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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

TIL only polish some fellers ever git is
on Their shoes. Next t payin' fer n
dead boss Their haint nothin' a Teller
likes better'n hearin his wife tell
about somethin' mushy he did while
sparkin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30
AT SEA AND
TfLLSSTORY OF WRECK
Of STEAMER VOLNER

London, Dec. 3o-Two survivors OF
the Danish steamer Nomer, who were
picked up in an open boat 90 miles
southwest OF the Lizard and landed at
New1yn by trawler Saturday. relate a
terrible experience.
The Nolmer was wrecked Thursday
iii the gale which ragged In the English
channel. The crew abandoned the
steamer. and one Of the boats with
nine occupants was swamped. all the
men being drowned.
The second boat. with the captain
and several others aboard. managed
to weather the heavy seas. They had
no oars. and no water. and they We're
unable to obtain food from the alright
tank.
The chief engineer died and the
chief officer went mad. He tried to
throttle tho captain. Eventually, all
died, or were washed overheard. except
the captain and one other They also
were washed out of the boat several
times, but managed to scramble back.
They drifted until Saturday, suffer-
ing the agonies of thirst and exposure.
They were almost to their neeks In
water, and lost consciousness from ex-
hanstion while being dragged through
tho sea into the rescuing boat.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

Women OF East St. Louis have
formed an association to promote civic
progress,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30
Cure Your Backache
and Rheumatism
WITH
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

Backache drags on your vitality. Saps
your strength. Weakens your endurance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

St Louis claims to lead all United
States cities in dealings in horses and
hogs.
Philadelphia needs $4,000 to carry
on its work of planting and caring for
street trees
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

Con w. Iesse, Watch Inspector OF
Q. S. L. for is years. There's a reason.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

The funeral of Albert Hoskins, who
died Dec. %. was held this afternoon at
the Schneider & Sidenfaden chapel.
Rev. D. II. Jones officiated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30
RYAN is GIVEN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

Subscribe Tor tho Capital News.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

WILL party who took letter from post.
office addressed to Mrs. Nellie C. Var
Buskirk return same. George A
Adams, Route 1. D2O
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30

FOR SALE-Twenty acres on Deer
Flat. Address Box 955, Boise.
D31c
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Dod Under Arrest,

A dog thief-not q dog stealer, but
a dog which had been trained to steal
has been arrested by the French po-
lice. He was caught zen fragrant de-
lit" we read, when he was in the act
Of stealing a pair of lady's shoes from
an establishment in Noisy-le-Sec. His
procedure was SO cunning that it left
no doubt among the police that the
dogs was no "untutored mind"
Nothing could be drawn from the
animal at the police Office, so it was
decided to shut him up without food:
After some hours confinement the dog
was released and a police cyclist was
in readiness to follow the dog home.
But the "best laid schemes of mice
and men gang aft agley."
The dog when liberated instead OF
rushing home deliberately walked to
the other side of the road, and there
sat down ON a doorstep and awaited
events, every now and again throw
ing suspicious chances at the police in
waiting. Finding that there was no
chance of the dog going home he was
again taken into the police office and
sent to the fourriere, where he met
an untimely end.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
FASCINATION OF THE SNAKE
Traveller Tells of His Own Unpleasant
Experience With a Monster
of the Species.

