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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-02
NOTICE.

We call the attention OF the people on
Camas Prairie, the reservation and the
whole interior country that we are do
ing business at Sites and that our pric-
es are lower than any other house on
the railroad. Therefor it will pay you
to hitch up and come down to us and
get your supply for fall and winter. We
came bere to stay and will do the right
thing with everybody. Have just re-
ceived acarload OF salt, also other goods
arriving every day-a few wagon loads
daily. We know what the people want
and we will have it at the right price.
Yours very truly,
III. A. GREvING.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-02

caught fire Mr.. Turner hitchcd up his
team to water sleigh and drove close
to the fire SO he could fight it with
damp sacks. The horses became fright
ened and ran away. The last seen of
them they disappeared into the burn
ing timber and it is presumed were de-
stroyed by the fire. The total amount
OF damage done cannot as yet be esti-
mated.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-02
LAWYERS CANYON AFIRE.

Last Monday two little boys were
playing in Lawyers canyon about three
miles below the Nezperce crossing when
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
DisauaIiied For Office.

During n warm gubernatorial canvass
in Kentucky one of the candidates
found himself in the mountain districts
a long way from town, very tired and
hungry. He stopped at little cabin
on the mountain side and, introducing
himself as a candidate for the govern
orship, asked for something to eat.
The woman gave him a much better
meal than he had expected and wound
up the repast with pie of the most
delicious flavor. The candidate quickly
cleared his plate and then said, with
his most engaging smile:
Madam, this is a most delicious pie,
but l declare that | do not know what
fruit this is. Certainly nothing like il
grows down where come from. Will
you have the kindness to tell me what
it is?"
The woman looked at him for a full
minute, her astonishment at last giving
way to supreme scorn.
"Where did you come from" She
finally found voice to ask. "You sa!
you're up for governor an don't know
huckleberries! Pears to me you ain
fitten for office. Don't know huckleber
riesp'
1t was q crisis in the candidates life
and he fingered another hour, so tn
story goes at all events, and made pro
| fuse explanations before he was salts
fed that his opponent would not ge
the vote of that cabin.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
DANGEROUS
GROUND.
by N. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901. by C. B. Lewis.
-. BY n. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901. by C. B. Lewis.

When leave of absence was granted
me after my first year at the military
most of Allahabad, l did not go up to
the hills with others seeking recrea,
ton nor yet into the jungles seeking
big game. In a cautious way, so as
not to expose myself to ridicule, l had
made inquiries and ascertained that
Rajpoor Gyah, well known in con-
nection with the occult lived but so
miles away in a hut by himself and
was willing to take me as a pupil.
Without word to anybody but my
native servant l set out one morning
and rode to the hut and received a
dignified welcome. l must tell you
that Rajpoor Gyah was a most won
derful magician, a great healer of the
sick and ailing. and that on several Oc-
casions he had apparently died, been
buried for three days and then been
resurrected and brought back to life
He was not an old man, but one OF
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07

Women Cannot Boss Each other.
The old theory that woman is mans
helper seems incorrigibly we'll founded,
says Il. s. Martin in McClure's AIaga-
zine. If the situation isn't satisfactory
to her. there Is no help for it, for the
conditions it came out of seem to be
eternal. Women may vote. They will
be none the less mans helpers if they
do. They never will band together to
put man down and teach him his place.
They will push him ahead if they can,
they will pull him along when they
must, they will influence him enOr-
mously, as they always have done, but
they will never conspire together on
any very great scale to make him play
second fiddle. Some one has got to be
master. Women in general will never
agree to have women bosses so long as
there are competent men for that use.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
DOGS.

