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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-22

thing apparently the matter with
the car except that il wouldn't move.
You can imagine my nephcw's chagrin
~-esl rcially when the next car came
bounding along the motnrman. Il vet
eraL of the road. got off and let fly a
few disparaging remarks about the
young kids the road was intrusting
their property to of late.
But the veteran didn't locate the
cause of the trouble for while.
Finally. however. he Strengthened up.
scornfully. and exclaimed. with fine
sarcasm, Hey. kid. you'd better bring
a nurse with YOU on your next trip,
Where's you get tn" bunch your car
could run with the brakes set chock-
a-block.'
My nephew was angry Immediately
in fact, were he not Il relative of
mine. would say that he became hot
under the collar. He insisted that his
brakes wcIc not set. The old veteran
jumped aboard with an exclamation of
disgust. which changed quickly to one
It surprise when he grabbed hold Of
tho brake handle to loose ii and found
that il swung as free and easy a. a
pendulum. To make a long story short.
gentlemen, the truth Of the matter was
that the brake shoes. being down near
the hot asphalt. had swellcd up with
the heat until thev stuck. Now. it
seems to me. that was "A rather warm
day"
The reporter secretcd behind the
stove gasped for heath and swurc IL
would never write another weather
story again for any paper this side Of
Jericho.
4 regret sincerely. gentlemen"
spoke up the thin. weakened man over
in the corner. that | can add moth
ing to equal merit tn the vastly inter-
esting fund of anecdotes ii has been
our pleasure to hear this evening. My
conversion To this Hot Air society has
been 50 recent that my experience
must necessarily be Of the present
Craving your pardon for such a mod
est contribution. and imploring You to
privilege to live in the good Did days
Of real hot weather, make b"iC Ia re
late the following:
To-day. when went out at noon
for my daily repast of boil al eggs and
toast. | wandered into new dairy
lunch The waitress at the counter
took my order. and noticed with
pleasure. inquired exactly how many
minutes | wished them boiled.
Il told her three minutes and IA half
by the clock. Then she reached down
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I was standing there trying to fig
urc out some other cause than spon-
tancous combustion. when suddenly l
smelt smoke again. The next minute
| jumped Something was burning
into my leg to fare-ye-wen I
looked down and there was my uni
form trousers smoldorin' In one little
spot on the back Of my leg. The min
ute | jumped. though. 1t stopped.
1t took me about five minutes more
To get wise to the fact that II wasn't
nothIn' but the sun shining through
defect in the glass Of the window.
Common. ordinary window glass, re-
member. and l guess that was some
sun. alright, alright"
At this point the jovial. jolly person
with the Panama spoke up.
Went for my laundry today" said
he. and found my Chinaman in a
most loquacious mood and a dripping
perspiration.
is it hot enough for you. john
| asked. friendly like.
" Plenty hot sclotcher:' assented
John.sreadily You got ticket? Mo-
John | asked. to cheer him up a bit.
You like hot weather. don't YOU
"'Em, grunted the celestial. Him
velly fine weather. Sav'm money, You
see fire. out. No use him this
weather Put lions outside. sun shine
on um. Soon hot. Makee shrtee
shine. Save heap money"
The quiet, unassertive little man.
with the brow beaten. hen-peCked ex-
preston. on the outside of the hot air
circle. shivcred once ar twice, screwed
up his courage to the sticking point
and stammered
If | may be allowed To say 50, Hem
rlet-beg pardon-gentIemen. today has
been anything but cool. | shall re-
member 1t with pleasure for long
time to come. II was 50 hot that my
wife had nothing Ia complain about
when | came home from the office!
She was utterly and thoroughly eX-
hausted,''
Theraupon the circle broke up, most
of the members feeling that the com
munion had been close enough Ia give
them renewed determination and en-
thusiasm To- begin again on the NOR
row and ask everybody Whom they
met il it Was hot enough
The reporter waited until all had de-
parted Then he stole quietly and
swiftly out to write his weather
story for the next days paper stop
ping on his way back To the city room
u wire the weather bureau at Wash
ingtnn that hot wave had just
broken loose over the country and Was
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\ silence fell upon the heat enthus-
lasts. The story was evidently a hot
one. After a time. though, another
siZZler spoke up.
1t was not my good fortune. | re-
gret To state" said the next speaker.
It" experience the incident | am going
to relate. 1t happened to young
nephew of mine. in whose veracity |
have every confidence. He was Just
out of cOllcge-~n few years ago-anl
started in to make practical use of his
mechanical education by beginning at
the bottom Of the ladder in the ira, -
ton company owned by his father. He
began aS IL motnrman-Gnd his first
trip Was eventful.
The day WAS of the sort that the
newspapers and other deluded folks
love 10 speak of as Il Srorcher. My
nephew claims that it Was 81 hot that
the breeze that he naturally encoun-
tered on the front of the car seemed
to come direct from an open furnace
door. ON the return trip. the first
time he took the car out, he noticed
that something was evidently the mat
ter. He had the power on, full force.
but the car. seemed to stick. 1t dragged
and did not respond when he showed
on all the power. OF sudden il
stopped stock still
My nephew hoped off to locate the
trouble. The first thing he looked at.
of course, was the pillow. for he knew
he hadn't set the brakes. But the
pillow WAS in perfect repair. Neither
was the fuse burnt out. There wasn't
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-22
The Entire Quar-. of Red Eye Was in Flames.

