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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

The sharper who sold wind
broken horse as sound, proved it
by the sound made by the afflicted
animal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

ular In America. The figure Is
placed In tiny aeroplane and the
whole Is meant to show that
France loves Wright more for him
self than for his wonderful ma
chine.
Many thousands Of these toys are
being sold and soDe will be ex-
ported to America.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

A friend is simply a man who
will listen to your troubles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

= Swearing is in violation of
.. the laws CT God, of this
= state and of good society,
. and I am, therefore, plainly
= neither a Christian, good
= citizen nor a gentlemen If I
= swear. Please keep this card :
. and send your address and
. five cents to r. c. Wyn, Sec
. retary-treasurer of the Non :
= swearing knights of Amer
= lea, Sherwood, N. d. :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
QUIT CUSSING
FOR A NICKEL

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. t.
1t costs. only five cents to swear off
swearing. Nonswearing knights OF
America, an association born of the
brain of Great Northern. conduc-
tor. has met quick success. 1t has
been organized only few days, yet
now it numbers over 1000 members.
r. G. Wyn of Sherwood, who is
the father of the order, also is it's
secretary and treasurer. Wynn has
been deluged with inquiries about
it, accompanied by applications for
membership in the order. Applica-
ton for entrance into the society is
as follows:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07

Special Correspondence 60 The Prsss
PARIS, Dec. THE gay toys OF
the boulevards during the Christ
mas season will include tribute
to Wilbur Wright, the aeroplanist.
French toymakers have devised a
hgure OF Wright which resembles
the Little GOD, Billiken." now pop.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
A LONG ONE.

Now that the dock accommodations for big steamships have got somewhat regulated, the news comes that they will need more regulating. The mon ster steamship to be built at Belfast for the White Star line will be 1000 feet long, 210 feet longer than the Mauretania and her sister ship of the Cunard line. She could not be ac- commodated in any drydock in this country and would far overlap any pier on this side of the Atlantic Ship building experts say it is practicable to build even larger ships.
 What next, and what more? The new ship will be about a fifth of a mile long, Will they have ships by and by which one can board in an au- tomobile and by the time one has rid den the length of the deck be about to land in Europe2 A ship a fifth of 8 mile long would have seemed as preposterous ten or fifteen years ago as one a mile long would seem now and perhaps more so, for we have been learning that of making ships longer there is apparently no end It is evident that the modern steamship builders don't fear competition with airships just yet
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
If Evelyn Thaw really wants to be forgotten she certainly ought to be ac- commodated.
ANOTHER PROTEST.

Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island must have discovered by this time that his famous bill isn't popular. It isn't popular right here in New England, where he lives and where his ability is respected. The latest protest against 1t Is that of the Boston Chamber of Commerce which dlslikes it because 1t is piece of makeshift legislation and because 1t is radically unsound in its method of operation. Believing that the time of acute trouble and stress Is passed, Boston business men de- clare that now is the time for "com- prehensive. constructive and scientific legislation.
 Of course. And that Is just what the Aldrich bill doesn't provide for. Many think the Fowler bill does provide for such legislation. The support of the Fowler blli is growing. and 1t isn't quite as certain as 1t was that 1t will be the Aldrich bill or nothing at this session. But If 1t is to be the Aldrich bill or nothing, give us nothing. II wont be a very cheering thing to see congress providing for puttering with more panjcs. Instead of the Aldrich bill or nothing. give us something thorough or nothing.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
LESS FERROUS.

Portland, Oregon, awhile ago under took to deal with its part of the Chin ese problem It, like several other Pa cific coast cities, had Chinatown that was both interesting and menacing Ii decided to make it less so. Railways have been enlarged and lighted walls have been papered or whitewashed: :: rooms have been enlarged and open ings supplied to admit an abundance of fresh air; the number of men oc- cupying one room has been limited in accordance with requirements based on number of cubic feet of space for each occupant In the beginning of the sanitary campaign health officers were received with suspicion; now they are welcomed and assisted in their work.
 So has a part of the Yellow Peril been made less perilous. But of course Portland doesn't want it understood that she will welcome more Chinamen who will be willing to live as she wants to have those live who are in her care. She has enough. and would be glad 10 see those she has get dis satisfied and slip away But they seem to like the new arrangements and show no signs of moving
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
Americn's Glory.

