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The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04
Fire Bell Signals.

The signal for meetings of the fire de
partment is three slow taps repeated
together three times and one tap fol-
each hour of the time of meeting. In
case of fire ring as hard and fast as pos
sible and at the last give three sharp
taps if the fire is on this side of the river,
and two taps if ON the south side.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04

A CAMBRIDGE professor has
discovered inhabitants on the
planet Mars. 1t must have been
a hot tomala maid, who was out
very late.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04

SINCE the opening of the
reservation, Pocatello has be-
come a prominent wool shipping
point. Prior to the opening OF
the reservation no sheep could
be sheared OF grazed near Poca-
telIO.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04
IMPORTANT WATER DECISION

Judge Stewart has decided the
case of w. p. Hard VS. The Boise
City Irrigation & Land company,
holding that the plaintiffs
statement of fact does not con-
stitute cause fol action, and that
the water right goes with the
land. In bringing the suit the
plaintiff asked for percmptOrV
writ of mandamus to compel the
defendant company to supply
him with water from the Riden-
baugh canal for a tract of land
near the fair grounds, diverting
the water from the Simpson
ranch, formerly owned by Hard
In discussing the matter the
court says in part:
"Upon the motion to strike
out, without going into a lengthy
discussion of the law governing
this matter, | am Of the opinion
that a user of water under a
contract for rental is not an APP
proprietor of water within the
meaning of the constitution and
statutes of this state; that the
relation Of the user and the ditch
company is purely contractural
and the dedication to use APP
plies to the land only upon which
the use is had; that said use is
not property right under our
statute, which is subject to
transfer by either deed or bill Of
sale, separate from the land;
that the right to the use of such
water is incidental to the land
only and an appurtenant to the
land can only pass by transfer
with the land. For these reasons
the motion to strike out will be
sustained. I"
The demurrer to the complaint
was overruled by Judge Stewart
for the reason "that the com
plant, while it states two causes
of action one for equitable re
lief and the other for damages
which are properly joined in the
complaint, yet the statement of
fact upon which the plaintiff asks
for equitable relief does not con
stitute separate causes of &C
ton
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04

YELLOWSTONE Park was
opened Tuesday for the season.
The Oregon Short Line passen
ger department announces that
everything is ready for the
transportation and entertain
ment of tourists and the usual
special rates prevail
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04

ARTICLES of Incorporation of
the Anderson Bros. Bank, linn
tied, were filed with the secre-
tary Of state Tuesday. The
object of the corporation is to
carry on a general banking bust
ness, buying and selling real
estate and personal property.
The place of principal business
is Rigby in Fremont county,
Idaho, and the amount of CAPT
tai stock is $40, 900 divided into
one hundred shares.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-04

st. Anthony, May %, 1903.
AS per adjournment Of Tuesday last the Hon
orable Board of county commissioners con
Vened. Present Chairman Gordon and Com
missioner Costley and Clerk HegSted, when
The following proceedings were had, to-wit;
IL IS hereby ordered that the sum of $50 % be
ana the same is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of making or constructing Il drain OF
waste ditch along the public highway leading
west from the ranch OF Gil t. Fletcher to cor
ner of Simpson-Chase ranch to the Egln Canal.
the same to he paid to H. G Harshparger and
Gll f. Fletcher upon the completion of said
Gram or waste ditch and its acceptance by he
BOARD and said work is completed without
further expense TO the county
L. is hereby ordered that the sum of $50 90 be
and the same is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of opening a road as follows:
Beginning at the center of sec 80, tn sn. Al
m, and running thence south one-half mile
to the county road; provided said road be foul
rods wide and fenced with no further expense
to the county, the bill for such appropriation
TO be presented ana allowed by the board aftel
said work has been completed and said roa,
| opened.
| Upon petition of Henry F1amm. ct al. it i,
hereby ordered that the county road leadins
from ReXburg TO Lyman Creek be and tn,
same Is hereby changed as follows:
Beginning at point where the road nov
travelled crosses the section line between Sc,
and 10, tip H. r 10 e m, and running Theme,
east to the NV cor of NV 4 sec H. said tn anf
r, thence in southeasterly direction to The
hecorner OF the nw4 of see l3 thence due
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
FINEST GUN IN THE WORLD
so OFFICERS SAY OF THE NEW SPRING
FIELD RIFLE.