3 behind the counter. secured medium
sized porcelain pan. nilei il With water
from the ice cooler. walked over To an
open window and placed il N the sill
You may we'll imagine my surnrise
ut such a procedure. indeed. | was 81
astouished that / had no time to ex-
press myself before She seized two
eggs from the basket on the counter
walked over to the window ami. gfanc-
ing at the clock. dropped them into the
pan Of water
When | managed to recover my
speech and ask her If she was Ill, she
replied:
Just Il little patience. please. sir:
they only need one minute longer
And, gentlemen. may il plros. you.
in precisely one minute more those
eggs were taken out as perfectly
boiled as one could wish. She haaded
them to- nC with the remark that IL
the sun were as hot every "a, a. Il.
was this particular one. their cuisines,
would increase remarkably. Then sh"
called out quite casually:
John. What's the matt Nth
YOU? Don't you know this gentleman's
toast has been out on the line for five
minutes 1t must he burnt black"
And without the shadow Of srnil"
or the slightest witch of an e>"la~h.
the weazcncd man leaned nbIe%tly
back in his chair with an air # re-
GREETING his badness in attempting :"
entertain >urn immortals for such Il
length Of time.
The fat. red-Cheeked man with the
black cigar blew il few rings Of smoke
at the ceiling reminiscently. cleared his
throat. several times, and began;
Not bad story. old man. not by
any means. 1t reminds me Of one of
my own. Back in &c was in the 10
cal fire department. 1t was So hot that
even a baseball umpire would have
melted away t" grease spot If he'd
stood In the sun tiv" minutes. Yes,
sir: il WAS some hot
Nov. il HAPPENED that along about
noon an alarm came in from nearby
box. We hiked out on it, of course,
though it was all the horses could do
tn drag the engine faster than "A trot,
The house afirc was II brick residence.
and the blaze was quickly cxtln-
EuiNhtu. II never -tt nay btlt Ati' l'iiAii
In which it started on the third floor.
Naturally. We wanted to know how
II started. But We couldn't get a trace
of anything that you could nail down
and say did it. There VAS no light of
any sort In the room that could have
set fire Ia anything. nor was there the
slightest evidence that anyone had set
the place On fire, There Was just IA
charred hole in the flooring. where
the blaze must have started
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-22

ME MAN who rocks the boat. the
chap who pulls the trigger when
he didn't know ii was loaded:
r pedestrian who stands still in the
llbborn hope of pushing the automo-
e off the road and. the benedict who
links he's the boss of his own house
K all gold medal!sts in the 'demen-
species of the human race. al
kht, alright.
But they aren't in it these sultry
Us. when the mercury is doing a Sa-
ne dance to the music of the Merry
idow waltz at the top of the tube.
Stree. they aren't even also rams"
ben compared to those unmitigated
kence of asininity who persist in
feting every acquaintance with the
|eerful questions. "Whew! Isn't this
scorcher?'' is IT hot enough fu
|u?' and the like.
At such a season of the year they
T abroad in the land. overrunning it
e locusts. and they are no rcspecters
places or persons.
From time immemoriul - indeed.
lam and Eve must have been guilty
1.-THE weather has been an admit
lily safe topic of conversation and an
er-present help in the time of embar-
ssment. caution and ennui But
ere are different kinds of weather
d there are different kinds Of per-
rs who discuss the weather.
The wise ones mention ii only when
is pleasant. The thoughtlcss. when
is cold or rainy. But the foolish.
undesirables. the prize chumps oi
human race seem 60 seize witt
dity every opportunity To huttonhol2
)erspiring acquaintance and tell hin
ictiy how hot II is ard how much
tier Ii is going to be. Then. after
bling it in. they ask the victim. in
one meant To be cordially conversa-
nal. If it is quite hot enough for
h. implying. il would seem, that II
Isn't they will he pleased to see that
janitor turns on a little more heat.
ust why they do it is question
1t can never be irrefutably an
cred. They can scarcely find pleas
i'm it-since they themselves must
suffer with the heat. II may he
pughtlessness-but the frequent repc-
on Of their asinlre questions during
day seems to imply n studied pur-
fe to ask those questions.
ince dementia Americana. the high
red craze and baseballitis are recng-
ed Affections of the human mind. IL
Ght not he amiss Ia argue that some
bple's thinking apparatus becomes
,verted by "A too constant Cnnsidera-
b of the condition of the weather.
they become "hot-weathor fiends.
greater the heat. the greater their
crest. What they don't know about
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-22
ALTERING FORCES
FOR FIGHT
lends OF CHEMICAL Pre-
PREPARING TO
MAKE LAST STAND.

