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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-20

uC 0cSLCd W haAG al AANS9NAoeNASA
as to whether 1t was legal and reg
ular.
White FaVOrs Modern Building.
Then followed q general discussion
Of the subject as brought before the
board by the motion. o. B. Moon,
editor Of the Journal. was present
and was asked for an opinion as to
whether the election would be sue
eessful and was doubtful. Trustee
White reminded those present that a
two-thirds vote was necessary, and
expressed the opinion that it probab-
ly would be better to postpone it 80
or so days, but no agreement was
reached on the subject.
President White stated that he felt
that the proposed construction of a
high school building was generally
misunderstood and that the prestige
OF Occur d'Alene was involved. The
building he maintained would be one
step in building up the town and that
nothing was more powerful in the up
building of a town than Its educa-
tional institutions. He stated that If
Il was voted down that it would
probably be the first time in the state
when a similar issue was voted down.
He then compared the educational
buildings of other towns with Occur
d'Alene. and maintained that to not
build high school building now
would be taking a step backward.
The editorial of the Press was
again referred to and 1t was moved
that an invitation be extended to its
editor, to meet with the board. and
state his reason for being opposed to
the bond issue, but a communication
with him over the telephone disclosed
that he was unable to attend. A dis
cussion was again indulged in as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of proceeding with
the election, and this brought forth
the information from a member of
the board that he had been told that
some we're opposed to 1t for various
reasons. A cheaper building was
proposed and then the stove contro-
versy was again aired, and finally
President White announced he would
not consider the motion to call the
election OFF until he had determined
II that was the legal way of proceed
ing.
Barton Still a Prisoner.
An adjournment was proposed un-
til tomorrow evening, and this
brought forth an inquiry from the
Press representative as to where the
board proposed to meet so that he
would be able to find 1t, and he was
advised that it would meet at the
same place. Prior to adjourning
Trustee Davey reminded the board
of the fact that the superintendent
was still a prisoner in his Office by
reason of two orders issued at a prior
meeting of the board. One of thest
orders provided that the superin.
tendent should be in his Office from
$40 to IL O'Clock each forenoon, ant
from O'Clock until O'Clock eact
afternoon. and must not visit tn,
school buildings without an order
from the board, and the other tool
from him all power over the CLOSING
examinations of the schools, and del
egated 1t to Principal Davis. Davel
maintained that the orders were un
just-that they were humiliating Il
the superintendent, humiliating t.
the people Of the city. and that the.
should be revoked The matter wa
referred to the teachers committee
and its report will be considered to
J night.
An adjournment was then taken.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-20
COUNTY COMMITS
SIONS DOINGS
0ficial Proceedings Of the
Kootenal County
Board.

Thursday, April Is, 1903, the
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Commissioners
all being present. The record OF the
proceedings yesterday were read and
approved and the following proceed
ings had to-wit:
The following accounts against the
county were duly audited and allowed
and the Auditor is hereby authorized
to draw warrants in payment OF the
same in the following amounts. TO-
wit:
Smith Premier typewriter
Co.. typewriter ......31OO.0 90
Russell & Pugh, supplies
road District IL ........ 1918
A. L. Flewelhng. agent, sup
plies for bridge . 22.0O
Stricken Bros. painting in
treasurer's once .. 6.S5
Ira Nelson. II. D., medical at
tendance and supplies, bill,
s250.s5, allowed - 1855
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02

goggles, and clapped hearty hand
upon the adventurer's quaking Shout
ders.
"Well," he cried, "and are you still
sailing circles round the men from
Scotland Yard, Simmons or Bellows or
Sanderson or Calendar or Crumbstone,
or whatever name you prefer to sail
under?''
Calendar glared at him aghast, then
heaved profound sigh, shrugged his
fat shoulders and bent his head In
thought. An instant later he looked
up. You can't do It," he Informed the
detective vehemently. You haven't
got a shred Of evidence against me!
What's there? A pile OF oranges and
a peck Of trash! What of it? Be
Sides" he threatened, IF you pinch
me you'll have to take the girl. in too.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
THE END.

