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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10

Of things and folks Is disconcerting.
and the evidence of dirt everywhere
takes from an American all desire to
deal In eatables. for the Moors seem to
be wholly insensIble TO dirt OF any
kind and every kind and have no objec-
ton to fruit and berries that have come
In unprotected over miles OF dusty and
sandy roads.
These people are natural traders, sec
ond to none in their ability 70 obtain
the highest possible price or equally
ready willingness to let the article 60
for a mere pittance rather than miss
making a sale.
They Will begin the price OF a lamp
at 3 shlllings and after a little haggllng
will come down to l shilling. but II you
move ON they will thrust the lamp into
your hand and ask you TO give them
anything for II that you win. and It Is
a sale. no difference how small may be
your offer.
In nearly all countries the every
where present and always the same
donkey Is an inevitable adjunct OF
Moorish market The whole animal
kingdom would be searched through in
vain TO find any creature more wholly
devoid Of impulse and sentiment than
this imposed upon little beast.
Like a fatalist philosopher, be is
wholly resigned to the order OF things,
and nothing can cause him to stir from
the even tenor Of his ways. Caressing
and even food do not seem TO add any
to his satisfaction. and beating and
abuse do not detraet from his tranquil
lily. His features are perfectly immo-
bile
As he stands In the market place one
may pet him and give him bits OF grass
or fruit and he Will not raise his head
or even open his eyes. He is the SUI
preme. inefable resignation In flesh
and blood. And no Moorish market Il
complete without him by the score
Worlds Events Magazine
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10

going. taking with them the packages
Of checks which have been deposited
with the settling clerks. The latter
still have work to do. Their assistants
rescue the little tickets from the com
partments into which they were drop
ped, and the settling clerks scan the
amount Of them to see II they agree
with the totals on the exchange slips.
When first he entered the room the
settling clerk gave the proof clerk in
the Rlanager's gallery the amount Of
the checks he brought with him. Now
he ascertalns the total Of the amount
deposited with him. Soon he is able
to tell whether his bank has a debt or
credit balance. and this Information he
communicates to the proof clerk. Then
the clearing house knows exactly how
much cash VIII have to be moved from
bank to bank In adjusting balances.
Forty-five minutes is the limit allow
ed for making the exchanges and prov
ing the balances. and fines may be Inn
posed II the allotted time Is exceeded.
But 1t Is rarely necessary to impose
fines. so rapid Is the work of the mes
sengers and so simple the system of
exchange. Most OF the work is done
before the messengers get to the clear.
ing house The checks for exchange
with other banks are inclosed In sep
arate envelopes, and these envelopes
are arranged in consecutive order In
the delivery clerks bag, so all needless
delay In depositing them is eliminated.
To make the clearing finally complete
II Is Of course necessary TO exchange
the cash. Accordingly" says James
@. Cannon In mis- book on Clearing
Houses" before half past O'Clock
each debtor bank. in compliance with
the requirements OF the constitution.
pays into the clearing house the amount
OF its debit balance and obtains a re-
ceipt for the same signed by the as
sistant manager. After half past ]
o'clock the creditor banks receive at
the clearing house their respective bal
ances and give their receipts for the
same in a book provided for that pur-
pose but in no case can creditor
bank receive its balance until all the
debtor banks have paid in."--New York
Post
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
CRYSTAL GAZING.
n You Want to Try Il. This viii Tell
Ysu How 70 Proceed.

