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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

lafe to hand Lincoln pennies to the
'lley conductor in. punches of i've
I'll the novelty of the new coin is
IN of.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

Ven to reflect between drinks Of ice
ter that summer has good reason
firing Of the job occasionally.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05


Do not keep your politeness to put
4 with your good clothes, because
you do you will surely forget it
metime when you most wish it, and
rem II you remember in which pock-
you have it you will be stiff, and
ainly show that it is not natural.
lIltivate politeness, noe only for
hat outsiders will say, but because
is the right thing to do, one oil
lur many talents to make good use
and anything that improves al
lys increases our self respect as
pll as the good opinion of the
rld.
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The bad trust can escape publicity
handing over a good stiff corpora
p tax out of its tainted money chest.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

+ the city bread lines grow shorter
tramp lines grow longer.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

ipling's price Is s. a word, but
+ he boils a 10000 word message
IN to a thirty line poem.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

Everybody goes daft over the rosy
|eked af'inities now parading In
Prgia peach baskets.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

4 course that automobile which
red highwaymen of their Job was
loOd automobile.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

Resolve to see the world on the
hnny side, and you have almost won
lie battle of life at the outset.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-05

How can a man say that a woman
as nothing to do? In one year she
BITS dinner $50 times, washes the
|Ishes 1895 times. gets the children
eady for school twice day for 1S0
|ays, puts the baby to sleep 1,46O
mes, makes about 800 calls; as she
ishes for something she hash t
very minute, she wishes so things
b hour or 525.6OO things in a year.
Pho says that woman has nothing
do?
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r.. A. Steele received letter from
Is wife today, who resides in De-
ere, Wis, saying to hurry home, as
was getting very cold there and
ley wanted the hard coal stove sci
D. Considerably different from
iaho, isn't 1t, where the palm lean
ms are in constant use to keep the
respiration from the brows.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS HOLLY.

Down the bay the northwind blowing
Cold and keen from where It's snowing
Sings along the beach its shrill tunes:
Bniids NJ drifts and fancy sand-lInes.
blowing iondcr. tiercer, wilder
Then We leave the beach, where milder
Crceps the breeze among the bnshe
farfles small, their way each pushes,
Gay and merry, bright and jolly,
One and all.
Gathering bithely berried holly
OF the Fall.
ov%' the sands the leaves lie scattered,
Rudely tossed, trod down and tattered ::
"itherel grasses, brownish cedars.
Empty trees that once we're leaders
Standing passively alone
In the icy Arctic moan
But throughout the chilly weather
Other plants may sleep together,
Stands there yet to make a jnllv
Merry time;
Brightly cleaning, Christmas holly
Warns the cline.
How delightful, slowly creeping.
Der the sands and bushes laaping;
Pushing through the thickets tangled
Towards the holly berry-spangled;
Climbing through the branches quick.
ly,
Cleaning where It's blooming thickly.
Tho our hands are marked with scratches
Christmas cheer to it attaches,
While We homeward bring the holly.
llark, the sounds
" Merry Christmas How the Jolly
Cheer abounds.
Then around the tiresides glowing,
While the winds forecast more showing,
With some wire and string each take il,
Into wreathes and ropes to make it,
Caring naught ior scratch unsiyhtlv,
Thro' the leaves the hands creep light.
ly.
Round and round the cord is twined.
as'uh' wv io'fS wv Spi rs dit liIIt'l
Cleaning wreaths of soft dark emerald
How they grow!
Ruby studded; rich ephemcral,
Through the glow.
oh, the sense OF lofty feeling
When it's strung along the ceiling,
Tied in branches on the wall,
Fcstooned al! along the hall.
Ger the doorway wreaths suspended
Cords from side To side extended,
While the Christmas tree CLEANS brightly
Cheer, carouse, aud chatter sprightly,
Eanish signs and melancholy.
Ring the sound
- Merry Christmas - fair and jolly
Far around.
-Lne +. Vernon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
A Petition in Advance.

