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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
Hearino Heart Beats,

If you hear your heart beat in one ear. as many persons do. 1t is no proof of anything wrong with the heart It is much more likely to be local defect such as chronic catarrh of the middle ear or stiffness and retraction of the drum This on the authority of Dr. Robert H. Babcock of Chicago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
First Thanksgiving.

The first Thanksgiving was conduct ed by an English minister named Wol- fall in 157S. on the shores of New. foundland The first celebration in the present territory of the United States was held in the Popham colony at Sagadahoc. on the coast of Maine, in 1907. The first regular appointment of Thanksgiving day was by Governor Bradford. the first governor of Massa- chusetts bay.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
1xphoid and ceeoanut Milk.

Typhoid and Cocoanut Milk.
 An English writer tells of a colored woman in Trinidad who was dying. be yond all hope. of typhoid. and pleaded to be allowed to drink of cocoanut juice. She was beyond the reach of good or harm. SO she had her cocoanuts and drank the juice. not of one but of eight in succession-perhaps gallon of liquid, and the orgie indisputably saved her life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
To Test Bread Douah,

To test light bread dough and make sure as to whether 1t has risen suff1. ciently for baking. press the finger ir the dough. If the hole remains the dough is in proper condition. If the dough rises and Hlls the indentation this shows that it is in condition to continue rising.-Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
Thanks For His Money,

Weekle-So Slippsy is d defaulter, eh? Deekle-So they say. Weekle- By George. 1 always wondered why he said Thank you" so pleasantly every time 1 made deposit!
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
If It Must Be.

After a thorough examination. the physician remarked:
 What yon need. my dear sir. Is an operation"
 "Very we'll" replied the patient re. signedly. (which operation are you cleverest at?"-New York Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
9aecastic.

Dr. Pnlem-My dear. sir. 1t Is mira cle that you are alive today. Patient Yes. that's what my friends said when 1 told them you were attending me- Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
Laaxa lt ln the inkstand.

ss VI e''o
 When ondis tempted to write clev' CT but harsh thing, though 1t may be difficult to restrain 1t. 1t Is always bet. ter to leave 1t in the inkstand.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10

We shall not 1nd 1t 50 difficult to tove our enemies if ws begin oy pity lIg them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10

The arst and worst se AA fzauds Y AO cheat oD0oeH
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10
Peter the Create "Window." :"

The city of St. Petersburg (renamed Petrograd by the czarI was founded by Peter the Great in the year 1703.
 He called 1t the window through which he could look out upon Europe" |"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-10

Suits pressed for y1.00 at Silver man's the tailor. Tel. phone 196.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

1900 1rU uzez..-.ss ~o---.---~-- ------
York, representing that number OF
Central and South American countries
where Spanish is spoken. This does
not include Spain. The ''compatriote'
In hard luck" with a little knowledge
Of the geography Of those countries can
operate among all OF them, in each con-
sulate representing himself a native Of
the country to whose representative be
applies for aid. One Of these beggars,
a negro, unfolded a sad tale to a con-
sui general The Official asked the Wis
itor from what part OF his own coun-
try he came. The negro was not well
posted on his geography. for he men
toned the name Of the capital and
added that he had sailed from there
for this country. Tho capital happens
to be 5000 feet up In the mountains.
The consul general smiled. then gave
the mendicant a quarter, saying: That
Is for the valuable information that
our country has advanced to the stage
where they sail ocean vessels from the
mountain tops. 1t has been a long
time since ! was home, and l really
didn't know it."-New York Tribune.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

LabouchereAs-g gift Of repartee is illus
trated in Thorold's Life Of Henry La
bOuchere."
"Labby." only six years old. had Just
gone TO private school Before
breakfast, the morning after his ar
rival. the new boys We're PLACED In a
row and asked whether theyR lad all
washed their teeth. One by Que they
all answered In the affirmative. until
the turn of Henry came. mo" he
said firmly. "And pray why notT'
wound up the master Indignantly. after
long lecture on the enOrmity OF the
crime Of neglecting the cleanliness OF
the teeth. Because haven't got any"
smiled Henry suddenly.
And he showed his toothless gums
ne was just changing his baby teeth
to the discounted moralist
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Edgar Allen Poe was a pioneer in
the art Of aerial hoaxing. In 1874 the
New York Sun announced one morn
ing: Astounding news! Atlantic
crossed I'm three daysl Triumph OF
Mr.. Monck Mason's flying machiner
Folks rushed for the paper, and found
therein a long and detailed account Of
the crossing Of the Atlantic in a steer
able balloon by Mr. Monck Mason
Harrison Ainsworth and four others
The balloon was infinitely described,
long extracts were printed from
diary which Harrison AinswOrth was
supposed to have kept on the way, and
the whole story had such a touch Of
truth that 1t took some days for New
Workers to realize how completely they
had been hoaxed.-London Chronicle
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

