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I THE SPOKANE PRESS Published Every Evening Except Sunday. By the Spokane Newspaper Co. UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION NEWS SERVICE. Delivered by carrier, twenty-Are cents per month, $3.00 per year. By mail, twenty-five cents per month, $1.25 six months, $2.00 per year. No free copies. TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS—The date when your subscription ex pires is on the address label of each paper. When that date arrives, if your subscription has not again been paid in advance, your name is taken from the list. A change of date on the address label Is a receipt City subscribers who fail to receive their copy of The Press before • :30 o'clock p. m. will confer a favor by reporting such to Main 375 616 Front Avenue. Telephone Main 375. t-os' )ffice Box 4. THE SHOE APPEARS TO PINCH. The Press gratuitously gives space for the correction of au editorial error of the Spokesman-Review—merely one of them. The latter publication indulges in a fair sample of sanctimonious hysteria over the statement that a pro fessional political writer paid by Mr. Mcßride is contrib uting its campaign thunder, attributing that statement to "a paper run by a .Seattle man," As a matter of fact that statement was made by the Spokane Press. Tlie confusion doubtless arose from the fact that the Spokesman-Review's Mcßride professional is a Seattle man imported for a particular purpose. It is also denied that "a professional political writer is employed by the Spokesman-Review to write Mcßride campaign articles for which he is paid by Mcßride." How a man paid by Mcßride could be "employed" by the Spokesman-Review will require something unique in the way of grammatical analysis certainly. This form of denial is nothing if not characteristic of its source,. But the morning paper is entirely correct in asserting that every line that is paid for in its columns is plainly marked advertising—except to newcomers for whose ben efiit it now attempts to cover up. To older Spokane citizens the mark is plain on about everything it prints with the exception of obituary notices. Luckily the shriek "maliciously false" lias never been patented by the numerous generations of crooks who have faithfully reechoed it when caught iv the act. Otherwise the Spokesman-Review would have been de prived of it in this instance. Th Press is now under obligations to the Spokesman- Beview for whatever satisfaction there may be in contem plating the antics of a thievish crow that has swallowed a fish hook. ONLY FIVE REAL SENATORS? Senator LaFollette lias had a better chance than the most of us to study the senate of the United States. He says there are only five real senators; only five men -who represent states or people. He went out to Kansas to lecture, and speaking of Senator Long, just turned down by the people of Kansas at the primary election, he said: "That man (Senator Ijong) doesn't represent the rauk and tile of the republicans of Kansas any more than he represents the king of the Cannibal Islands. He should not be called a republican senator. He is a senator of the special interests. You find him always voting behind Al drich of Standard Oil. There are five real seenators in the semite. Nebraska's men are not controlled, Borah of Idaho is not owned, Bourne is his own master. But Long always votes in tlie list beginning with Aldrieh and end ing with a man named Wetmore. "You have a chance now to elect a free man to the sen ate. We have a little group of senators working away from Aldrieh leadership. The question before the Amer ican people, the question before you Kansas people, is not a party question. It is a question whether you will have a government for and by the people or whether you will have government of the people by the special service cor porations." Mr. Smoker, a word with you! You have been smoking how many years now? And there are probably still a great many elementary facts about the selection of pipes and tobacco that you don't know! To begin with, in selecting a pipe there are three big considerations, and prettiness is not one of them. See that there are no patched-up l'oles in the briar, be careful the snipe is not too heavy, and before buy, test the bore to be sure it draws well. When buying tobacco beware of the fruity smelling brands. They are invariably doctored with oil of aniseed, glycerine or treacle. A pipeful of good tobacco should last 30 minutes. Poor tobacco burns last. The most frequent adulterations consist of the addition, in large quantities, of water, salt, sugar or treacle. Don't hold the cigar or pipe at one side of the mouth. To do so is to excite the secretion of more saliva than when the cigar or pipe la held atralgbt in front. Never smoke out of doors in front v weather or in a high wind. In the former case it cracks the lips and prevents proper breathing, and In the latter it is exceedingly tin r.