u You Want ts Try II. This viii Tell
Ysu How 70 Proceed.
Having satisfied myself that some
people really would see halIuclnatory
pictures In glass ball or 10 water. !
examined sthe chronological side Of the
question. found by studying works
OF travel and anthropology that many
savage aud barbarous races gaze into
water. polished basalt, rock crystals.
and so on. for the purpose Of seeing
distant events. foreseelng the future.
detecting criminals. and 50 forth. u
does not seem 10 me credible that 50
many aud 50 widely separated peoples
should agree with ancient Greeks and
the races OF western Europe In staring
away II they did not ace hallucinatory
pictures. so ! believe that some peo-
pie do see them. Nor Is this fact now
denied by professors Of psychology.
have never been able 10 foresee
from character complexion. habit Of
mind and other indications what per
sons would prove capable Of deserving
even fancy pictures In n glass ball
The best gazers OF my acquaintance.
those who hit on pictures coincidental
with actual events unknown 20 them
or With the secret thoughts Of a com
panlon, are both Of them not unfamil-
lar with other curious experiences
But / have tried with the glass BAH
two or three other friends who have
seen what are yuigariy called ghosts"
In haunted houses, and IN the glass
bali they can see nothing. while people
who never saw ghosts do wee 'coinci-
dental pictures ia a glass ball.
II any readers care to make expert
ments. they can begin by purchasing
n bail, or, Of course, n glass jug Of wa
ter will do. or even a tenEDo0nful Of
ink. In some cases. but both are incon
venlent and may spin. Having got the
ball, IL Is best TO go alone into a room.
sit down with the back to the light,
place the ball at a just focus In the
lap ON dark dress or q dark piece Of
cloth. try 10 exclude reflections think
Of anything you please and stare for
i've minutes, say. At the ball That IL
all. II after two or three trials you
see nothing In the way OF pictures In
the ball. you will probably never sue.
ceed.-Andrew Lang
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10

Most people know and admire the
work OF the versatile William Blake.
poet and artist. but few people know
the story of bis perfect marriage. Tor q
perfect marriage II was indeed In
1880 Blake fell In love with q pretty
girl called Clara Woods. bmt she ola
not care for him. aud the blow was 4
severe one 20 the lmpresslonabie young
man. lie left London and took up his
abode at Richmond. where he lodged
with a nursery gardener named Bouch.
er. Mr.. Boucher had beautiful daugh-
ter, Catherine. aud she became the
confidant of the poets love AFFAIR. aud
her generous sympathy 10 cheered
Blake's mental sufferings that be grad.
ually fell In love with the gentle girl
His affection was warmly returned.
and Catherine Boucher married viii
liam Blake on Aug. ~. 1852. II was
an Ideal union. The young husband
took q delight IN teaching his wife,
who was all eagerness to learn, and
the modest gardeners daughter be-
came eventually a cultured woman,
who was an ardent hero worshiper OF
her clever husband and who cheered
his life more than any one else conld.
Mrs. Blake learned 10 color her hus-
bands drawings and was extraordi-
nariiy adept IN the work.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
Under the Auspices Of the Business N
COME OUT and HEAR HIM

at one end he realizes that not basket
ball. but another game, is to be played.
Already the players are preparing TO
take their positions. At the side walls
are benches on which delivery clerks
are sitting. their bags at their sides.
and opposite is a solid counter divided
into about seventeen compartments, to
the front Of which are affixed. If occu-
pied. the name plates of different
banks. Beyond the first is second
counter and between the two a rack for
hats and overcoats A broad aisle with
more benches and hatracks separates
the two rows of counters from dupli-
Gates on the opposite side Of the room.
Settling clerks, who take their places
on high stools behind the outer rows
of counters. face the walls Those at
the inner counters face the center aisle
At the elbows Of the settling clerks
stand their assistants, who are re-
quired to sign the exchange slips pre-
sented with each package Of checks.
AS the clock nears 10 one glances
from the high dome, with its row Of
electric lights, to the scene below. The
clerks at the compartments have male
themselves comfortable The messen-
gers standing at ease before them
have slung their bags and are ready.
A minute passes. A man appears at
the rostrum in the gallery and rings a
gong twice. Eyes below are uplifted
as he makes an announcement about
out of town banks that win hereafter
clear through different correspondents.
That is not of particular interest but
he pauses briefly and then utters the
magic word. ''ClearingF'
The messenger for bank No. l crosses
the room at one end Of the counters
and takes the place Of No. 81, who has
moved down a pace. simultaneously
fifty other men have taken a step for
ward, and the tramping and scraping
Of feet come regularly. No. / has
slapped an envelope down before the
clerk at No. 97's compartment, dropped
q ticket into a slot, offered an exchange
slip for signing and passed on to No.
o6 without uttering q word. Each OF
No. Is fifty associates has duplicated
his performance In every detail, and
so the exchanges. as they are called,
have bean fairly started.
In the meantime the settling clerks
are doing their share Of the work
Long sheets Of paper in front Of them
are being filled out with the total
amounts Of the checks presented by
the men who are circling about the
eounters, making monotonous but not
unpleasant sounds with their feet
Suddenly. when you are Just beginning
to understand what II Is all about i
halt is called. No one says anything
but every one stops. You ask why
and some one says the exchanges hayl
been completed You ask how $500.
100000 can change bands in exactly
fifteen minutes by the clock. and thu
same person looks at you with q pity
Ing smile and remarks. why, you'v,
| Just seen it done"
There Is marked silence for a mo
menf after the feet have stopped NOV
! Ing. The crowd in the room begins t
thin out. for the delivery clerks ar
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
How TO Stick stamps.