What gives our Uncle Sammy his
 nations? We'll, honest, don't you think 1t Is
 Investigations? What keeps us busy day and night Both us of high and lowly stations Why, If read the signs aright--
 Investigations What fills the papers to the brim And eke mems chests with trepida-
 tions7 Who asks me that answer him
 Investigations. What crowds the court-rooms, packs
 the jais And blots once lofty reputations2 Why, gents, unless my mem'ry fails
 Investigations What keeps papa downtown so long, Perturbed and full of imprecations? think--correct me if I'm wrong
 Investigations. What makes the jam in wonder street, Where people rush for observations? Just six carloads of small but neat
 Investigations. They are so thick!-when my works
 done
 And I start homeward for my rations, I'm careful-lest I step upon
 Investigations
 Richmond Times Dispatch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

terior towns, and that the flow of pop ulation is west Rather than move it to the Atlantic seaboard and thence to the Pacific coast by way of the canal, he looks to see the railroads doing the business. This sort of.calm reason ing has no relation to the appeal to national pride which the building of the canal makes, but somehow ii inn presses the unpreiudiced observer by it's apparent truth and knowledge of conditions.
 If the Panama Canal is to cost a pot of money and Is to yield no cor responding benefit to this country sooner or later the practical sense of the country is going to ask some em- barrassing questions and perhaps not enjoy the good-natured ridicule ot the civilized world. The additionally distressing feature of the entire un. derta king Is that from the first very few people have grasped the size ot the job. So far as the country is con. cerned, it appears to have yielded ,tC the seductive cry that we are the big gest things on the face of the eartf
 and should prove it.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
\ FELLOW CITIZEN.

It is announced that John D. Rocke- feller expects to buy home and live In Augusta, Georgia, for the three winter months of each year because, as he says, "I am treated more like a fellow citizen in Augusta than any where"
 As MT. Rockefeller is an uncom- monly desirable fellow citizen in many ways, perhaps he has been treated un- commonly well by the Augusta folks that is, they may have made special effort to make him feel at home with them. Or perhaps they have just been natural and he has liked their naturalness. Anyhow, Augusta will be pleased and profted by Mir Rocke- feller's preference for it. It is good plan for the people of any city to treat visitors well, and it Is also a good plan for them to treat each other well. Some places have a much more friendly feeling than others, and they are the places which are much liked by those who live in them and those who visit them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

This gambling is public gambling, at the racetrack. It occurs in the very shadow of the Capitol and the White House. It is countenanced, if not ap- proved, by people in power. It is conducted under attractive auspices. Smart society on certain days turns out en masse and gives fashionable patronage to the gambling events.
 Men and women of high and humble station fall victims to the betting con tagion and lose their money to a crowd of blacklegs from New York, who, in polite racing parlance, are
 called bookmakers. It is estimated that no less than half a million dollars is yearly diverted by the Washington racing meetings from the channels ot trade into the pockets of these New York gamblers and the wealthy race track owners.
 So the Herald calls earnestly or
 congress and our noble and busy Pres ident to put stop to the gambling al | "the spring meeting" Of course this call should receive attention and bt answered by radical action. Public gambling isn't exactly the thing to bt
 tolerated in the capital of such z
 country as this. The example set 1T
 the capital shouldn't be of that kind.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
IMPROVEMENT.

The consular service of the United States has been rapidly improving dur ing the last few years, and now 1t is going to be improved some more. The bill for it's revision is especially en- couraging because of the larger pro- vision which it makes for the repre- sentation of the United States govern ment in points in South America, the Pacific region and Asia. Among the new consulates are those at Punta Arenas where the fleet recently stop ped, and the port of entry for South ern Chile and Patagonia; Melbourne, Australia, which annually imports nearly sS.000,O 900 worth of goods from the United States and sends to us near ly s5.000,000 in return; Limoges, France, the seat of fine porcelain man. ufactures, in which more than half the capital invested is American; Aleppo, Syria; Antung. China; Karachi and Madras, India; Rangoon, Burmah Sa- loniki, Turkey; Corlnto, Nicaragua; F'rontena and San Luis Potosi, Mexi- CO., The bill abolishes twenty-eight consulates which are regarded as no, worth retaining, some of which are scattered through the islands of the Atlantic.
 As a rule nowadays the United States consuls attend strictly to busi- | ness and make voluminous and often interesting reports to the State de. partment. We hear no such stories as travellers used to tell about them, and they are apparently on the road to equalling in efficiency the consuls that are made in Germany.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
FLOATING.

