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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-24
Classic Noises.

OF ali the men whose fate 1t has
been to live in hourly dread of noise,
Patti. the cellist. was chief. II have
lived" said he. 'in Spain, where the
serenos awaken you at every hour Of
night to inform you Of the state OF
the weather. have sojOurned in
where men are paid express
y TO arouse you by shaking a rattle
10 tell you the hour and wish you good
night. | have even slept In Antwerp
Notwithstanding the chimes which
play every half hour variations OF the
Carnival OF Venice and every half
hour the bass drum air OF the caid.
Thus. you see. l am well organized
FOR peace. yet I thirst fof more than
One mans blood. "-LOndon Chronicle.
High Hats and Babies.
did you ever" said Mr.. Jurgletcn.
''see a man In a silk hat carrying an
infant child? Never. / venture to say.
You do see plenty Of fathers, young
fathers mostly. carrying their babies.
and very willing to carry them-indeed,
proud Of their offspring. But you new
er see such a father In q tall hat. They
may wear fOrty-1eyen other kinds OF
hats-derbies. soft hats. straw hats
or AZ many kinds Of eaps-but no IA
Their carrying an infant ever wears a
silk hat
@of course there can't be any fash
ion decree about this. Retaining from
wearing Il silk hat on such occasions
must be due Just TO instructive com
mon sense. The baby h an extremely
informal thing. liable to scream or cry
or wriggle or squlrm at any minute.
70 bear itself IN many ways IN 4 man.
ner quite incompatible with high hat
dignity. And even young fathers seem
10 know this. and 80 they iezve their
stoyepipe tiles on the shelf At home
when they go out with the baby. They
seem 10 know what b fitting instinc-
lively. but certain IL e that yOu never
Sc 4 man IN q st0vepipe hat Carrying
4 baby. Boston Herald.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-24

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POT POURRI 81
Things Of More ~ Less Local
q Interest. nj
zzSzzzzzEzzzA - /
There are some people in this
world that you can't satisfy; 50 don't
try.
The looked for rain today failed to
come. but we may get soaksF to-
morrow.
Don't rubber. Scientists are now
trying to prove that the giraffe once
had an rdoinary neck.
School books are already begin
ming to move and our news dealers
are looking for a good trade ere
school opens.
It IL said that crazy people never
think talat they are in that condition
Shall We each one give ourselves a
personal examination.
II the mayor knew how badly he
was wanted at the meeting Of the
city council last night he would
never have been absent from the
city.
Only i've members OF the city
council were present last evening at
the special meeting. Fishing must
be good along the river now, al
though We haven't heard Of any big
catches lately.
Lots Of US don't understand the
ms and outs Of many of the leading
topics being daily discussed by
learned men, but we all agree that
after this life Is over insurance ought
to be cheaper If 1t isn't.
An Indian has applied for divorce
on the ground that his wife does not
talk to him enough. The large ma
jority Of women, however, win see to
1t that their husbands never have
this cause for complaint.
A little girl was once asked to
write a sentence containing the words
bitter end" and after some effort
produced the following: "our neigh
boris dog chased by kittie and, as she
ran under the porch, he bit her end. ;"
We wonder what the Inland Elec-
tric railway will say when they find
out that they must remove all their
fencing within the city limits. Oh,
the city council is not asleep these
days in the way of permanent public
improvements.
1t is said that there is one little
boy in Occur d'Alene who is unable
to perform the duties about his home
today. as he was hurt last evening in
making a slide for life while playing
circus. You don't want to let go the
rope next time. Eddie, but hang on
real tight.
IT'S said that the strings Of cleo
trio lights across Sherman at Fourth
street must come down September 1.
Why not compromise the matter and
let them remain there permanently?
They add to the beauty of the corner
and also to the lighting of the block
in each direction.
There Is one man in Occur d'Alene
who Is always looking for trouble.
and that person is the nneman for
the Kootenai Light & Power COM
pany. and when he locates the trou-
BILE 1t Is only a short time before it's
all over and the machinery is all in
working order again.
The n. E. conference is going to
receive light during the weeks gath
ering In Occur d'Alene in the shape
Of large arc electric globe. which Il
to be placed in front of the edifice
BY the city. which Is ever ready to
lead helping hand in time of need
1t Will be great help. as there viii
be large crowds attending the gath.
ering each evening.
Next week all the Methodist
rnannhnrn ~ ahi. ai.4.ia. - a, -
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-24

