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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07
THE CHORUS GIRL MAKES
A KICK TO THE EDITOR

Are youse the editors? OH! Elk
cuse me. l didn't think you cud
be him. Well, I'm Pauline Panaches
an that lady with me- is--Yielene
Vamp, an that other blond is Bird
get Bonaparte, an we've come to
see whatchu mean by bawling us
out in this piece about the "The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07
THINK DECISION UNFAIR.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(by united Press Leased Wtre)
SEATTLE, March 1.-THE Puget
Sound Electric railway will not &C
cept the recent decision of the state
railway commission in reducing
fares on the road to the former
schedule, and will appeal to high
err court.
1--WE consider the decision abso.
lutely unfair" said Jacob Furth,
president of the company, this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07
DISGRACE FOR GOOD OLD SHIP
UNITED Press Leased Wire)

SEATTLE, March 1.-THE ship
Governor ROBBIE is expected to sail
this afternoon for New York on
it's last voyage. On reaching the
Atlantic coast she will be cut down
to barge, the third ship from this
coast to meet that fate this year
The J. B. Thomas and the Sea
King were the other two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07

inches Of snow ever since, and they
have not been able to SECURE any
thing. AS a. result, farmers say.
their grain will suffer little from
the depredations of these animals
this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07

Kink of Kush" whirlwind extrava-
ganza as Stats"
Yes, we're in the chorus. You
don't see our names in the criti-
cism? Well, they're in the pro-
gram all right. And when youse
call the chorus Stats that means
us, and we want retraction. Right
away.
What's my kick? What's
Girls. listen to that. Wouldn't it
freeze you? Say, we're samples of
the chorus. Now l ask you, do we
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07

PROF. GRAHAM'S NEW
DANCING ACADEMY
is located on Main avenue,
half a block east of Wash
ington street. Private les
sons every afternoon. Soc
ial dances Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday nights. If
you are looking for a large
hall at a reasonable price,
come and see the academy.
$50 Main avenue
PHONE MAIN 1915
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-07

Natural Hair Goods of Highest Quality
i'm the improvement shop will be found the finest quality
French and Swedish hair goods possible obtain
grades seconds allowed in the stock All
steized by special process All shades shown
baids and fancy pieces we'll straight wavy switches
Prices extremely reasonable considering the quality of the
merchandise
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
FROG IN WoMAN'S STOMACH

Mrs. Guy Weaver of Toledo, O., is
recovering from her illness of many
months, during which she was suffer
ing from a stomach trouble the nature
Of which baff1ed her physicians It
was caused, 1t is now said, by the pres
ence of a frog In her stomach, which
was removed by local doctor. The
intruder Is a brownish yellow in color
and is about two inches long. It was
a lively specimen, and straightway
demonstrated its kinship with It's
brothers and sisters of ponds and pud-
dies by series Of lively leaps. It is
though that Mrs. Weaver swallowed
a frog egg while drinking at a spring
on a farm of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Smalley, in Freedom, and that 1t
Matched and developed to nearly nor
NAL size in her stomach. Hundreds
have seen the frog, which was placed
on exhibition.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
oRANG-o UTANG NEAR HUMAN

A curiosity recently arrived In San
Francisco from Hong Kong In the
shape of an orang-outang, which ia
called Mary, and is as near human as
it is possible to be without talking
She is nearly three feet high when
erect, but she favors a sitting posture
and looks about her in the wisest kind
Of way. Her skin is black. and the
entire body and head are covered with
short, dark reddish hair, that is not
over-thick on any one part, while the
extreme length ON the back Is less
than one inch. Mary Is Of a cIeanIv
as well as Industrious disposition
Twice day she he's a good wash. A
tub of water, soap and a towel are
given her, and she handles the scan
with an expert hand, afterward polish
ing of with the towel. When she ia
through she wrings out the towel and
hangs it up to dry. On the voyage
from China, Mary was once given a
tubful of towels from the wash, and
she carefully wrung out every one
and hung them on the clothesline with
the neatness and dispatch of an ex.
perienced washer-womau
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