All kinds of machine oil and
thresher repairs at the Grangeville
Implement Company. 14tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
CHAPTER NM.

~ OROTHY did not move. Her
pallor grew more intense, and
Kirkwood saw her knuckles
L. tighten beneath the gloves:
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
Earliest portrait of Lincoln.
Dagaereotype taken about
the time of his marriage.


publish it, and began once, but | con.
cluded that it was not much of story,
But think that was the beginning of
love with me-"
When abe" was % years old he be-
came clerk in the store of Denton
Offutt, at New Salem, Ind. 1t was
general store, and his employment
was various. Presently he was made
postmaster, and carried letters (for
the sparse population of couple of
hundred), in his hat, and hungrily
read every one of their newspapers
before he let them go. He also found
employment as deputy county survey
or. He boarded at the tavern of one
James Rutledge, grandson of signer
of the declaration, and there he met
and fell head over heels in love with
the beautiful, blue-eyed Ann Rutledge.
Ann Rutledge had been engaged TO
a prosperous young farmer, John Nc
Neill by name, but John MCNEIL had
heard the east a-callin'," and had
gone thither upon business bent, prom
ising to come back and reclaim her as
his bride. His letters, at first frequent
and ardent, became non-committal and
occasional, and finally there were no
more of Mr.. McNeill's missives for
Postmaster Lincoln to hand to Ann
from the crown of his hat. She still
| was faithful to McNeill's memory. For
a long time she would not listen to a
word of love from the newcomer. But
1t was the old story of first endure
then pity, then embrace"
ABE" likewise felt sorry for the
Tilted Ann, and longed to be able tc
comfort her with his sympathy. They
were thrown together three times 6
day at meals, and presently she lei
him sit with her on the steps, and tha
led to long rambles through the coun
try roundabout. When at last she wa'
convinced that McNeill was nevel
coming back to her. Ann Rutledg'
Yielded to Lincoln's impassloned plead
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

slouchy kingdom. Though the in
jured bachelor could not know OF al
the changes taking place, still he fell
the influence of orderly domesticity,
They really enjoyed the nursing
and their patient particularly appre
ciated having Miss Alice near, for hel
touch was delightfully."- soft. So, even
when the physician came, it was Miss
Alice who bandaged the arm after II
was dressed.
4 4 &
When able to be around again II
was difficult to break an acquired
habit, so it happened that Mr.. vii
liams went over morning and evening
for Miss Alice to attend to his arm.
One morning he did not come; in
stead the servant appeared with a note
for Miss Alice, who read it with
alarm:
Il shall call this evening to sue for
my damages. If it is not rendered me
| am afraid | must proceed to extreme
measures
Miss Alice cried the better part OF
the day after the receipt Of the note,
and Miss Lucinda for once was not
practical, so cried some also.
At seven that evening the door bell
rang and Miss Lucinda admitted Mr..
Williams and showed him into the par
lor where Alice sat, openly fearful.
"Take a seat" she whispered.
He sat down facing her, and took
her limp hand.
Bless my SOUL" he cried; whats
the matter?"
Nothing" she exclaimed, and burst
into sobs.
q wish you'd cry for me-" said the
bachelor huskily.
oh" she moancd, i've can't pay
those damages, Mr. Williams"
"Well, if you can't" said he, "car
you do something else? Can you ac
cept the worn-out old valentine thai
was thrown at your gate about
month ago? Not worth picking up
perhaps, old-fashioned and full o
| flaws, but a most loving valentine"
With her cheek against the band
aged arm, Miss Alice cried some more
but there were smiles shining
| through
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
The Loves, Courtship
and Marriage of
Abraham Lincoln