Dear Santa Claus, pray don't rcprove
And saw lack good taste
Bcrause | write SO early and
In such unseemly haste.
The fact is, Santa. would like
To send my list to you
And let you know just what want
Before a flood is due
OF letters from all sorts OF chaps
And people large and small
Who think that Christmas time is just
The fiuest time of all.
But to begin; do not care
For jewelrv or books,
Nor any thing that people wear
To help improve their looks.
No silver match safe, please. for me,
No pipes or smoking jars;
No works of art or bric-a-b brac,
No two-for-cigars.
No handkerchiefs or pocket knives,
No stylish linen collars,
For all want, dear Santa Claus,
Is Just a million dollars.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
Ncacc on Eartb, 5000 TUill toward >MSen
THE BRIDES FIRST
CHRISTMAS.

A EyRS JOHN VINCENT IlAR-
kAFH E!S entered the big depart
VH mcnt store and seated her
self at the nearest counter.
NO, nothing. thank you" she said to
the solicitouS clerk. II just want to
make sure | have my list with me. 1t
Is so difficult to shop at this time Of
the year and it Is always difficult to
find anything for one's-husband. Yes,
suppose many people did their shop
ping earlier. but ! didn't have him
then. | mean
why, you sell necktics. don't you?
How fortunate! They are on my list
No. don't think of any particular
kind. but something for Il tall man.
He Is whole head taller than You
say n four In hand? Oh. | am afraid
he couldn't tie that. but you might
give NE two-in-hand Thank you:
that is very pretty. but 1t IS blue. He
doesn't like blue. OF course you
couldn't know that. Not that one
Why. my papa wears them. and he Is
lots older Yes. that one will do.
"Mr. Floorwalker. where are the col
lars? Thank you. (She approaches
the counter) You, please-are you
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS COMES.

What lovely visions rise toview the while
We think of Christmas with its happy
cheer,
We say, " The joyous time is drawing
near,'
Our hearts So harboring many smile;
The thought of doing good doth us beguile
We cannot do enough, il all our fear,
We would enrich with Love our loved
ones dear,
And follow ont the appointed style.
But Love itself has infinite reward;
1t is the summer OF the soul its flowers
Bloom in our gifts though humble they
may be:
4 word, a look. a song of lowly bard,
Or aught that brightens well the pass
passing hours,
Doth shine upon the worlds star-burn-
ing tree. -Lue r. erh"n.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

81 firmly. there are going 10 be
II II" Christmas surprises in my
happy home none OF those
pleasant little attempts at playing
pen>e and cllort and end in mortifica-
ton ana disappointment. am going
to take my wife downtown and let her
pick out anything she wants within
the limit of my spending capacity. and
then In going TO let her take me
around ANA iiX me up with Il pair of
embroidered suSpcndrrS ur gold cuff
links or any old thing she likes and
that will make her happy. Neither of
us has quite got over the effects of the
last holiday season yet.
You see. we had been married Just
long enough last Christmas To Wear
out our first inStallment of furniture
and most of our wedding gifts
Things were looking little shabby
around the house. SO we both agreed
that in selecting our little remem-
branccS for one another we ought TO
confne ourselves to something which
would he mutually useful and attrac-
tive. Both of us had been secretly
longing for II morris chair. one of those
miss ion things with big leather cush-
Ions that swallow you up I'm n delirium
of comfort. Mrs &. wanted 1t for
the beauty of The library and her aft
ernoOn sicStaS. and | wanted II for
evening recreation.
months before the Christmas sea
son ! began putting by little sum
weekly. with the morris chair in mind.
Two weeks before the oIh I went
down to n dealers to look at chairs |
had been looking casually for weeks
before. but II WAS not until | came
upon this particular shop that dis
covered what wanted. 1t was
beauty In the darkest and finest of
weaihered oak. with all attachments
and IL pair of fat. grecny brown leath-
er cushions that fairly felt like pipe
dreams. laced with leather strappings
and tied to the woodwork with thongs.
The minute | saw the chair l knew 1t
was for me. but the price was rather
staggering. The dealer wanted $95 for
1t at first. and when ! had got him
down to $50 he acted as though he
were giving the thing away. Thought
1t best to hold out little. so merely
requested that he give me a days op-
ton on the chair and paid a small de-
posit for the privilege.
Meanwhile my wife had been saw
Ing every penny. cutting down on the
grocery bill and keeping me on cheap
meats with Christmas In view. 1t
seems that she. too, had morris chair
on the brain. On the afternoon Of the
same day on which l discovered my
prize she strolled into the same shop.
The first sight Of the chair was enough
for her. and she offered to buy 1t on
the spot. The dealer was incOnsolable.
lie had sold the chair. he believed: at
least he had given q gentleman an op-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