The house fly is frequently expound-
ed upon as the most dangerous dis
ease purVeyor of summertime, says
Chicago Journal. Let us not forget
that the rat is also a dangerous ma
rauder. and menace to public health.
San Francisco employs 80 rat trap
pers. who average more than 5000
rats month captured, and unknown
armies of the pests poisoned in the
sewers. Chicago should take meas
ures to rid herself of the rat plague.
which not only facilitates the distibu-
ton OF disease but causes an annual
loss Of thousands of dollars by It's
sharp teeth and inordinate appe-
ttte.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
SNAKE is BABY's MASCOT

The following story, taken from a
Purulia India) paper, has the favor
of the Arabian Nights:
"a child was born to a Brahman In
the village of shapur six months ago,
and since the very date of birth q
serpent has been constant attendant
on the babe. One day the reptile was
caught and thrown in the river. At
night the Brahman heard the serpent
say to him In a dream, IF you kill
me | shall completely destroy your
family. II you do not, shall not
harm you, but, ON the contrary, do
you good Since this oracle from the
serpent the Brahman and the mem
bers of his family have left It alone.
when the child is on the ground
asleep or awake the serpent spreads
It's hood over its head like an UNI
brella. When the child is on the bed
the reptile quietly lays itself down
under the cot Once the child's
mother took the child to the house of
a relation near The father was fol-
lowing her with an umbrella under
his arm. On opening the umbrella he
saw that the serpent was inside 1t.
He threw It away, but it forthwith
returned to his house.
THE serpent is still there. The
Brahman gives the reptile milk twice
a day, which he drinks"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
ADS. AND TEAS FILL CHURCH
Pastor Credits His Success Also to
Hot suppers, Moving Pictures
and Flags.

Spokane, WASN'T have drawn
people to hear my sermons by ad-
vertising. I have attracted them with
moving pictures, hot suppers. pink
teas and flowers and flags. II l have
had any degree Of success in. Spokane,
1t is because Of the liberal use Of
printers ink" said Rev. DR.. James
w. Kramer, pastor of the First Bap-
list church, who came to Spokane
from South Carolina two years ago.
There is something worse than
sensationalism. It is tho inability of
the church to produce life. The church
that does not advertise is behind the
times and is nursing empty pews,
and he who rails against the minister
for advertising is suffering for a
congregation.
'fI am not an advocate of ragtime
methods or vulgar preaching, but /
do plead for the church which is q
humming plant of machinery. with
live Goals In the nrebox. smoke curl
ing from the stack and every belt,
wheel and pulley going.
81 believe, too, that the people need
instruction and that minister Of
the gospel is first, last and all the
time teacher. There must be life.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
Picking Off the Coyotes.

peating rife, large supply of ammu-
milton and a violin and repaired to a
shed near the center of the 5000
acre sand hill ranch.
Seating himself on soap box in
the doorway of the stable, and grasp
ing his violin, Peterson began to play.
He ground out the Devils Dream, -
Fishers Hornpipe," when the Flow
ers Bloom Again" and a dozen other
similar airs. None of them brought
the coyotes.
Peterson was little skeptical and
somewhat disguised. Then he tried
some of his best "ragtfme." Hardly
had he finished his first selection when
there came yelp from over hill to
the left, and little later an answer
ing yelp from the right, followed by
still others from other directions.
Coyotes commenced to appear and In
a few minutes the stable was encir-
cled by the animals, all sitting on
their launches, bowling in unison, and
evidently trying to keep time to the
music.
Peterson sawed away on his instru-
ment, but not coyote would come
within the range of Harry's rifle. Then
the fiddler decided to try something
more plaintive. Dropping ragtime, he
started to dish out Home, Sweet
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
LOST YELLOW COW LOCATED
Owners Suspicion Is Aroused Be.
cause Of Variation in Size Of
Neighbours Herd.

