davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
Warns AGAINST
FLORIDA LANDS
Former Boise Man Tells of
His Unhappy Expert
ence in the South.

The purchase Of Florida lands that
are under water half the year may look
good from distance, especially when
they are purchased without knowledge
of their submerged qualifications, but
closer inspection. following purchase,
shows them up in an entirely different
light, according to the views of E. o.
Osborn, a former resident of Boise,
who has been "stung' in the purchase
Of land that proved to be lake half
the year. Mr.. Osborn makes the con-
fession in a letter written to friends
in Boise. He hopes to prevent others
from being taken in by the Florida
scheme.
Writing from Kissimmee. Fla, Mr..
Osborn says:
"You ask how we like Florida, and
in reply l state to you that, as to the
climate, 1t Is all that could be asked,
and is a healthy section.
Made Fatal Mistake.
"F'lorida is all right. 1t is a good
section to come to; it is a paradise
for an invalid, and there are oppor-
tunities to do well here financially, II
one gets off on the right foot in the
first place and comes here and looks
about and makes his own selection of
lands, but we made a mistake and a
bad one.
you know we sacrificed our. home
10 come here, relying entirely upon
representations made us by the Hunter
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
Improving a Proverb.
(From Judge)

my dear Mr.. Gotrox, that You have
used Make hay while the sun shines
as your life's motto?"
Mr.. Gotrox-"Certainly. sir. certain
ly! But that's only half Of 1t. You
should add that l made the hay from
the grass other people let grow under
their feet"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

Mr.. Jas. v. Churchill, 80 Wall ST.,
Auburn, N. Y, has been bothered with
serious kidney and bladder trouble ever
since he left the army. and says: Il
decided to try Foley Kidney Pills as
they had cured so many people and
soon found they were just the thing.
My kidneys and bladder are again in a
healthy condition. I gladly recommend
them" Many an old soldier has never
recovered the effects of army life.
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action,
quick in results. The genuine in a
yellow package.-McCrum & Dearly,
Ballou- Latimer Co.-Adv. TTh S
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

ins ssaAss q q o:ciock; hash mass -
1890. Evening SERVES q 1850. Rce-
ary. instruction and bsnedlction- On
week days MASS ct o:lB q n. On the
first Friday Of each month MASSES at
$50 and = =. Remi 9. xsyssr.
rector.
aalsesllnnssuA
Church o. Christ Ninth ana yfank-
lin streets. Rsv. A. L Chapman. pas
tor Sunday school - 1o:iS q m.
Preaching services ct l1:S0 .. m. and
|7:s0 p. m. Morning subject, mo One
Save Jesus Only; evening. "Thou
Shalt Not Steal" Special music by
large chorus under direction Of Mrs,
Clara GishI Ewing. J.
The Re.organised Church Of Jesuo
Christ Of Latter Day Saints (non-
Mormon)--Nssts ct the q. A. r. hall
at Eighth ana State streets. Sunday,
school $50 .. m. Preaching At p. m.
Religious matter Of all kinds discussed
at these meetings. T. b. jackson, pas
tor The poor among men are well
coined among 10.
Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latter
Day Saints-Corner OF Fourth and
Jefferson streets. Heber Q. Hale. pre-
siding elder. Sunday school. 10 q m.
Evening service AZ 1:so.
| Aoventist cnuIch-Co o. u
teentn ana Staoe streets SAooee"
school every SATURDAY AZ !o'so.
German Evangelical Lutheran Mis-
sion-unAty church On rra,ih III street
scnool at ~ T. M FFeacnlnB ~ II r.
m. ana 7:4o p m.
Cnurcn OK aoo@Sefvices q ~ =. M
Services nelo q 0oS SCUM SIX
teenth street ;. w. BAKER ~ D'' oAs'
tr1ct OFFICER. ex-oiIicio pastor.
Boise 6lOle cAsss mee.s ZOE "u.ue'
STUDY a p. m. every ounusy sItel-
noon ~ w SCUM 0'Ateehtn eoe'
NO couection.
Inc Cnu.c" OF ."o SH.AIe ~
OF iweHtn anu Aes.'aan Hse's'
~. d. Sfeisn'oh' p"s'oi
sunday at ~ T. IN. anu p ~ p.u
ROBINSON, Inc cowpoy evansenS'' WIN
preach. SUNDAY schooi at ~ d. M. a
1 searching review OF tne SUNDAY schoo,
lesson by pastor TUESDAY evening at
p. m. Mfd-week prayer meeting wed
nesday evening at p. m. nterde-
nominational holiness meeting Friday
evening at p m.
South Sixteenth Street Gospel mis-
sion; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Blk
teenth street. near River. Services
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