There are nearly 200 distinct varieties
of dogs.
Foxhounds give cry, but deerhounds
hunt in silence.
The greyhound is the only dog which
hunts by sight.
A pure bred staghOund never attacks
the head of his quarry.
Only in the temperate zone is the dog
found perfect in courage and speed.
The Italian greyhound is reputed to
be the most symmetrical of all animals.
Skye terriers have been known to
jump into the river and land hooked
fish, which they take carefully by the
back.
Eskimo dogs are capable of drawing
a well laden sledge 60 miles in a day.
Their harness is of the lightest, only a
single trace and no reins.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07

COULD PUT MY HAND ON HIS HEAD.
distinguished look and bearing. and
the common people reverenced him and
believe that he could do anything he
willed. The British authorities had |
watched him closely for year or two,
ready to pOunce down upon him should |
he utter words of sedition, but thus |
far he had not meddled with politics |
in any manner. He was generally re- |
ferred to by the English as fakir and |
a charlatan, but / had q far higher
estimate of him.
RajpoOr Gyah's hut stood among the
hills on the edge of jungle and was
not an uncomfortable place. He had
with him many books and parchmentS
relating to the mysteries of life and
death and likewise many relics and
souvenirs from various temples and
forgotten cities / felt at home with
the man, and yet in a sense | feared
him. Now and then he looked at me
in d way that took all my will power
away. and | realized that he had but
to speak and | should be compelled to
obey. Up to that little or nothing was
known of hypnOtism, but there were
people who could magnetic by rub
bing the forehead. Nothing worthy OF
note happened for the first three days.
Then, after our humble breakfast, Raj
poor Gyah put his hands on my shoul-
der and looked into my eyes and said:
Brother, go forth and find me a
cobra and bring it here. that | may
see what soul has passed into it"
! had a natural horror of serpents,
and it was only with a great effort that
could approach a dead one, but ! set
out on my mission without the slight
est reluctance. The mans will had
overpowered mine. Had he told me to
walk through fire ! should have done
so. l set out and wandered about, and
after a time ! espied n cobra summing
itself on a rock. | walked straight up
to the horrible thing and picked it up
in my hands. 1t writhed and hissed
but did not strike me. Carrying II
coiled about my right arm, arrived al
the hut, and Rajpoor Gyah took it from
me and sat down and sang to it in 6
low voice. The serpent grew quiet ant
stretched itself out at our feet, and b.
and by the man said to me:
1T was a serpent before, and it is
serpent now. We will let it go away"
After three or four minutes the cobri
became more active and went crawling
away, and felt so weak and lethargi
that fell upon couch aud was pres
emily asleep. 1t was afternoon when
awoke and found Rajpoor Gyah benz
ing over me and touching my face wit
his soft fingers. When ! sat up, b
said:
Come and walk with me, and | wi
show you a tigers path. Tonight yo
will go into the jungle and find q tig'
and bring him to me. and you sha
hear us converse together"
We walked for two or three mile
and as we walked Rajpoor Gyah poin
ed out misshapen trees and told n
that the spirits Of bad men had pass'
into them and made them what thu
were. By and by we came to pa
used by animals as they passed fro
the jungle TO the stream and back, al
the man said:
Look we'll about you, that you M
find the path I'm the night"
Then we returned home, and he pl
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
nuelists who Did Not KIN.

The two most famous duelists who
never killed their men known to his
tory are the Chevalipr de Saint Georges,
a mulatto, who was reputed to be the
finest fencer in France, and in more
recent time NJ. Georges de Labruyere,
who constituted himself the champion
of Nine. Seberine. editress of the Girls
du Peuple. Both these champions OF
the sword fought scores Of duels in
which severe wounds were given and
taken. but both were humane and chiv-
alrous and never took life, as their skill
would have enabled them to do.
In his duel with Lieutenant de Nell
VILE NJ. Labruyere was run through
the right lung and almost Immediately
afterward pierced his opponents lef
lung. Both had to be carried off tb'
field, but they ultimately recovered. Ii
this connection 1t may be noted tina
the ridicule In which certain Englisl
papers indulge in with regard to Frencl
and Italian dueling is generally quit
beside the point. Every duelist take
his life in his hand and can PRACTICAL
kill his adversary when he chooses, bu
IL the stroke is not made according t
the laws of fence he is certain to b
killed himself in doing 1t. This Is VIII
the drawing of blood is considered
be a satisfaction for injured honor.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
BUTCHERS ARE IMMUNE.
Meat Dealers, 1t Is Said, Never Die
of CouHumutfoU