tion on 1t. and the gentleman had paid
a deposit, but IL madam would leave
her name something might be done.
"When my wife spelled out her cogno-
men for him he lifted his eyebrows In
astoDShment. That was exactly the
name and those were the initials Of
the gentleman who had already spoken
for the chair. My wife thought for a
moment. Then she controlled her emo
tions and merely remarked that such
condolences were quite common and
walked out without leaving her ad-
dress.
Next day I hied me to the dealers
quickly. prepared to leave my order
for the chair. But the dealer did not
seem half so inclined to sell. A lady
had been there. 1t seems. lady Of my
own name. with the same initials-odd.
was it nOt?-who was willing to give
the full price for the article Then 1t
was my turn to think On the whole,
l decided did not want the chair
after all. II Ellen wanted to buy 1t.
Id let her have that pleasure.
christmas morning We both fused
about the house expectantly. won
dered where on earth Ellen was keep.
ing my morris chair. After breakfast
| unloaded n pair Of green portieres
had bought for her AS the wrap
pings came Off | saw her face fall
Then she went over to a corner and
produced an exactly similar bundle
and unrolled another pair Of green
portieres for me.
But stammered. 4 thought you
bought morris chair
II! Oh. John. didn't you buy it
after all?
And then. in the light Of our under
standing. We wept on one another'a
shoulders. New York Fress. r.,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

busy? want some collars for my
husband. Oh. are these ladies' collars?
How stupid. told that man distinctly
! wanted collars
(At the right placel Are husbands
collars here? Well. | am glad have
found the right place at last. Size?
You clerks always ask so many Ques-
tons. never bought any before. be-
cause we've been married only No.
his neck isn't very large. Why. | can
reach But he has real broad shoul
ders. How nice you are 10 think Of
that! Yes. box of assorted sizes
would be just the thing Some Of
them would be sure to be right. and
could cut the others off-that is. IL they
were not too small. You'd better put
In nearly all large sizes. You see. |;
am starting out as economical us ]
can be. think 1t must be so discour-
aging for man to have n woman
spend his money on frivolous things.
Now. as was coming down the street
l saw big sale of hats-men's hats.
They had been in the window and
were q little soiled. but ! found such
nice clerk. and he said II got some
Of that 1910 soap it would make
them look like new. Mr.. Harris Is
very particular about his clothes. He
won't wear trousers unless they are
pressed. So l bought three Of those
hats. Don't you think they will last
him long time and save money?
Mr. Floorwalker. where are :te
gloves? Gentlemen's? We'll. l hope
he Is. Why. he is my husband. Oh. |
see what you mean. Yes. | want them
for Mr. John Vincent Harris. Cro
glove saleSmanI Now. don't ask me
what size want Not too large and
not too small. | should think you
would learn some Of the different sizes
so you could tell people. uIolding
out her handJ It's lots larger than
that. You think | wear q 6? Well,
then, you'd better give me n II for
him, for he can hold both my hands In
one Of his. Are these special sale?
Isn't 40 cents cheap for all that kid?
Mine cost So. No. don't think be
will want more than two or three
pairs Now for the hose.
lin the women's hosiery Department.
"Are you busy? ! have so many other
things to get, please hurry. just
want to know where the other kind Of
hose are. It's for my husband. Thank
you. CAT the mems hosiery counter.l
l want to get a hose not like these.
but The size? Oh. about fifty feet
Why. of course. ! want 1t longer than
a man. I-I-you don't understand.
1t isn't this kind | want. No. nor Ia
dies either just want hose We
can both use. Mr.. Floorwalkcr, may
l speak to you?
That clerk isn't q bit nice. and !
think you ought 10 punish him. No.
he wasn't exactly impudent. but he
was too busy to answer my questions.
Thank you. | have had so much trou-
BILE to find the right kind Of hose. !
want lOng-nO. I've been to that cOun-
ter want one fifty feet long. You
see. we are thinking Of moving to the
country in the spring. and we shall
want TO water the yard. Oh. ought |
to have asked for the common garden
variety?
Now | think | have everything on
my list except cigars. and | may as
we'll go to cheaper place for them
because John Vincent Harris always
gives away all that | buy for him. he
Is so rous"-Chicago News.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
COMMON SENSE