will keep some poor devil from being
swindled by thu Hunter Land oom-
pany. We have brought suit against
them, trying to recover some of our
losses. Respectfully.
"E o. OSBORN
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

was a breaking out with
watery blisters on my
hands which would then
dry and scale, and then
would follow the trouble
Of cracking and bleeding.
also itching and hurting.
My hands were disfigured
Mt the time. and sore.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

weight and would remove the matter
out of the sphere of politics and into
the world of common sense"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
HANDS CRACKING
:, AND BLEEDING
With Eczema. Watery BIisters.
Disfgured and Sore. Could Not
Put Them in Water. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

st. Clair. Monty trouble began about
fifteen years ago. Itwas what some claimed
eczema. The form the disease worked under
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
Made Fatal Mistake.
SEE THE HOMES

We are building In STEMS ADDI-
TON. Four, five and six rooms, all
up to date. on South Boise loop on
bench overlooking city, all on car line,
&c fare, free water. You can have
home to suit you in this addition on
so IT. lot or as much acreage as you
like. Price only s1050 and up, the price
depending on size of house and lot.
You pay only 500 cash and $40 to
s25 per month. A look means a buy.
SNAPS AND TRADES.
S1OO cash and SIS month buys a
dandy six-room house close in.
A dandy modern house, four to seven
rooms, a small payment down, ball
ance same as pent.
Will trade 100 acres at Gooding; wants
Boise property.
Will trade ten or sixty acres improved;
wants Boise property.
Will trade five acres improved; wants
Boise home, five or six rooms
Will trade improved ranch near Boise:
wants stock ranch.
Will trade good house and barn, big
corner lot; wants acreage. ranch or
merchandise.
THE EDWARD STEIN co.
100 N. Tenth st. Phone 98.W
Cut this out it may prove the founda-
ton Of your fortune.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

EAGLES ATTENTION..
Boise Aerie No. 115 will elect off,
GERS at their next meeting. Dec. 2. All
Eagles are requested to attend.
GEO. E. NESS, W. p.
Adv. d.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

Baggage Transfer. Call rs If in
hurry. Peasley Transfer & Storage Co.
| Phone No. 70. Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30

II your watch passes rnreugh our re-
pair department and does not give eat.
isfaotion we will give q new nevs-
n,ent in exchange.
CON w. HESSE, JewsIer.
Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
OF Course.

what makes bank note so at
tractive?"
Its figure, probably"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-30
"E. o. OSBORN

Mrs. Peter Holan. 1851 Buckeye Rd.
Cleveland, o., says: Yes. indeed, I
can recommend Foleys Honey and Tar
Compound. My little boy had bad
case of whooping cough. some times he
was blue in the face. gave him Fo-
leys Honey and Tar Compound and 1t
had a remarkable effect and cured him
in short time. Remember the name.
Foley's Honey & Tar Compound. and
do not accept any substitute. Children
like it, grown folks are quickly helped
by 1t, and it contains no opiates.-Mc-
Crum & Deary. Ballou- Latimer Co.
Adv. T Tn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

grass. Martin Luther always had q
flower on his desk for inspiration.
Through the cracks Of the prison floor
a flower grew up to cheer Picciola.
Mungo Park, the great traveller and ex-
plorcr, sank down in the desert to die:
but. seeing a flower nearby. he got up
with new courage and Travelled on to
safety.
What are flowers good for? They are
good for the bridal day. So much OF
thorns. We ought to cover the begin
ming with range blossoms.
"They are good to honor and comfort
the obsequies. The worst cash ever
made into the side Of the earth Is the
cash Of the grave. There needs some-
thing to cover it up-fowers for the
casket, for the hearse, for the ceme-
terry.
what are flowers good for? For re-
ligious symbolism. The Bible is an
arboretum, a divine conservatory. To
illustrate the brevity of the brightest
human life you will quote from Job. n
mar cometh forth as a flower and Is
cut down. Flowers have no grander
use than when on Easter morning we
celebrate the reclamation Of Christ
from the catacombs. And so I twist
all the festal flowers of all the churches
Of America with all the festal flowers
Of chapels and cathedrals Of all Chris
tendon into n great chain. and with
that chain l bind the Easter mornings
Of our lives with the closing Easter of
the worlds history of the resurrec.
toni"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

