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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
BATTLE BETWEEN THE
GOOD AND EVIL
THOUGHT

Torturing doubt and the triumph
OF good over evil thoughts has
never been presented better in To-
cal theaterdom than it is shown
at the Orpheum this week in the
headliner sketch, THE Devil, the
Servant and the Man"
A husband comes home in the
small hours of the morning, drunk.
He calls in wine bedimmed tones
to his wife, who, he thinks, is in
the next room. She does not at
swer, and his clouded brain then
begins to imagine that she has car
ried out threat of the day before,
to leave him if he hits the high
places" again. He sinks into a
chair and falls into a stupor And
then, in his sodden sleep, he
dreams.
He dreams that man enters the
room and says that he is the devil.
The devil suggests to the mind
of the man that his wife is out of
the house, with another man. He
nearly drives the man mad, and
leaves with the final suggestion
that he kill himself and his wife.
AS he raises his revolver, an
other figure enters. 1t is the fig
ure of Christ. Jesus tells him that
by a single false suggestion the
devil controlled his mind, but that
he will prove the falsity of the
thought. He silently points to the
room door. The man rushes in and
finds his wife sleeping peacefully.
Then comes the agony of remorse
and then, then awakening. 1t
was all a .lream, but the effect
was most wholesome.
The sketch is very we'll done. 1t
is question whether it is wise to
place the character of Christ
actually before the foOtlights. but
it was done with entire propriety
and the whole piece presented the
idea that these were simply the
thoughts running through the
mans brain, and not the actuali-
ties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
HOME MARKETS
PRODUCE.

FHOOOCe.
Best home eggs, 35G45c dozen !;
eastern eggs, selected, 25@35c;
best local creamery butter, 45c
pound; second grade local butter,
40c; eastern butter, 35c; local flour,
$3.50 sack of 40 pounds; Montana
hard wheat flour, $1.9O; coast flour,
s1.25; lard, 10000 pound; COM
pound, 15c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, 75c@S5c sack; cabbage
4@5c pound; turnips. carrots and
parsnips, 1c pound; oranges, 3O@40c
dozen; bananas, 25c@30c dozen |;
apples, $1@2 box; figs and dates,
1O@121ac package.
MEATS.
Beef-Roast, 10000; chuck
steak. 10@12hc; round, 1914 @15c;
loin, 1S@22c; porterhouse, 20@25c;
pork chops and roast, zoe; ham, 20
@25c; bacon, 2O@25c; dressed
hens, Csc.
Wholesale-Alfalfa, $21 ton; tim
othy, $22@23; straw, $40; wheat
hay, $4,000: oat hay, $4,000;
bran and shorts, $26; straight bran,
$25; straight shorts, $29; corn,
whole, $3.50 cwt; corn, cracked,
$1.90; feeding wheat, $3.50 cwt;
oats, $30@32 ton; barley, $30@31
ton; rolled oats, $33 ton; flour, best
grade, Sc barrel; second, 1915.
FUEL.
Pine wood, $3.50 rick, $3.50 cord !;
fir and tamarack, $2.75 rick, $3.50
cord; Rock Springs, Monarch and
Carney Goals. SO ton; British Col
umbia Goals, $6.50@S.50; steam
coal, $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
THE DAY in
THE MARKETS

a sudden rise in United Copper
had a beneficial effect on the entire
market Curb sales We're reported
as high as 25 cents in these shares,
while nothing was offered for sale
on the exchange. Reindeer Sagged
somewhat selling as low as II cents.
and Missoula Copper eased off after
strong day Yesterday. Activity
was noted in Idaho Giant, Nabob and
Hypotheek. Sales of Snowstorm at
s13S were the low for the year 1t
looked yesterday as though the heavy
liquidation was about over, but more
stock was thrown on the market THIS
morning. Some extensive develop
ment plans are reported under way
for Gertie, and il is semi-officially
announced that A. l.. Hutton owns
the control
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

PANTAGES-Billy Morris and
Sherwood Sisters, in blackface and
songs, jokes and dance, are an alb
breviated minstrel show in them.
selves and is one of the best laugh
getters seen at the Pantages, hav-
ing opened there for a weeks en-
easement, starting with Sundays
matinee. There lis a continual
round of laughter from the time the
curtain goes up on their act until
the state manager. Mr.. King,
flashes the curtain down.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
"A STUBBORN CINDERELLA
TONIGHT.