ing and agreed to become his wife.
She must have realized the promise
in him which others disbelieved or
deserted but dimly, for she felt her
need of better education, that she
might be a more suitable helpmeet for
him. So 1t was arranged that while
Abraham went to Springfield for the
legislative session and to study law she
should go to Jacksonville, Ill.,, and
spend the winter in an academy there.
In the following spring they were to
be married
Spring came, but the apple bios
SONS and the roses were laid upon her
grave.
The doctors said Ann Rutledge died
of brain fever, and doubtless they
were right. 1t may have been due to
her pathetic, eager desire to learn
enough to be the wife of the future
statesman that she saw in the over
grown and awkward clerk of the coun-
try store.
A year or so later Lincoln became
involved in a singular embarrassment.
A girl named Mary Owens came to
New Salem to visit her sister, Mrs.
Able, and spent four weeks. Lincoln
met her, and liked her for her steady
and well,balanced character, her evil
dent domesticity. and, neither last nor
least, her prepossessing appearance.
After she went he iestingly told Mrs.
Able that if she would bring her sis
ter back he would marry her. Mrs.
Able reported the conversation, and
Mary Owens accepted Lincoln's of
fer as being seriously intended.
Lincoln was in a dreadful predica'
ment. Go back upon his word he
would not, even if it meant lifelong
misery for him. Mary Owens was a
year older than he, and when he met
her again she seemed to have lost
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
Mary Todd Lincoln, from a
photograph made about 1861.

most of her good looks. He wrote to
her. 81 am afraid you would not be
satisfied" he said you would have
ing your poverty. What | have said
| will most positively abide by, pro-
vided you wish it. My opinion is that
you had better not do it. You have
not been accustomed to hardship, and
it may be more severe than you now
imagine. | know you are capable of
thinking correctly on any subject, and
if you deliberate maturely upon this
before you decide, then l am willing
to abide by your decision"
This did not sound in Miss Owens
ears like the ardent protestation of
true love. She wrote back and gave
him a piece of her mind, saying that
he was deficient in those little links
which go to make up woman's hap.
piness."
Lincoln, not little relieved, accept
ed this rejoinder as the conclusion
of the matter and wrote to Mrs.
Browning: Il have now come to the
conclusion never again to think of
marrying
About year later high-spirited
and fascinating Kentucky girl, 21
years old, Mary Todd-the sister of
a Mrs. Edwards, at whose house Lin
coin was frequent visitor-was the
cause of a broken resolution. Stephen
A. Douglas was among Lincoln's ri,
yals for the hand of the beautiful
southron, but Lincoln won out in this
his first debate against the little gi
ant" and in twelvemonth from the
time that he first met her Lincoln was
engaged to be married to Mary Todd
and on November 4, 1912, they were
married by the Rev. Charles Dresser
at the house of Mary's brother-in- law
Ninian w. Edwards, who had beer
bitterly opposed from the start to tn,
alliance on the ground of LINCOLN;
church-mouse poverty.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
CHILD HAD SIXTY BolLS,
And Suffered Annually with Red
Scald-Like Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cuticura.

'When my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later humor broke out be.
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until it was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like a scald,
very red with sticky, clear fluid com
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. I always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke
out it became so bad that I was dis
couraged. But I continued the use of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resol-
vent until she was we'll and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. M A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells
Ave, Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a 1908"
Potter Drug Il Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
CriminaIity of Waste.

If wanted to train a child to be
thrifty should teach him to abhof'
waste. l do not mean waste of
money; that cures itself, because very
soon there is no money to waste-bult
waste of material, waste of something
that is useful but that you cannot rep
resent in money value to the waster.
There is waste of water, waste of gas
and things Of that kind. If you would
wish your children to be thrifty l
would beg to impress upon them the
criminality of waste.--Lord Rosebery.
in an Edinburgh Address.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
HE ALMOST REMEMBERED 1T.
Boy at Least Had Combination Some.
where Near Right.

Donald had returned from visit
to the country, and was full Of rem
iniscences of persons and things that
had interested him. Il met bo.S
mamma he said, that had the queeH
est name l ever heard. He said hiW
folks found it in the Old Testament
1t vast was-let me see-yes, l
was Father William, or William Fa
ther; I've forgotten just now which.
But it was one or the other"
But, Donald" said his mother,
there is no such name as Father Will
liam or William Father in the Old
Testament"
Are you sure, mamma?"
81 certainly am, dear. l have read
it through several times. William is a
comparatively modern name. 1t isn't
anywhere in the Bible"
We'll, but-oh, l remember now!"
exclaimed Donald. 1T was Bildad!"-
Youths Companion.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
Two Valentines.
through.