butchers naver die Of consumption"
The big man with his sleeves rolled up,
welding the cleaver at the block, said
this as he threw a beefsteak on the
scale.
1t sounded more like a trade supersti-
ton than a fact, but so far as diligent
inquiry has been able to discover it is
true, although not generally known
outside of the meat chopping craft.
Butchers are no longer lived than
men in other walks of life. They are
subject to all the other ills that human
flesh is heir to, but consumption they
do not have. So far as a reporter was
able to learn not a single case Is on
record of a butcher in this city being
afflicted with the incurable wasting of
the lungs which claims its hundreds of
thousands of victims annually.
The fact is well known among butch
ers and has been often the subject Of
their comment, although none of them
can give reason for it.
NO" said a man who has swung
| sides and rounds in Washington mar
ket for the last 20 years; Il have had
rheumatism and typhoid fever and lots
! of other things, but nothing has ever
| been out of gear with my lungs, and
the same is true of every other butcher
in this town. l know nearly all of
them. and never heard of one Of them
having consumption. They don't drink
blood or take any especially good care
of themselves either. l don't know
why it should be so unless it's because
the continual inhaling of an atmos
phere of fresh meat Is strengthening.
81 have often thought when hearing
of cOnsumptives going to Colorado an(
Egypt that l know of a climate neare
home that would do the business jus
as we'll If they would stay in this stal
for awhile and swing meat they woul,
get well quite as quickly as they wOul'
on the top of Pixies peak. New Yorl
Mail and Express.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
EBB TIDE.

70 God should draw life's yelling food away,
what sights the human beach could show the dayi
What doubts, what creeping aims, what dreams
long drowned;
What hopes, like fallen stars would there be
found
What wreckage where the surface calmly sleeps!
What shadows where we most had looked for
deepsl
Strange rocks of cruelty that lie concealed,
clad in pale weeds of vice, might rise revealed
where monster habits in their Shiny pride
Through falsehoods clinging brine securely glide
Cod pity all! All, may his own grace hide
And save our secret souls from such ebb tide!
Martha Gilbert Dickinson.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07

pared the evening neaL AS we fingered
over it he told me the soul of his
brother, who had been a bad man and
had been hung for murder, had passed
into the body of a jackal but the pray.
ers of his widow and children had per-
baps prevailed ere this and the soul
had been whitened by passing into the
body of tiger. 1t was an hour after
dark when | set out, having no weap-
OnS whatever. There were wolves and
hyenas and panthers and tigers in that
district, and it was notorious for its
serpents. but felt no personal fear as
1 passed along. When l struck the
path, | boldly entered the jungle, and
l believe l had gone a distance of half
4 mile when l caught sight of the gilt
tering eyes of some animal before me-
1 cried out to know if it was a tiger,
and, being assured in some manner
that | cannot explain that it was,
turned about and retraced my steps.
When l reached the open ground,
looked over my shoulder and saw a
tiger trOtting at my heels. lie came
closer until l could put my hand on his
head, and so we finally arrived at the
cabin.
"You have done well, very well,
said RajpOOr Gyah to me as he rose
up from his seat at the door. "Sit you
down and smoke and listen"
Then he began talking with the tiger
1t was not in the same tongue as be
talked to me, but yet l could under
stand most of what he said, while the
tiger answered by whines for yes anC
grOwls for no.
1T is not my brother" said the maj
to me. "The soul of my brother is still
in the body of the jackal. 1t wa
blacker than thought for. The tige
may go now. 1t was kind of him t
come"
The tiger rose up and stalked of
looking back at us once or twice, an
then we went to bed. When mOrnin
came, | felt clear headed, but weak i
limb. though my appetite was fair. A
. hour after our meal RajpoOr Gyah sal
to me:
"You must help me to cleanse til
world of its wickedness. Go forth an
find ryot and bring him here, and W
will burn the soles of his feet an
make him confess his misdeeds."
went without hesitation. TIE hig
road was Only half a mile distant, al
as struck it l turned to the right, no
ing soon to meet with some farmer {
his way to market AS it happene
however, the mail coach was the fir
to come along and on the box was
brother officer There was somethil
i'll my appearance to create surpris
and as | answered at random wht
questioned l was taken up and on
the next town. There | had a nervO
. chill and was on the sick list for fOl
night. Meanwhile a party had go
out to find RajpoOr Gyah and bri
him to book. but he had vanished.
carried the memory of every sins
incident clearly in my head for mont
"a and months, but found that others, a
n particularly medical men, disagree
~ with me. They declared my adventul
- with cobra and tiger to be hypno
dreams and that had not left I
=, cabin at all. but when it came to t
~ question of how l was found on
- highway no one could more than que
However. l had trodden on dangerC
=, ground, and | resolutely turned fir
'on the whole subject and put it behind
beyond resurrection.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
A i7Czzfer.