Green Lake, pam application of
lampblack had SO changed the color
of yellow cow belonging to Frank G.
Lauer that it took two weeks before
the owner and two constabIes empow-
cred with search warrants could To-
cate and identify the animal under
most peculiar circumstances
Lauer's blooded Jersey cow had
wandered from her mornings several
weeks ago and despite all efforts to
find her no trace of the missing ami
NAL could be found
A herd of five cows on farm, close
by, occupied by a tenant, numbered
six on clear days, and only five on
rainy ones. This aroused suspicion,
and, accompanied by Constable john
Biting Of Red Hill, the owner of the
lost cow examined the strange animal,
for whose presence Mr.. Bracey could
not account. After rigid examina-
ton Mr. Lauer gave 1t up, saying:
She has the size. the missing tooth,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
PRESSED HARD.
coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent Of public schools
in Southern state says: My moth
er, since her early childhood, was an
inveterate coffee drinker, had been
troubled with her heart for a number
of years and complained of that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
Some time ago was making an Of
fetal visit to a distant part OF the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. noticed
a somewhat peculiar favor Of the COT
fee, and asked him concerning 1t. He
replied that It was Postum. I was so
pleased with it that, after the meal was
over, / bought package to carry
home with me, and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked it so well that we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time. she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as wen
and hearty as the rest of US.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
lily, but in a more marked degree in
the case Of my mother, as she was 8
victim of long standing"
Ever read the above Ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fun of human
interest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

When the summer vacation season
opens the rush of Americans to Eu-
rope taxes the capacity of the outgo-
ing steamships. Long before the end
of the summer vacation season the
pressure of the returning tide OF tray
81 is felt. People who desire to jour-
ney in comfort and who neglect to en-
gage their passage long time ahead,
find themselves at the present juno
ture obliged to pay extreme prices or
walt. A special from Berlin tells Of
8 wealthy New Yorker who wanted to
come home and applied for f1rst-class
accommodations on the Hamburg
American line. The cheapest price
Mt which he could procure cabin
suite, he found, was $4,000. The
North German Lloyd boats are sim
tlarly crowded, both companies be-
ing booked up" for several weeks. It
pays the ocean traveller to be fore
handed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
WAR MAnE IMPOSSIBLE.

II all the advanced" ideas were
adopted it would seem that war would
soon be made impossible. Many
schemes have been exploited in the
shape of skilifully written newspaper
or magazine articles, but the building
of big warships continues The latest
claimant for attention at Washington
is an individual who has conceived
the brilliant plan of having ships
carry a reel of barbed wire at the
stern, so arranged that an end can be
thrown overheard while the vessel
gteams swiftly around the enemy I'M
til the latter's propellers are SO tan
gled up that they cannot turn. Then.
says the inventor, call the feet need
is to sail away and leave its enemy's
men to starve and its ships to rust.
But the naval authorities have filed
away this most impressive sugges-
ton along with that of the man who
a few years ago wanted the govern
ment to adopt a projectile filled with
q gas that would anaesthetize all on
board an, enemy's ship, so that capture
would be easy. The day of the inven-
tor is not yet past. Nor that Of the
crank
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

Home" Hardly had he struck a dozen
notes when the circle of coyotes, like
one coyote, arose to their feet. They
stopped bowling and commenced to
walk toward the stable
By the time that Peterson had I'm
ished Home, Sweet Home" the ami
mails were within quarter of mile.
When he stopped for moment they
also stopped. Again he played rag
time, and the coyotes squatted upon
their launches and commenced to
howl, apparently Disguised They be-
gan to retreat
But Peterson was equal to the oc-
casion and he quickly began to play
I'VE Shall Meet to Miss Him" and
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night?" The effect was like magic
Apparently electrified by the music,
the coyotes snuffed the air, and, stri-
king a rapid gait, began to close in on
the stable.
Harry began to shoot with unerring
aim. and an animal, sometimes two
or three of them, fell at each crack of
the rife. Animal after animal went
down, but this did not seem to create
any CONSERVATION among the pack.
On they came, and from window to
window the boy went, shooting at the
advancing column, while his father
kept on playing dreamy melodies. The
lad fred until all his cartridges were
gone AS the last shot was fired the
father laid down his bow. Immedi.
ately the unwounded coyotes fed for
the hills.
An investigation showed that 95 ami
mails had been killed. while nearly
half that number were wounded SO as
to be easily put out of commission.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
Horse Turns churchaoer.