Tho King sent jcr;cls dazzling rare
Unto the royal Princess fair.
Without smile or praise of gem,
She badc her maid recover them.
Tho deep blue eyes grew wistful, dim;
The Princess droamt of onc-of him
Nay, not the King or titled kin,
But of whom TO think 'twere sin.
A simple couplct, sweet and true.
On card entwined with ribbons blue,
Unto his lass the plowboy sent:
Far. far into the night she bent,
In happiness to read again
The poets loving, tender strain;
Again. again, she kissed each line,
Each letter of her valentine.
Kathleen KaVanagh.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

Miss Alice turned the hose on her
sidewalk to wash away the ashes.
All night long, however, the wind rose,
and the fourteenth of February dawned
bitter cold, and the water used for
washing off the ashes froze.
Miss Lucinda was in the kitchen
Sitting ashes to rosprinkle the pave
ment, when she heard her sister
Shrek. Lucinda rushed to open the
front door, and saw Alice on her
knees in the street supporting the
husky shoulders of Williams, who was
shouting Justify: This is your work.
Nice. isn't it? Always knew your con
founded neatness would cost me my
life"
Alice could only sob in reply.
"Ill sue you for this, all right" he
beloved.
BY this time Lucinda had ap-
preached, and now spoke authoritative
ly: We'll it is plain you must be
carried into your house and doctor
sent for at once" Reckoning to the
bachelors man servant, who hovered
near she instructed him how to assist
tne injured illdu NltilOul CuuSllS ul'
necessary pain.
When Williams had been laid on a
disordered bed, Miss Lucinda made
him as comfortable as possible before
the arrival of the doctor The Berry
girls set to work preparing bandages
The doctor came, set the arm, eX
pressed approval of all that had been
done, and left.
Williams heard this commentators
OF the maiden sisters, and after some
thought said:
IF you bring me through without
crippling me, l will let you off as light
ly as possible"
This unexpected generosity over
joyed the ladies. They took their reg
ular turns, and the negro servant rue'
'he day when they invaded hi
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

men who have made history, writes
Fullerton l.. Waldo in the Philadel-
phia Ledger Listen to his own story
of the first awakenings Of the ten
der sentiment-it is very like the
dream of Kipling's Brushwood Boy,
except in the nonfulfillment:
when | was little codger lin the
log cabin Indiana days), one day a
wagon with lady and two girls and
a man broke down near us, and while
they were fixing up they cooked in our
kitchen. The woman had books and
read us stories, and they were the
first | had ever heard. l took great
fancy to one of the girls, and when
they were gone | thought of her a
great deal, and one day, when l was
sitting out in the sun by the house,
wrote out story in my mind.
thought | took my fathers horse and
followed the wagon, and finally l
found it, and they were surprised to
see me. ] talked with the girl and
persuaded her to elope with me, and
that night | put her on my horse, and
we started off across the prairie. After
several hours we came to camp and
we found it was the one we had left
a few hours before, and we went in.
The next night we tried again, and
the same thing happened-the horse
came back to the same place, and then
we concluded we ought not to elope.
| stayed until | had persuaded her ia
ther to give her to me. l always
meant to write that story out and
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

Directed toward the enjoyment Of
the senses, the strong will may be
demon, and the intellect merely its de-
based slave; but directed toward good
the strong will is king. and the intel,
lect is then the minister of mans high.
est well-being.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
Well! Well!

1t seems to make some people posi-
lively angry If one insinuates that this
world is not wholly widerneSs OF
woe.--Nashville American.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

1t takes lot of nerve to enable
young married man to enter store
and purchase dozen safety PINS froua
q former sweetheart.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

Of Doan's Kidney Pills and began us.
ing them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain. / kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on crutches, and the kidneys
were acting better. I improved rap
idly, discarded the crutches and to
the wonder Of my friends was soon
completely cured
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
ALL OF ONE KIND.