a sarge prUporuOn o. rne oueis N
France end without blo0dshed When
the offense Is not very serious It Is
agreed beforehand that the words OF
command shall be given 80 rapidly
that the duelists will not have ume
to take good aim. Sometimes three
shots are exchanged without a hit, and
then the seconds step in and-"honor
Is satisfied" At the word FIRE. tho
pistol is raised instantly, and II must
be discharged not later than the word
three" so the speed with which these
words are given regulates the time In
which 1t Is possible to take aim. There
fore the speed with which they are
spoken is agreed upon beforehand, this
depending upon the seriousness OF the
duel. The words are timed with q
metronome. II the encounter be very
serious this Is set at the lowest speed.
eighty beats a minute. which gives
time for taking accurate aim. A speed
Of 40 beats a minute allows no ums
for aiming. and therefore is used when
the seconds consider the duel should
be made as little dangerous as pos
sible.-London Answers.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

A man who never amounted to much
once got a job running the engine Of
a sawmill. He was greatly impressed
with the importance Of his position
and wanted every one to know that he
was the man who made all the wheels
go round. The first morning he steam.
ed up the engine he jerked the whistle
wide open and made the welkin ring
for miles around, saying to himself as
the echoes bounced over the hills, 81
am certainly the big noise in this part
Of the country" Just then the fore
man started the force on n big days
work and discovered that there was
not enough steam left TO start the ma
chinery. He Of the big noise was
promptly canned. and the job was Civ
en- to q hole M0ral-You can't saw
wood If you use all the steam blowing
your whistle Exchange
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

p. II. O'Reilly WI o has been at st
Joe putting Ia the plumbing for the
Commercial hotel In that place is at
home again. having been obliged to
lay off to wait for the plasterers
Jack Cox came down from his log
cling camp near Santa Wednesday and
went to Occur d. Alene to look after
some business matters.
"A. Darknell left Yesterday on a
business trip to Occur d'Alene.
Mrs Walter Haas left yesterday Tor
Wardner to join her husband. They
expect to make that city their home
for the present.
Louis ,Grindle was up from bis
homestead at Hells Gulch wednes-
day. he is doing some logging
there and was In town after supplies.
r. X. Warren is spending few
days at his mine on the north side
of the river. making arrangements
for doing some development work
lon McHale returned Wednesday
afternoon to Plummer, after a short
visit In town He has charge Of a
crew laying steel on the Alder Greek
railroad
Second hand Ex-ray incubator for
sale Fret class condition Enquire
at e Jones Furniture Store-adv
Harry Alcorn WIS transacting busi-
ness at Spokane Wednesday
W J Myrlok, bookkeoper for
Charles MoCarters logging camp near
Plummer. was IN this city yesterday
looking after some business for the
company He states that the Alder
Greek railroad company has the steel
laid on It's railroad nearly to where
the MoCarter logs are banked but
could not tell when 1t would be 10
position to receive logs tor shipping
A number Of the homesteaders who
have been cutting logs this winter
have been obliged to stop operations
They have their logs all cut and
skided and are now waiting for suo~
so that they can commence hadlilg
Edw Dawson a prominent rRncher
Of Emlda, was transacting business
Ia this city Wednesday
Frank Gaskill is planning on cut
ting the timber on his homestead
this winter and Is only waiting for
some snow so that be eau haul the
logs
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies Aid society of the Methodist
church on next Wednesday afternoon
at half past twu at the residence Of
the secretary Mrs L. O. Whine. All
members are urged to be present
Work on the new creamery has
been delayed TO considerable ex-
tent by the rainy weather Of the past
few days. The builders finished put
ting in the foundation yesterday and
work on the building itself was
started to-day. The work of getting
the building lunder cover will be
pushed as rap.6ly as the weather
will permit.
Piof. Hopkins has the frame Of bis
new Residence up aud enclosed aud
the roof on so that the rainy weather
will not now interfere with the work.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
Sentenced for Fiehtine.