D.. e. Aug. 2l-Friend'
chemical personalities are gathering
|ir forces for IA last and determined
bid at Denver. where, on August
the annual convention of the As
|iation Of State and National Dairy
Food Departments opens. Since
national food commission. then
sisting Of Secretaries Cortelyou,
iauss and Wilson. On the strength of
report of the Remsen board. re-
|sed DIR. Harvey W. Wiley. the chief
mist of the department of aSrlcul-
and the board Of food and drug
Dection. and permitted manufactur-
to use unlimited quantities Of ben
te of soda, provided they stated II
their labels. the American Medical
|Dciatinn and the American Institute
Homeopathy have petitioaed the
Isident. by resolutions adopted in
Dir national conventions, and pre-
ted through committees, To use his
uence To have the use of benzoate
soda prohibited by law. Their ac-
has been supported by that Of
nv minor associations of local and
e character. and representatives
be present AT the coming con-
ton 10 urge similar action ON its
h. The anti-chemical preventative
res will. be led by DR.. Wiley. who,
is believed, will be supported by
committee of IL appointed by Pres
u J. @ Emery Of Wisconsin espe-
by to consider the conflicting re-
rs of DIR. Wiley and the Remsen
|rd. The members of this commit
have been conducting experiments
heir own during the summer, and
understood they will report IA
bible 10 DR.. WIley's contentious. The
&mittee consists Of Drs. NJ. A SEQ
Kentucky: W. NJ Allen. North
|oIina; +. II. :. Railey. Kansas; H
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rods it having been the belief that
these branches We're endowed with IA
miraculous power of locating treas
ures. sources Of water for wells, etc. .
The roots of blackberry bushes are
said to possess tonic and astringent
properties. as is also the American
mountain ash. and wild cherry as Il
tonic and sedativc: prickly ash has
Alternative. Stimulant and sialagngue
properties and is used in rheumatism
and for increasing the secretions. for
taothache and externally az IA counter
irrItant. Water ash bark possessed
tonic properties and is employed in
fevers. II is said to be useful as an
anthelmintiC.
Black elder bark and berries are said
to be good tonic and astringent; the
wahoo bark. found in woods and
thickets from Ontario and the eastern
United States west to Montana, has a
tonic. dluretic. laxative and antiperi-
odic properties. acts On the liver, in
creasing the flow of bile and Is also
employed in intermittent feyers and in
dyspepsia. The false bittersweet vine
possesses Alternative. emetic. diaphore-
tie properties and narcotic action. The
horse chestnut bark l. used for its
tonic. astringent. fehriiuge, narcotic
and antiscptic properties The butts
are asid to have narcotic action. and
when powdered excite sneezing. The
leaves are an old remedy In tn" treat
ment uf whonpinG cough.
Tn. caScara sagrada. ar rhitt"mbark,
sacred bark az bearberry tree. bear
wood. Chittemwood. puTshiana bark.
or persiana bark. the tree "f which
grows on the side and bottoms III cam
yons from the Rocky mountains west.
is said To be ii most valuable laxative,
differing from other drugs in that II
tones up the entire intestinal tract
making lung-continual dosing ."r grad
ual increasing dosage unnecessary
oil l. obtained from the cotton root
bark. and various domestic uses arr
made Of the seed and the flowers and
leaves This bark. with lis emmena-
gasue and parturitaci"nt properties,
form valuable remedy I'm the hands
of the doctor says thu rvfs"rt-
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T. Barnard, Indiana; Richard Fisher,
Wisconsin: Julius Hortvet. Minnesota:
NJ. +. Jaffa, California;; Z. F. Ladd.
North Dakota: Floyd W. Robinson.
Michigan: James Fl. Shepard, South
Dakota. and Charles -. Woods. Maine.
II is understood that all the mem
hers of the Remsen board WAC s'%1"H
the report on henznate of soda Will DC
at Denver to defend their report. They
are Professor Ira Remsen. Professor
Russell II. Chittenden. DR.. John ii,
Long and Professor Christian A.
Herter. DR. AlonZo A. Taylor is a
member of the board. but had no part
in the henzoate of soda experiments.
been engaged in studying the sulphur
ing of fruits. Its members receive
SIS per day and expenses while en-
ployed.
The Association nf State and Ma
tional Dairy md Food Departments
has heretofore strongly condemned the
use of benZoate Of soda, alum. boraN
and other chemical personalities and
is expected To again go o. record
against them. The friends of the
chemicals. however. hope to prevent
The passage of any resolutions favor
able to DR. Wiley or condemning the
preseryatives mentioned. Should they
fail. it is expected the association will
Join with the American Medical as
ISOLATION. the American Institute OF
Homeopathy and the other medical and
health bodies in asking congress to
amend the pure food law 50 as To spe-
officially prohibit such personalities
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-22
A SEATTLE BOY.

