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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

calves, best. s7@s.5o: heavy, s6@6.50:
bulls, $3.50@5; stays, $4.50@6.
Sheep-Top wethers, 81 50@5; fair to
good, 1904; ewes, best, $4@4.35: fair
to good, s393 go; yearlings. s4@5;
lambs, best, IS a $50; common, s4m5.
Hoes-Best. s7.S5@S; common to
good, S6.7507.50.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

Mrs. Paul Webbing. $40 smith St.,
Peoria, ILL.,, had kidney and bladder
trouble, with terrible backache and
pain across the hips. Just imagine her
condition She further says: Il was
also very nervous, had headaches and
dizzy spells. and was fast getting worse
when I took Foley Kidney Pills. and
now all my troubles are cured. Foley
Kidney Pills have done so much for me
shall always recommend them" Foley
Kidney Pills are rich in curative quail
ties and contain no habit forming
drugs. Try them. McCrum & Deary,
Ballou -Latimer Co.-Adv. 7 TIL s.
For dental work, DR.. Buttner, 403
Idaho Bldg Phone 720. Dill
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
IDAHO TRACTION COMPANY
Interurban Lines


In effect April 81. 1912.
Leave Boise for Eagle. Star. Mid
dleton and Caldwell-6:00, 1900. 500
9: 90, 80: 100. 11:00 a. m. 1890. $500,
300, 500. 1890. 500. 900. 1900.
800, ss1r: 90 p. m.
Leave Caldwell for Middleton, Star
Eagle and Boise--'6:30. 1880. $3.50
$3.50. 10: 80. '11;8o a. m. 1880. 1880,
1850, $3.50. 1880. $3.50. $3.50. 1880
ss8: 80 and 1890 p. m.
Baggage and express.
ssBaggage for Boise and Caldwell only
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
WeeI MarIssta.

st. Louis. Nov. 23.-Wool-Steady
Territory and western mediums, 21@
25c; fine mediums. 10000; fine. 10
017c.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

IL your watch passes rnrou0h our re-
pair department and does not give sat.
isfaotion we will give q now move.
n,ent in exchange.
CON W. HESSE, Jeweier.
Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Portland Grain and Hay.

Portland, Nov. 23.-Wheat-Track
prices. Club. TIC; bluestem, S0QS1c;
fortyfold, 77@7Sc; red Russian. 76c;
valley, 7Sc.
F'lour-Patents, $3.50; straights.
sS.70@3.9O; exports. $3.6o@3.70: val
ley, $3.50; graham. s42O; whole wheat.
81 40.
Hay-Track prices: Eastern Oregon
timothy $1691S; alfalfa, $12@13;
grain hay, SHOE; clover. $1O@11.
oats-White, $26@26.50; feed, SAG
25 per ton.
Barley-Brewing $27@2s; feed. $24
@25 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $22622.50 per ton;
middlings. $4,000; shorts, s24@25;
rolled barley, s27@2S.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

Boston. Nov. 23-Ths Commercial
Bulletin says today: Aside from fair
transactions In medium cross breds the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

PAUL PIZEY, S04-3o6 BOISE CITY
Nat. Bank Bldg. Abstracts examined
<f
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Cotton Market.

New York. Nov. 23.-Cotton-Spot
closed steady. Middling upland. $3.50;
middling gulf. $12.s5; sales, 400 bales
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

]. w. ETAUFFER, 519 IDAHO BLDG,
Is years practice in Illinois courts. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

The student Of the ads knows the
secret OF elastic currency"--for. know.
Ing values. she makes many dollar do
the work Of two.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

FLOYD c. wH1TE-Land and Water
Title Specialist. 453-4 Yates Bldg. IT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

CLAUCE w. GIBSON. GENERAL
law practice. 205-207 Mode Bldg. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

MAURICE M. MYERS, LAWYER
suite ga Overland Bldg, Boise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

ID. F. GRIFFITH LAWYER-60A-606
Overland, Bldg. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

MARTIN & MARTIN CRANK MAR
tin and T. L. MARTINI. attorneys at
law, room 353 Soma Bldg. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

WYMAN & W3erAN. ATTORNEYS.
206-2OS Boise City National Bank. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

Subscribe for the Capital News.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
lob PRINTING.

