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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. James Bryce. wife Of the Brit
lsh ambassador. b a vegetarian.
When Adelina Patti sang in the Rus
sian capital In 1893 more than 5000
worth Of camellias were thrown at her
In small bouquets during q single per
torrance.
A1ine Van Barentzen, an American
pianist, eleven years old. was recently
awarded FIRST prize at the Paris Con-
seFvatoire de Musique In the women's
competition. She 10 the youngest per-
son who has ever received this prize.
Sonora de Portela. wife Of the Ar
gentine minister, has taken rank as
one OF the most successful POSSESSES in
Washington OF Spanish descent she
combines all the vivacity Of that race
with the easy pOise and distinction Of
the northern woman Of fashion.
Miss Ruth e. Clark. daughter OF the
Rev. A. w. Clark. missionary at
Prague. Austria. has taken her degree
at the University OF Edinburgh with
FIRST hoHors, and by competitive exam
nation she has won bursary to travel
and study In France. She IL now at
the University OF Paris
Mrs. o. II. Cohen of Westminster.
London, who saw the coronation of
King William ~. and remembers
Queen Victoria as pretty young girl,
attributes her long life to her love
for fresh air and cold water. II wash
10 cold water every morning. and
sleep with my window wide Open" she
said TO the friends who thronged to
congratulate her on her hundredth
birthday. which happened recently.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
German GIeanlnus.

The kaiser's palace in Berlin stands
on an island 10 the center OF the city.
In Germany there die every year, as
. result Of wrong feeding or wrong
care, 100000 healthy infants.
In 1879 the average life Of a native
Of Berlin was twenty-nine years. At
the present time It ls thirty-eight
years, the Increase being due to SAM
taTy improvements.
Germany has a peculiar law In re-
gard to life insurance. If a man
whose life Il insured loses both hands
be can at once claim the full amount
Of Insurance on the ground that he
has been deprived OF the means OF
support.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
The ROya! Box.

The BavarIan royal family owns over
one-6fth OF Bavaria. The kingdom II
richer comparatively than any other In
the world.
The king and queen OF Spain will
visit England soon, It Is said. IL IL
quite likely that they may be at Sand
ripgham for the celebration Of King
Edward's birthday. which Is also to be
attended By the German emperor.
Ahmed Mira. the newly proclaimed
shah Of Persia. Ii the second son Of
Mohammed All. he IL twelve years
old aud has precedence over the eldest
son OF the dethroned shah because the
mother Of that eldest son was not a
princess Of the reignlng Kajar house,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
GALL FOR BIDS.

Notice Ii hereby given that tho
city council Of the city Of Occur
d'Alene, KOOtenai county. state OF
Idaho will receive sealed bids for the
Improvement work OF curbing with
cement curbs and grading and park
Ing the following streets: Govern
men Way from the north side OF Har-
rison street, in said city, Station 53x
81, to the south side Of Garden ave-
nue. in said city. Station 21x52.5; and
thesame kind OF improvementwork on
Foster avenue in said city from the
east side OF Government Way in said
city; to the east side Of Ninth street
In said city; and the same kind
of Improvement on Garden
avenue in said city from
the west side OF Second street
In said city, to a point 1925 feet west
from the west side Of Second street,
in said city, and the same kind Of
improvement work on First street
in said city from the south side of
Lakeside avenue In said city, Station
1Ox0O to the north side of Garden
avenue in said city. All Of said i'm
proVement work on said streets to
be done and performed strictly In
accordance with plans and specif-
cations which will be furnished to
any prospective bidder by the city
engineer, H. B. Wright. All of said
bids to be sealed and filed with Fred
l., Tiffany, city clerk Of the City of
Occur d'Alene, on or before the 9th
day Of October, 1909. at 10 o'clock
a. m.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the City OF Occur d'Alene, this 22d
day of September. A. d. 1909.
FRED l.. TIFFANY.
City Clerk of the City of Occur
d'Alene.
September 24-oGtOber 8.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