have held the place Of favor for a long
time.
mot until Easter is almost upon the
scene-that is. in many cases not I'M
til three or four days before the COM
ing Of the day-can florists tell which
is going to be the favorite flower of the
public.' said a Fifth venue purveyor
of blooms. 1.-THE public taste is tickle.
lone year g%ardenias are highest in IA
vor. at another the orchid rules the
day. and sometimes the simpler. less
expensive blooms hold h public
fancy. But we keep on hand many
varieties in order to meet the wind OF
public favor as 1T veers."
Eloquence on Easter Flowers.
The late Rev. T. De Witt Talmage,
the popular preacher. spoke thus elo-
quently of the use of flowers to Symbol
lie the Easter spirit:
Fourteen times in the Bible is the
lily mentioned, only twice the rose.
Caesar had his throne in the hills. The
lilly had her throne in the valley. In
the greatest sermon that was ever
preached there was only one flower,
and that a lily. The Bedford dreamer,
John Bunyan, entered the house of the
interpreter and was shown a cluster of
flowers and was to!d to consider the
lilies take the lily as typical of all
flowers. and Easter g%arlanded with all
the opulence Of floral beauty seems to
address us. saying, Consider the lilies.
consider the azaleas, consider the
%fuchsias, consider the o~leanders.'
1.-THE flowers are the angels Of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

climate. We import very few or no
flowers OF any sort. Nursery stock,
ornamental shrubs and the like are i'm
ported in large quantities. however"
AS a rule. the fashionable florist does
not ave his own greenhouses.
Baskets Now Rule Favorite,
The favorite form taken by Easter
floral gifts is in baskets Of assorted
flowers. arranged in ~harmonizing or
contrasting colors. These baskets may
be made as simple or as elaborate as
the taste and the purse of the pur-
chaser nay desire. and they are often
adorned with ribbons, which add ma
terially to the cost. The prices of the
floral baskets as prepared by the best
florist range from $40 to $50, and in a
few instances they come even higher
than the latter figure. The basket it,
self. while resembling the ordinary
market basket in shape and basic ma
terial. is frequently a work Of art and
may command as much as SIS before
a single bit Of greenery or flower or bit
Of ribbon is placed therein. The bas-
kets are favorite gifts ever for de-
butantes in place Of the bouquets which
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
sy CHARLES n. LURE.

~ "
As Elm the spring . young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts
"a OF love" SO at Easter, which
u IL. after all, apart from its re-
Ngtous Significance and solemnity, the
formal beginning Of spring, his mind
adverts to thoughts of the flowers
which he will send to his sweetheart.
More and more In recent years has
Easter been made the occasion Of gift
giving in emulation Of the Christmas
custom. aud generally the gift takes tho
form of flowers.
Not alone do SWANS send flowers to
their fnamoratas. but children remem.
Der their parents in the same way. The
latter make the exchange Of floral gifts
a family affair, and often the custom
extends. to remoter relatives. OF
course the churches are remembered
with floral gifts. which are banked
about the affairs. This is frequently the
work, especially In some denominations
which believe in the power Of symbols
to arouse devotional thoughts. Of the
altar guilds. The elaborate adorn-
mont Of churches with Easter flowers
has "gone out" almost entirely, ac-
cordtng to fashionable florists. One Of
them explains the passing Of the Gus
tom to the expenditure for decora-
tion Or the church edifices themselves
In the way Of stained glass. etc.
There Is as yet among folks with
much money no recognized "Easter
shopping" but mono the less a good
deal Of money Is left with the dealers
in blooms. Tho demand for flowers at
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

course one need not pay sss for a
dozen American Beauties unless one
has a long purse. There are azaleas.
gardenias. jonquils. tulips. lilies Of the
valley. hlacs. daisies and other varieties
Of flowers. enough to give a wide
choice.
Easter lilies. the old standbys which
have lost somewhat in fashionable ia
vor this year. as they have been losing
for a few years past. will sell about as
|usual-that is. for s3:to $3.50 a dozen.
CONTRARY to the general opinion in New
York and elsewhere. the best speci-
mems Of the Easter lily are not inn
|ported from Bermuda. 1.-THE Bermu-
do flower does not reach the American
market in good condition. said an au-
|thority on the subject. "None of the
good New York florists sells it. Our
Easter lilies are all grown at home,
within a radius Of twenty-five miles Of
New York, in New Jersey and Long
Island. They are raised from bulbs
which are imported by the million from
Japan. The bulbs are not grown here,
for the Japanese "a excel us easily
in that respect. They grow the flowers
out Of doors. In the milder Japanese
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
most Of us the canary Is a
little yellow feathered friend,
repaying our care and affec-