The greatest theatrical success
ever produced in Chicago will be
seen at the Auditorium tonight,
when Mr.. Mort H. Singer will pre-
sent Mr.. Homer B. Mason in the
Princess theater success, "A Stub
born Cinderella" This artistic and
classy quality musical play which
enjoyed run of over 400 perform
ances at the Princess theater, Chi
cago, and last summer duplicated
in Boston its Chicago run of a
year ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
WESTINGHOUSE

WESTINGHOUSE a rule,
vaudeville sketches are not very
popular. but the one on the Wash
ington bill this week is an eXcep-
ton to the rule, as it is certainly
one of the popular numbers. The
playlet is entitled, "a Trial Mar
rage" and is presented in a man
ner that is pleasing to all who see
it. The playlet is well written and
is presented by Henry Keane and
Olive Briscoe, who handle their
parts to perfection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

E. F. Hayer, who resides on Thir
teenth avenue, near Grand, has re-
ported the loss of numerous tools to
the police. Hayer thinks the tools
were stolen by robbers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
Electrical Contract

Acme Electrical Co., 31S-19 Mohawk.
Main 7756.-House wiring, fix
lures, fans and motors, keys made,
locks opened, safe and lock combina-
tons changed, umbrellas recovered,
expert repairing in all lines
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
SSIFIED CLA SSIFIED
PRESS ADSIPRESS ADSPRESS ADS
CLASSIFIED RATES

One time rate. 90. Sc per line
Three time rate. . &c per line
Special rates by the month.
Minimum charge for single ad
10 cents.
Call up Main 375.
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Help Wanted-Male or
Female.

Wanted at once-Bookkeepers, ste
nographers and clerks; good cal
aries. National Civil Service Bureau,
407-S Rookery building. Open even
ings until o'clock
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EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter ]. Nichols
e. Coz

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
CHICAGO. Feb: 24;1WHEAT =
September, s1.01 "a.
CORN--Close: May. Gee; July,
size; September, 81 &c.
OATS-Close: May, 47Ac; July,
44c; September Ale.
PORK-Close: May. s23.S0; July,
$23.72.
LARD-Closc: May, sl2.s7; July,
$12.S2.
RIBS-May, $12.52; July, s12.47.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.-Close:
Wheat Il to Is up; corn % lower;
May wheat I'll; March corn, 5-5A.
SANTA BARBARA.-Dr. c. s.
/ Lane, father of Interstate Commits
| sioner Franklin X. Lane, died here
| at age of ~.
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Florists

Rose Floral Co.-Cut flowers, plants,
landscape gardening. 420 Riverside
avenue. Main 437S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
Help Wanted-Female
Help Wanted-Male

Young girl to assist with Homework
and care of children. 1907 Maxwell.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

Wanted-Clerks' and carriers exam
! 1nation in this city soon; per-
manent positions; advancement GER
tain; applications must be filed i'm
mediately; information free. Nation
al Civil Service Bureau. 1913 Rock
cry building. Open evenings until
o'clock.
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tween the ages of 6 end IL to
handle The Press: good money for
the right boys; for further particu-
lars see Red at The Press. 116 N.
Division
Wanted-Single horse and rig to de-
liver bundles from 1:30 to $40 p.
m. Apply Circulation Manager, The
Press
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Forestry Clerks

Forestry clerks, $110o to $1,000 per
anum; must have some knowledge
of stenography examination in Spo-
kane soon; applications must be filed
Immediately; information free. Ma
tional Civil Service Bureau, 407-S
Rookery building. Open evenings un-
til o'clock.
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Work Wanted
Attorneys.

Woman wants sewing by the day.
Phone Main 34O4-R
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Samuel T. Crane, lawyer, 40 Column
bia building. Phone. Main 9392. &,
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Miscellaneous for Sale

T h e s a m Grow
Housefurnishing Co.
will take your old
furnit ure in ex-
c h nge for new,
Goods sold on in
stalment. Main 2494.
225-227 Riverside,
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Exchanges-Real Estate

Wanted to trade for stock Of liquors,
cigars, tobacco or any general mer-
chandise. Phone day or evening. M.
store.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

100 acres of we'll improved wheat
land in Big Bend to exchange for
East Greenacres land. l.. G. Brown
Realty Co., $40 Rookery bldg
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Building Contractor

Draw plans and furnish estimates;
contract or by day; reasonable. j.
F., 1923 Fourth ave.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
A CALIFORNIA
PHENOMENON
LAKEVIEW GENsER BELIEVED
TO BE CONTROLLED BY
OCEANS TIDES.
The Gusher Is 1000 Feet Below the
Mean Level of the Santa Barbara
Channel, But Some Claim Flow
of Oil Is Affected by the Ocean.