One of the most wonderful of the
serpent's feats is the power of con-
tinuing motionless, with the lifted head
projecting forward for an indefinite
time. This ability is of the highest
Importance to the reptile, both when
fascinating it's victim and when MINI
licking some inanimate object, espe-
cially the stem and body of an
aquatic plant. When the serpent is in
this attitude, with it's round, unwink-
ing eye fixed on the beholder's face,
the effect is most uncalny.
Perhaps no better illustration of the
serpent's bewitching power could be
given than that related by Ernest
Granville, a South African traveller,
who describes his own experience.
When a boy he frequently went out
into the bush in search OF game, and
on one of these solitary excursions he
sat down to rest in the shade OF a
willow on the bank of a stream.
Sitting there, with his cheek resting
on his hand, he fell into boy1sh
reverie. After some time he became
aware in vague way that on the
white. sandy bottom of the stream
there was stretched long. black line,
which had not been there at first.
For some time he continued regard
ing it, without knowing what it was,
until all at once, with an inward
shock, he became fully conscious that
it was large snake.
presently" says Mr.. Granville,
without apparent motion, so softly
and silently it was done, the snake
reared it's head above the surface, and
held it there, with the cleaning eyes
fixed on me, as II asking what l was
1T flashed upon me then that it
would be a good opportunity to test
the power of the human eye on a
snake, and l set myself the task of
looking it down. 1t was foolish ef-
fort. The bronze head and sinewy
neck, about which the water flowed
without a ripple, were as Ii carved in
stone, and the cruel, unwinktng eyes,
with the light coming and going in
them, appeared to grow brighter the
longer l looked.
Gradually there came over me a
sensation of sickening fear, which, II
/ had yielded to it, would have left me
powerless to move. But. with a cry,
leaped UP and, Selling fallen willow
branch, attacked the reptile with a
species of fury. and 1t quickly disap-
reared"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
American Airs.

A woman recently back from for
eign parts has a grievance against the
way in which military bands there
play American airs, states the New
York Press. To begin with, says this
woman, two-thirds Of the bands and
orchestras of Europe think Dixie" Is
the national air, and this mistake Is
not difficult to comprehend, as ap-
plause generally greets this tune.
Next in popularity comes Columbia,
Gem of the Ocean," and, strange to
say, then comes "Old Dan Tucker"
No amount Of expostulation avails
to change this notion. 'The Star
Spangled Banner" is reserved for sol
emn occasions, and 1t must be con-
fessed Americans are not wildly en-
thusiastic over it. Not one in thou
sand remembers three lines OF the
verses, not even the school children
who shout them every day. Mary
land" is popular, but the tune is that
of the old Presbyterian hymn, "Beulah
Land" and may be heard wherever
Scotch and English folks gather.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
KEEP TRIBAL CUSTOMS
SARCEE INDIANS DISREGARD
MARCH OF TIME.
History, fntended for Posterity, Still
Is Recorded in Crude Fashion on
the Hides of Steers-OId Men
Tell of Adventures.

Within twelve miles of Calgary, a
city of $4,000 people, and with tele-
phone communication with that city,
tho Sarcee Indians pursue their lives
and observe exactly as their forefa-
theirs did the ancient habits and Gus
toms o. Their tribe, says the Toronto
Globe.
Two years ago there was a great
festival at which seven Of the oldest
chiefs related the stories of their ex-
ploits, which the painter of the tribe
preserved for posterity on two i'm
mense steer hides. These hides are
now carefully preserved at the office
of the agent on the Sarcee reserve.
TIL Indian lad relies for his history
on campfire stories and a we1l-tanned
steer hide covered with queer char
acters, painted crudely with a sort Of
ink made of the juices of plants.
These records are not haphazard,
but they are not altogether regular.
When several chiefs and medicine
men of the tribe are growing old an
assembly is arranged where the IA
nous Indian interpreter and painter
meets the aged men. One by one the
old men stand forth before the people
and recount the stories of their lives.
They tell thrilling tales of the bat
ties in which they have fought, Of the
scalps taken, and the horses they
have stolen. These three achieve
ments are regarded as the three most
honorable and valorous exploits Of
the great men. Compared with these
the white mans election to parlia-
ment, his appointment to high Office,
and his great commercial achieve
ments are as nothing.
Sometimes their meetings last sew
eral days. The old men are enthusi-
astic in their descriptions of by
gone days; thep recite rapidly and
gesticulate much. The members Of
the tribe, sitting about them, listen
eagerly, storing the details to be told
over and over again to their sons
sons, until they are tribal traditions
of the long past. AS they talk the
painter sits upon the ground with his
steer hide spread before him and
paints with his rude dyes pictures to
illustrate the incidents.
A circle represents barricade or
encampment; awkwardly drawn pic
lures of animals stand for the horses
he has stolen; galloping horse, with
a man on his back, suggests the story
- .rh% i,.io Lo
fore pursuing enemies; a flag may
mean a bloody battle won; a tadpole-
like mark, a scalped Indian. The
figures are very crude, the drawings
no better than those a four-year-old
child makes on it's slate. But some in
genuity is exercised in the grouping,
and each sketch is, in a way, a key
to the thrilling tales which in time
become history.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
basement and the scholars started on
a combined frolic and strike.
Enter Niilana PnsicN Force.