Speaking OF the good work OF
Idaho's pure food aud sanitary com
missioner the Capital News says that
III anybody in Idaho can beat Jim
Wallis. he will have 10 show more
than the Missourians OF this state
Wallis went to Twin 8 alls few days
ago, found slaughter houses, meat
markets and other like places so
dirty that he almost had the entire
outfit burned; he forced the grocers
10 dump their food stun over Sho-
shOne falls; made the city authorities
clean up the streets and alleys; or
iered the police force about; made
the school authorities humble them
selves before him; worked the hotel
keeper to a finish. and then wound
up the whole proceeding by getting
q formal resolution OF thanRs passed
by the city couneil and approved BY
the mayor! But Wallis ID a news
paper man and the father Of II chill
dren at last report. That is enough
TO guarantee that he 10 'goer.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
Law POINTS.

II 10 held 10 state versus MuIlin, 70
Ohio st.. 35S. So N. e.. 500. IS L. R. A.
IN. 81, 600. that title to the goods
passes to the purchaser upon delivery
to the carrier. although the purchaser
IL not entitled to their actual posses
sion until ne pays or tenders the pur-
chase price.
The right Of the state to dispense
with a mothers consent to the adop-
ton Of her child by another where II
was taken from her because Of her
misconduct and she has for several
years permitted It to be supported as
q pauper by the state 10 sustained in
Purintor versus Janrock, 1876 Mass,
1877, 80 N. D.. 500, 10 L. r, A. IN. 81,
D20.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

The Great NoFther nrailway Is Mt
ting up car OF exhibits for the pur-
pose OF exploiting the resources OF
the Inland Empire. which will be ia
ken over the middle west during the
fall and winter for the purpose OF
showing what we have out this way,
A lecturer will accompany the car
and there Ia no expense attached to
the proposal aside from gathering
the exhibit and forwarding to the
Great Northern. This is matter
which the Commercial club should
take up at once.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

The next qualifying examination
for the Rhodes scholarships for
Idaho viii be held at the University
of Idaho, Moscow. Tuesday and
Wednesday. october 10 and 90.
1903. Dean ]. G. Eldridge viii act
as supervising examiner and viii
conduct the examination in aeaord.
ance with the regulations and time
table prescribed by the Rhodes trus-
tees. For further Information apply
to James A. MacLean. chairman of
the committee of selection for Idaho.
Moscow. Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

Wood River Times: The price Of
water for irrigation In Idaho that
few years ago was $40 has gone to as
high as $50 per acre. and 1t is now
widely believed that It VIII soon so
70 800 per acre. II this happens II
will BIO calamity. II viii be calam-
itous to the homeseekers 40 well az
TO the arid states. While fruit land
could stand a charge Of SlOO per acre
Just for the water right. and In add
tlon to the cost OF maintenance, tess
desirable land could not. Land Al
onay for hay. grain or beets could not
pay q profit over the price Of 800
pc racre. Irrigation Is a blessing, and
the men who make II possible deserve
a liberal reward. But 1t seems as
II 9iOO per acre for water right
were prohibltive.
Pend d'oreille Review: OF course
very naturally Bonner county would
have liked to have been considered
when President Taft came Into north
ern Idaho. And very likely shoshone
county. and mayhap Neg Perez and
Latah could have furnished a few
representative citizens to have met
the president at Occur d'Alene and
given him welcome to Idaho sou, But
the Spokane annex" was willing 70
play second hddle 20 the Spokane
chamber OF commerce, even II the
rest OF the panhandle was to be lE'
nored upon the occasion OF the pres-
idents visit 20 northern Idaho.
Lewiston Tribune; There Is some
chance. but not much. that the re
Observation-Disclosures elements u
New York may defeat Tammany al
the forthcoming municipal election
New York Is not a reform city. buI
Tammany city. but since tiny Tin
Woodruff IL Al the head OF the re
formers there Ia not much TO ehoos,
between and therein lies Tammany',
chief ind only danger.
Boise Capltai-News: Even shoulS
the new Idaho direct primary hav'
the eject OF killing the two old par
ties a. the politicians say 1t viii
there are stlll those who would cal
the law a good one.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
The indian Empire.