>mfi-itable for hie fjsnoker aud those around him. 1 Ivory or pure amber make the best mouthpieces, No great smoker should be an idle man. Without great mental or bodily labor to counteract it, much smoking is injurious. Out of-door exercise is indispensable. Persons confined indoors should not smoke. Tobacco tends 'o diminish the sugar of the blood. Therefore eat plenty of ripe fruit. Strange to say, and unpopular as tne dictum may be, it is unwise to smoke Immediately after meals. This is almost as irresistible crav ing of the smoker. But smoking surely discourages digestion. For good digestion plenty of oxygen is necessary. Smoking interferes with the supply. CHIEF MEETS POSTAL OFFICIALS HERE Frank E. McMillan, chief of the postoffice department, headquarters in Washington, D. C, Is !n the city today on a general trip of inspec tion of divisions. About 10 inspec tors of the Northwest division are in the city to meet him. He is being entertained and shown the city under the direction of Post master Hartson and the local in spectors. A luncheon in his honor was given at noon in Davenport's. GREAT CIRCUS PERFORMANCe Barnum & Bailey's showed to 20,000 people here yesterday and gave an entirely satisfactory per founance. This circus is probably i the biggest anuisemeiit enterprise on the road and its menagerie is a siiiendid collection of the animal Kingdom. The quality of the per formance is first, class. Entered at Spokane, Wash., as Second Class Matter most ANym i m As a rule, th' man th't aez whut he thinks don't do any high class think in'. "Nothing is impossible to indus try!" When hit by a bullet a tiger roars until dead, while a tigress goes to death silently. It's not In the vital statistics, but Kishineff, Tabriz and Fez are un healthy places to live in. Amount of money on deposit in United States is $3,690,078,94,;. There are 8,588,811 depositors. Little Molly sat down to write a letter to her father, who had been absent three months, this is what IDEAL MOTHERS ACCORDING TO THE SMALL BOY—No. 2. "It just does my heart good, Willie, to see you enjoying your self at ball instead of sweltering in church and Sunday school. I hate to see little boys compelled to sit around all day Sunday wear ing white collars and with their hands folded, when they should be out winning honors for their team. Now, Willie, if you bat a fly through the church window and make a home run on it your t>aw will be glad to pay for it, but if you don't make a home run ypu'U have to pay for it yourself. Good-bye." BY HAROLD CARTER When old Bill Snagley left the navy yard a small crowd followed him. Two men were especiauy pertinacious; one a short, stout man in a light overcoat and derby hat; the other a tall, lean, man, wearing a soft felt hat and a red tie. Bill Snagley walked on slowly with a seaman's gait, turned up and down a few mean street and pro ceeded toward a pier. When he had reached the end of this he sat down with an obvious effort upon the edge, leaned his head against a post and felt in his capacious pock ets. From the right hand pocket he produced a plug of dark tobacco and from the left hand pocket a plug of light tobacco. "What's he doin'?" whispered one of those who had followed him. "He's a-goin' to chaw," somebody retorted. This guess was correct, for after a painless indecision Bill Snagley cut off a morsel from the light plug and rolled it under his tongue. At the same moment the man in the light overcoat and derby hat emerged hesliatingly from among the loafers at tne old man's back and took up a position unobtrusive ly at his right side, from which he appeared to engage in a study of the distant horizon. After a few moments Bill Snag ley removed the light tobacco, set It down carefully upon a piece of rusty chain and cut off a fragment from the dark plug. At the same instant the man iv the soft felt hat and the red tie emerged slowly and took up a position at the old man's left, where he watched an Incoming