JOB PRINTING-BEST EQUIPPED
plant In the state for ali kinds OF fob
printing. Legal blanks speciality.
Capital News Publishing Company,
TT Idaho st. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
LUMBER YARDS.

". H. ,RIDENBAUGH DEALER IN
native lumber, Oregon shingles and
flooring. doors, windows. mouldinss
and building materials. Main and
Fourth streets. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Sugar and cossss.

New York, Nov. 23.-Sugar-Raw
steady. Muscovado. SO test. sass
centrifugal. SO test, $405; molasses
80 test. $3.50; refined. quiet.
Coffee-No. Z Rio. $3.50: futures
barely steady; December, $l3.46;
March. $13.75.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Kansas City Hay Market.

Kansas City, Nov. 23.-Dealers re-
ported an indifferent demand for hay,
especially No. and lower grades of
prairie. The few sales reported were
at the bottom quotations, but the
greater part Of the offerings were I'M
sold, Receipts included 10 cars of
prairie. 8 cars Of timothy, 80 cars of
alfalfa, ! car of straw, 115 cars in all.
compared with 100 cars a week ago
and rs cars year ago.
Quotations follow: Prairie. choice,
sl2.5o@13; No. 1. s1o.5O@12: No. 2,
ss.50@1O: No. 8, $6@s. Lowland
prairie, No. 1. S6@7: No. 2, S45OQ5.50.
Timothy, choice. $13.50@14; No. 1, s12
ola; No. 2, ss5o@11; No. 3. $500
8. Glover mixed, choice, s12.50@13:
No. !, 81 @12; No. 2, $9@10.5O: No. 3.
s6GS.5O. Glover, choice, s11@11.50; No.
l. s9.5o@1o.5O: No. 2. s7@9. Alfalfa,
choice. s16@16.50; No. !. s145o@15.50.
No. 2. s11.5O@1S.5o; No. 3, $S@1O.5O.
Straw, $5.25@5.5 Packing hay, $50
$50.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

PERKY & CROW. GENERAL LAW
practice, rooms 1, 2. 8. and 9, Bank
Bldg, Boise, Idaho. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

NORMAN NJ. RUICK, LAWYER
516-618-517 Overland Blk. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
DANCING SCHOOL.

MRS. C. Q. BREACH, TEACHER OF
dancing, ball room especially; teach
ers' course and special work for
children. Call room IA, l. o. o. F.
Bldg. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

s. T. JEFFREYS. 20 years practice In
western states, 626 Idaho Bldg. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

THE BROTHERHOOD OF AMMRl-
can Yeomen meet the second and
fourth Thursdays at ODD Follows,
Temple, 9th and Idaho Sta. +. J.
Clayton. Foreman. u
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

THOMAS c. COFFIN - LAWYER
Suite 317, idaho Bldg Il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

j. r. GOOD. -. c. VAUGHAN.
Good & Vaughan. attorneys and coun-
sellers at law. Rooms 301- S02-303
Idaho Bldg. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET
the first and third Tuesdays Of each
month at l. o. o. F. hall, 9th and Ida
no SITS. Visiting Knights are invited
to attend. John N. Regain. Grand
knight. u
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Potatoes and Poultry.

Chicago. Nov. 23.-Potatoes--Firm
Receipts, so cars. Michigan, 63@53c:
Minnesota. 50@52c: Wisconsin, 4s@62c.
Poultry-Alive. steady. Turkeys,
TIC; chickens. 10c; springs. 10,tc.
Veal Steady, e@1Ac.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

Ell KORAN TEMPLE. A. A. o. N. n.
s., stated meetings held in Masonic
hall. second Wednesday each month
at 1880 p. m. Chas. o. Nelson. Re-
corder. u
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEET
second and fourth Wednesdays Of
each month at I. O. O. F. hall. eth
and Idaho SITS. J. J. McCue. Clerk.
e
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

lvANHoE LODGE NO. 3. K Of p
Meets every Thursday evening AZ
$3.50 o'clock at K. P. hall. 711M
Idaho st. w. F. Dolan, K Of r. d 81
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-Wheat--Decem
Der. S4Ec; May, 90hc; July, s7kc.
Corn-December. arse; May, 47kc;
July, 1850.
Oats-December. 307s'@31c; May,
321s @32hc; July, 32hc.
Pork-January, 1920; May, s1s47h.
Lard-December, $11.02h; January.
5000: May, $10.171k.
Ribs-November, $1,000: January,
$10.25 @10.27h; May, $9.S7h.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE MEETS
every Tuesday night at o'clock in
Moose hall, corner Of Sixth and Ida
no streets. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23
EVERYTHING IN MUSIC.