say" remarked the postofiice clerk
who was on duty as he watched a
friend afiix two stamps 10 the corner
Of an envelope, why don't you put
those stamps ON horizontally instead
Of vertically? Don't you know you
would save n lot Of work for US stamp.
ers II you put your stamps beside each
other instead OF under each other? We
always have 70 make two strokes when
sancellng vertically pasted stamps by
hand. and they don't work well through
the stamping machines either"
eIs that soy' inquired his friend as
he took another envelope and proceed
cd TO afIlK two stamps TO II In a yer.
teal position. Then, by the great
horn spoon. why doesn't the govern
meut sell its stamps In horizontal
lInes7 Look at these Here ! bought
90 cents worth OF two cent stamps
and they come 10 me in vertical lines
II buy FIRE twos. get them attached
one to the bottom Of the other. Do
you think I'm going to the trouble OF
tearing each stamp Of Just to please q
government clerk By pasting them side
BY slider Guess again-"-NeW YOEs
Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10

the unknown had driven Bis knifS
home and had Aed into some brush
close by. Seeing the knife Bsill ID the
breast OF the fallen man. he stopped
over and drew II forth just NJ his &C.
cuBers came on the sCgne. That was
bis story Tue knife being identified a.
the property Of the accused. no ere.
dence whatever was placed IN bis tala.
He was tried. convicted and hanged.
4 year later the man who had really
committed the crime while on hln
deathbed confessed that he was the
murderer and told how he had stolen
the knife from the innocent man who
had been sent TO the gnllowa.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
cirsumstan.isI Evidence.

During a discussion In regard to cir.
cumstantial evidence a lawyer told Of
a remarkable case which. be said, ap
pears IN the Virginia reports. II was
this:
A man was discovered drawing a
knife from the PROSTATE form Of an
other man near a roadside The wit.
nesses rushed upon him and took the
weapon from him. IL was Btill drip
ping with the warm blood Of the vic
tim lie was accused OF the murder.
but asserted his innocence. He claim
ed that be had happened along thu
road but a few moments before and
saw hls alleged victim struggling with
another man. Before be could come up
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
pisoovsry q ostoopathy.

THE man who discovered ostsOpathy
was q great sufferer from headache
said q man who claims 20 know. He
tried every remedy on earth almost.
but could get no permanent relief. One
day he had a terrible headache ana
went out into his front yard 10 Ila IN
der the shade Of a big tree and rest his
throbbing bead on the cooling grass
Suspended from a limb Of the tres was
a rope swing used by the children.
The man lay under this swing for
awhile and finally put the rope under
bis head 20 act as q support. In 4 few
moments he WINS surprised and pleased
TO end that bis headache was much
better Ia half an hour the pain bad
gone. lie began an Investigation. Ho
discovered that the rope swing pressed
on the nerve in the back OF the head
This pressure stopped the headache.
With more study he decided that many
pains could be relieved n nerves could
be given tbs proper treatinent--a mas
sage He started an osteopathlc school
and has made = grand suecess.--
Nashville TenneAseean.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10

