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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16

mated that 1t actually costs the gov
eminent about one cent TO carry It. Al
the present time the department re-
ceives on letter mail an average rev
enue of ~ cents per pound, equal Il
$3.50 per ton. Although this first
class mail supplies less than one
eighth Of the total tonnage of the
mails. yet 1t pays rs per cent of the
total revenue. This Is the chief rea
son why the advocates of one cen,
postage assert the present rate should
be cut in two.
Before the U. s. supreme court
about December /. Solicitor General
Bullitt upheld the right OF the govern
ment to stipulate the conditions under
which mail shall be carried
1T is fact" declared Solicitor Bull
lit, that every man, woman and child
who mails a letter is being uniustly
taxed. The government overcharges
people who mail letters about $4,000,
600 per year
master general and probably one of
the best versed men In America on
postal problems, Is strong advocate
for the one cent letter rate. In com
menting on this matter Mr.. Wanna
maker said:
Il am a firm believer in one cent
letter postage and think the govern
ment would have a larger revenue
from II after the first two years than
It has at present from two cent post
age, when people had time to realize
the facilities afforded for communica-
ton with each other"
This statement coming from a man
Of such mature judgment and knowl-
edge Of postal problems is hailed with
considerable satisfaction by promoters
Of the lower rate campaign.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
STATES INTEREST IN MATRi.
MONY.

The state of Washington has plan
ned to establish this year practical
matrimonial bureau, with the object
of bringing together the surplus wo-
men In the east and the surplus men
in the northwestern corner Of the
United States. with serious intentions
on both sides. II Is said that substan-
tial public sentiment in the Evergreen
states is urging the legislature to pass
the necessary laws and that many leg
islators are already pledged to it. Wo-
man suffrage has just been adopted in
washington and the movement will
have the authoritative backing Of both
sexes. The experiment can hardly be
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
WANTED, BADLY-A LEADER.
(Vinton, Iowa, Eagle).

George Harvey, editor of that dig
nilied free trade paper, Harper's
Weekly, has laid down an ultimatum
to the democratic party and that is
that it must revise the tariff to the
point of free trade or it will suffer de-
feat at the next presidential election.
One of the most prominent democrats
in Iowa, and man who takes great
interest in national affairs, declared to
the editor of this paper that if the
Harvey theory was carried out it
would precipitate panic in this coun-
try within the four years and result
in the defeat of the democratic party
at the next presidential election. There
you have the views of the two doctors.
The Eagle believes the Iowa doctor
is Influenced by his environments, His
newspaper Is the organ of the New
York importers His paper was the
first to propose the name of Woodrow
Wilson for president. He did so be-
cause he knew Woodrow Wilson was
the representative of the free trade
element of the country regardless of
party. Woodrow Wilson never had
dollar invested in any farm o. factory
in this country. His mind runs who'll
ly to the consumer. He believes that
with free trade the consumers living
YOU have read his speeches YOU will
observe how easy 1t appears to him to
revise the tariff. He is going to do 1t.
one schedule at q time. A tariff ex-
pert will tell you the several ingred-
tents which enter into every schedule
are so ntermingled with every other
schedule that tits an impossibility to
revise the tariff schedule by schedule
1t is the Eagles opinion that Mr.. Will
son has much to learn before the tar
III Is revised, or he will have learned
much by the time the tariff has been
revised. The great tariff experts of
this country were President Mckinley
Senators Allison, Dingley, Aldrich and
Dolliver and Representative Payne and
all Of these men have passed away or
out of congress except Representative
Payne. The democratic party has no
trained tariff experts. Being in oppo-
minds wholly on the free trade side of
the question, there is no question but
they are going to get tangled up when
they once tackle the question from the
a. affirmative side.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
oNE-CENT LETTER POSTAGE.
New West Trade).