Tibbetts-S So you do not believe in the
emancipation of woman?
Burton-Well, ii is just here. Man is
the superior being. But how is he 60
ing to show his superiority if woman is
mis- equal? That's what want to know.
Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-07
Too True.

Schools and colleges exist for the
purpose of aiding us to keep up with
the knowledge of those who have never
attended them.-B Boston Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04

library, except those books used for ref
erence and purchased from time to time
for the special use Of the teachers. The
board has been contemplating this ac-
ton for some time, believing that the
books will be of more service to the gem
eral public and Of easier access If in
stalled in the public library rooms. The
school library consists of 1854 volumes.
OF this number probably 1000 are refer
ence books and histories. which will be
retained by the school district. as they
are required. The balance of the library
consists of works of fiction, and the
books are for the most part in fair con-
diton, and will be valuable acquisi-
ton to the public library.
The new laboratory tables will prove
a great convenience to the science
classes. They are provided with draw
ers and compartments for the somewhat
expensive instruments used by the pu-
pills and each student will have his in
dividual drawer. Students will be made
responsible for the instruments used by
each. Heretofore some difficulty has OBJ
tanned in locating the responsibility of
loss, but the new tables will settle this
matter finally.
Much routine work was accomplished
and some minor purchases We're pro-
vided for at the session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04
HUNTERS RETURN.
Messrs. Devine, WINERY and CARING
house at Home From Northern. M in.

d
Messrs. Devine, WINERY and CARING
house at Home From Northern. Min
nesota.
DR.. w. s. Devine, DR.. j. L. WINERY
and Mr.. O. E. Clearinghouse, who. with
Messrs Miles and Waterbury, two BUSH
ness men OF Mason City, have been
spending the past four weeks in the
wilds of northern Minnesota in quest Of
big game. arrived at home Tuesday ev-
ening. The gentlemen have had a
splendid outing and secured much small
game, but were not so fortunate in their
efforts to bag big game. Mr.. Miles sue
ceeded in bringing down one moose, and
the Marshalltown men shot and wound
ed two others, but they were una BILE to
follow the trail because OF the absence
of snow and because OF darkness set
ting down before the game could be ov-
ertaken. The party passed beyond the
deer country and sought moose and car
lbou. The succeeded in bagging plenty
OF small game.
DR.. Winery was critically i'll for five
days after their arrival at che hunting
grounds, with impaction OF the bowels.
DR.. Devine was the victim OF slight
accident, stumbling over a log in the
darkness. In the fall the stock Of his
gun struck squarely on his thumb, tear
Ing the nail of and cutting deep cash.
The gentlemen tramped from seven to
twenty-four miles every day, and spent
most Of their time near Thirty-six Mile
lake, near the Canadian line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04
AFTER TIE CONVENTION
Davenport and Des Moines Was.
ing Vigorous Campaigns to
Get Implement Dealers.
Question Will Be Decided by the
Board. Des Moines Delegates
Still Grumblins.
Insurance Feature Adopted by
Associations Proceedings
Of Convention.