Leads most Intelligent people to uso only
me63ines OF known composition. There
fore II Is that DR.. Perce's medicines. the
naker-tT which print every ingredient
entering kAO Them upon the bottle wrap
pers and attbst its correctness under oath.
are daily grS4Ing IN favor. The COM
position OF DtlPierce's medicines is open
TO everybodyvDr. Pierce being desEous
Of having The -ScaIcLIIc % inyestiga:
Gon turned fully upon his fOrmulie, being
coniideni that lhe 6etter the c0I IlGs.tloI:
Ql these medic!Ues IS known the mora
Yill the.r gIeat curaIye merits DE Iecog-
nized Being wholly made Of the active
medicinal principles extracted from ma
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with DR.. Pierce, and without the
use OF drop of alcohol. tripie-refined and
chemically pure glycerine being used In
stead in extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
Employed, these medicines are entirely
free from the objection of. doing harm
by creating an appetite for either al
cOhOilc beverages or habit forming
drugs. Examine the formula on their
bottle wrappcrs-the same as sworn to by
DR.. Pierce. and you will find that his
blood purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator-the medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption in its
advanced stages (no medicine will do that
yet docs cure all those catarrhal condi-
tions Of head and throat, weak stomach,
torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak
lungs and hang-On-coughs, which, II neg
lccted OF badly treated lead up to and
finally terminate in consumption.
Take the Golden Medical Discovery >
IN time and it is not likely to disappoint
you if only you give it thorough and
fair trial. Don't expect miracles. 1t
won't do supernatural things. You must
exercise your patience and perSevere In its
use for IL reasonable length Of time to get
It's full benefits. The ingredients of which
DIR. Picrce's medicines are composed have
the unqualified endorsement OF scores of
medical leaders-better than any amount
OF lay, or non-profeSsional. testimonials.
They are not given away to be expert
mented with but are sold by all dealers In
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

FEAR and lack of faith 90 hand in
hand. The one is born of the other.
Tell me how much an individual is
driven to fear. and | will tell you
how much he lacks in faith. Fear is
a most expensive guest to entertain,
the same as worry is; so expensive
are they that no one can afford to
entertain them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
WHOLE NUMBER 2.587.

stocking full OF good things -da-
mond,. automobiles, and 50 on-by a
misunderstanding set OF people howl
ing their hardest, and doing The
poor eats out of their job.
HHrk III" herald su.rl sings:
(AIa-' ji~ only huwltuL WN.ts.')
Glo-y Ia til" newborn Ming.
tIheyl get some water ON their pstos)
Christmas is the time Of peace and
goodwill towards all men frminines
also, | believe. But candidly read
erS, how can person be peaceful
when several select societies OF
howlers' keep You awake all night?
No caro-, singers Christmas for
me, Thank you.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

CENTRALIA knocked out the Olyn-
pia debaters, in the first round. of the
interschOolastic highschool debates,
on the 10th inst Olympia had
the affirmative of the question
discussed, Rcsoired that cities of the
North west containing 90, 600 inhabi-
tants or over. should institute a com
nilsson form of government. nodded
after the plan of Des Moines, Proridod
the negative shall propose no other
form of Commission government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
STEEL CARS AND DOUBLE TRACKS.