Albert Rector was brought before
Justice Keeton Wednesday afternoon
and plead guilty of the charge of az.
sauit and battery and was fined five
dollars and costs and given a jail
sentence of ten days.
The jail sentence was afterwards
suspended during good behavior.
The arrest grew out of a fight in
ed McGregor's saloon on Decent er
3lst. A warrant was sworn out at
the time before Reotor's arrest but
he left town and It could not he
served until his return Wednesda7.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

or all the queer sights to be seen In
the ancient city Of Hebron, Palestine.
none is more interesting than the IVA
ter makers Market" where the goat
skin water bottles are made and sold
by the thousand yearly. Lying upon
the ground In rows may be seen be-
tween two hundred and three hundred
goatsklns awaiting purchasers. Each
skin is inflated. either with water or
air, so that the buyer may know It Ia
perfectly water tight. The majority
Of the skins used come from Arabia,
while a large number are received
from the Lebanons. They are brought
to Hebron by the camel caravans and
are purchased by the tanneries and
turned into bottles. They pass through
many processes. and a tanner will
spend a week upon a single skin before
It Is rendered water tight and service
able. From Hebron these odd bot
ties are sent to all parts Of the east,
thousands going down into Egypt and
the Sudan every year.-ArgOnaut
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16


Miss Nell Mulcahy and Miss Vera
Lewis are spending a couple of days
10 Spokane They went down 20 see
Pauline Palowa and Gaby Deslys at
the Auditorium theatre
Any ladies coat you choose at
shaws Corner for $3.50 They sold
regularly at s25 to $50. Other
coats at ST.. 90 and s5.Oo-adv 2t
Mr. and Mrs Duncan Shaw aud
family are visiting In Seattle Mrs
Shaw and the children left a week
aSos and Mr. Shaw Joined them satur-
day
Save money-Syndicate Orchard
bonds pays z per cent interest for 3
years and mole after that time 800
per unit Can be bought on the 10
stallment plan IL desired Address
VIM Stay st Msrles Idaho adv
Peter Monogram of Fernwood was
In this city Tuesday and Wednesday
$40 will buy your choice Of any
ladies suit at Shaw's Corner. They
sold up to s35-adv 2t
I F Connolly Of Fernwood was 10
this city Wednesday on business
Land for Sale $40 cash and $40
per month, buy 10 acres or more in a
nice warm mild climate. You'll have
no rheumatism there. Gall or write
William Stay, st Maries Ida-adv 20
For rent-Rooms, and suites Of
rooms for light housekeeping d
Fleishauer-adv II
Mr. Robinson ofsshaws Corner was
business visitor 10 Spokane Mon
day
Fred Boutwell, was a business visl-
Tor at Occur d'Alene for a couple Of
days this week He went down We'd
nesday
The Farmers Union will hold q
dance and basket social at Shelton
and Warren hail Saturday evening,
Jan II Every body Is invited Tickets
ffty cents-adv q
Dan Kennedy Of Occur d'Alene
logging superintendent for G. A..
Branson, was q business visitor In
this city Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs E. q Martin of Fern
wood were In this city Wed nesday.
They came down with the intention
Of remaining here for the winter but
after their arrival, Mr. Martin was
offered a position BY the Red Collar
line at Occur d'Alene which he so
oepted and he left on the afternoon
boat for that city.
Attorney Il. r. Taylor returned
Tuesday from a trip TO Minneapolis
and other places In Minnesota, where
he has been spending the past three
OF four weeks visiting relatives snd
frieDds.
City CLERK Charles r Schultz,
Attorney Il R Taylor ard l. H CLARK
arrived home from the east Tuesday
Mr. Schultz has been spending q
month visiting relatives aud friends
10 Ohio Mr. Taylor spent about the
same length OF time visiting In MINI
eiota and Mr. CLARK was at Mime
apolis to spend the holidays With bis
parents They all met IN Minneapolis
and made the trip home together
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