Nearly three-Quarters Of the entire
population OF India are Hindoos.
Less than six people out OF every
hundred IN India have ever learned
b read or write.
The Indian empire extends over q
territory larger than the continent OF
Europe without Russia.
There are nearly 100 languages. de-
rived FROM nearly twenty linguistic
sources. spoken In India.
In 1901 Indla's population was 2e4.-
81. 060 or about 0na-nfth Of the total
population Of the world.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
state Lines.

or MaFylaRd's twenIy-thres counties
all but seven are upon navlgable
waters
The aSsessed value OF the ta1able
property Of Georgia for 1908 was
500. 100000 The actual value was
probably a billion dollars.
Vermont has added eight new pablo
libraries to it, list during the past
year. The towns TO estHhliah them
are Brldport. Glover ChariestoWn.
Remington. Plymouth. Whiting. Rich
mond and Goshen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
Short Stories.

Sewage screenings are pressed into
blocks and burned under the boilers OF
. Boston sewage pumping station. =
A miner 10 British Columbia trav-
eied 1000 miles to Cornwall. England.
% uarfy q girl whose likeness on a
picture post card had charmed him.
Tue crew Of the United States bat.
tleahlp Louisiana has more trophies
than any other ship IN the navy. SIX.
teen Of the trophies are Of silver. and
the Battenburg cup. which stands
about twenty-slx inches high. N Of sol.
"a sold.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
Tales o. cItles.

The orst stone of St. Petersburg was
laid % I7O8
when II II carried 10 the northern
limits Of Manhattan, Riverside drive
win b seven miles long. Five years
ago the drive extended only 4 little
beyond Grants tomb.
ChlcaRo. says a Journal Of that eity,
ranks fourth epOssibly third among
the cities o. the world. the others hav.
anw been f0unded from 20 b iJn0o
yeara ago. while ChlcagO. e q e. 9
only ssVeatZsono yoaEs e e. -
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
TAXPAYERS, NOTICE.

The taxes for 1909 will be due
October IL and become delinquent
the first Monday In January. 1910, at
which time 10 per cent penalty will
be added.
]. W. SMITH,
Assessor and Tax Collector.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

You don't have to eat that four
grains Of benzoate Of soda merely be-
cause science has declared 1t harmless
unless you want TO-
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

Down IN their subcoHsciOusness the
ones who are "honorlng monkeys"
must feel that they are really wor-
shipping their ancestors.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

The loud complaints because only
half OF New York's school children
can find room don't come from the
other half.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

The trouble with most Russian
bomb throwers is that, while their
aim is good, the target isn't at the
business end OF II.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

The III wind which wrecked Walter
welIman's arctic balloon spared him
the chagEfn Of getting there just too
late.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
CHOICE
Fruit Lands

sOOO-Ten acres close to city; suit
able for chicken ranch or fruit.
81 ,8OO-Ten acres, deep, rich soil;
young orchard; house 24xSO; good
we'll Of water; chicken house, and
only three miles from the city.
$2,1OO-21 acres, i've miles from
town; near electric line.
81, 5OO-Five acres OF choice land
within city limits, near good
school; has city water.
81, -Fifty-three acres, black soil,
four miles from city; seven acres
orchard, one-half of 1t in bearing;
hack, farm implements, barn and
other outbuildings.
50, acres, young apple
orchard, choice varieties; close to
this city; no buildings.
81, 6OO-TwelVe acres, close to city;
has 700 fruit trees, part of them
In bearing; one acre strawberries;
live spring of water; no buildings.
$12, OOO-58 acres, close to city; To-
room modern brick house, hot air
furnace; large barn; az acres
bearing orchard; Az acres young
orchard; 10 acres rich bottom
meadow, balance of land suitable
for fruit; two large springs, water
piped to house.
81 ,0OO-Five acres OF good land,
close In; suitable for small fruits
and garden; city water; no build
ings.
So, OOO--Five acres, close to city;
four-room house; barn and chicken
house; one acre strawberries; 100
fruit trees, so shade trees; city
water.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07