1t is now practically certain that a
new bill providing for one cent post
age will be introduced in congress ear
~ In the session and determined eff
fort made to secure its passage. Thou
sands of business men throughout the
country are joining the National One
Cent Letter Postage association which
has its headquarters at Cleveland and
which Is conducting a campaign for
the new rate; and hundreds of COM
mercial organizations and other bodies
are aiding the association in its work
That the adoption of one cent rate
viii mean large increase in the
amount of letter mail carried by the
government and that the additional
revenue derived from the new business
would more than take care of the ex-
ira expenses Is the belief Of many
prominent business men who have
made a st'idy Of the postal problems
of this country.
Under present conditions 1t is
claimed that first class mail is paying
a surplus to the government of nearly
$70,00O,000 a year. Although it re-
quires two cents to mail letter any
where In the United States, 1t Is esti-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16

slider the matter and then CLOSED the
deal II wasn't humanely possible ior
a bald headed. whiskerless man 10 ''o'"
o,,t The formula was COPIED OH io'
,,;,, and ne deposited 1t In safe place
until he could spare day 10 go 10 Tue
village That day never came ne
was killed by accident In his own "ei'.
Tben came an interval of seven
wears during which time nothing was
said in his late community ABOUT pa'n
headed men. one day a stranger ap-
neared who had heard from the peodier
that John Stone had the Egyptian re-
cine and he offered S. for IT. one OF
the widower's heirs found II IN an u"
trunk and took the money.
The next heard. of the recipe was py
advertisement. A coffee and tea mousse
instead of giving out trading stamps
advertised to grow hair ana whisherS
for the buyer of every pound OF Tea OF
coffee.
Tbey sent lot of wagons through
The country to herald the news py worn
of mouth and the highways were pas
tered with posters and the weekly pa
pers reaped whole pages OF advertls-
ing. The campaign was brief out VIZ
orous.
All those who got the recipes were
directed to a certain druggist to nave
them filed. The druggist was nus
tier and sent the stuff away by the
scores and hundreds of bottles ana
made 400 per cent profits At the emo
of 10 or II weeks there were 6Vo paiu
heads in one county alone and the
number of burned and blistered chins
and cheeks was full thousand.
The headstone marking John stones
grave was a rather stingy affair. After
the exposure it was replaced by bet
ter one and the obituary was ADDED 70
as follows:
He had neither hair nor whiskers'
but he was lucky man.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
ed your life 4"

ed your life"
Has she?"
You want 10 turn around and wreck
the widow"
But how can l do il ?" asked john
First of all. get mad at her. Say
TO yourself that you don't care durn
for her"
well, I'm feeling that way. She can
go to Texas"
Bully for you! Now, then. you know
that we peddlers take all kinds OF
things in trade. The other day raked
in an Egyptian mummy for "a worth
Of milk pans. sYou know what num-
my is, don't your
Some one hats been dead thou
sand years.
Exactly. When ! ripped him open
| found this paper"
by George." gasped John.
1T is writ in Egyptian. but | can
read it right off It's a recipe for max
ing hair grow on bald heads"
you don't say
And for forcing whiskers to grow on
the smoothest face. 1t says that one
months use Of it will grow side whisk-
ers on boy Of ten
you can't mean it,
you can have the preparation put
up at drug store and begin to use it
and in month what happens? Why,
you have a luxuriant crop of curly
hair on your bald head and chin whislS-
ers that fall down TO your waist and
are blown to port and starboard by
the breezes. You can walk up and
down the road in front of the widows
house. From the window she sees you
and knows she has made the mistake
of her life. She calls to you to admit
that she was in the wrong and that
you can bring the preacher as soon as
You please, but you wave her aside
And what?'
And you wave her aside and go
along to the Wilder Stevens and pre-
pose marriage to her and hustle things
along. She dotes OH curly hair and
chin whiskers and will say yes at
once"
BY George. but it will be great"
1T will for sure"
and VI ull do this out OF the good
ness of your hearth
'Ill do it for one half goodness and
the other half cash. The cash half is
S25. Those chin whiskers alone are
worth 800 to any living man"
No farmer is ready to pay out money
unless he can see return for It. Far
mer Stone asked for a week to con-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
: An Egyptian
Recipe
Weekly Short Story.


If Farmer John Stone hadn't been a
widower. If he hadn't been bald
headed, whiskerless man, if he hadn't
been in love with the Widow Davis,
things might have been different When
he told her that he loved her her re-
ply was:
John, you are good man, but
But what is it, Mary"
You are baldheaded and have no
whiskers."
But love you
THAT can't make up for IL. repeat
that you are a good man, but when ]
think that / would have to sit here
evening after evening and stare at
your shiny poll 1t is too much
Il thought IL a man loved
But there are the whiskers or the
lack of them. No man can look digni-
fled without 'em. Your character is all
that woman could ask for, but where
Is the hair? Where the whiskers?"
John Stone turned away in chagrin
and despair and there was no sleep
for him for the next three nights. He
was still In the dumps when "A tin ped
der came along and invited him to
open his heart. He did so.
Say. John, 1t was mean Of the Wild
ow.' said the peddler when he had
listened to all.
Yes, kinder"
Kinder? Why, man. she has wreck
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
NOTICE.