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
ExsvoabIs Suicide,

As . general rule the weird has NJ
tie sympathy with persons who cen
init suicide. ~ the thougAtless vhs
never take into consideration the sour
age required to overcome the Unborn
desire to prolong life, suicide 10 inter
prsted ~ eowardice, no natter what
the immediate cause or motive was.
OF course. there are exceptions, and
It Ia safe to assume that the man who
tried to commit suicide the other day
at Maspeth. L. l., will find thousands
of sincere sympathizers. He lived
with his aunt, who is the mother of a
little boy baby, named willie" As
the young man explained In letter
intended to be his last message to the
world, his aunt drove him to suicide
by everlastingly regaling him with
accounts of the wonderful things that
Willie did. Like many thousands OF
other mothers in whom the otherwise
natural fondness for their child has
developed into mania, the woman in
question never considered the posi-
blity that the nerves of the persons
around her might not be attuned tc
the rawlings of her monomania, anC
the result was that she nearly talked
her nephew to death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Home CURE FOR ECZEMA.
Oil Of Wintergreen, Thymol and ely
cerine Combined, Used as
Simple Wash.

Does it not seem strange that so
many people suffer year in and year
out with eczema?
A 25 cent bottle of a simple wash
stops the itch and will quickly con-
vince any patient.
This wash is composed of mild and
soothing oil of wintergreen mixed
with thymol and glycerine, etc, and
known as d. d. D. Prescription. 1t
has now been used for so many years
and has proved so highly successful.
that We do not hesitate to express
our confidence in the remedy And
we surely feel that every reader of
this paper who suffers from any skin
disease, or knows of any sufferer, will
not hesitate to get % cent bottle
on the present special offer. We do
not know how long the d. d. d. Lab
oratories will continue this special 25c
offer, as the remedy is regularly sold
only in $1.00 bottles and has never be.
fore been put on the market on any
special offers.
If you want relief tonight for that
on our recommendation.
Owl Drug Store, F. f. Williams &
Sons Proprietors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Handicap Too Heavy.

There is a vacancy in the position
of deputy warden of the county peni-
Tertiary of Caldwell, N, j.. and, as a
salary of $3.50 goes with the job. 1t
may be imagined that there was quite
a rush of applicants for the position,
which has always been considered
something of sinecure. The hopes
of the score of politicians with a long.
ing eye for the position have been
rudely shaken if not shattered, how.
ever, by the announcement that the
applicants would have to undergo a
civil service examination as to their
fitness for the position That was
bad enough, for politicians, as a rule
have no great love for civil service OK.
aminations. But, what made things
a thousand times worse, and caused
the majority of the applicants to with
draw from the race, was the official
announcement that no applicant would
be considered eligible who could moi
upI.o : --Lc'-a high jump of al
least four feet four inches. Imagine
4 weil-fed politician making a running
high jaop Of foul feet four!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
HOME, SWEET HOME!
PROPERLY THE CENTER OF ALL
THE HEART HOLDS DEAR.
Little World in Itself, from Which
Care and Trouble Should Be
sanished-Its Depth of Mean
ing Unfathomable.