PIANOS, ORGANS. VICTROLAS, ED
ison's records, violins, mandolins,
guitars. string and band instruments.
Supplies for all instruments, teach
ers' supplies. Write or call Sampson
Music Co., S15 Main st. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

\ BOISE LODGE No. 2, A. r.
& A. NJ. meets every Tues
IN day at 1880 p. m. in Masonic
S~ Hall. Visitors welcome.
FN CHAS. o. NELSON, 4
Secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

San Francisco. Nov 2s-Bar silver.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

Holland is a picturesque land with
its dykes, its windmills, its canals, it's
queer looking boats and it's brilliant
green fields where it's thousands of
cattle Craze. The animals are black
and white and as they stand about
the fields their forms silhouetted
against the grey sky, they bear a
striking resemblance to the cows of
the NOahs Ark of our childhood days.
These splendid cattle are the founda-
ton of the great cheese industry of
Holland, and the big spotted COW is
the pampered pet of the Dutch farmer
and the source of his greatest income.
The making OF Edam cheese, one
Of the popular articles of diet in the
United States, is one of the few in
dustries which can be termed pic
turesque. The whole process from be.
ginning to end is carried on in an
extremely clearly fashion by the sim
pie Dutch people who still cling to
the primitive methods of work and
abhor the modern mechanical cheese
press even though it would tighten
their work. Edam, the town from
which the famous cheese derives its
name, is now regarded as one of the
dead cities" of Holland and has
shrunk to one-third of it's former
size. The best pasturage of the Dutch
country is round about Edam, and
while Edam cheese (the recipe origi-
mated in this town. is made in all
parts Of Holland the very finest is
obtained in the city from which it
derives it's name. Few tourists visit
the dead city" as it is off the beaten
track and not included in the tourist
excursions which go out of Amster
dam every day. This fact makes the
place more interesting because here
one may find the cheese-maker lead
ing the simple life of the Dutch farmer
and absolutely unspoiled by the tour
list. They are church-goers, these
good people of Edam, and their
Church was built away back in the
seventeenth century when Edam was
a prosperous city, and it is large
enough to hold twice the population
of the town of the present day. One
of the curious things about the Church
is its lighting, for each person brings
his own candle to put in the candle
stick beside his pew, thus saving the
cost of lighting the Church from the
general expenses. There is little
amusement in Edam, and a trip to Am
sterdam on market day seems to be
the widest dissipation of the residents.
The people seem to be ever at work
making cheese.
One is always welcome to visit the
cheese farms and nearly every farmer
in Holland makes at least few OF
the big yellow balls for the market.
These Dutch homes are a study in
themselves for in Holland the COW has
as good, If not better, quarters than
the family The house IS generally
square, one-storied affair, with pyras
mid shaped roof. The space between
the apex of the roof and ceiling of the
dwelling part is generally used as
storehouse for the winter food Tor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

mines with a canary. The bureau be-
lieves that the greater susceptibility
of the birds to noXious gases enables
it to ascertain more speedily the safe
ty zone in rescue work. During the
margin of six or seven minutes after
the birds become affected by the gas
the men may move from the bad air.
OF course the government men take
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 car
ried in ordinary cages into the shafts,
but the rescuers carry apparatus to
effect the succor of the bird if it is
needed. 1t consists of a little recepta-
Gle into which an overcome bird may
be put and supplied with oxygen until
it revives.
This work with birds is only one
phase of the energy with which the
newly created bureau of mines is
working nowadays to overcome our
frightfully high mortality in mine &C
cidents.
With this end in view the bureau
is conducting experiments in various
parts of the country and already has
much good work to it's credit The d.
rector of the bureau is DR.. Joseph A.
Holmes, well known as a geological
expert, who was connected formerly
with the United States geological sur
vey. 1t was under his direct super
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