ne way UHtuAShs SH HHittSHS " wv
lars In Checks Change HoIder9 In .
Few Minutes In the Daily Balancing
of Accounts Between Banks.
"Clearingr' That word is the order
for the shutting of many feet and the
pattering of thick envelopes upon hard
wood. Men with leather bags hung
against their chests like bass drums
pass up and down rows of desks at
which other men sit and as they go by
deity hand out brown paper packages
containing the equivalent of millions in
gold. Thus do the banks of New York
transfer money each business day.
AS vast as the figures involved in the
operation are, they do not make an
impress upon the mind. One Is more
apt to wonder whether the gray haired
messenger in the blue serge suit would
succeed in disorganizlng the line II he
gave the wrong envelope to bank No.
40 and, If so, whether he would be con-
demned forever by his associates. But
no one seems to make q mistake, and
the visitor has no reason to worry
about the possibility Of misplacing SIS
100000 even for half a second. The
machinery of the clearing house IL al
most too perfect to slip a cog.
The clearing house begins TO show
signs Of activity as early as $50 O'Clock,
when the vanguard Of bank runners
makes its appearance. They travel IL
pairs and are mostly young men, al
though the veterans have not all re
tired. Their badge Of ONCE n a bag
any sort of bag, suit case, telescope
kit bag. canvas bag. Sometimes it has
the name OF the bank it came from
printed across the end. More often Il
bears no distinguishing mark.
Further, its identity Is frequently
hidden behind an exceedingly shabby
exterior. That is perhaps a virtue. Al
all events, II Is not considered good
form in banking circles to be ostenta
fious. A strong bag even though 1t b
old and chafed Is just as good vehicle
for 4 fortune as q new one and ts less
likely to produce burnings In the hear
of a thug. So this Is the reason wig
the young men who sweep mp the mar
bic stairs look as II they were carrying
bags filed with their own clothing In
stead OF other persons checks. Sell
conscious they are not despite the load
they carry. and one might well imagine
they were going upstairs to chang
their garments for gymnasium suits.
But when the visitor reaches the Zoo
aRoxe and climbs 70 the little CALLER
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
A MARKET IN MOROCCO.
The Best Place to Study the Ways Of
the Willy Natives.


The place Of all places TO see the
Moorish people Is at their markets. for
every class and kind Of them Is there.
and when you have seen one market
you have seen them all. for there Is q
racial similarity in the MOoEs the world
over.
The h-si thing about a Moorish mar
ket that ATTRACTS the attention Of .
traveller Is the rarfeaching odor or.
rather. the multiplicity Of odors. for
there is d composite character ahoui
the smell Of a Moorish market that can
not be equaled anyRhere outside OF
China. Before you can even hear the
continual wrangle and jangie Of the
market place you can smell It.
Once there the interminable tumble
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-10
THE CLEARING HOUSE
Methods Of the Big Bank Ex.
change In New York City.
MARCH OF THE MESSENGERS.

The Way Millions on Millions Of DOL
lars In Checks Change HoIder9 In .
Few Minutes In the Daily Balancing
of Accounts Between Banks.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22
NEW MAN At THE HEAD
OF THE COLORADO
MIDLAND
Especial to The Sentinel ]

Denver, Dec. 22-George b. Har-
ris, president Of the Burlington rail-
road, has been elected president of
the Colorado Midland in place of DAN
iel Willard OF Chicago. who resigned
to take the presidency of the Balti-
more & Ohio.
1t is said that Willard shortly will
resign as a vice president of the Col
orado & Southern and the Burlington
at meeting of the directors of the
roads to be held in a few days.
The election of Harris as president
of the Midland follows the precedent
of the Burlington in having its man
as executive of the Midland. which is
controlled by the Burlington and Col
orado & Southern interests.
Announcement of the selection of
Harris as president of the Midland is
made by General Manager George
Vallery of that road. The action was
taken at a meeting on December 13.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22
BITTER IS COMMENT OF
EXPLORER COOKS
bACKER
tBy Associated Press. I

New York, Dec. 22.-John r.
Bradley, the man who financially
backed DR.. Frederic A. Cook on his
Arctic trip, in commenting on the
decision against him, said in part:
AS matter of fact, ! long ago
lost all interest in DR.. Cook, the
North pole and everything connected
with it. Polar bears and the wild
life of the arctic in general are the
only things that have ever Interested
me much in that connection
AS for DR.. Cook. / haven't seen
him or heard from him since he left
the Waldorf-Astoria to prepare his
records for submission to the Univers-
ity of Copenhagen. / wasn't in COM
munication with him while he was at
the Grammatan and as matter of
fact | hardly had an hours solid con-
versation with him all the while he
was here after his return from the
arctic.
Il discounted this decision from
the University of Copenhagen some
time ago. In common with the rest
of the world ! was delighted with the
first news from Dr. Cook that he had
discovered the pole. His actions,
however, and his failure to make
more than the meager statements re-
garding his trip which early followed
his return to civilization took some of
the smack off the supposed triumph.
II began to weaken decidedly when
Dr. Cook left us all without so much
as word of good-by. When a man
runs away you can't expect his friends
10 fight for him and Cooks flight
for that's what it seemed to me to
amount to-killed all my interest in
him and his affairs. Before that |
had never had reason to doubt Cook
and his whole course in this matter
seems ineXplicable to me.
Il am sick of the whole blooming
polar business and | don't want TO
hear anything more about the North
pole or its attributes" was the char
acteristic way in which Mr. Bradley
summed up his attitude.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22
HOMEsEEKERS RATES
TO BE ADVANCED
NEXT YEAR
Especial to The Sentinel. ]