How many cherished and sacred as.
sociations cluster around the little
word-home.
Its depth of meaning is unfathom.
| able, for all that the heart holds dear
upon earth is conferred in it, and It
breathes of rest, of comfort and of
loved ones, as it whispers to the
weary toiler of retreat from the
busy, busting world, where the heart
can unburden its trials and perplex-
tiles. and receive sympathy and en-
| enlargement, and where the over
wrought brain can relax and acquire
fresh strength for life's conflict
Home! The word rings like music
IN the ears of the traveller in foreign
land, and his eye grows brighter and
his heart beats faster as visions of his
| own loved home beyond the seas arise
before him, and his homesick spirit is
cheered in the joyful anticipation Of
| again clasping his wife and little ones
to his breast, and of resting from the
toll and tumult of business within the
sacred precincts of home.
AS daylight is fading and the shad-
ows of night are creeping on. as the
street lamps are being lit and tired
feet are vending their way homeward
little children CHM to the windows
and press their eager faces against
the window panes to watch for papa
| coming home; and when the we'll
known form turns the corner and ap-
pears In sight happy voices cry,
Here's papa! here's papa!"
Then follows scrambling down
from the chairs and windowsills, and
scampering to the hall door, each
one clamorous for the first kiss; and
as the tired man, whose spirit has
been harassed all day at the NANTES
I tation OF his debtors to defraud him,
and the desire of those with whom he
has had dealings to overreach him.
enters his home, he realizes that there
is after all such a thing as disinter-
ested love and friendship In this
world of ours.
After the evening meal has been
partaken of, and the family gather in
|
/, err, seated in his armchair, with a lit
tie one or his knee, relates the story
of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
which is listened to with deep inter
est and admiration. and the happy
wife and mother rocks baby and huns
a soft lullaby, while a bright smile
rests upsa her features; and - the
man ef bninsss gazes uDsa his house
hold treasures, he realisss tAat tie
family constitutes a little world Of II
self. sathely separate and AIstiAst
from Ne great. bustliAs- outside
world. And II frsa sunrise uAtN 81
set his hours are full Of toll
The night shall - nusd w<<h n~sis.
And the cares that tnfsst the day
| Shall field up tAStr tsats IKE the Arabs.
And as alsHtiy steal away.
New York Weekly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Only One Quarter Of Lands In Missis
slppi Are lmproved-ln
Other States.
Special 10 The Meas.

Special 10 the Meas.
WASHINGTON, Nov. FIN view Of
the present and increasing depression
in the rural and Lancashire districts
Of the British Isles conditions which
have been Investigated by Royal
Commission and reported upon with
genuine alarm-a paper will be read
and discussed at the Southern Com
mercial Congress, December 9th and
It'll on Opportunity for Southern Pro.
paganda in the British Isles" The pa
per will be prepared by Thomas L..
Field of London, a Virginian by birth,
resident in England in connection with
varied shipping interests.
Additional subjects to be considered
during the Congress-"Neglected Agri-
cultural Opportunities in the South
Manufacturing Opportunities in the
South" and Colonization Opportuni.
ties in the South'-will all have rela-
ton to the one great subject of at
tracing to the South elements of pom
ulation that will strengthen rather
than tear doyn the civilization of
which the South is justly proud.
The committee on arrangements, at
the headquarters of the congress in
Washington, is already in receipt of
letters from owners of large planta-
tions and real estate men relative 20
lands that could be grouped for coloni-
zation purposes; and it is hoped that
safe working-plan will be evolved
from the proceedings of the congress-.
Attendance on the Southern Com
mercial Congress is open to all; its
expenses being met by the commercial
organizations of the South, acting CO.
operatively.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

to do so by Oct 81, under penalty.
The result will be an inevitable de-
lay in getting up the biennial report
of the state superintendent, since it
will be impossible to get up the finan.
cial and statistical portion of that re-
port without having the county and
separate district reports from which to
obtain the necessary information.
The narrative report of Prof. Pow
ers will be completed during the next
ten days or two weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
ARE FAR BEHIND in
their SCHOOL REPORT
Special 10 7 he Mems

JACKSON, Nov. PROF. ]. n.
Powers, upon his return home from
his trip in the northwest, finds that
a half dozen county superintendent
of education, a score of county treas
urers and thirty or forty municipal
treasurers in separate school districts,
have failed to get in their annual re-
ports, although they are all required
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
How a Missionary Got Wealth..