basement and the scholars started on
combined frolic and strike.
Enter Village Poiice Force.
Here Captain Dunbar of the village
ponce force of fourteen brave ana
earnest men is Introduced. He as
sumed the task II keeping the unoer-
graduate body within bounds, winch
he did largely by moral suasion.
The parade swung round the corner
oy the house where former Assistant
Janitor Eddie Smith, who. Oddly
enough, considering the happenings OF
the past year, is suffering with an eye
trouble, sat fiddling at the windo"'
and thence to the Offices OF the sew
eral board members.
Before nightfall they had bought all
the tin horns in town and had Sc
cured banners upon which their uitl-
matum-"Prof Smith or No School
was painted.
The next day the teachers founo
more empty desks than before. The
strike had grown. Some of the par
ents We're sympathizers with 1t.
On Jan. 10 Sigmond Opera House
On Main street was the scene or a
mass meeting which took the double
form of a protest against the removal
or Principal Smith and demand tnat
the school board resign. There was
ginger in the speeches. Almost as
many women were present as men,
That very night dispatch came
down from the state capital announc-
ing the dismissal of superintendent
Barnes appeal. 1t contained the ON
cial comment, "The rule Of moral
conduct on the part of teachers must
be held to with absolute rightly.
which every one accepted as quite IN
line with the towns policy.
Petitions for Principal Smiths re-
instatement were displayed for sig
natures in four parts of town and gen
erously signed. They were presented
at still another meeting.
Whole Thing Summed Up.
In all Of the doings growing out Of
the removal Of the principal the OF
portunity has not been permitted to
pass without dig at Barnes and
caustic comments on the way he tried
to explain his indiscretion by saying a.
hysterical little school teacher up and
kissed him.
But with Barnes somewhere in the
west and the little school teacher re-
ported as happily married, and Lewis
satisfied that he did his full duty in
reporting the cutting up, and Eddie
T. Smith getting another job, without
as much as losing a day, but temper
arily confined to the house with irri-
tated eyes and a tuneful fiddle-with
these characters in the controversy
eliminated the troubles will be
Strengthened out by and by.
"Freeport people have got enough
sense to handle the school question"
observed Captain Dunbar, "but I'm
not on the job of predictin' when
they'll do it, I'm police officer. Po-
lice officers are paid for police duty,
not for predictin'."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Dental Operation on Pony.

A remarkable operation has been
performed by a Wanstead (Eng.) vet
Urinary surgeon on pony which had
bad fracture of the lower jaw. Aft
er injecting cocaine and wiring the
teeth together, the surgeon drilled a
hole through the jawbone, and the
broken parts were then firmly drawn
together by strong silver wire. The
pony is expected to make complete
recovery.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Sun a Lampjichter,

In the acetylene burning lighthouses
along the Panama canal will be in
stalled copper cylinders exposed to
the sun. When the sun rises in the
morning and the rays fall upon these
cylinders they will expand and close
valves that admit gas to the. burners.
AS night approaches and the suns
rays diminish in power the cylinders
will CONTRACT and again turn on the
gas, which will be ignited by small
pilot iets.-Scientific American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
a Soft Answer.

A story is told of landlord on the
north shore. A guest, seldom salts
fed. came to him and said: "Mr.
Smith"-that was not the landlords
name-"Mr. Smith, your coffee Is rot
ten" The landlord shook him by the
hand, Thank you, sir; thank YOU
I haven't had my breakfast yet and
I'll skip the coffee this time. Much
obliged"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Heard In a Newspaper Office.