The unfortunate thing about being fat woman is that even a shawl seems tight for hert-New York Press Jessica-when the Judge asked you how old you were, what did you say7 Margery-I told him If he were a good judge he wouldn't ask.-Judge. You live in the suburbs, don't your. How did you know7''
 I've noticed you hanging around that seed store for the last two weeks" St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 Understand" concluded the strug- gling. young lawyer. T hold no brief for the trusts"
 And then he added softly: T wish I did. d."-Kansas City Journal.
 "All the publishers in the country have turned my song down!' Cheer up! Think what laugh you've got on the fellow you stole the music from Cleveland Leader.
 That Gus is certainly a nifty dress CT. He has suit of clothes for every day in the week. Why, he has the same suit on every time l see him "Yep-thats the one. ."-Cleveland Leader
 Here is q map of the route we shall take" Did you make two of them"
  Houston Post.
 His Aunt--Now, Willie. never try to deceive anyone. You wouldn't like to be twofaeed, would you?
 Willie-Cracious mol One face is enough to wash these cold mornings- Boston Record.
 T suppose you have considerable floating population here!" inquired the visitor.
 Yep" replied the native of the lit tie river town. Especially durin ther rainy season."-Harper's Weekly.
 Mrs. Wedderly-John. you pride yourself on being a man of push, don't you?
 Wedderly (proudly)-You bet do. Mrs. Wedderly-Well, I'll put baby in his go-cart and you can push 1t around the block a few tines.-Chica- go News.
 What was the worst money panic you ever saw, Colonel?' asked the in- terviewer.
 The worst money panic I ever saw. replied the great financier, Twas when nickel rolled under the seats of a street car and seven women claimed it.'-Chicsgc News Going to make garden next spring.
 Not much T thought you wer. so enthusia stic on the subject last summer
 Won't you allow a man to learn anything by experience? e?"-Nashville American,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
Christianity in Corea.

(The New York Independent)
 It Is almost impossible 10 keep uk with the unions of denominations that are going on in the foreign mission field. One of the last is in Corea, where four different Presbyterian mis- sons, American, North and South, Aus tralian and Canadian. have united their churches. They have forty Corean ministers and elders and nearly 10000 commandments ana catechumens. Tho rapid progress of Christianity in Corea is the present marvel of missions, es- pecially as the mission policy there is what it was in the first Christian cen tury, to expect the converts to pay their own church expenses. The creed adopted by this union is so simple that thcre Is no reason why other missions in Corea should not join with this one to create one great united church of Corea, and this is the desire and aim.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Net Bad For China.


 There is now a sort of dual govern ment in China, the imperial magis trates ruling communities with an iron hand, and the elders of the villages settling many local disputes without consulting the magistrates, Of course, these elders have not any legal au- thority, yet the people generally con suit them and abide by their decisions rather than appeal to the magistrates. The Chinese appear to have a very large measure of local government. Their villages are very old, many hay ing existed for 1,]00 years and the eld- CTS who are asked to settle disputes regarding family affairs do so with much success. When one of these eld- CTS dies a son, who may have travelled extensively, comes home and assumes his place in the community. These additions of educated men to the vil- lages are strengthening them in the matter of government Hence, unless the magistrates of the place are equal ly learned they are likely to be ignored altogether when certain questions of local government arise.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
Raising Butterflies for Market.
(Technical World.

(Tecnnlcai World')
 At a time when all sorts of animals and plants are bred on large scale, it is not wholly astonishing endeavors should have been made to raise rare. beautiful and valuable butterflies by artificial means. In fact, the first but terny farm was established some years ago by an English entomologist. Will liam Watkins at Eastbourne, small channel harbor, who has devoted to the industry extensive grounds covering an area of about an acre in extent, pro- tected against ocean winds and plant ed with flowers, shrubs and trees. In this farm many thousands of insects of varied species move about in a state of perfect liberty, inside a high lattice work fence. which separates them from the outside world till they are pur- chased by collectors at high price.
 Similar plants, fin which more elabor- ate methods of butterfly breeding are employed, have of recent years been installed, the best t-known being those founded by pr. Hughes, at Chomerac, and by M. Andre, at Macon.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
motors aggregsting POT Eorse power suffleient power to run large factory

Consul Morgan. of Amsterdam, says that simple device for cooking food stuffs without fuel has been in general use in Holland for the last two years among the working classes of people. The device consists of a wooden box, padded with hay to thickness of about ? 12 inches on the sides, bottom and cover. The box can be made of any dimension required. The food, af- ter being partly cooked. is placed on hot plates in an enamelied utensil made of size to fit snugly against the up- holstering of the box. The lid of the box is then closed and the heat gen. erated by the partly cooked food not only continues the process of cooking the food thoroughly, but keeps 1t warm for hours. Ii is said to give great sat- isfaction. The cooker Is not protected in any way by patents and can be made by any one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
Spain in America.
(The New York Herald.)