Chicago-A horse went to church
in Oak Park. Happily for the rest of
the congregation of the First Baptist
church, Wisconsin avenue and Pleas
ant street, Of which Rev. Daniel T.
Denman is pastor, the church was
empty at the time.
The horse had been attached to an
express wagon and ran away. In a
collision with water plug the We
hicle was lost and a moment later the
animal sauntered down the main aisle
of the church and stood before the
pulpit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

The common sea-turtle, found In
large numbers on the coast of Florida,
INDUCES in large family, being no
believer in race-suicide. She lays 100
round white eggs during the two days
she remains on her nest. She then
fills in the pit, which is about foot
deep, and leaves the eggs there to be
Matched out by the heat of the sun
The eggs Of the turtle are considered
quite delicacy and many persona
make living By digging them out
Of the sand when they are fresh-laid
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
-leHTNING's QUEER STUNTS

Lightning has been known to play
queer freaks, but a streak of the Jer-
sey brand which struck the home OF
John Alderman in Rochelle Park, N.
j., a few days ago seems to have
done more queer things In moment
than had been done since Ajax defied
the fluid. From removing the four
casters of table to shipping off the
steel stub Of pen with which a
young woman was writing in an adj
joining house, the zigzagging bolt
managed to disrupt or injure most
everything in its path.
The bolt melted the telephone wire
and hurled the molten metal against
a window with such force as to make
mosaics of several panes, the spatter-
ing hot metal so deeply ENGRAVING
itself in the glass that there has been
no getting it out.
One side of the hall was ripped cut
and from there the lightning flashed
into the parlor, where a broken lamp
and scattered and broken bric-a-brac
told of its passage through that apart
ment.
Then it journeyed to the dining
room, where Mr. Alderman was sit
ting. The walls, blackened. scared
and bulged out on three sides. show
that the bolt struck the room In
three places. and Alderman is still
marveling how it was that the light
ming flashed all around without ever
touching him.
In the kitchen was an old-fashioned
clock, quite heavy and fully two feet
in height. The lightning removed this
from the kitchen and deposited the
wreck in the dining room. The west
side of the kitchen wall was blown
out. The kitchen floor was blown up
ward. The kitchen table was splin-
tered into bits and the range was
shattered into many pieces.
A young woman next door was wrI.
ting letter and her pen-point disaD.
peared as the bolt shook the place
Yet. strange to say, although there
were four persons in the house at the
time not one of the occupants sui.
fered any injury from the freakish
bolt, other than the shocked surprise
that would be expected on such an
exciting occasion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
4 FIDDLER LURES
COYOTES TO DEATH
PLAYING OF oLD-TIME MELODIES
DRAWS ANIMALS WITHIN
RIFLE RANGE.
DAD PLAYS AND SON SHOOTS
Ninety-FIve Slain While Entranced by
Strains of "Home, Sweet Home"
and "Where is My Wandering Boy
Tonight"

Eli, Neb.-Having. read of music be-
ing used to induce cows to give larger
quantities of milk and of birds being
charmed by the playing of mouth
organ, John Peterson, owner of large
ranch a few miles south Of this place,
has tried his violin on coyotes with
great success.
Peterson is considered by folks in
this community as being an artist on
The violin He plays for all the coun-
try dances, and fills an important
niche in local orchestra He has a
local reputation of making fiddle
talk"
After reading stories in the news
papers of how animals and birds were
attracted by music, he said to Mrs.
Peterson: 'Tll just try it on those
pesky coyotes"
A few days later he and his son.
Henry. sixteen years old, took re-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
Red Cross Christmas Seals.