DO the letters st "a and tn have
to be followed by a period when used
thus: 1st, %. 4th7 What Il this com
bInation-an abbreviation. contraction
or merely a signT'
In the forms LIST. I'd. 4th. etc, We have
ordinal numerals In which an Arabic
figure is substituted for the spelled out
name Of the cardinal number from
which the ordinal Is derived. The let
tiers added to the Arabic mineral form
the specific infection which changes
the cardinal to an ordinal mineral
The forms in question. then. are nei-
Their abbreviations nor contractions,
nor yet mere signs They are IKE a
humorist's b4 for before, only they are
not whimsical, as they would be II no
one had seen them before and some
one should suddenly use them.-Liter-
airy Digest
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Up in Alaska there used to be
district attorney who was long on ma
i've oratory. but short on education
Once, while prosecuting a big case. he
came to the finish OF his argument
and. according to Wilson Miner. who
was up there at the time. be leaned
across the rail and made this plea:
"All asts OF you. gentlemen q the
Jury, is that you now retire and mete
oct jestice as she deserves to DO metz
Saturday Evening Post
The elgnal
"How do you endure listening b
Blggins' funny storiesl He spells
them by laughing az them himself"
That's what / like about him. You
don't have to listen In order to laugh
at the right time. ALI you have to do
Is to wait till he gives the signal
Washington Star.
Our chief want In life is somebody
who shall make US do what we can
This is the service OF fricnd.-E Elmer
son.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Turkish women are said to have one
accomplishment IN which they excel
the women Of all other nationalitles
They know how to sit. Hester Don
aldson Jenkins calls attention to the
fact that the Turkish verb to sit is
used where occidentals would use to
I've. or stay. or visit To the question.
where are yoU iivingY' one gets the
reply, Il am sitting in StambouL" Or
to the question. Are you marriedY"
the answer will be. "No, am sitting
at home" And when they sit they
sit quietly. sin the perfect repose Of a
sleeping cat" They don't have to keep
their hands busy. They don't crochet
or knit They just sit.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

For Sale Reasonably-Pool and
Billiard tables IN excellent condition.
Also cigar shcw canes and fixtures,
firat class, nearly new. Address Post
office box No ZIG. st Maries Idaho
adv. If
Bert CarscRllen Of Oarscallen Bros.
was In this city to-day. He Was on
bis way to 81 Joe with their dredge
to get the dredee's engine which was
let up there this fall when they we're
doing some work for the Milwaukee
Land company. He will take the
dredge to Lane where he is building
a dyke arouad large tract of river
bottom which he and his brother
own.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
Poetic Heredity

OF poetic families, the Coleridges,
ike tho Iennysons, are hard to beat
The author Of "Christobep" had q
daughter and two sons-all poets. The
drst, Sara, wrote lyrics which. ac-
cording to DR.. Garnett, entitle her ito
rank high among English poetesses."
The eldest son, Hartley, in the same
critics opinion. was a sonneteer
among the most perfect In the Ian
guage." Derwent, the other son, wrote
some very beautiful verses in Knights
Quarterly Magazine Of 1922 and else
where Derwent's son, Mr.. Ernest
Hartley Coleridge. is the author OF a
volume Of poems. The Hon. Stephen
Coleridge has several volumes to his
credit as a poet, and everybody who is
a verse lover knows OF the late Mary
%. Coleridge, whose beautiful gift ap-
peared through volume of poems In
1907. And there is an h. p. Coleridge.
who has rescued certain TRANSACTIONS
Of the cl3ssics from ridicule.-LOndon
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
Cifyin Brief