All copy for advertisements,
legal notices and news matter in
tended for publication in The
Miner, should be in the office not
later than Thursday morning. The
paper goes to press shortly after
noon on Thursday
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
ME TO TAKE FoREThcoaHT.

Five big steamship companies now
% rating between Europe and the
Atlantic coast of the United States
have announced that with the open
TAX. Of the Panama canal they will
extend their passenger service to the
Pacific coast. Expectations Of great
passenger traffic through the canal
and an immense volume of immigra-
ton. prompts the announcement
Steamship agents have declared that
nowhere in the world is there such OPP
portunity for the development Of inn
migration as that presented by the
Pacific coast of the United States.
Nearly all immigration from Europe
to the Atlantic. coast centers at New
York. They believer on the Pacific
coast will be four ports of entry for
immigrants--at San Diego, San Fran
cisco, Portland and Seattle.
Immigrants coming from Europe to
the United States, whether from sun
ny Italy or the chilly Scandinavia, are
landed at New York. There the new
conner from the Mediterranean finds
himself in climate entirely dissim-
liar to that from which he came,
among customs and industrial meth
DDS to which he Is stranger. lmmi-
grafton agents, who have already sold
thousands of tickets for the Pacific
coast, have noted that the tendency OF
immigrants is to find If possible clim-
attic conditions as nearly like those of
their home land.
The promised immigration to the
Pacific coast states would be welcome
news If the country could have
guarantee of the fitness for citizen
ship of the newcomers; otherwise IT
may constitute positive menace and
the doubt that surely exists should
place state and county authorities on
their guard, in order that they may
be prepared to meet the conditions
when they arise. 1t is that the immi
grant who arrives at Castle Garden
has a chance to reach the western
states as well as the one who can be
landed at any Of the four points on
the Pacific coast named but before he
wends his way across the country he
must necessarily learn something of
the changed conditions amid which he
finds himself in the land of the free
and learned some of the requirements
of that lands citizens. The rough edge
is taken Off as it We're. and there is
less to do in the way of assmiating /
him than there was when he first /
landed If he proves to be an unde-
sirable, as many of them do, the fact
is discovered and he is deported or
taken in hand by the authorities be
fore he has had a chance to do mis-
chief
From the point of self preservation
the west should give consideration tt
the statement by the transportation
and if necessary pass laws
in advance that will help them to dea /
with the new phase of government /
control of new citizens, The interests
of the west demand this foresight n
capital and labor interests alike.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY.
Cincinnati Tribune).

1t is the hope of every true Ameri-
can that the Wilson administration
should not be attended by a panic and
that republican prosperity will con-
tinue. The right prescription for pros
perity, however, is a continuation of
the policies which have created it,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
MANUFACTURING IN IDAHO.

Even as manufacturing state Ida
10 is making no little progress. In
500, according to government statis-
les, the state had 725 manufacturing
Establishments under the factory sys-
EN- as against but 2S7 in the proceed
ng decade These establishments
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
YES. WE SHALL SEE.
Cedar Rapids Republican,.

Bryan In his paper SAYS it is all
to have SO much discussion
of the tariff. Reduce it," says he
according to the promises of the dem
ocratic platform. But the democratic
platform said that all duties levied ex-
cept for other than revenue purposes
are unconstitutional Therefore, if
Bryan's advice is followed, all protec-
ton has to be done away with at once.
We shall See.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
1T Is UNREASONABLE TO Elk.