Is the flow of the great Lakeview
geyser Of central California control
led by the tides of the Pacific? That
is a question that is pulling engi-
neers and scientists since it was
noticed recently that the volume Of
oil discharged by this world-famous
spouter varied at different times of
the day
Engineers believe they have found
a solution of the phenomenon in the
fact that the Quotations in the flow of
the great gusher are coincident with
the ebb and flow of the tides of the
Pacific ocean-that the inky fluid
spouts in greater volume at high tide
and diminishes considerably at low
tide.
If this theory is correct, it streng-
thens the contention of many scien-
lists that the vast deposits of petro-
leum underlying California were
once great inland seas. and that there
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

stin- is connection between the Pacific
ocean and these subterranean seas Of
oombust.lie fluid.
The Lakeview gusher is 1000 feet
below the mean level of the Santa
Barbara channel and 60 miles distant.
Despite this distance, engineers have
discovered that the flow of the gusher
is directly affected by the tides The
torrent Of oil increases with high
tide and decreases with low tide. but
Just what the ration of increase AID
decrease is has not been determined,
although the difference is manifest.
According to biologists, the wash
Of the sea has had much to do with
the deposit of petroleum in the So
called oil sands. it being found IN
zones as if cast up by the tides AS
proof of this Connection, shell fish, star
fish, mamoth oyster shells and sharks
teeth have been found in the oil sands
of many fields in that state.
The LakeNleW gusher was tappel
on March 10 last, since which time
it has flowed from 10000 to 10000
barrels daily. The well came in at
depth Of 22OO feet, but has long
since developed into an immense oil
orator. the extent of which no man
can tell
What viii happen if the Lakeyiew
continues to emit its tremendous tor
rent of liquid fuel until the supply
is exhausted is a question that has
caused alarm among timid folks re-
siding in the region of the spouter
who fear that the water of the Pacific
ocean may break forth and flood tho
whole San Joaquin valley oil fields
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

Patrick McCanrey agricultural
editor of the Hagerman Valley sun.
tells his readers how TO irrigate and
be happy at the same time. He says:
In travelling over the great North
Side tract one notices with pity the
awful attempts Of most eastern SEE
tiers to perform the simple trick of
training water to run down hill,
known in this country as irrigation.
You viii see them >up to their knees
in the mud struggling like a toll
trained cross between a beaver and
a galley slave, and all of this toll
worse than wasted. for instead of inn
proving their land-as the agency of
sanely applied irrigation should
they are trying their best to run it
into a brick pavement. All old tim
ers know that land when it is prop
erly prepared and bitches rightly con
structed (and this costs less than to
do it the wrong way irrigating is
one of the pleasantest, cleanest and
easiest jobs imaginable. Some chill
dren and some very old men are the
best irrigators we know So it is not
for the old timers we write these
hints, but for the unfortunate who
don't know as much as we-if such
there be-
First of all. never pillow your field
in a solid square that is. pillow all
around the field but pillow it i'm lands
and the way YOU intend the water 10
run A good plan is to go to the
foot of your field and step off ten
steps from the line and there set g
stake. Then presume your fence is
straight, step ten steps from the
same line at the head of your field
from here start a furrow which VIII en-
plowed will be a line running parallal
with and ten feet from the side line
AT the ends turn your team to the
right, or as farm horses know gee.
When this land is completed it viii
be twenty feet across. Then strike
off another land thirty feet from the
first. Proceed as before and when
this land is twenty feet wide you win
have strip unplowed of twenty feet;
then turn your team to the left. oc
"haw' and when this strip is finished
you viii have a dead furrow,' and
this should be plowed full by turning
back the last three or four burrows
plowed If this plan is followed and
narrowing and dragging done, the
field will be in the best possible
shape to irrigate Then make your
burrows and plant your seed with the
steepest fall of the land Now sur
vey your literal or head ditch across
the head of your field and give this
as little fall as possible, and when
your ground is inclined to wash away
this lateral should be built in solid,
unplowed ground.
Then apply the water on cultivated
crops, run it in alternate burrows,
giving yourself a dry furrow to walk
in case you would have to remove an
obstacle or regulate the flow of the
burrows.
If you will observe this crude sys-
TEN you will find places to improve
oil these hints from time to time. and
irrigation, instead of being a night
mare of drudgery, viii be pleasant
and fascinating form of recreation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21