boat with interested mien. "Who's them two guys?" the by stander asked, ' Come to see him chaw, I reck on," was the reply. "What's he chawin' fer?" "Navy terbaccer." replied tho second man curtly and studied away. "You see It's like this," a third loafer explained. "The gov'nient's takin' contracts for Navy terbaccer apd they got to decide which kind is the best. Well, who's so likely to know as the sailors themselves, what has to do the chawin'? So I hey gives the samples to old Bill Snagley. an' he tells 'em which he recommends." The man in the soft felt hat sud denly bent down and whispered: "Fifty dollars if we get the con tract, Bill." "Seventy-flee." growled the man in the derby, glaring contemptuous ly at ids rival. "(me hundred." the man in the felt hat retorted* SPOKANE PRESS. AUGUSt 13,1908 she finally sent: "Dear Father: We are all well and happy. The baby has grown ever so much and has a great deal more sense than he used to have. Hoping the same of you, I remain, your daughter, Molly." An obedient wife commands her husband. All the soap in the world- would not give some men a clean record. Every man believes that there is a reward laid up for him in heaven, but he is never In a hurry to .claim it. Unless you do great mental or bodily labor to counteract its ei fect, smoking is exceedingly harm ful. Magistrate: The next person who interrupts the proceedings of this court will be expelled from the room. Prisoner: Hooray! Whooper ee. Now lemme go! "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth."—Ex. 20:4. At this Bill Snagley slowly re moved the dark plug from his mouth and took up the light one again, which he rolled under his tongue. Tho man in the felt hat snickered. "One fifty!" cried the man in the derby, In a husky whisper; and no sooner had these words left his mouth than Bill Snagley removed the light plug and took up the dark one. All this while he acted as though perfectly unconscious of his two Interlocutors. "One hundred and sixty!" cried the man in the felt hat, but Bill Snagley sat on immovable, rolling the dark plug round in his mouth with evident enjoyment. "One seventy-five, then, and that's my limit, said the man in the felt hat, scowling. And at this-Bill Snagley put In the light plug again. The man in the derby came round and whis pered to his antagonist. "There's no darned sense In this." he said. "The old geezer's a reg'lar bloodsucker. Let's pool our interest and form a combine.'' They whispered together for a few moments and then the man in the derby came up to the tobacco taster. "See here," he whispered, slip ping $200 into Bill Snagley's hand. "You got to say one's as good 'as the other and recommend both. Un derstand?" Bill Snagley's hand closed over the money. Then for the first time he looked up and a slow smile spread over his features. Then he went on chewing. Suddenly there was a commotion from the pier. "Mad dog!" was the cry, and everybody fled as a ferocious animal ran snapping anil foaming at the mouth along the whole length of tne pier, passing within two feet of Bill Snagley. When at last a policeman had shot the animal the two confederates, glancing back from their place of refuge, saw the old man still pla cidly chewing in the same place. "Hasn't Snagley—any sense of fear?" .gasped the man in the der by." "Fear nothin'," replied a byj stander. "He didn't hear nothin 1 : Bill Snagley burst both his drums when they was testin' the lu-potnQ er down to Sandy Hook Inst year." _ • ■ Lump Coal $7.50 DELIVERED Best furnace coal on W>e market. NELSON COAL & WOOD CO CALL MAIN 548 MISFORTUNE PURSUES ORPHAN ROY Enoch Wendel, a messenger em ployed by the Independent com pany, is having a lot of hard luck. Only the other day he had a colli sion and it cost about $10 to repair his wheel. This morning he col lided with a heavy wagon and not only smashed the wheel, but bung ed up his head. He was taken to the emergency hospital, but was more scared than hurt. The boy is an orphan and lives at 1421 Boone ay. His chief concern for awhile was how he was going to get money to fix up his wheel again. The oth er boys of the company are going to chip in to help him out NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEE l ING. Notice Is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of the Ophir Qold & Copper Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, South 5 Howard street, Spokane, Washington, on September 12th, 