The recent death, in his eighty-fifth
year, Of Rev. DIR. William Ashmore, a
distinguished foreign missionary Of
the Baptist church of America, recalls
to the Missionary Review the inter
esting fact that when in 1863 he was
appointed to Swallow, China, he bar
gained for the purchase Of lot for
mission buildings, agreeing to pay
$500. The board of Boston refusing to
sanction the purchase, DR.. Ashmore
paid for the lot himself, and the pur.
chase made him a rich man. The
shoreward frontage of the lot was
afterward filled in for considerable
distance out into the harbor, and this
made land" was so valuable for ware.
house sites that the sale of 1t brought
the missionary a fortune. Out of these
profits he gave $4,000 to found theo-
logical seminary at Swatow. In 1885
DR.. Ashmore was elected a missionary
secretary In Baptist headquarters at
Boston. He returned home and tried
the Office for year, but official re-
sponsiblities did not suit him, and he
resigned and went back to China for
Is years more of active service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

Mrs. Isaac L. Rice, the talented head
of New York's anti-noise movement,
was describing the nuisance of the
London cab whistle.
Every householder, you know" she
said, has a shrill whistle wherewith
he stands on his door step and toots
and toots until a cab appears.
This, during the season, is an in.
tolerable nuisance. Buffers whistle
for cabs till four or five in the morn
ing. In the west end, with dinners
and balls at every house. continuous
whistling makes sleep impossible till
long after daylight.
SAT a party in the west end a lady
talked to me about city noises. She
was inclined to praise the quietude
of London nights.
"'Here. she said, "it's not half bad.
il 'itT
mo said 1; its all bad"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
MILLIONS OF EMPTY ACRES
GOING TO WASTE IN SOUTH

ing seasons, the varieties of soil, prom.
Use pre-emimence to the South in agri-
culture when science and Drawn unite
to produce the result. Iowa has sc per
cent of its farm area improved, accord
ing to the census of 1900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Spanish Black"

Residents of the cork regioas Of
Spain heat the bark in kettles with
sproutA. through which issues a gas
that X used ~ an iuuminant The 70.
fuse 10 sold as the Spanish black"
pigment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
612,096,920 145,1S5,999

The above figures show that less
than one quarter Of the land area of
the South is serving agricultural pur-
poses, yet the distribution Of rainfall,
the steady temperature, the long grow
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

For HEADACHE-h1lc~'s CAPUDiNE
Whether from Colds Heat. Stomach
or Nervous Troubles. Capudine will
relieve you. It's liqud-pleasant u
take-acts Immediately. Try 1t. Zoe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
How Few Are So Accomplished!

F'OW fS" D>'S w
in order 10 git genuine, practical
results" said Uncle Eben, "a speaker
wants to be mighty accomplished in
recognizin de occasions dat call fob
absolute silence"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
MR.. TAFT SHOPPING
IN HOLIDAY CROWD.
BUS Presents and Meets Tuo
ConIiIial Strangers.