teeth OF pearls, golden hair, possibly, ana
undoubtedly she has ruby lips. She is
pearl of great price," a Jewel among
women" but 1t would surprise that adorlng
young lover IL he knew just how much the
young lady would be worth at the current
market prices.
The human body is fearful and won
derful piece of machinery, but when taken
apart and analysed it is amazingly simple
1t is built up out of the most ordinary
chemicals for the most part The human
form divine is made up for the most part
of the most plebian of liquids, plain water,
That 12O-pound young woman beautiful
beyond comparison, witty as Nine. De
Stael, tender and loving as Juliet, allur-
ing as Gree and witty as Katherine, is
worthy exactly S5.49lf.
She may be- and doubtless is, 1.-THE salt
of the earth" but there is only seven
ounces of that valuable commodity in all
her body. She may be sweeter than the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
Explosive Compounds.

When photographer attempts 10 mako
flashlight picture in darkened room
he sometimes uses a long, thin metallic
ribbon that bazes with fiendish intensity.
There is yard and a half Of this metal
in the body OF the normal human being.
Naturally, 1t is not In the form OF a RIB
bon. but is scattered all through the cells
in the shape OF metallic salt, The phos-
phorous and the magnesium ribbon arc
rather costly. Phosphorus 10 worth about
81 pound, and the matchmaking ma.
terial In the human tissues would sell foe
about $3.50 II weighed up over the Drug
gists counter in his prescription scales.
An ounce and half OF magnesium costs
81 cents In the St. Louis chemical mar
ketE.
Would she be worth her weight in goldT
She would not She would be worth ex-
actly S549h, or within few mills Of it.
Il she were worth her weight In minted
gold she would bring about $4,000 on the
market. Quite a difference between the
precious mineral and mere chemicals. explo-
sive and othsrwise.-st. Louis Republic
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21

mellow seed bed in which I plant the corn
six inches deep. To keep the corn awake at
night, place pinch of gunpowder at
the foot of each hill. The sulphur. saltpetre
and charcoal contained in the powder 1
find of great benefit
my corn is now eleven feet high Of
luxurious color and the other crops. notably
cabbages. show the same good condition
This result 1 attribute solely to the meth
DDS used.
Il aim to keep from three TO four inches
of manure on top of the ground during the
entire growing season; this conserves the
moisture and insures the strong growth
of the plant in its early stages. Sand and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21

not, OF itself, produce good results, the
value being in the amount of organic
salts and other chemical constituents,
which are dissolved and become incorpo-
rated with the soil. Hog. horse and cattle
manure are the most valuable as the main
fertilizer, with liberal application of
chicken manure as a top-dressing. This
chicken manure acts powerfully as q
solvent Of the chemical elements Of the
stable manure underneath. The next most
important point Is the circulation OF air
about the roots OF the corn, after It has
attained strong growth. This accomp-
lish by the use Of gravel and sand. This
warns the clay soil, especially in early
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21

spring, renders 1T poious, is good as drain
age and assists materially in dissolving the
constitution elements of the manure, pro-
ducing excellent plant food rich in phos-
pilates and other chemicals.
During the month of October use one
horse cultivator of my own invention and
find no difficulty in blowing between the
rows, thoroughly mixing the sand, soil and
manure and assisting the dissolving pro-
cess.
II do not pillow the land in spring, but
make trenches eight inches deep with the
one-horse cultivator, adjusted for this pur-
pose, in order to get below the manure
This destroys worms and produces fine
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
Small for It's Ace,

The big bartender In the white apron told
a good story the other day that smacks OF
the truth.
]. McGinnis, contractor OF the north
east, met his friend Donovan on the pier
OF the American line the other day. D'ono-
van had Just landed from the old country.
and IL was his first visit TO this country.
Stopping at the hotel where the bartender
In question holds forth, McGinnis said:
Now. Donovan, my boy, I'll give you
taste bf liquor that viii make you think
the ancient kings left ambrosia for ye,
Bartender, give us couple OF drinks OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
Lime to whiiewanh Fence.