1908, at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of bonding and leasing for the term of one year and putting deed in escrow to be taken up at the expiration of lease, for the sale of the company's hold ings for the consideration of $50,- --000, the property being situated in the Ophir Mining District, Powell county, Montana, and consisting of: The Ophir lode mining claim, survey No. 7501. The Ophir No. 2 lode mining claim, survey No. 7502. The Spokane lode mining claim, survey No. 7503. The Sunrise lode mining claim, survey No. 7504. The Katy Allen lode mining claim, survey No. 7507. The Ophir No. 3 and the Tiger quartz lode claim, and all leases, bonds, deeds and agreements with reference thereto, and for the tran saction of any and all other busi ness which may regularly come before said meeting. Dated this 11th day of August, 1908. W. F. M'CARTHY, Secretary. UNION Fuel & Ice Co. The Best FURNACE COAL HILLCREST, SCREENED One to four tons, delivered, $8.00 per ton. Five tons or over, delivered, $7.50 per ton. PHONE MAXEWELL 3333 Union Fuel & Ice Co. 114 STEVENS STREET Machinists bring your work to vs —it will be done right and at small cost. OUR FOUNDRY Is completely equipped to turn out good work promptly. Pacific Mfg. & Supply Company O. R. & N. Track and Division Music Helps Toward a Happy Childhood A phonograph will help to make young and old happy. You can get. the two best machines from us. Open Saturday evenings. Shaw - Wells Co. 330 MAIN AYE. Phone 808 On Sale Tonight at The Wonder Store Long Silk Gloves Fownes' make; full 16-button length; double tipped fingers; in black, white and all wanted colors; sizes to 6V4; the regular $2.50 grade; g« ng on sale at, a pair... *P 1 Eastman's Cold Cream, In vio let and rose odors; a special for 10c $2.00 Jardinieres in dark, rich brown glaze; are cheap at $2.00; special because of over stock $1.15 $1.50 Cup and Saucer —Japa- nese china, nicely decorated with floral and gold decorations; set of six at 98c $1.00 Berry Sets—Good grade Austrian china, nicely decorated in floral and gold decorations; seven-piece set at 69c NECKWEAR Fancy lace and embroidered collars, strictly up-to-date styles, but a little soiled. There are stocks, tunovers and embroider ed ties; values up to « 65c; on sale at 1 OC "Why is it that Harriman, Ryan, Rogers and the rest of the gang are more arrogant than ever?" "They have the courage of their non-eon viel ions.'' The Wise Ones Are Ordering Their Fuel Now Rock Springs Lump and Nut Bear Creek Lump Bellveue, Run of Mine Lille Screened Lump Perm. Anthracite Nut and Stove Wood by Rick or Carload Great Western Fuel Co. Maxwell 93 Yard and Office Wall and O. R. & N. Tracks HOOF I Remember that every coat of paint adds about 75 cents per square to the cost of a roof, and is a lot of bother aa well; particularly if the roof requires it every year or two. J-M ASBESTOS ROOFING requires no coating or paint ing to preserve it. It is made of Asbestos— an indestructible mineral—not a paper or wool felt. Resists fire, water, de cay and rust and is the only permanently durable ready Roofing made. Asbestoside is an Asbestos Hiding for buildings and is the most economical, durable and jasily applied siding known. Ask for samples awl priest Brandt Bros. Agents PHONE MAIN 669 I A Sale of White Oloves The grade that is sold all over America at $1.50 a pair; made by Fownes; guaranteed perfect, with double tipped fingers; in all sizes, but in white only; we will close this line out at. d» -fl f\f% a pair 1 .UU 60c Berry Sets —Good grade semi-porcelain and nicely decor ated; seven-piece set at 39c 60c set Fancy White Cup and Saucers —Set of six of each, at 39c $2.50 Seven-Piece Toilet Set- Plain white with raised emboss ed works; set at $1.75 25c Teapots—English black jet earthen teapots; regular 4- cup size, at 17c Jergen's old fashion Butter milk Soap; a special of three bars to a box 15c RUCHING Boxed ruching. all silk chiffon, put up six pieces in a box: cut full neck lengths; iwhite and ,'olors; regularly 35c a QC box; to be on sale at sSOC Have Your Electric Wiring' Done By Experts If you are building or intend to build let us furnish estimates on wiring. Our workmen are experts and you will be sure the work is done properly. Electric Globes and Fixtures Greatly Reduced in Price We are making very special prices on all elec tric globes, chandeliers and fixtures. Get our prices first Empire Electric Co. 218 Post Street Near Postoffice LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST A 1600 library and caaea given away absolutely free to the lodge, school, church, club or society In Spokane securing the largest number of votes by Dec. Ist, 1908. Merchants Hated below will give one vote with each 10c purchase. Current accounts promptly paid are entitled to vote*. ThS library Is on exhibition at Goble, Prutt & Bobbins, Post and Main. Bal lot boxes are located at Mi-Nub Drug Co., Wash, and Riverside; Arnold Drug Co., 813 Riverside; Broadway Home Fiaicrry, 1716 Broadway; Brown's Phurmacy, Monroe and Maxwell; East End Pharmacy, Napa and flpragm-; Pair Pharmacy. K2628 Sprague; The Mission, 01825 Division; The B. A. Grocery, Fifth aye. and Flak; West Side Pharmacy. Ash and Indiana. white aooaa BBT 00088 00., Riverside, Howard and Sprague. Muln 81. OHABT MUSIC 00., SOB-SlO River side. Phone 1881. TBB OOBBB.KZTOBBX.X. BX.XO TBXO CO., 118-120 Lincoln. Muln 1088 BfoBAB BBVO 00., Washington und Riverside. Main 232. TBB SCABTBX. MH.XJXXBY, 404 Htversldo. Main 1483. O ABO ABB LAUBDBT 00., (11 Urldge. Maxwell 288. BFOKAXX OBBXAXi FEED ft FT/BXi 00., Rock Springs coal. 01018 m ision Maxwell 309. JAMTOBXTA MABXXT, Meata, Hah, ggs and butter. 0142S Monroe. Maxwell 227. WABB. TXBB BBPAIB BTATIOB, iutQ, tire vulcanised, bicycles and mndrtes. Repairing 0808 Monroe. MXTBOPOI.S BABBBT, Meats. tSJ Sprague. Main 1047. BBOABWAT BABBIT, Meata. 1728 Broadway. Maxwell 20. BFOKAXX VXaOBXBT 00., 722 RlV nslde. Main 5. QOXiBBB WIST BABBBT, K1904 -4piague. Main 4170. FAXB FBABBCAOY, 122628 Sprague. Main 7211. A. SC. AVBTXB, Peed, 0824 Monroe. Maxwell 2128. BBOABWAT BOMB BABBBT, 1716 Broadway. Muxwcll HI7K. W. O. FOOTS, Groceries, 814 Pitts burg "t. Main 1980. OOBXiB, FBATT ft BOBBXBB, Fur niture. Main md Poat. Priv. Ex. 23. WABB 8808., Hardware, tents nnd nwnlnga, 125 Howard. Main 2177. D. F. FIBBOE, Harness and sud dlery. 822 Sprague. Main 41t»U. B BOW MB FBABBCAOY, Monroe and Maxwell. Maxwell 1480. BFOBABB BTEAM LAUBDBT. 401 Howard. Muln 174. FZBB 08888 OA IKY 00., 8188 Division. Muln 325. J. A. MoXBTTBB, Plumbing. 87 Htevena. Main 2487. TBB ALMA OASB OBOOXBT. Second ay. und Cedar. Main (.93. THE SPOKANE PRESS DELIVERED, 25 CENTS PER MONTH Odd Lots in Silk Gloves We have several dozen pairs of 16-button length Silk Gloves in the Gloversville make; not in all colors, but nearly all, and in small sizes only; none of these gloves are worth less than (1.50 a pair; to be AA closed out at, a pair i/Ug Eastman's Talcum Powder In the violet and rose odors; reg ular 25c values 12c Dickinson's double distilled Witch Hazel; an 8-oz. size; reg ular 25c size 10c Durand's triple extract Per fumes. In the violet, carnation, lily of the vnlley. Jockey Club, crab apple and heliotrope odors; regular 50c value for, oz 25c Jergen's Scented Soaps In vio let, rose, heliotrope and peau d'espagne odors; a regular 25c soap of three bars to a b0x..19c EMBROIDERIES A small lot of Hamburg em broidery financings, with good edges;n serviceable quality for petticoats; widths 12 to 16 inches; 155 cto 50c no values; on sale at morrow kabiit, mo«im, s n ay. and <>dur. Main 1927. oabwob nu mi * iob 00., Wood, Pacific and Brown. Main 1607. BTAWYtABD OOBOCBBOXAI, COL LBOI, Columbia Bldg. Main 9221. O. K. MAIIET, Meuta, 071 C Mon roe. Maxwell 522. iqvabi dial HAinrr, Mem a. El 530 Sprague. Main 818. 00. orniTm bialtt 00., 4 Bernard Main 1282. BINQEI, ft MIXIBSI.L. Tinners, KIH I Sprague. Main 1880. ■AST an FX ABBACY. Napn and Sprague. Main 1221. OWIOX TOSS CO.. El 810 BpruKue. Main 8317. ALLS! OSOOSBT 00.. 01817 Ii vision Maxwell 22C. in 8388108, Confectioneries, 01825 Division ABIIOLD BBVO CO., 813 Riverside. Muln 2«». OKAS. B. BTT/8088, Jeweler. 813 Riverside. 1. ciiAsi winoi, opticiHu. Main 3387. 208 Chemloal block. THE a. A. aSOCBBT. Main 23)1. Firth aye. and Klsk.. BROADWAY DRY GOODS 00. Maxwell 2728. 1725 Kroadwuy. bxd exoss bckat scab kbit. Maxwell 2888. Aah and Indiana. J. H. BOBZBTB ft BRO . HllggleH, v\ agons and H>ise«. (■'•:!(/ Monroe, TKS YIOI.BT HA IB BAIAAB I.iidli-s' Hair Goods, t'ombe nml Toilet Articles. Gents' Tfjßpees. 410 Sprague Main li'.lfl. sfokaxb taii.oxiwo 00. m.uh I!>!>2 817 Sprague. BMPIKE TBI A ABO OBOOKZBT 00. Main 282. 811 Riverside. BABBBT ABO aBBBABO, Main 9439. 1628 E Rprngue. WBR BXDB FBABBCAOY, Aah ami Indiana. Maxwell 112. BOOST ft XXX.BOBB, Croc: ilea Hardware. Maxwell 2147 Ash md Indians. LOST ABT STUDIO, Portraits. Muln 2477. iii WOlvsrtOß block. DAYXB SXOr. 00., 114 Poat at.