The association of the implement and
vehicle dealers of Iowa has spent two
profitable days in the city, and Mar
shalltown is being assisted in it's en-
tertaiument by the numerous represen-
tatives OF the manufacturers and job
And these conventions convenient for
meeting their trade, getting better ac-
sQuainted with the dealers and meeting
the retailers in social wty. The ses-
sions, social and business, are instruc-
tive to the retailers in attendance, and
they gain much from coming In closer
contact with the jobbers and manufac-
turers and in the exhibits which show
the continual improvements being made
In machinery and vehicles.
Aside from the routine OF the conyen-
tion there istmuch that is interesting
and that attracts the man who deals
direct with the farmer and the city man
who rides. AS early as Tuesday after
noon the campaign in the interests OF
cities DESTROYS Of entertaining the next
annual convention and exhibit was Wig
orously commenced. Also has the an
tagonism of Des Moines jobbers, manu-
facturers and travelling representatives
10 Marshalltown and every other ambi-
tious city been manifest. 1t was thought
that Des Moines would keep its sore
places covered up during the time that
Its representatives were the guests OF
udarshalltown, but this the large deiega-
tion OF representatives OF the jobbers
and manufacturers Of that city has
failed to do. and In their efforts to land
the convention in that city in 1902 they
have sought to belittle the present gath
sering and every other city that aspires
to the honor Of entertaining next years
meeting
Davenport, ably assisted by the
manufacturing cities of Moline and
Rock Island, is the strongest COMPETE
tor the capital city has in the contest
Tor location. Davenport has a large del
egation present, determined to win IL
they can. and q vigorous campaign in
that city's behalf Is being waged. Dav-
export badges are numerous among the
members OF the association. Des Moines,
however, has learned something by its
past experience, and is holding out
promises to close the exhibits during the
time the convention sessions are held.
That was the direct cause OF its failure
to secure this years meeting. The mat
ter OF location will not be decided at the
convention. but will be left to the direc-
tors and officers.
The election of officers, which will oc-
cur Thursday afternoon. is also attract
Ing some attention. President Earring
ton will probably retire, as he has
served two years and Is also president
Of the national federation. Vice Presi-
dent 3. B. Woodruff will. It Is thought,
be elevated to the presidency. One trus-
tee is to be selected to succeed John
Greer. Of DEBORAH.
The attendance today was much lar
ger than that of Tuesday, especially in
the number of retail men who are MEM
berssof the association. The number OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04

number OF citizens were present. The
program was somewhat lengthy, but
this was the fault of one of the speak
ers and not of the local committee. Mr..
N. s. Ketchum, of Marshalltown, pre-
sided
Music was provided by the Macacbee
Harp Orchestra, and after the invoca-
ton by Rev. f. w. Russell, of the Pres
byterian church, Mayor L. B. Jones, in
a short but appropriate address, extend
ed Marshalltown's greetings to the con-
vention and welcomed the visitors. The
response was made by Mr.. e. r. Wood
ruff, of Knoxville, vice president of the
association, and complimented Mar
shalltowna and the state of Iowa. He
added a few words of advice to the re-
tail dealers and criticised the manufac-
turers for some of their methods of en-
incompetent and inexperi-
enced men to engage in the implement
business by extending them credit.
A quartet, composed of Messrs G. G.
Allen, c. q. Drummer. c. A. Durelle and
G. A. Nyden, sang so we'll that the au-
dience demanded another selection. The
principal address of the evening was de-
livered by Hon. E. r. Moses. Of Great
Bend, Kas., who is successful and ex-
tensive retailer and ex-president of the
national federation of implement asso-
Mr.. Moses is considerable Of
an orator. and his address was replete
with good advice to the business men
present. but as he spoke for one hour
the audience grew Impatient. His sub
iect was in relation to the benefits to be
~srxs "a
Mr.. F. A. Smith sang a solo and was
after which Mr. w. O. johnson,
IF the Fish Wagon Company, of Racine,
Wis, spoke briefly for the manufactur-
,rs. He was followed by Col. ]. NJ. Par
ger, of this city, who, altho the hour was
growing late, entertained and pleased
he audience to high degree, paying
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04
PRESENT TOR LIBRARY
School Board Gives School Dis.
trict Library to the City's
Public Library.
About 1000 Books Thus Secured
Individual Tin-cups to
Be Retained.
Another High School Instructor
to Be Employed After
the Holidays.

The school board at its meeting Tues
day evening sat late and decided several
questions of interest. The tin cup"
question came UP and it was decided to
purchase a sufficient number Of tin cups
to give each pupil an individual cup. 1t
was also decided to purchase several
laboratory tables for the use Of the
classes in botany and zoology.
The crowded condition of the high
school received general consideration
end it is very probable that an addi-
tional high school assistant will be pro-
yided for and engaged after the holi-
days. 1t is thought advisable to employ
. thoroughly competent supply or utili-
~ teacher, one who can be made serv-
ioeable in any of the different depart
nents OF the high school. Under this
plan the teachers will be enabled to give
greater attention to individual pupils
ard the efficiency of the high school
work Increased accordingly.
The board also adopted resolution
donating the school library to the public