Seattle. Aug. e1.-One of the bar
dts who robbed officials of the
Santa Clara bank on August Is is
Percy Lafferty. son of a business ma
of this city. according To Chief OF De
tectives Tenant The second bandit
is also from Seattle. the police say
but they annot identify him posi-
riErlv
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STETSON is DEAD.

San Francisco. Aug. ali. B, Stet-
son. president of the California
Street Railway company. died AZ his
home today after an illness Of less
than a week.
He was prominent figure in com
mercial and railroad circles.
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kansas. is used as a tonic and mild
Cathartic.
The ironwood tree. common in rich
woods in Canada and the eastern
United states and westward to Min
nesota and Texas. furnishes bark for
tonic. Alternative and autiperiodic prop
critics. The sweet birch bark. found
down the eastern part OF the country,
furnishes the oil of sweet birch or oil
of Betula and Is almost identical
with wlntergreen oil. being employed
for similar purposes. Both bark and
oil are used for flavorine.
The tag-alder bark. produced along
the marshy banks of streams from
New England south /" Florida and
Texas and westward to ohio AMI Min
nesota il used for its astringent. al
tcratiyc and emetic properties. The
white oak bark is described as a
powerful astringent and is also anti
septic. The famous slippery elm bark
is noted for relieving coughs and in
treating diarrheal complaints. 1t is
soothing and alIays inflammation"
says the report. and is also somewhat
nutritious
itt -iitiiti btI n - SsAAh ~ ~ SUM-
for its tonic properties, exciting per
SEPARATION and in the treatment of few
ers: the tulip poplar Is also c"nsid-
cred useful in fevers. rheumatism and
digestive disorders. being regarded as
"a bitter. 8Stimulant tonic.
Everybody knows that the famous
sassafras bark OF country fame il used
for its tonic properties. OF il the re-
port says: 1T forms popular do
mestic spring medicine. and in carly
spring the market women display ON
their stands bundles of sassafras bark,
to be made into a tea. D. many pe0-
pie regarded as useful remedy. Sas-
safras oil is used as an anodyRe. as
a stimulant in neuralgia and for flaw
oring confectionery and soaps The
dried rith. with water. forms a s"oth-
ing application for inflamed condi-
tons
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Against Worms.

Spicebush bark i used a. a remedy
against worms and in the treatment
of feVers.
OF the products of the witch hazel
bark. the report says: Witch hazel
il generally used for relieving inflam-
nation of various kinds. and its
soothing properties were known to- the
American Indians. The name Is de-
rived from the fact that formerly the
forked branches were used as 'diyining
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-03-05
For Chronic Diseases,

| wish to cali the attention of the
public to the Moorefeld medicated
baths for treating chronic diseases.
These baths are of inestimable val.
ue for rheumatism, kidney diseases,
dropsy, stomach troubles and all kin.
dred ailments and have no weakening
effect, but strengthen and exhilerate
10 every case. They may be taken OF,
the coolest day without danger of
taking cold.
will be glad to meet patrons and
explain anything you may wish tc
Know about these baths and othe,
treatments before trying them.
can give testimonials Of person.
living in Rlthdrum, who have taken
THESE baths and been benefited h,
them,-Henry Reiniger, w. O. Baker
Nels Nelson, and many others.
7 A. A. SAGE,
Located at Royce residence Rath.
drum, Idaho.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-03-05