Today's news today II you read
the Evening Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
rs NEEDED HERE.

los. .. scoTT, nal.0r ana PubIIshsr.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16

The Statesman-De Democrat is'the home
paper for the people of Berkeley eoun-
ty. 1t has rounded out forty years in
the service of the people and today en-
joys larger circulation and general
patronage than ever before in its ca
reer which shows that its standing in
the,eommunity has not declined. 1t
has no long array of distinguished
gentlemen frem the four quaters of the
earth on its board of directors bat 1t is
run and operated by home capital and
has none but home talent in all its
departments, employing none but
home people. 1t is of course peremin-
emily Martinsburg and Berkeley's
home paper. 1t is read by all the best
people of the county and If you are not
on the list you would better be getting
0H.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16

The argument that prohibition and
local option promotes speakeasies and
therefore should net be adopted is like
arguing that it is better not to pass
laws making stealing crime because
men will steal. We have always had
laws for the punishment Of thieves and
yet men have bsen and are still steal
ing and OCCASIONALLY one tgets into
prison for 1t. Will any one contend
that because men continue to steal
that therefore we should abolish all
laws prohibiting stealing? There isnot
a man in the state, unless he is in the
penitentiary, who would favor such a
peli cy.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16
Warm Weather creed.
Don't keep remarking what

Don't keep remarking what q hot
day 1t is. The obvious is annoying.
Don't get yourself overheated by en-
ergetically tanning yourself.
/ Don't stop eating all solid foods and
make your diet consist exclusively Of
ice cream and iced tea.
Don't fume and declare that you
are not able to work in such weather:
keep at your work and forget the heat.
Dress as simply az pos sible; DIS
pense with some of the trifles of dress,
which are merely ornamental, which
add so materially to weight and heat.
Seif-control and self-polse add great
ly in keeping cool; practice them both.
Keep your house shut up by day and
open by night. Never forget the screens
for the annoyance of flies is madden
ing.
Remember that there are people
crowded in room in the tenement
section of the city, and be grateful that
you are not one of them.
A cold douehe, when one is over
heated is as unhealthy and noncool-
ing as anything possible. The decided
shock to the system is very weakening
and tepid bath IS far more cooling
and less severe.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16
spaniards' Taste In Reading.

The librarian selected book emit
tied Farming In the Ohio Valley"
'Will you give this to that young man
waiting at the desk?' she said to an
assistant HE is a Spanish student
learning to read English, and l think
this will suit him"
THAT sounds like q very unpromis-
ing subject for student in English to
tackle" a friend remarked.
at would be uninteresting to any
body but a Spanish student" said the
librarian, but the Spaniards run to
farming literature When training be-
ginners In English of any other ma
tionality something sprightly in the
way of fiction or travel usually is rec
commended. But not to the Spani1rH.
Nine times ont of ten it is work on
agriculture that he will make the best
progress in."-New York Press.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16
Unclaimed Letters

Following is list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the postotlice, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, July 26, 1909,
g. Berlick Aras A. j. Blakey, Mrs.
A. {. Fox, Charlie Ga'nett, Harry
Hunter, Charles Firry, Mrs. Mamie
HUFF, Clyde, Matzenbach, Macasko
Ailburn, Chas Mcdonald, Mrs. Will
liam Pilzer, Capt. j. Ii. Ralston, w.
}. Robinson, James Fl. Smith, Supt.
Furniture Factory, Mrs. NJ u. Thorn
as, Can Tasker.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16

The resolution authorizing the va
rlous stale Legislature to vote on the
adoption of an income tax amendment
to the federal constitution has passed
beth houses of congress and Mr. Bry-
an has seized upon the opportunity to
write letter to the President urging
him TO have congress also pass SINH
lar resolution in regard to the election
of United States Senators by popular
vete of the people.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16
LAUNDERING BOOKKEEPING.
Muddled Accounting Prevents Accurate
Comparison Between Municipal and
Private Plants