On February 16 board Of army officers, act
Ing under recent orders from the Secretary OF
War will begin at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds a series of tests with the new Spring
field magazine rifle. the weapon that army oln-
GERS say is bound to supersede the krag-Jorgeh-
sen rifle as the Of the United states III
fantry Although the coming test is recosli%eu
as the official and final one to determine the
superiority. if any, of the new weapon over 'he
old one officers familiar with the construction
Of the new rifle believe there is little doubt as
to the result At the Springfield armory, III
Springfield Mass. where the rifle was de-
signed and is now being manufactured on a
small scale, the weapon has already been sub
mtted to practically every test it will probably
be subjected to at Sandy Hook. The officers at
the Springfield armory particularly en-
thusastic over the arm. They assert that
its superiority over the present Krag-Jorgensen
has oeen plainly demonstrated, and SO confident
they of its qualifications that preparations
have been made to carry forward its manufact-
ure on a large scale as soon as the final approval
OF the army authorities has been given.
The finest gun in the world" said of the
Springfield armory officers as he lovingly patted
the stock of a Springfield magazine gun.
fresh from the great shops across the street.
Possessing of the faults and all of the Writ
that are the result of recent tests and careful
observation, the Springfield magazine rifle is
regarded as All ideal weapon.
The Springfield magazine gun has come to
perfection amid the rejoicings of army officers
and the citizens Of Springfield; for the making Of
a rifle means much to the city Of Spring
field. Principally it means work for something
like seventeen hundred skilled mechanics and
not a little increase in business activity for the
whole city. 1t is not every day a new arm for
the United States infantry is adopted. The last
time it happened the troops Of the United States
were furnished with the Krag- -J0rgensen rifle
Here" said army officers, '-is at last perfect
rifle" and the famous old Springfield rifle was
put aside for it
But it was not long before complaints were
made concerning the rifle. The man behind
the gun spoke up and said what he thought
about the Krag-J0rgensen. No could dis
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

from the old gun to the troop here and
there must be supplied with the new guns
their old ones discarded.
An addition 256 feet long has been built and
equipped with the latest machinery for gun
making Competent authorities call the new
plant the finest in the world. A new water
wheel has been built for use in generating alec-
tricity. the motive power of the new shops
But the shops will not depend entirely
upon water for power An engine has been in
stalled for in an emergency Lieutenant
COloneI Phpps. commanding officer has shown
great zeal in securing for the plant the best
possible machinery, and much Of it has been in
stalled, not only at the water shops but in the
hill shops. One of the most remarkable of the
new machines is used for the testing OF steel
Before this machine was secured the only meth
Cd of testing the steel used in the rifles was the
firing test Several guns were made up from a
new batch of steel. and then tests were made
with them, to determine the amount OF pres
sure they would stand This initial test of the
steel put into the barrels of United States ARMY
rifles may be said to be the critical step in the
manufacture of the weapon. Poor steel can
never be converted into a good gun. Either the
barrel will explode under the pressure and kill
the man firing it, in a short time the rifings
will wear smooth. and the best marksnan would
experience difficulty in hitting fair sized house
with the weapon at regulation distance; and yet
the metal worked into gun barrels must not be
too brittle The steel must not crack open IN
der fire, yet 1t must not stretch excessively un-
der 10000 pounds pressure in proof Neither
must it stretch unduly during continuous fire
with regular service ammunition under pressure
ranging as high 1900 pounds The new
machine. making 1t possible TO test the steel
accurately before working it, will prove a great
saving both in time and money
Five new boilers have been added TO the
equipment Of the shops. three being installed at
the water shops and two in the hill shops and
arrangements have been made by which these
boilers can be utilized not only to furnish power
but to heat the shops, the office buildings the
barracks and officers quarters.
One other machine that will serve 70 greatly
reduce the cost of manufacturing the new rifle is
a special vertical drill for boring the barrel and
chamber OF the rifle. With this machine
those il charge Of the work say it is possible to
do this work 80 per cent cheaper than before
Something like one hundred milling ma
chine, have been added to the plant-aDoul
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