SOMEONE in CHur d. Alene
claims there is little or no oppo-
sition to the building OF a court
house for Kootenai county, and
the county commissioners are
touring the northwest in search
OF plans for a $150,O0O building
which, it is claimed, they have
decided to have erected in a
short time. What is the matter
with the city hall which the
county has just moved into for
court house purposes, and the
offer Of the free use OF which
helped to win Cgur d'Alene the
county seat! The county has
leased it free OF charge for an in
definite period. Isn't it alright?
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-03-05

of each candidate shall be two
squares one of which shall be for
first choice" and the second
choice" The rule Of first and second
choices applies to every office.
. The voter casts one OF these bal
lots. Any qualified voter may par
ticipate in primary election. The
general laws applying to elections
and the appointments Of judges and
clerks, are in force in primary elect
ions.
No candidate for party nomination
before primary election, may spend
any money except for personal ex-
penses. Even these are restricted
to railroad fares and printed matter
not newspapers. Ten days after a
primary election he must file sworn
itemized statement Of his expendi-
lures. If he fails to do this or vio-
lates the provision, he is subject to a
fine Of from 500 to $500 and i'm
prisonment from 80 days to six
months.
The nominees for county offices
within week after their selection
elect county central committees OF
their respective parties, composed
Of not less than one nor more than
three members, from each preciuct
in the county. Each county COM
mttee then elects state central
committeeman, and state committee.
men choose their own officers who
fulfill the same duties as in the pre-
sent organization.
State platform conventions are
20 days after primary election, anc
county platform conventions 10 days
later. The committees select dele
gates to such conventions, but II
case they do not do so, the candi
dates meet to formulate the platform
The measure stipulates that sepa
rate ballots shall be used at pr
mary election by each party, a vote
receiving all Of them upon enterin,
a booth and discarding all but tn,
one he wishes to vote. On eacl
ballot under every Office is blanl
line to be filled in with the name Q
the individual choice of the voter
he has no preference among TIL
published candidates.
| The law comes as near the election
of United States senator by direc
vote as is possible under the consti
tuition Of the United States. A vote
at the general election may signif
his first choice and then his secon
choice.
An other section provides for SEP
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-03-05
/. A HUMAN CARPET.
living Pathway Formed as q compli.
ment 70 . Bride.

WeUh W = 6Tt0es
A writer in London Tit-Bits
describes an extravagant compli-
ment which he witnessed some
years ago while travelling in the
Brazils.
The occasion, he tells us, was the
wedding of the daughter Of the
commanding officer of large mill
tary training college. The bride,
with her sisters, had from childhood
taken part in the entertainments
and concerts in the school and was
immensely popular with the stu
dents.
The wedding took place in the
college, and from the door by
which she was to leave to the bridal
carriage, some little distance, a
bright strip Of carpet had been
spread. This was fanked on either
side by wall of eager cadets.
As the bride appeared about for
ty-five to fifty of these stepped for
ward and Immediately laid them
selves side by side, face down, upon
the carpet. thus forming living
pathway extending from the door
right to the carriage.
| do not know who invented the
idea, but it was evidently a COM
plete surprise to the bride, who
looked quite scared as she halted in
the doorway. The bridegroom,
however, laughingly took her hand
and, himself walking on the ground,
persuaded her to advance.
Once her surprise had been over
come and she realized the compli-
mcnt intended, the brides smile
was radiant as she slowly walked
over the line of men with a care and
tenderness which were almost a
caress, her little high heeled slip
pers treading daintily upon the live.
yielding bodies, which formed what
is surely the most luxurious path
way ever traversed by beautiful
woman.
Probably this incident is unique,
even in country where politeness
is carriea to such a pitch that work
men and beggars in the street
gravcly raise their hats to each
other.
That there is nothing new under
the sun is. however, shown by the
fact that the natives of the Heryey
islands, in the Pacific, were former
ly accustomed to provide in this
same manner an cara tangata," or
living pathway, for the bride, ex-
tending from her home to that Of
her newly welded husband