'Honesty is the best policy"
81 wish l could believe it, but /
have in mind the woman who sent in
an advertisement reading like this:
'Wanted-A husband with money; OBJ
iect alimony.' Did she get an an
swer to her advertisement? Not
one."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Deisem! No. Oak. TT was passing
through Change of Life and felt very
bad. I could not sleep and was very
nervous. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound restored me to perfect health
and would not be without it. Mrs.
F. M. THORN, Deisem, No. Oak.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

me q well WOiAieA -
suffering three years.
- Mrs. MARY BoGART,
Reedville, Oregon.
New Orleans, La.
"When passing through
the Change of Life | was
troubled with hot flashes,
weak and dizzy spells and
backache. Twas not tit Tor
ANYTHING until / took Ly-
dia q. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound which
proved worth it's weight
In gold to me. - Mrs. GAS
TON BLoNDEAU, 154l Po-
lymnia ST., New Orleans.
Mishawaka, Ind. eve
men passing through the
Change of Life can take
nothing better than Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. ! am recon-
mendingitt oallmy friends
because of what it has
done for me. Mrs. CHAS.
BAUER, 523 E. Marion St.,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Alton Station, KY
months | suffered from
troubles in consequence OF
my age and thought |
could not live. Lydia +.
Pinkham's We ia bic
Compound made me well
and | want other suffering
to know about it. .
Mrs. EMMA BAILEY, Alton
Station, XIV.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
COST OF GRAIN
GROWING In
CENTRAL CANADA

A careful canvass made of a mum
Der of men farming in a large way
indicates that even with the extreme
expense Of harvesting the crop, which
Aas been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty in threshing, wheat has
been produced and put on the market
for less than 55 cents bushel. The
average freight rate is not over 13
cents per bushel. This would make
the cost of production and freight IS
cents and would leave the farmer an
actual margin on his low-grade wheat
OF 171a cents and for his high-grade
wheat Of 1919 cents; and though this
is not as large a profit as the farmer
mas every right to expect, it is profit
not to be despised, and which should
leave very fair amount of money to
his credit when all the expenses of
the year have been paid, unless the
value Of low-grade wheat sinks very
much below it's present level. A mat
Ter OF Importance to the prospective
settler is that of the cost of produc-
ton. The following table has been
prepared after careful Investigation:
Interest on 800 acres, value
$50 per acre, years at 6
per cent interest. 81, 72C 90
interest on horses, machin-
cry, wagons, ploughs, har-
rows, ETC., to operate 800
acres-say $4,000 for 3
years $4,000
Getting 800 acres ready for
crop first year, doing ones
own work, with hired help,
about $3.50 per acre ...... 10000
Getting 800 acres ready for
crop, second and third
year, about $125 per acre
per year, or $3.50 per acre
2 years ones own work and
hired help. ............... 10000
Seed per year, wheat, per
acre SIPS, years. ...... 10000
Seeding, 800 acres, 20 cents
per acre, years. ........ $4,000
Irvine, 800 acres, 80 cents
per acre, years ...... $500
Harvesting, 800 acres, 80
cents per acre, years.. 2SS.00
Marketing, 800 acres, esti-
mate 20 bushels per acre
per year for years., 3
cents per bushel, or 8 cents
per bushel for years. -. $500
Threshing 800 acres, estimate
20 bushels per acre per
year for years, cents
per bushel per year or Is
cents for years. ....... 1,152.O0
Total .$7,S34.00
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Hone.

He-They say men of brains live
long.
She-Well, hope for the best. You
may prove one of the exceptions.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Let love make you strong, pure, Sc
we're Let 1t prevent your sacrificing
the least portion of your souls life
Carmen SYLVIA.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
TESTIMONY
OF five WOMEN
Proves That Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound Is Reliable.