IT is UNREASONABLE TO Ex.
L PEcT YOUR OWN TOWN TO
GROW IN WEALTH AND SIZE, AND
ITS PROSPERITY TO INCREASE If
YOU SEND YOUR EARNINGS or
THE PROFITS OF YOUR BUSINESS
AWAY TO HELP SOME OTHER
TOWN GROW RICH AND PROS.
Porous. THIS STATEMENT DOES
NOT NEED sUPPoRT-IT's A FACT.
AS EVERYONE KNOWS. BUYING
AT HOME KEEPS THE MONEY AZ
HOME, WHERE IT IS NEEDED. n
LOOKS MIGHTY BAD FOR WAGE.
FARMERS OF WALLACE TO SEND
AWAY FOR THEIR SUPPLIES, VET
SOME OF THEM DO IT. THE MER.
CHANTS KICK A GOOD DEAL. AND
THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KICK.
YET, THERE ARE A LOT OF TIE
MERCHANTS THAT HAVE THEIR
PRINTING DONE BY oursInE
CONCERNS. THEY GIVE THE Ex.
CuSE THAT THE HOUSEWIVES
GIVES WHEN SHE ORDERS A SUR
or CLOTHES FOR HER BOY FROM
a MAIL ORDER HousE-ANp IN
TRUTH, SWEATsHoP PRICES ARR
LOWER. THE MAIL ORDER HOUSE
SENDS "CHEAPER" SUJT-I,kE-
WISE CHEAP PRINTING PROVES
"cHEAPER," TOO.
NEXT TIME YOU NEED ANv
PRINTING, THINK IT OVER. CONF
~ Us WITH A TRIAL oApEp
WE DO FINE PRINTING. ON rue
sEST STOCK; WE DO IT PROMPT
~, AND OUR PRICES ARE peA
soNABlE' LET US PROVE THESE
THINGS TO YOU.
WALLACE MINER QUICK PRINT
Wallace, Idaho.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
LADY HAS TAUGHT IN ATHENA
st. Helens Principal Sends Out In-
vitations to Public.

A st. Helens dispatch to the Port
land Oregonian contains the follow.
ing, which will interest Athena read
ers. the lady in question having at
one time occupied place in the local
schools for a portion of the year:
"The little town Of Quincy is all
excited over charges that have been
preferred against Mrs. Flora /. Fore
man, principal OF the schools, with
teaching Socialistio doctrines and CIV
ing improper sex hygiene instruction.
State Superintendent Churchill has
teen notified aud next Saturday the
state superintendent, county superin'
tendent. attorneys and Others will 60
to Quincy to tear the proceedings,
Mrs. Foreman has had circulars print
ed inviting the public to attend thii
Festival of the Middle Ages" Be
fore the charges we're preferred
against her she had substituted rec
flag for the American flag on th'
school building and was driving
around in buggy with large Zee
flag floating from the top. Sensa
tional developments are expected.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
Talk Heard 1858 Miles,

What the manager of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company
says is the longest long distance mes
sage ever sent from Oregon. was sent
by Frank Swayne, young Baker bus
mess man. who talked ii minutes to
Orange. CAL, 30 miles south OF Los
Angeles. The distance by wiie was
1858 miles. The bill amounted to
s27. so and this Mr.. Swayne paid with
smile, declaring that be was more
than repaid by the use OF the wire
and saying that be had many times
the coat Of the message, which ho
would otherwise have lost, by icing
able to negotiate his business deal by
word of mouth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
"Amuse Hens" Is Order.

Amusement and exercise for poultry
is advocated by James q. Halpin.
poultry man for the college of agri-
culture of the University Of Wisconsin
as means of preventing the annual
winter shortage of eggs. fright now
poultry houses should be deeply beddad
With dry straw" said Mr.. Halpin.
''and the grain feed should te worked
into this litter so the hens may get
good exercise and amusement hunting
for it. II nothing of this kind is done
the fock will huddle together aud lose
all interest in life. and winter eggs
will be few. 1t Is we'll to get the
hens to exercising and singing. They
work for their feed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
COYOTES CAUSING
FEARS IN BAKER
ANIMALS MAY BE INFECTED
WITH HYDROpHOBIA.
Danger Of Dogs Being Bit
ten and Conveying Disease
to Human Beings.