7o MOST OL US the canary Is a
little yellow feathered friend,
repaying our care and affec-
ton with pretty trills and
Quavers, but to the miner, especially
the miner in peril, he is a bird of hope
and conveys a suggestion of life and
rescue from peril. That is because the
government experts of the bureau Of
mines have found a way to put the ca
nary at work. To some bird lovers the
method may seem rather cruel. but
most of us. it is believed, will approve
the infection of slight inconvenience
and temporary suffering on the bird in
order that human life may be saved.
Experiments have proved that the
canary is much more sensitive to poi
sonous gas than is mar. 1t is we'll
known. of course. that the inhalation
of a or its explosion is responsible
for a large proportion of the number
Of deaths in mines. Therefore the ex-
perts Of the new mines bureau of the
federal government have hit upon the
scheme Of taking canaries in cages with
them when engaged in rescue work in
mines in which the presence Of gas is
suspected. The little yellow fellows
show signs Of distress in plenty Of
AAiAo " AO ASoNuS W q
treat in safety, and the warning thus
conveyed points the way to measures
for the fighting Of the gas. After the
recent terrible explosion in the coal
mine in B%riceville. Tenn. in which
eighty-four lives were lost. five en-
tombed men were rescued from the
mine. and, says q letter from the bu-
reau, sit Is a fair assumption that the
use Of the canary birds had a great
deal to do with their rescue.
""There is q limit to the number Of
%rescuers. wearing the oxygen helmets.
who can enter a mine. and also a limit
to the work they car do. II nifty or a
hundred men are entombed 1t is neces-
sary- to have all the volunteer assist
ance possible. These volunteers 90 as
far into the mine as 1t is safe to 20
without the helmets. In the past 1t has
been the history Of mine disasters to
lose a great many %reScuers. who would
run into poisonous gas and die before
they could DO got out"
The picture reproduced herewith
shows two escuers entering the ex.
perimental tube Of the bureau Of mines
with q canary. Tho bureau believes
that the greater susceptibility Of the
birds to noxious gases enables Il to a..
certain more speedily the safety zone
In rescue wsrk. During the margin Of
six or v minutes after the birds be-
GENE affected by the gas the men may
move from the bad air.
OF course the government men take
ovesy DfocaudoD 70 Insure 0e SAFETY
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

York, and it's treasurer is Jacob n.
Schiff. It announces to the world. and
to America in particular. that SIS do
mated now will save a whole family
from starvation.
This is one of the greatest famines Of
modern times. More than a million
families, about six millions Of souls,
are without food or means Of support.
As president Of the American Red
Cross President Taft has issued a proc
lamation asking the people of the
United States to help the people Of
China. He has Joined with other off,
GERS Of the Red Cross in requesting the
citizens committee engaged in solicit
ing funds to make known the facts.
\The men at the head Of the Chinese
government are doing what they can to
relieve the situation. but they can meet
only a fraction Of the need.
Save that the Chinese in their fgno-
rance Of proper engineering methods
have not done all that might have been
done to avert the terrible floods which
brought on the famine. the fault is not
! with them. Last summer The worst
foods in forty years in China Destroy
ed the crops In an area of SO. 900 miles
of farming country. thickly populated.
To some the waters brought mercifully
speedy death, for they did not live to
know the suffering which has afiicted
the survivors. AS a result Of the inunda-
ton there will be no crops until May.
Surely 1t will not be held to the dis
credit Of innocent children appealing
for food that their ancestors and their
parents knew SO little Of the proper
methods Of building bikes that they let
in the destructive waters. Criticism Of
the Chinese government, corrupt and
ignorant. is just. perhaps. but the voice
Of criticism is silenced by the cry Of
six millions of men. women and chill
dren asking for food.
Tho American relief committee CALI
ed recently upon the churches in this
country to take UP offerings on Sunday,
March 10, for the famine sufferers and
asked theater managers to give bene-
hts on or about that date for the same
purpose. Already thousands Of dollars
have bsen forwarded to China (without
charge, with the assistance Of Dur fed
eral ~government,), butfmany thousands
more - needed. Part Of the relief
funds will DO employedsto give employ
ment to men In the erection Of higher
dikes and 20 prevent u possible further
incursions BY the sea
It does not take long to make up .
relief train and load II with supplies.
Run Il across the continent and ships
will bo found to transport It across the
ocean. -Four dollars to save q human
lifsi why. that 10 only the price Of
two theater tickets to see . musical
comedy in some Of our largest cities.
Surely saving the life Of q baby u
I-AakA RaAuA chan fhA .HasrmsL
WALTON WIIIIANA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