towns, and market day is the event
of the week for the townspeope.
Alkmaar Pumerend and Edam have
the greatest sales and the scenes en-.
acted in the buying and selling at
these places are as interesting as the
process of manufacture. Alkmaar has
the largest market and last year over
five million pounds of cheese were
sold there.
The markets give one an excellent
idea of the Hollander's method of do
ing business. The Dutchman is an
early riser and before six o'clock in
the morning the farmers begin to
arrive at the market place with their
big yellow products. They bring the
cheese in all sorts of vehicles, wagons
of all kinds, carts pulled by both
dogs and men, and whenever posi-
BILE boats are pressed into service.
| The cheese is then piled up in pyra-
mids 0ike the oranges on our Ameri-
can fruit stands, in the public square
in front of the weigh-house. BY
eight o'clock the market is in full
swing and everybody seems to be
talking at once. Porters rush about
tossing the great yellow balls to each
other and jabbering in the singsong
Dutch language. There is a great
deal Of bargaining and handshaking,
for no matter what The first offer the
seller refuses it, and when the seller
in turn offers his wares at his own
price the buyer, not to be outdone,
rejects his offer After an intermina-
BILE number of offers and refusals the
! bargain is completed and sealed by
the buyer and seller clasping hands
three times. The cheese is then taken
to the weigh house at the expense OF
the seller, who pays the porter four
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

cents for every hundred pounds he
carries These porters are worse than
public hackmen at a railroad sta
tion-half dozen 60 after the same
cheese and the usual result is a war
OF words and general uproar for a
few minutes The porters have pc
culiar sled-like carriers for the cheese
and two or three hundred pounds can
be carried at a time. During the
rush hour the men must stand in line
at the scales The buyer and seller
are present when the weighing is
done and there is more handshakinE
buyers porter
The queer market with its noisy &C
compartment takes place in the pub
lie square Of the town usually in the
rain for Holland is a rainy country
under the big trees which have stood
for centuries. II is an interesting
as well as a pretty picture for the
green leaves OF the trees harmonic
with the great piles OF bright yellow
and red cheese, while the dull clothes
Of the sturdy Dutchman forms an
artistic background to the scene BY
noon the market is over and the men
go of to lunch at one OF the numerous
eating houses nearby. after which
there is a settlement of accounts.
: Tho American Iikao Edarn chaaaA
and seems to be growing more fond
of it every year. According to the sta
tistics of the Bureau Of Commerce
and Labor the United States pur-
chased over three millions pounds OF
this staple article last year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

the cattle. The living room invaria-
bly, overlooks one OF the picturesque
canals and is in the center of the
house. 1t has strips of bright carpet
on the floor, and in the center Of the
room there is always a highly pol
ished mahogany table where the fam
lily Bible is displayed Frequently
there is a collection OF beaten brass
and rare old Delft ware such as can be
found only among the old families of
Holland. The inevitable row of
wooden shoes is always near the
door for the Holland peasant woman
always walks about the house in her
stocking feet. The sleeping quarters
are unique and certainly unhealthy
from the modern viewpoint which re-
quires plenty of fresh air in the bed
rooms. The cheesemakers bed is
built in a cupbosrd-like aperture in
the wall and as far from the windows
as possible. There is a door which is
kept closed during the day in order
that the bed may be hidden from
View. This door is rarely opened
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

Joe Mitchell Chapple, the magazine
editor said in an eloquent after-dinner
speech in Houghton.
This is a commercial age. We try
to make our magazines artistic, but,
if we make them 100 artistic, they be,
come less valuable. 1t is, like poor
Whistler
when Whistler was living in the
Latin Quarter in his youth, a friend
took him to task one day for his idle
ness.
why don't you pitch in and paint
1omething?' said the friend. Pretty
soon your money will be all gone, and
those three rolls of canvas will still be
standing empty there behind the door
just as they've been standing for the
last six weeks
Whistler, as he lay on the bed
smoking his pipe, answered lazily:
but, you see, as long as there's
nothing on the canvas, can sell it, .
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