Chicago, Dec. 22.-The homeseek-
ers fares to the Western states will
be advanced next year as the result of
a decision reached yesterday at spe-
cial meeting of the executive and pas
senger officials of the Western rail-
roads, called for the purpose of set
Ting the basis of passenger fares for
1910.
The maximum rate from Chicago
Is advanced So, which will make the
rate to the Southwest $35 instead of
$50, with corresponding advances to
the Northwest. The st. Louis basis
is to be raised from $25 to $27.50;
Kansas City rates will be advanced
by the same amount and from St.
Paul the increase will be 50. To
points which take less than the max
imum rate the fares will be as here
tofore, a fare and half plus SO for
the round trip. The other rates for
next year will be the same as for the
last two years.
1t was made known today that 1t Is
impossible to get the roads to agree.
The California and Colorado lines are
determined to retain their homeseek-
ers' colonist and tourist rates, and
the smaller roads, without a large
territory to develop. will not give up
their special excursions unless the
others are willing to make clean
sweep. 1t is understood that the firm
stand of the Alton which has been
making many more excursion rates
than its rivals, was one of the prin-
cipal obstacles to an agreement.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22
WHAT DELTA is TO DO.
Especial to The Sentinel. l

Delta, Colo, Dec. 22.-When the
Delta county boosters arrive in Den
Yer on Monday January on their
special train, they are planning to
make a demonstration that will let
everyone in the city know they have
arrived. 1t will be the elimination
of a series of booster rallies which are
to be held in various towns through
out the state where the special will
stop on its way to Denver.
a car load of apples will be taken
along for free distribution, and these
will be handed out by Delta county's
prettiest girls.
Although it is generally recognized
that the competition will be keen. the
Delta growers feel confident that they
will capture the big prizes, especially
the one of the best car load of apples.
which is the largest offered by the
show management.
The northwestern states are plan
ming to make big showing, hoping
partly to retrieve their losses at the
Council Bluffs exposition, where Del
"a captured so many prizes; but the
colorado growers are confident of VIC
tory.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22
!. IBy Assoclated Press. !


Washington, Dec. 22.-Confir;na-
ton of the Associated Press Dispatch
es from Nicaragua received today by
the navy department in n cablegram
from Captain Shipley of the Des
Moines, now at Bluefields, were dat
ed at 3 O'Clock this morning.
Additional information given in the
navy department advices are that
General Castrillo, with four pieces of
field artillery, fifteen hundred rifles
and one million rounds Of ammuni-
tion were included in the surrender.
The wounded are being cared for at
the Bluefields hospital where the
facilities for caring for them is very
inadequate. Capt. Shipley says that
he has established q hospital ON the
-short, employing surgeons, assistants
and hospital supplies from the Des
MOines and the Tacoma. No force
has been taken from the American
warships.
Zelaya's loss i'm killed, wounded
and captured, the captain reports, is
about 1900.
Captain Shipley's telegram says
the surrender of the entire govern
ment forces was expected yesterday
and that Gen. Estrada is confident of
complete success. Captain Shipley
says further that the United States
gunbOat Eagle is within the harbOr
and is prepared Mt any moment to
land it's blue jackets, hut that In all
probability such course will not be
necessary.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-22

The arrest of Kid Lewis, a young
man of decidedly shady reputation
who has been about the city for some
months, last night by the officers who
raided his room and found him with
young girl, has caused many ex-
pressions of Indignation against Lew
is and If the charges against him
prove to be true he should be given
a long term in the state penitentiary.
The girl is many years his junior, in
fact is only about IA years of age. 1t
seems that Lewis has had every in
tention OF taking up the white slave
traffic. The girl Is also In custody.