Private Plants.
III the lack of separation between
the public service properties and other
operations municipalities appear as
the chief offenders. The greatest criti-
cism which must be offered against
the municipal methods was the merg-
ing Of public service accounts with
those of the city. Revenues which
should be credited to the treasury of
the utility were turned into the gen.
eral fund of the city, while the plants
operating expenses were generally
paid out of the same city fund, show
ing no record other than the general
entries cash paid"
While the public plants often re-
ceived no credit for hydrant service
or water for sprinkling service or cleo
trio current for street arcs or mean
.descents. the city paid the interest on
the construction bonds, reasoning that
this is a fair compensation for the
service received. This may be true,
but it cannot be proved from the ac-
counts or records of the property.
The accounts of the municipality
owned utility should be affected no
more by the transactions in the munic-
ipal funds than should the accounts
of the private utility reflect the activ-
tiles of the shareholders. In many cit
les, especially the smaller ones, the
inspection of the distribution system
is a part of the duties of the street
superintendent or marshal Meters
are read and often inspected by the
same city officials at times when not
engaged in other municipal duties, but
the public service property is not
charged with any proportion of their
expenses. The city clerk and his as
sistants generally furnish, without adj
ditional cost, much of the service
which is reported by private plants I'M
der the head of administrative or gen
eral expense.
Until a separation of accounts be-
tween the two departments is made
comparison with private enterprise
to determine relative efficiency is i'm
possible.-Second Annual Report of
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16
NEGLECT AND DISHONESTY.
An inefficient Administration of the
Water Registers Department Has
Cost New York City Millions

water registers Department 6aS
Cost New York City Millions.
That the city has for years lost mil.
lions of dollars through failure to col
lect full water charges and that lack
of system in the water registers de-
partment for years placed premium
on dishonesty and inefflciency are al
legations made in report just com
pleted by the bureau of municipal re-
search. The report is based on thor
ough inspection of the books and rec
ords of the department and a careful
inquiry made with the cooperation of
the present register, NJ. G. Padden.
Other statements contained in the
report are that practically no effort
was made to keep track of meters,
that hundreds of meters had been
worthless for years, that arbitrary re-
auctions In charges were made by sub
ordinates in the registers office, that
thousands of persons who were pay
ing So or $40 a year for water were
using many times that much a month
and that bills paid by the city for pri-
vate interests were allowed to go on
for years uncollected, large amounts
being invested In this manner. There
is a strong suggestion throughout the
report that huge graft system at one
time fiourished in the department and
that clerks and other subordinates
reaped golden harvest.
'Tt has been stated" says the report,
"both in the department and out that
considerable number Of former en-
ployees of the department are regular
iy employed In going about from user
to user making business Of impair
ing meters. A pointer standing at co.
900 need be removed but one point to
cancel water charge of 800.
''Of COPS meter records analysed for
the period from Jan. 1, 1906, to Sept.
30, 1907, total of 2,919, or 4S per cent,
were shown to have been in a condi-
ton of neglect for a greater period
than two months after being first re-
ported the average period of neglect
being 90 months, some of them con-
tinuing in this condition for years"
Addresses are given where meters
have not been read for nine and ten
years. At 261 Tenth avenue, for in
stance, where ten stalls are in use,
there has been no reading of the me-
ter since March, 1905.
During the last two years." says
the report. 'the average bills were
stated by the water register to have
amounted to $1,S00,000 and that these
had been settled for about 100000. A
large part of the 100000 stated to
have been lost could have been saved
by more effective administration. BY
permitting such conditions to exist the
city has not only been deprived of rev.
enue, but has maintained system
which has put very large premium
on inefficiency and dishonesty.'-New
York Herald.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-16

The cost Of living in relation to
wages was nevernear as high as today.
In the face of this the republican con-
gress is giving the trusts more license
TO raise still higher the cost of the ne
cessities OF life. Those who voted for
this outrage deserve no sympathy but
unfortunately the yoke must be borne
by those who voted against it as well
as those who voted for more taxes