 'Tll wear over one suit ard
then come back for anotherw-Youth's
Companion.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Young Folks
THE NAMES OF STATES.
Majority of Them Were Handed Down
From the Indians.


From the Indians.
Do you know why your state was so
named? Do you know that the majori-
ty of the states of the Union were
named after the Indians? 1t is so
See the list:
Ohio is Indian and means "beauti-
full" Massachusetts, about great
hills" Utah. mountain home:" Texas.
from the Indian word teaches" which
means friends" Kansas gets its name
from the Indians. and the word means
smoky waters" The word Wyoming
comes from the Indian and means
broad Valleys" Nebraska. "black wa
ter" Missouri. muddy water" Iowa,
across" Wisconsin, rushing waters;"
Illinois, from ''Illini." which means
tribe of men," Kentucky. meaning cat
head Of river" Oregon, from Ware
gan. beautiful water" Arizona means
uncertain" because Of the desert land
where the Indians found game scarce;
therefore a journey through that por-
ton of the country was uncertain.
proper, and the word comes from
"Mexiti" of the ancient Aztecs and
signifies ''god Of war"
The Indians call great lakes "seas,"
and ''seas" in Indian is Michigan"
Mississippi is named after the river
which is so called by the red man be-
cause of it's greatness in width and
length. The word means father of
waters"
The two Dakotas were so named
after the Dakota Indians, which at one
time embraced an immense tribe. all
the branches of the Sioux.
There are states which do not owe
their names to the Indians California
Is named after an imaginary island Of
Spanish romance; Nevada means
snowy" Colorado is so named be-
cause of the red granite and sandstone
rocks which are everywhere In the
mountain regions. Florida means fiow-
as
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Had Been Anticipated.

A London composer was one summer
engaged ON athes score of an opera, and
as the weather was very hot he
worked with the windows of his study
open. This fact was taken advantage
Of by his nefghbor. lady, an accom-
plished musician. with very quick
and retentive ear. to play upon him o
harmless practical joke.
One morning he completed and tried
over a new march, and the lady on the
same afternoon seated herself at her
grand piano. opened her windows and
rolled forth the air fortissimo. The
composer rushed distractedly into his
garden to his wife and. tearing his
hair In anguish. cried out:
"My dear. give it up! I thought
had composed an original tune. but 1t
must be a delusion. for my grand
march-my chef d'oeuvre. as thought
it's only a Renaissance and is al
ready the property of some music pub
liSherr'
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
He Explained.

At school one day a teacher, hav-
ing asked most of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and PENN
sula without receiving a satisfactory
answer, came to the last boy.
Il can explain it, sir" said the bright
youth. First get two glasses. Fill
one with water and the other with
milk. Then catch fly and place it
in the glass of water. That fly is an
island, because it is entirely surround
ed by water. But now place the fly in
the glass Of milk, and it will be a
peninsula. because it is nearly sur
rounded by water"
The boy went to the top of the class
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05

the general farmer, as this Is only
practical where grower is in the
seed business.
We have found, says Farm and
Home, a very convenient way is to
take four pieces AKA six feet long, set
them up in a square, and nail laths on
them two and two opposite. leave a
six-inch space between the laths so
the corn will have plenty of ventila-
ton. Lay your corn on this to dry,
and If thoroughly dry it can lay there
all winter.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
AIIiteration-A Game.

This game can be played by any
number Of persons. each Of whom is
required to write story in which
each word shall begin with given
letter Of the alphabet. The stories
may be required to be Of the same
length, as agreed upon beforehand, or
a stated time may be allowed for
writing. When all have finished the
stories are read aloud. and he whose
story is the best, as decided by a ma
jority of the players, is declared tie
winner.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
An Odorless pisinfectant.

If one objects to the odor Of carbolic
acid, he may use for the plumbing an
Odorless disinfectant prepared as fol-
lows: Dissolve half pound of per-
manganate Of potash In four gallons
Of water and pour this. carefully down
the pipes. This solution. If allowed to
stand in bowls or basins. will stain
them purple. The stains may be re-
moved with a weak solution Of oxalic
acid The acid must be rinsed of i'm
mediately after 1t has been used.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
They Sat Down.

One night at theater some scenery
took fire. and very perceptible odor
Of burning alarmed the spectators. A
panic seemed to be imminent when an
actor appeared on the stage.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said,
compose yourselves. There is no
danger"
The audience did not seem reas-
sured.
Ladies and gentlemen" continued
the comedian. rising to the necessity
of the occasion-''confound it aldo
you think if there was any danger I'd
be here?"
The panic collapsed.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Cement and Steel culvert..

The price of lumber in the near
future will stop the idea of building
bridges and culverts of wood. Cement
and steel must take its place. There
Is nothing cheaper than cement, IL
durability is figured. 1t is cheaper
than corrugated steel, glazed sewer
pipe, lumber or cast-iron pipe Bridges
will come to be made of arched spans
of concrete, steel beams cement COW
cred, or steel beams with checkered
steel floors. Piling, piers and abut-
ments can be made of concrete and
will stay for all time.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05

Uncle (who left his nephew refresh
tng')-Well, Tommy. you see I'm back.
Are you ready? What have to pay,
miss? Waitress-Three buns, four
sponge cakes, two sandwiches, one jel-
~, five tarts and Uncle-Good
gracious, boyI Are you not i'll? Tom
my-No, uncle, but I'm very thirsty
London Tit-Bits.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
Enqland's Mother Church.

The oldest frequented church in
England is probably st. Martins. at
Canterbury, and you may call it the
mother church of England. Walk up
from the outskirts of the city and you
will pass the font which gave baptism
to King Ethelbert 1900 years ago. The
font still stands. the worshipers still
mount the slope and one considers
whether it was Augustine or Bertha
who dragged the king and husband to
that font-London Chronicle.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05
What the Duke Meant.

His grace the Duke of Argyll was
addressing select company in a Lon
don drawing room on the present state
ward to the time" he said, when the
Englishman will marry the Boer girl
and have an English wife as wellr'
Respectable dowagers looked their
surprise, and the men began to smile
Then the duke carefully explained
that he meant, of course, that the 'Boer
girl should become an Englishwoman
to all intents and purpOses.-Reynolds'
Newspaper.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-05

temperature Of
30 degrees be-
low zero without
injuring its vi
tally, and have
had it ruined at
ten degrees above
zero. We would
not recommend
kiln drying for