HAr@-%<,--~<r~~NS'~s $1,000
Meet me at the Hotel Normoyle.
Occur d'Alene. ADV If,
9th Bules was a visitor from Fern
wood In this coity Tuesday.
Buying, selling, aud renting of
st. Maries property. William Stay,
q. P. White of Fernwuod was a
visitor In this city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Home made candies Ballinger &
Bowen. adv II
Deputy Sheriff Hunt Of Wallace
was 10 this city Wednesday on his
way to Olarkia on official business.
/ am open to contract for all kinds
of Job work by the day or hour.
Also carpenter work and repairing
Phone ll47 VIM Stay ad-tf
Joe DauRherty of st Joe has visi
tor here Tuesday.
Hot tamales BallInger & Bowen -ad
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Oleson OF Her
rick we're In this CITY Wednesday
Mrs Oleson went to Occur d'Alene to
place their little girl 10 the Sisters
school, returning the same evening,
and the next morning they left for
a trip to California. They expect to
be away for about two months.
The Washington Furniture 90 will
pay the highest possible price for all
second hand furniture and stoves
Phone i94-adv II
}. B.Sargent Sr.left Wednesday for
Spokane where he will spend three
or four days looking after business
matters.
Fresh chilli at all times Ballinger
q Bowen --adv Il
Attorney william d. Keeton went
to Occur d'Alene Tuesday to attend
to some legal business.
When in st. Joe stop at the Com
meroial Hotel. Hot aud cold water,
bath. M. d. Harris. proprietor Ad.
Attorney II J Hull was at Occur
d'Alene Monday attending to some
business in the probate court
Found-A gold bracelet engraved
with the letter l Owner can have
same by calling at this office
J E Jones returned Monday even.
ing from Spokane where he he'd been
spending two OF three days visiting
relatives and looking after some bust
ness matters
All ladies suits at Shaws Corner at
just two prices. 50 and slO-adv 2t
A d Medley Of the Forestry force.
who Is looking after the cutting Of
the timber purchased by the MoGold
rick Lumber company from the For.
estry department, was In the city
Monday 90 business
25ct Merchants lunch from IL to 2
st Marives Cafe AVID If
Myrlck. bookkeeber- at McOartsrs
logging camp uear Plummer was In
this city Monday on business
FOR RENT Furnished Rooms
enquire Of O. W. Zeigliizor phone l5s
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

It is a curious fact that the fur seal
was once a land animal The baby
seals are actually afraid OF the water.
They would drown II thrown into It
and have to learn to swim by repeated
efforts. When once they have been
taught to swim, however, they soon
enr0et TO walk.
Il have read three novels by your
cousin. Amanda. and In not one Of
them do the lovers marry. Now, that
Is peculiarr'
"Oh. not at ALI She is much too en-.
-.-Ss TO Give others such happinensFs
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
Rendered Decision.

Judge r. n Dunn of the district
court has handed down a decision in
the action brought by the Pearson
Mercantile uompauy and the st
Maries land company against Fred
and Thomas Ramsey to secure title t.
lots and block "a
The decision lie in favor Of the de.
PENDANTS and confirms the title tc
the land in them. IL also assesses
the costs of the aetioa against the
plaintiffs.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
Injured at ST. Joe.

Clyde Parks IL down from st Joe.
walking on orutches and with bis left
arm IN a sling lie was doing car
peuter work on a huildirg aud was
uu a ladder when the bottom end
Slipped oet In falling, be struck on
Ills left hip aud arm One bone Of
his fore arm was broken aud he also
suffered from a very severity sprained
hip The accident happened about a
week ago and he still finds consider.
able difficulty In getting around
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
RECLAIMED Hlmsslt

Sir Charles Napier had an effective
method Of dealing with towards On
one occasion a flying soldier was stop
ped by his fellows. who were about to
shoot him when the general interviewed
"Give the man another chance" he
ordered place him in the front
rank. and II be turns again let him be
shot"
The man eagerly embraced this
chance Of life. overcame his fears and
fought bravely for the rest Of the day.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Everything seems to going
wrongP sighed the poet ''I(asked the
maid at my lodgings this monping what
had become Of the paper that I'd left
lying on my desk"
"'Oh. sir said she, I thought It was
waste paper. and l threw It In the
waste paper basket
mo said l. 1t wasn't waste paper.
hadn't written anything on It yet I"
Youths Companion.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Miss Janet is long time coming
down." he said to the pretty parl0r
maid perhaps she is-ha. ha-psr-
haps she is making up her mind wheth-
er to see me or not"
The maid smiled coldly.
NO." she said: 1T is not her mind
she is making up."-PhiladelDhla
Ledger.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

where did you learn FrenchT' a
Partisan asked a New York woman
travelling abroad.
From a native" was the proud an
sWer
"Ah" said the Frenchwoman. "a
native Of whatT"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
All Off,

Jack-So the doctor said you had to-
bacco heart Have you told your fan
Gee?
Tom Yes. and she's given me the
marble one.-Boston Transcript.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Judge You said the defendant turn
ed and whistled to the dog What fol-
lowedi Witness-The dog.-Illinois
Siren.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

He-Are you superstiuous about the
number 10? She-l'm not a bit super
stitious: only ! don't like II because
think Il brings had luck London An
fwora
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Governess-And WHOM did the god
dess Aurora mGrryf
Pupi-Borealis.-Punch-
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Lose no time Be always employed
IN something useful. but avoid all IN
accessory actions FRANKLIN