"Have your poems been read by
many people?"
"Certainly-about twenty publishers
that I know Of"
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

THEY were the
neatest ladies on
the entire street,
Mi s S l. uci n d a
Berry and her sis.
ter Alice, and they
subsisted meager-
ly on a small pen
sion that had been
their late fathers.
In the same
block lived the
richest, Slouchiest
and most irritable
bachelor in the
city.
In F e b ru airy,
when an uneXpeCt-
ed mildness set in,
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
For coIds and orlpp-capudlne.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds Ii
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Ilquid-Effects immediately-1O.
26 and SOC at Drug Stores.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

pdTdlyZeu Ile anu
affected my kid.
neys. My back hurt
me terribly, and
the urine was bad.
ly disordered. Doc.
tors said my right
kidney was practi.
cally dead. They
said I could never
walk again. I read
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11

HERE was a vein OF
strong and true ro-
nance in the make
up of the man Lin
coin, as there has
been - no matter
how deep-hid - in
the natures of most
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-02-11
ONE KIDNEY GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanus o. Nerrill, Milford, Me,
says: Five years ago bad injury
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-20
IMMENSE PROJECT IN VIEW
Hundreds of Millions OF Dollars to Be
Expended by Various Rail.
road Lines.

In the shadow OF schemes for huge
financing by railroad systems the
The Missouri Pacific is launching a
proposition by the Big Four to put
out $2O,000,000 bond issue almost es-
capped attention, says w. G. Nicholas.
plan for $175,O0O,00O in bonds, the At
lantic Coast Line $200,O0O,000, and 9TH
iantic Coast line $500, 600 900. and 9TH
er big lines are ca-didates for new
capital running up into the hundreds
of millions. Hardly a road In tho
country Tut what is or will be having
its hand out for more money. Fortu-
nately 1t will not all be wanted at
once. The drag upon the public purse
will extend all through next year and
the year following. Enormous sums
of money will be spent on new track.
new rails, and new cars and 1t must
be provided before it can be expend-
ed. Incidentally it may be remarked
that all of the huge SUNS which will
be employed in the manner described
will buy something Of full par value.
We are in an era of greater honesty in
the administration of railroad affairs
than ever before. There never has
been a time of less graft in construc.
ton and the purchase Of supplies and
equipment. Tho banking interests
which have the handling of railroad
securities are still hoggish, but less
so than In the past when the urgent
needs of railroads was greater pos
sibly than now. The days of pioneer.
ing are over in that field Of activity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-20
THE MEN At THE THROTTLE
Travelling Public Scarcely Realizes The
Debt Of Gratitude u Owes
to Them.

10 the millions Of people who trava
by train and trolley there rarely comes
a true realization of the debt Of graft.
tude they owe to the men who stand
at the front Of the street cars or sit
at the throttles Of engines. The trav-
cling pubic trusts its life to the dan
gers Of traffic by land and sea as calm
ly as 1t sits down to a meal but 1t for
gets that its confidence is based on
the heroism of the motorman or en-
gineer.
These men are heroes every hour.
They are hired for their inAats hero.
ISM, and they are paid to do deeds OF
valor which, in the shock of battle or
in the glamour of desperate charge,
would win medals and fame. They do
them and count them as q part OF the
days work The corporations which
own the cars and the engines perform
their highest duty to the public when
they select for these dangerous posts
the men best qualified to AL them
but the men themselves are the ones
who carry the burden OF human life
IN the hollow OF their hands.
They are skilled and expert in theil
professions. They know their bust
ness from A to 2. Physically, they
are as near to perfect specimens o.
manhood as can be found In the great
market of Drawn and brains. The sur
geons before whom they go for exami
nation see to it that they are not colol
blind, that their nerves are good. and
that, as working machines. they chow
no defect. But even this is not the
essential thing. To be good engineer
or motormen. to handle their cargoes
of lives, they must have that within
them which comes not from training
or from practice. They must be fear
less as knights.-Chicago Inter Ocean