Hydrophobia among coyotes, dogs
titten by coyotes. and cattle bitten
either by infected dogs or COYOTES Is
causing decided scare around Haines.
Baker county. aud vicini,y.
George Hodson, trapper. went to
Baker with ten coyote pelts on which
he collected the bounty. and be re-
ported that the coyotes in that vioin-
ity are acting decidedly strange. The
coyotes. he said. are logy. seem crazy
and allow hunter to walk right up
to them and shoot them down.
81 was In the Idaho country trap
ping two years ago when they had that
tig hydrophobia scare over there"
MIR. Hodson said. "Then the coyotes
tegan to aot Just as they are doing
now. They we're loRy and stupid and.
soon began biting cattle and dogs.
Many Of the cattle died and two per
sons who were bitten by the coyotes
died. A coyote that isn't mad won't
bite anyone.
''Over near Haines there are more
coyotes this year than for a long time.
The rat bits are thick and this brought
them in. The coyotes surely have
something the matter with them. I
have been trapping them, but now
they are SO stupid that can walk
right up to them and shoot them
down."
II. Il. Pierce. juatice Of the peace
at Hsines. who accompanied Mr..
Hodson, said that he had killed mad
dog on the North Powder few days
ago. 1t was swapping and biting at
every animal in sight, Mr.. Pierce
said, and the other dogs were all
locked up until the hydrophobia-
stricken animal was dispatched. He
does not believe that in this instance
any other dogs were Infected.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Newton were at
tackled by an infuriated dog at HaiIes
last week. Two calves which the dog
had bitten previously died soon after.
ward and Mr.. and Mre. Newton at
once called in DR.. r. Biswell. who is
daily administering the Pasteur treat
ment.
Mayor Palmer has announced that
the subject will re brought up at the
commissioners meeting and the
various reports considered aud il con-
ditions warrant an order will be given
for the muzzling of every dog 10
Baker.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
BIG CORN SHOW
At PENDLET0N
PRIZES OFFERED FOR. BEST SPEC
IMENS CROWN
tO-W. R. c. N. Company
Behind Movement for More
Meat Production.

The Oregon Corn Show, promoted
by the Oregon Washington Railroad
and Navigation company to be held
at Pendletou. December 9th and 9Th
will be one of the most interesting
agricultural events transpiring in the
Northwest this year.
Over 100000 in cash and agrioul-
tural implements will te awarded in
premiums at this show. Premium
lists will be mailed all who apply for
them, Immediately.
1t has been practically demonstrated
that corn can be successfully grown
in every district reached by the O-W.
R. & NJ, and the purpose of this con-
test is to show those who are still
skeptical what can be done. Also to
teach them how to do it. Special
attention is called to the following
quotations from circular regarding
free distribution OF seed corn:
"Get the best seed available; this
should be an early maturing variety
that has been grown in the locality
for number OF years.
If such seed is not available and
you wish to try one acre we will fur
nish aoulimated seed for one acre, il
you will agree to prepare the ground,
plant and cultivate the crop according
to directions, including the selection
and curing Of seed, and deliver to the
0 w. r., & N. company twelve sam
| pie ears, with a,Teport of how the crop
was grown and the result secured
The twelve ears of corn can be de-
livered to any agent of the company.
They should be tagged with the name
and postoffice address Of the grover.
To spread the gospel Of corn growing
throughout the Pacific Northwest
means increased prosperity for farm
ers and for every line of business. II
means more and better live stock on
| the farms. increased productive oapao-
ity of the soil. more profitable re-
turns from meat production. more CO.
onomio food for dairy COWS. better
beef. pork and mutton.
Competition at the Corn Slow is
open to any person residing in the
country tributary TO the O-W. R. & N.
Some have the erroneous impression
that only those to whom seed is fur
nished are to compete for premiums,
which is mistake. II you grew your
own seed or got it from neighbor or
from Iowa. or anywhere else. it makes
no difference: the corn will be judged
on it's merits as corn. 1t is naturally
expected that those who have been
growing corn for several years and
saving their own seed selected with
care. should win some of the best
/ prizes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21
THE APPLE. king OF FRUIT
Consumed with Relish at ALI Tables
of Nation Tuesday.

All over the union Tuesday the
apple was exalted as king Of fruits. !"
For that was apple day, proclaimed
officially by Governor Oswald West.
boosted by the Oregon development
league and cham bers of commerce and
commercial oluts throughout the land.
Almost every hotel In the state and all
the larger hostelries Of Washington
and California have fallen in line
with the idea originating in Portland.
Besides reports have been received
from hotels in far distant states that
they served apples in every way, in
fritters. as sauces for meat. as jellies,
in pies, dumplings. as cider in soups.
and even the homely sppleiack, solace
of many weary farm hand was dig
nified into an appetizing cocktail.
Portland's celebration tooK on a
quiet but general form. The North
ern Pacific sent forth great motor
truck fitted up like dining car from
which coiorsd walters tossed thous
ands Of apples to the populace. Sew.
eral civic clubs held special apple
luncheons at which the apple was
served and lNuded In song and story.