thing and has a stream of water run
ming through the center which carries
off the dirt from the stalls. The cows
are curried, and are as well kept as
an American race horse. They are
not allowed to roll in their stalls,
and to prevent this each cows tail
is tied to the ceiling by means Of a
pulley which permits her to lie down
but not to roll. The stalls are cleaned
daily and scrubbed frequently-in
fact, this scrubbing seems to be a
part of the Holland woman's life, for
she never seems to tire Of this work
and scrubs everything in sight from
her baby to the bricks on the front
of her house. There is absolutely
no odor about the COW shed and it's
cleanliness at all times is remarka-
BILE. The COW in return for these at
tentions rewards her owner with a
plentiful supply of rich milk which is
converted into butter and cheese and
sold in all parts of the world.
The dairy where the cheese is
made is on the opposite side of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

from daylight to bedtime, and the
stuffy condition of the walled-in
vault-like bedroom can readily be
imagined. The linen is always snowy
white and the bed presents an at.
tractive appearance even to the deco
rated strap which hangs from the
ceiling and is used to assist the occu-
pant of the couch to rise Tubercu-
losis is prevalent in Holland and af-
ter a careful study of these shut in
bedrooms one is not surprised at the
ravages of the disease.
Both the COW shed and the dairy
are attached to the house under the
same roof. The cow shed is about
three or four steps below the level
of the living room. 1t is a large
apartment with high ceiling and
has COW stalls on one side and a wide
pGssageway between the stalls and the
door of the living room. These stalls
are carefully laid with sand and will
house from twenty-five to fifty cows
during the winter. The passageway
beside the stalls is usually of red
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06
OUR COMMERCIAL AGE.

ARTHUR ]. BRINTON.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

mouse, although the cheese is set to
'rpen at the far end of the COW shed.
The process of cheese making is sim
pie when understood although there
Is much labor in perfecting it in IA
vor and color. The hand cheese press
Is used-such as has been in use
in Holland for the last two hundred
years. After the curd has been pre-
pared in the big tub by mixing it
with whey it is pressed into circular
molds and left in the cheese press
for fifteen hours. Then comes the
sailing, which takes about ten days
or longer if the cheese happens to
be large At the end of this time the
cheese is rubbed with melted butter to
prevent any cracks in the rind. Later
each cheese is washed in vinegar and
set on the shelf for month to ripen.
Just before it is ready for market it
is rubbed with linseed oil to improve
is color If the cheese is for e1-
port it is colored q beautiful magenta.
All cheese is sold in the public mar
kets which are held in the different
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06
The ONLY WAY.

They are advertising salvation in
New York
That seems to be the only way to
let lot of those New Workers know
there Is such a thing. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

Manoa Improvement Club will meet
on Monday evening at the residence
OF Fred l.. Waldron. A paper on roads
and road making will be read by C. G.
owen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

To most of us the canary is a little
yellow feathered friend, repaying our
care and affection with pretty trills
and quavers, but to the miner, es-
pecially the miner in peril, he is
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 way
to put the canary at work. To some
bird lovers the method may seem
rather cruel, but most of us, it is be-
Jieved, VIII approve the infection of
slight inconvience and temporary suf-
fering on the bird in order that human
life may be saved.
Experiments have proved that the
canary is much more sensitive TO poi
Tonous gas than is man. 1t is well
known, or course, that the inhalation
of gas or it's 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
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06

vision that recently at Bruceton, Pa,
were made the mine tests which prov
led the efficacy of rock dust barrier
and REINFORCED concrete twelve inch
barriers as means of preventing dis.
'asters.
ADTIJITD nRINTnN
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-06
CANARY NOW A BIRD
OF HOPE FOR THE MINERS

fellows shows signs of distress in
plenty of time for the rescue volun-
teers to retreat in safety, and the
warning thus conveyed points the way
to measures for the fighting of the
gas. After the recent terrible explo-
sion in the coal mine in Br.ceville,
Tenn, in which eighty-four lives were
lost, five entombed men were rescued
from the mine, and says a letter from
the bureau, ut is a fair assumption
that the use of the canary birds had
a great deal to do with their rescue.
There is a limit to the number of
rescuers, wearing the oxygen helmets,
who can enter q mine, and also a limit
to the work they can do. If fifty or a
hundred men are entombed it is neces-
sary to have all the volunteer assist
ance possible. These volunteers go as
far into the mine as it is safe to go
without the helmets. In the past it has
been the history OF mine disasters to
lose great many rescuers, who would
run into poisonous gas and die before
they could be got out"
The picture reproduced herewith
shows two resucers entering the ex-
perimental tube of the bureau OF