Arrangements for the sale of Red
Cross Christmas Seals for 1910 have
been announced by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis and the Ameri-
can Red Cross. "a Million for Tuber-
cule sis" will be the slogan of the 1910
campaign. Two features Of the sale
this year are unique and will bring
considerable capital to the tuberculo-
sis fighters The American National
Red Cross is to issue the stamps as in
former years, but this organization
will work in close cooperation with
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of Tuberculosis, which
body will share in the proceeds Of the
sales. The charge to local associa-
lions for the use Of the national
stamps has been reduced also from 40
per cent. to 12ls per cent, which viii
mean at least $4,000 more for tuber-
culosis work in all parts of the United
States. The stamps are to be desig-
mated as Red Cross Seals" this year
and are to be placed on the back OF
letters instead Of on the front.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

Away up In Klamah county, Ore.
gon, are located vast forest belts and
the lumber industry is maintained on
very extensive scale. Many of these
heavy timber belts are remote from
either railway lines, or even logging"
roads. Huge logging carts are ex-
tensively used in these regions in
hauling the big heavy saw cuts from
the forest depths to the various mills,
where they are reduced to lumber.
They are all two-wheeled, and con-
structed so as to sustain very heavy
weight. The wheels are about IL
feet In diameter. length of axletree
feet The hub, spokes, axletree and
felloes are all built of very tough,
solid wood-usual1y of oak or hickory;
however, the tire is of thick broad
steel.
The log, or logs, are suspended to
the axletree by heavy chain, and
nearly balanced-the hind ends barely
dragging, so as to greatly reduce the
force in hauling. Horses and oxen
are both used in this logging business,
and as many animals as may be re-
CURED may be attached to one cart
The wheels are so large that they
move with comparative ease over
large distractions, and along very
rough, mountainous roads. It would
be next to impossible to carry on the
lumber industry in those wild regions
without the use Of these huge logging
carts, as they are called. These carts
are the largest vehicles of the kind
on the Pacific coaster perhaps in
the United States. The cart alone
weighs nearly ton.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
Girl Makes Record Swim.

Boston, Mass.-A ffteen-year-old
Dorchester girl Rose Pitnof, succeed
ed in swimming from Charlestown
bridge to Boston Light This feat has
been attempted many times by most
of the best distance swimmers Of the
east. but heretofore has been accom-
plished by only one person. Alois
Aderle of New York. Seven men vain.
~ competed against Miss Pitnoff. The
girl was in the water 8 hours, 50zz
minutes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

A dispatch from Honolulu says that
doctors have succeeded in isolating
the germ of leprosy. that they are
now trying to develop a serum, and
that this means ultimately the cure
for the disease Unfortunately this is
not the first time that we have been
told we are on the eve of the discov-
cry Of cure, for leprosy. But it is
46 years since Hansen discovered the
bacillus of leprosy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
Hun,nr In slnna-

A New York shop exhibits a card
warning everybody against unscrupu-
ious persons who infringe our title
to deceive the public" The shopman
does not quite say what he means,
any more than the proprietor of an
eating house, on the door of which
may be read the following announce
ment. conveying fearful intelligence
to the gallant tars who frequent port:
Sailors vitals cooked here"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

and one hoof is Clipped. but my COW
was a yellow color"
Just then the constable stroked the
COW gently, when the color of both
his palm and the cows coat of hair
changed slightly, and after repeating
the operation with increased pressure
bright yellow streak was revealed
and the yellow cow was found and
taken home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
New York Has Bones of Whale.

the jaw bones Of the largest whale
ever caught by Japanese whalers have
just arrived here, consigned to the Mu-
scum of National History, New York.
The bones weigh f1fty-fye tons-11O..
600 pounds. They are forty feet long
and were transported from the steam.
ship pier on large truck drawn by
twelve horses. The whale was caught
off Moji, Japan, and was more than TIVE
hundred feet over all. The tail was
thirty feet long.