Reedville, ORE can truly recon- pa.
mend lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to all women who are passing ais
Through the Change of Life, as II niaue
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturinS skin
diseases. It instantly stops the pain Of
burns Cures without scars. CSC and SOC
by druggists. For free sample write to
J. w. Cole & Co.. Black River Falls. Wis.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Work is the very salt of life; not
only preserving 1t from decay, but
giving 1t tone and favor.-Hugh Black.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Trnggi SIS refund money II 1t fails to cure. E. w.
GROVES signature Is on eacn pox. zoc'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

The evils and sorrows that affiict
mankind are Of mankind's own max
ing.-Marie Coreln.'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Or.
By wheat crop farm 800 acres
for years, average 20
bushels per acre per year
for years, or a total of 60
bushels, = 1920 bushels at
80 cents per bushel. .... .$15, 10000
Balance to credit of farm aft
er 8 years operation, ST.
$4,000 per year. .......... 7,526.OO
''To operate 480 acres would cost
less in proportion, as the plant re-
quired for 800 acres would do for the
larger farm, and the interest on plant
for the extra 100 acres would be
saved"
The figures given may be open to
criticism, but they will be found to
be reasonably accurate, with fair
ness given to the expense columns.
There are those who profess to do
the work at a much less cost than
those given.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

lone day after school John Lewis,
In the performance of his janitorial
duties, mounted a step-Iadder in the
hall outside the superintendent office
the better to dust the transom.. Obvi-
ousiy he had to look In. He says he
saw Superintendent Barnes in the act
of Kissing, or being kissed, by lnez
Armstrong.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

HIS is the simple story OF
the kiss that upset a town
so consarned hard, as Cap
tain Dunbar says, that half
the folks don't know
whether they're foot or a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Total ..................$7,S34Oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
OA Bell Telephone Q Bulletins
SHOW TROUBLES ARE REPAIRED

There is no red tape around our method of repairing telephone troubles and correcting faults Ill the service. When a report of trouble is made to Us 1t goes imme- 'diately to the proper department and the investigation begins at once. The equipment, that IS the subscribers line from the switch board to the telephone instrument, is thoroughly tested, and if neees- sary, is inspected personally by a competent man. We have delicate instruments on the test-board that show the nature of a trouble and indicate its location.
 Oftentimes the trouble IS in q cable or in a telephone instrument and is of an involved nature. In such cases it IS necessary to send a man out on the trouble. This re quires more or less time and we realize that there IS likely to be an unfortunate appearance of delay on our part. We hope our sub-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
STEEL BUSINESS
 HOLDS UP WELL Weakest Spot in Situation Large Idle Rail Capacity PIG IRON FALLS OFF Southern Iron Holds at S10, Birming- ham, and Demand Only Moder-
 ate-Prices of Finished
 Steel Not Advanced

New York, January T.-(Speeial.)-Ihe Iron Age will say tomorrow:
 It was not to be expected that the De- cember pace would be kept up, with new bookings of finished steel at twice the rate of shipments, yet January thus Tar has not been disappointing. Most ot the leading steel companies have put as much business on their books this month as has gone ott in shipments, and that "lth but moderate demand from the railroads The weakest spot in the situation Is stll the large idle rail capacity, and rom totday's standpoint the promise of ton mage for 1gl2 is not better than that of a year ago The New York Central has given out about 115,000 tons.
 Prices of finished steel have not ad- vanced and are not likely to do so. Some Irregularities prevail and the price on each order is determined by it's desir- ability and the amount of competition.
 The Steel corporation is still exceptional in the amount of capacity 1t is taking from the idle lists In the past week one McFeesport, one Lorain. one sharon and one Gary furnace have been blown in, ana the TWO COlumDuS, o., luiHdteS anu the connected steel plant have been start ed up to take care of the demand for sheet and tin plate bars.
 For each Of the two battleships for which tie government has opened bids about 11,000 tens Of steel will be needed, aside from arinor. Considerable railroad bridge work is pending. There is evidence that the equivalent of 1 .10c Pittsburg has been done on plain structural material at Chicago. |
 The move to organize a new company through which the export business of the Independent steel companies shall be han dled is significant. as indicating the ex- pectation that surplus production will be a continuing condition. An early meeting of representatives of the large independ- ent companies will be called to further the project.
 In pig iron business has fallen off In the past week, and prices are still very unsatisfactory. Southern iron holds at $1O, Birmingham. and demand only mod crate.