guilt Of the world e slx millions Of
Chinese arc left to die b. the gnawing
fortunes Of starvation?
TO the pittful tales which have come
recently from the valley Of the Yang
sounded loudly In U sars and should
have touched u "pocketbook nerve"
but which have been drowned. in the
booming Of the guns which proclaimed
the establishment Of . republic In Chi
na-response has been made in the
formation Of as"China famine relief
committeA cooperating with the Red
Cross" tt headquarters ars Il New.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

clay which stay the pangs Of hunger
I'm lieu Of something better are gone.
and the Chinese stafve. They die In
their caves and their novels and by the
waysides. ana their skeletons make
svl sights for the relief workers who
deny ~thenaselyes whom Q little child
reaches out for their moruel OF food.
90 China appeals to the world. -
LOT your substance" say the yellow skin.
ned sisters and brothers. 'lest the
curse Of Cain be placed on you" Cain
was condemned. Tor alaying his brother
In hot blood. How much greater u the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
daisy. has its admirers, who arc willin
to pay good prices for It.

daisy. has its admirers. who are willing
to pay good prices for It.
Nothing Especially New This Year.
"There is nothing especially new in
flowers this year." said a Fifth avenue
florist a few days ago. sunless It be
some newly developed varieties Of deli
cate rambler roses" There are now in
the market-only at the more fashion
able florists. Of course-about 800 va
rieties Of roses. from the little wide
open crimson rambler to tho great,
proud. magnificent American Beauty.
This latter rose retains its pre-emi-
nence in favor and in price, coming
sometimes when upheld by a long stem
as high as So for a single specimen
when bought by the dozen. But Of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

<uoIoS " American 1res9 Association.
Easter increasing steadily. the prices
go up correspondingly. For instance.
orchids. which sold a few weeks before
Easter for 50 to SIS a dozen, mount as
the day approaches to from $12 to $24 a
dozen. The higher prices are paid for
the darker colored blooms. which r
considered more beautiful But the
delicately tinted lighter orchids are
also in great demand. and there is
sometimes difficulty in supplying the
market. AS a general rule the orchid
is a prime favorite at Easter. sharing
the honors of the day with the Easter
lily. the Gala lily. the various roses.
azaleas and other flowers. But no
blossom 10 neglected when the soft airs
Of April bring suggestions Of towering
meads. Each one. wen the humble
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
Nov a Bird ST Dope for Miners

frightfully high mortality in mine ac-
cidents.
With his end in view the bureau
is conducting experiments in various
parts of the country and already has
much good work to its credit. The d.
rector of the bureau is DR.. Joseph A.
Holmes. well known as a geological Z
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

and continued existence Of their little
feathered coworkers. The birds. which
are expensive. are not permitted to die
or suffer seriously from the effects of
gas if such an outcome Of the work can
be prevented. The birds are carried in
ordinary cages into the shafts, but the
r%escuers carry apparatus to effect the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

suecor Of the bird Il It 10 needed. It
consists OF . little receptacle into
which an overcome bird may DO put
and supplied with oxygen until It 1e-
wives.
This work with birds 70 only one
phase OF the energy with which the
newly created bureau Of mines, is
worains nowadays to overcome eur
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

pert, who was connected formerly with
the United States geologic survey. Il
was under hts direct supervision that
recently at Bruceton. Pa. were made
the mine tests which proved the EN-.
cacy Of rock dust barrier and re.su.
forced concrete twelve inch barriers a
means Of. preventing disasters.
ARTHUR J. BRINToA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

N oonplaia q the high cost
XAz Of Living, W Americans,
wv but We eat Liyips 10
high, but We eat We cut
on . luxury here and there. Ne. curtail
our supplies Of nscsssitiss. II the prices
mount too high for ~. but We eat. Not
10 six millions Of Chinsse. They do
not eat, They starve. for there. q in
their land nothing to eat It u stripped
bare BY men and women ana little chill.
dren TO whom . slice Of bread would be
q feast. In whom Q handful Of herbs
sustsins life for twenty-four hours.
afev ~ bread and the herbs and the