STEEL CARS AND DOUBLE TRACKS.
the railroad improvements
contemplated by the leading trans
lines is the adoption of
steel cars for passenger equipment.
which will be safer from destruction
in wrecks or fires. The Union Pa
cifc is to have double tracks and the
block signal system, which will re-
duce the possibility of collision. to
the minimum risk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
Sure Sion,

1t is one sign OF age when your
friends In looking around for Christ
mas present for you search for some
thing that Is uscful-Atchison Globe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
les little bit o feller-I remem-
u Der still
Ust to almost cry fer Christmas, like
youngster will.
Fourth O. July's nCthin' to it; New
Years amt a SMELL
Easter Sunday, circus day-jes' all
dead in the she'll!

aNb ihi- pbD iOisho
Lordy, though, at night, you know,
to set around and hear
The old folks work the story of
about the sledge and deer
And Sanity shootin' round the roof
all wrapped in fur and fuz-
Long afore
l knowed who
Sanity Claus wuz.
list to wait and sit up later a
~ week er two ahead.
Couldn't hardly keep awake ner
wouldn't 60 to bed.
Kittle stewin' on the fire. and moth
er sittin' near
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the
skreeky rocking cheer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

QUAIL WITH MS FROSTED HEELS.
Pap gap and wonder where it wuz
the money went
And quarl with his frosted heels
snl spill his liniment.
And we a-dreamin' sleighbells when
tie clock nd whir and buzz
Long afore
I knowed who
Sanity Claus wuz.
SIzE the fireplace and fgger how
~ old Sanity could
Manage to come down the chimbley,
like they said he would.
Wisht that could hide and see him
wondered what he'd say
Eff he ketched a feller layin' fer him
that away.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
that away,

SIZE THE FIRErLACE.
But bet on him and liked him same
as eff he had
Turned to pat me on the back and
say: Look a-here. my lad
Here's my pack; jes' hep yourself
like all good boys does
Long afore
krowed who
Sanity Claus wuz.
~ISHT that yarn wuz true about
" him, as it 'peared to be.
Truth made out o lies like that un's
good enough for me.
Wisht still wuz so confdin' I could
jes' 60 wild
Over hangin' up my stockin's like
the little child
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24
THEIR CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE.

"rEN year" said Cartwright
firmly. there are going 10 be
II II" Christmas surprises in my
h1.tuN hpin,A-- uoun of thoco
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-24

~vh.cr'r'i"n Rates
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
CITY NEWS.

Chief Anderson is making a COM
plete examination of the fire plugs
about the city and will make a report
to the council when his work is com.
pleted.
John Summers, of near Cantril.
Iowa, was back in town today, but the
police received word from his parents
to hold him. He is the young fellow
who came to the city about three
months ago and was taken to Rand
park during the night and robbed.
"A Mt. Pleasant dispatch says:
County Auditor Geo. T. Mason has is
sued his first hunters license to a
woman, the lady being Mrs. E. L.
Beezley, wife Of the popular clerk at
the Drummond drug store. Mrs.
Beezley Is talented young woman,
being a graduate Of the Highland Park
Conservatory Of Music, and also
graduate of the Lennox Presbyterian
college at Hopkingtown, Iowa. She
is genuinely fond of hunting, and, In
company with her husband, Is antici-
pating many pleasant trmap after
game during the coming season.
Mrs. Beezley is the first lady in this
section of the state to take out hunt
er's license under the new law.