(The New York Herald.)
 Not to know the history of Spain Is not to know the history of America. The discoveries of the early explorers and colonlzers are deeply imbedded in the records of the Spanish empire at It's mightiest period. The language they brought to this hemisphere still prevails through an area on this side of the Atlantic almost four times that of the United States. Our coast-lne bristles with Spanish names from Florida to the Straits of Vancouver. Even to-d day in our own Southwest sev- eral hundred thousand of our citizens use the Spanish tongue,
 The barrier of language has been the great obstacle to a better knowledge of and sympathy with people and things of Spanish origin. Only lately has the Spanish language been included In our school courses. Few Americans among the hosts of annual tourists have been induced to see Spain with their own eyes and know its people.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

The statistician of the Marion CKansas) Record computes that if all the hogs Kansas raised last year were rolled into one. it could dig the Pan anna canal in two roots and a half, would take her helpful hen to scratch the big ditch out.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
wAsHINGToN,s DISGRACE.

'Washington's disgrace" is a frank headline in the Washington Herald. It doesn't refer to congress. Ii does refer to the gambling bv which the city of Washington, the capital of the United States, is about to be disgraced again.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

It is rather appropriate that a Phil adelphia lecturer should announce that the fall of the Campanile was due to the substitution of poplar wood for the white oak called for in the contract. They understand those things in Pennsylvania.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

In view of the large number of deaths in Burma from snakebites 1t has been decided to distribute as wide ly as possible through the province the lancets designed by Sir Lauder Brunton for the treatment of snakebite with permanganate of potash, the efficacy of which, If the treatment is at once ap- piled, Is now established.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

The Dutch shipbuilding firm of Ne derlandsche Scheepsbouwmaatschap- py has established branch in this country. Fortunately the country Is big enough to hold it.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

Dr n. W. Marks. senior minister or the reformed synagogues of London, celebrated his ninety seventh birthday last month. Tn speaking of hls ca reer the London Jewish World says; AS far back as 1s42 he and his con gregation were condemned by the ec- clesiastical authorities of that time, and they have had to fight long and weary battle for recognition. Profes, sor Marks Is scholar, powerful preacher and has wielded great In fluenee in the Anglo-Jewish comnun- ity
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

This is the first year since 1861, 1t is said, that no commercial ice has been harvested for shipment from the Ken nebec river, In Maine. It is announced that none will be harvested this year. for the req son that plenty is being cut on the Hudson river and further south
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

Man Afraid -of-the Nomination is not the Indian name of those whom the presidential office is not seeking
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

Liverpool is endeavoring to organize crusade against flies Their breeding places in the city have been ascertain ed, their development history has been carefully worked out, and suggestions are made as to the manner in which their ertraordtnary rate of multiplied ton can be readily checked It will be interesting to see whether the sug- gestions will be acted upon. and II SO. whether any perceptible diminution or these insects in the city will be notlce- able next summer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09

The largest machine for plan'ns metal. and one of the largest machines in the world. has been built TOT Pittsburg iron-works. This gigantlc tool planes great slabs or beams Of steel with less fuss than an average carpenter makes in blaming a six,lnch board. The total weight Is s4o,ooo pounds; the table is sixty feet long, with stroke of thirty feet; height thirty-fve feet between uprights. fourteen feet, driven by five electric
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-05
A STEADY DRAIN
Sick kidneys Weaken the Whole BODY
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-05

Home coming 20 TELL CrrY--xD. June
y 20 July ,, ls0s. During this time
iCsnnelton branch trains will NEE, All
Evansville branch trains 10 accommo.
date parties to Tell City.
Sunday school convention at Louis.
Vile June - to z-lcOS- 800 for the
round tnP on June -. good until June
rs.
Home Seeker rates It. and third
Tuesday Of each month.
National Educational Convention a.
Cleveland, Ohio June - 10 J1lv 3. Ie1s
one and one half fare for the ronnd trim
National Republican Convention
Chicago June IL, zoos. Tickets soId on
June lS-l+l5-i6 good returning Until
June q, lss At one and one hall fare
for the round trip.
Nat. Democratic Convention at Den.
yer, Col. July q. 1907. Tickets will be
odd July ~l-2-3-4-5 rood returning nm.
"a July : at tre ofS32.4j for the round
tnp good until.
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