One-tenth Of that beautiful young woman
is plain lime. Calcium. the books on anat-
omy call it, but it is plain lime of the.
kalsomining variety, for all that. The
bones are 81 per cent lime. The ten pounds
Of pearly white substance would white
wash a fence all around the backyard
Like some Of the other bodily substances.
1t is not valuable, II forms In its native
state the very bones of the earth, and
there is at least a million barrels OF 1t
along the Mississippi between st. Louis
and Alton over the counter you can buy
1t for 10 cents for ten pounds in small lots,
but IL you want a barrel Of 1t the misery
amount that Is contained In the human
framework would cost next to nothing.
There are a number of inflammable and
explosive substances that help to make up
the body They could generate enough
force TO rend the tissues all asunder II
their power could be extracted. Phosphorus
is one of them. There are twenty-five
ounces Of It in a normal human weighing
100 pounds. 1t is that incandescent me-
tallic salt that shines in the glow worm.
ard in the glitterng fins and scales that
people the deep seas. II is estimated that
there is material for the tips Of 1900 good
and reliable matches in the phosphorus
that is scattered through the bodily make
up. Much of II is in the brain, the spinal
cord and the nerve eenters. 1T is supposed
TO be a great aid to the brain worker and
we are told to eat heavily OF fish and sea
foods in general IL we wish 10 become
intellectual giants with ninety-horse power
intellects
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
VIEW ON EAR1T OF ANTON PSoTA WEST POINT ,NEB

EST POINT, Neb Aug. N.-The
ENAYl farm home OF Anton Psota,
known throughout Nebraska as
the Corn King OF the Elkhorn
Ie.NYEE5l Valley" al West Point has
SGA<EeSSI been brought into statewide
prominence by reason Of the fact the race
track and grounds OF the West Point Speed
association are adjoining, the main enrance
being through the grounds Of Mr.. Psota
traverslng what has been named Bloom
ing Park" the most beautiful portion OF
the Psota farm. While In Horticulture and
horticulture Mr.. Psota excels, It is in the
raising of corn, the staple crop OF the
state, that his unique methods and re-
markable success demonstrate that his
title has been we'll earend and is richly
deserved.
The farm lays on the right bank OF the
Elkhorn river. one-half mile west Of the
city proper. When Mr.. Psota took charge
of the land some thirteen years ago 1t
was a cold, wet. sour tract, subject to
overflow, and although it had been culti-
waited carelessly for over thirty years Il
would not produce a good crop of any
thing not excepting weeds.
Mr.. Psota says: Corn needs three most
important things namely; First water;
second, food; third, air. These three ele-
ments are the most necessary to successful
corn culture. Without them no corn can
grow. A man can raise corn on alfalfa
sod, but to raise 1t with profit on old,
wornout. wormy land requires intelligent alp
pllcauon Of the three foregoing cardinal
principles. My average yield of corn for
the first few years was eighty-seven and
q half bushels to the acre; this has been
materially increased In recent years.
Heavy manuring Is an essential factor, in
fact is the principal secret and the ma
nure should. IL possible, be stored under
cover for long time, where II will generate
the phosphates so necessary for the corn. l
have q shed. 16xss, filled with three feet deep
rich, red manure. some OF 1t twelve years
old. Last season I hauled 500 one-horse
loads OF this on two acres of ground fol
lowed by 200 loads OF sand and gravel
Manure carelessly laid on the surface will
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
VIEW SHow1Ncr COMPARATIVE SIZE OF cORN
90

as desired. 1t can be run through the corn
rows at any stage of growth without the
slightest injury to the standing stalks.
Mr.. Psota extends a standing invitation
TO all agriculturalists and all others inter-
ested in the intea I've culture OF our state
staple, corn, to visit the farm and allow
him to explain his methods Of cultivation.
He is firm In the belief that in the course
Of time, with imp owed methods in general
use, that the average yield OF this cereal
throughout the corn belt should not be lese
than 100 bushels to the acre.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21

Mr.. Psota is an enthusiast on the produ-
cing qualities of Cunning county land when
properly treated. He is a native of Bo-
hemia and has lived in THU county for the
last thirty-five y0ars.
Mr. Psota is the inventor and patentee
of a one-horse cultivator. which he has
named the Bohemian Eagle" This cultiva-
tor has the peculiar quality of penetrating
to the roots of the corn without injuring
them. being so adjustable that it can be
placed as close to the roots and as deep