Washington Dec 24-Presidsnt Tai,
went shopping afo0t this afternoon.
playing Santa Claus in open fashion.
He wandered from shop 10 shop. taking
a hearty interest IN the store windows
and good naturedly returning ths iosf-
ling Of the crowds which tsmmsd tfs
sidewalks Captain Archibald Butt. his
military aid. walked with him. and im-
mediately behind were two vigilant se-
cret Service men.
A remarkable feature Of Mr. Tafta
trip was the small number who recoE-
nized him lie raised his hat % those
who ssluted him. but he was not forced
10 do this more than a dozen times
The President left the executive Of
fees at o'clock and walked down
Pennsylvania avenue 70 a jewellers
shop. Here he remained some time. Sc
Letting a present Cor Mrs. Taft ana his
daughter. Miss Helen. Tie next wsIksd
tc a leather establishment in r street.
where Captain Butt halted him on the
walk before the window.
That's lust the thing" Captain Butt
exclaimed. pointing With his walking
stick to an elaborate travelling bag OF
Russia leather.
You're rishtF' exclaimed the Presi-
dent. showing the officer ahead Of him
good naturediy. Let's get a closer
view"
There was a eommotion IN the srexdsd
store when the President and his party
entered They remained nearly a quar-
ter Of an hour. going next 70 book store
where Mr.. Taft purchased a number Of
volumes. one OF them. which he wanted
to mail tonight, he turned over % Cap
tain Butt.
Here. Butt. you take care Of this" he
said. smilingly. 1--WE got all can 40
to take care OF myself"
Captain Butt put the volume under
his arm, and the party returned 10 the
jewellers shop. The clerks had syi-
IDENTIFY made record time in packing and
preparing the Presidents purchases,
for they were ready. A Secret servics
man was left behind u see that the
packages reached the White House
safely. and the party started up Penn
sylvania avenue.
As the President passed a hotel IN
10Th street the pinwheel door 70 the bar
spun merrily. -Four bibulsus eeisbraats
of the holiday season emerged. fhsy
gained the sidewalk. laughing effusively
and wishing one another the compli-
ments Of the season, when one spied the
President.
Merry Christmas. MisseF Preshidsnt,"
he cried "Sferry Chrishmus"'
All four managed tO raise their hats.
The President looked them over. and
then. with a broad grin. lifted his hat.
''rhank you, gentlemen.' he said.
Let me wish you the same"
The Presidents party returned 20 the
white House. after an absence OF about
an hour and half
New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
ACROSS THE BRIDGE.
Many Christmas Celebrations
Planned in Brooklyn.

Apart from the usual Christmas festivi-
ties in Brooklyn homes. the day will be
observed in that borough by exercises of
various kinds. More than hve hundred tars
of Uncle Sans navy will attend church
In the Brooklyn navy yard and at noon
enjoy a turkey dinner aboard ship. At
T:s0 o'clock this morning the Rev. NJ. c.
Gieeson. Catholic chaplain of the Hancock.
will offer a low mass on the Cob Dock. and
an hour later a special high mass will be
celebrated on the deck OF the Han
cock. Services also will be held in the
library building OF the yard by the Rev.
J. r. Fleming. Protestant chaplain Of the
Hancock
The navy branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. IN Sands street,
near the main gate of the yard. is crowded
with sailors. one thousand sleeping there
last night. five hundred OF whom hal
to bunk on the floor. W. L. Tisdale. sec
retary OF the branch. said that during the
Christmas holidays he expected a daily
attendance OF at least five thousand.
The poor children of Brooklyn will be
provided with dinner. toys and useful
articles by the Salvation Army.
Mrs. Lena sittig will hold her annual
Christmas tree party for poor children in
tended by nearly three thousand children.
The LIST Assembly District Republican
Club will provide dinners for the poor and
needy children OF that district. At o'clock
this afternoon the inmates of the Sailors
Home. No. ls Atlantic avenue, will be
served with a turkey dinner.
Homecoming Day always has been
observed in Erasmus Hall The students
Of Yesterday and Of to-day will gather AT
the hall, Just as they did yesterday. when
nearly two thousand Of them met Or. Gun
nison. the principal. In the Girls High
School. the Commercial High School, the
Boys High School. and IN fact in all the
schools and scholastic institutions OF
Brooklyn the happy season is being OBJ
served. mostly in the form OF musical and
literary entertainments.
John y. Robbins. head Of the Robbins
Shipyard, will provide dinner for the poor
children OF the Red Hook section.