pute him. for the who used the rifle was
unquestionably the one qualified above all others
to speak of its merits demerits. So changes
were made to satisfy the views Of the regular
army man; a little improvement here. little
there. until the latest "Krag' was pronounced
by all who knew it ideal weapon. But the
improvements had paved the way for still
greater improvements, which experts said could
best be incorporated in new rifle. So they de-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

come. So Springfield is looking forward to an
activity in the big government shops approach
ing in some degree that of periods of war
There are at present about twelve hundred
men at work in the government shops at Spring
field, and in the spring, if the expected work on
the new rifle is well under way. this force will
have to be increased by several hundreds to
meet the anticipated demand. The workman
entering the government shops must be no
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

novice. The work Is under Civil Service rules.
and all applicants are required to pass an e1-
animation.
Under the management of Lieutenant Colonel
Frank H. Phipps. commanding officer and
P H NJ. Brooks, chief civil officer. at the arm
ory. much has been done In the way of prepara-
ton for the manufacture Of the new rifle on q
large scale. The change, IL officially sanctioned
by the War Department must be gradual one
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

signed It and named it the Springfield magazine
gun The manufacture Of the Springfield maga-
zine gun has been begun In a modest way, and.
with the special tools and machinery for its
manufacture practically ready. with the coming
OF spring it Is expected by the workmen at the
armory and the people Of Springfield that as
soon as the gun has been officially adopted there
will be orders enough ahead to insure work for
greatly increased force for many months to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17

from Canandaigua. was graduated
from Vassar in the class of SO. while
her partner. Miss Wagner. is Mime
apolis girl, who. after being graduated
from the university in that city took
a special course at Vassar.
The Vassar College inn is a two
story Queen Anne cottage, with
foundation of cemented cobblestones.
1t stands but few doors from the col
lege gate, near the beautiful hedge and
the pine walks leading to the college
buildings.
Within the furnishings are low-toned
and artistic. Mission chairs and tables
in Flemish oak lend an air of elegance
and comfort, and there are good pho
tographs hanging on the walls and
other evidences of culture. which do not
ordinarily appertain to a hotel any
where On the first floor is a large
tea room. with "a vast oDeffl fireplace
and old fashioned brass -andirons, ca
pable of sustaining the most generous
longs On one side of the room is the
broad piazza. with its support of cob
blestones to match the foundation.
and on the other the kitchen There
are also reading and reception rooms
and a number of comfortable bed
rooms. These were at first supposed
to be adequate, but already-and the
inn is only three months ol = the sleep
ing accommodations have proved to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17
were assisted by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the church.
PERSONAL.

Mrs ]. r. Storr and daughter. MISS
Hazel Louise Storr, will leave Sunday
evening for Toronto, and will visit sew
eral Eastern points in the United
States before returning to ST. Paul in
September.
Miss Lillian M Ellis will leave to-
morrow morning for Duluth
Martin Richardson. Of Marshall ave-
nue., has gone to Cleveland, Ohio, for
two or three weeks.
Miss Fannye Stone, of Mackubin
street. is at Minnetonka for a week.
Miss Alice E. Andrews, of Goodrich
avenue, has as her guest. Miss Hannah
Griffith. preceptress and professor at
the Window institute. in Montevideo.
Mrs. w. C. Wood Jr., of Kent street,
is visiting in Detroit. Mich.
Mrs. Jacob Manufacturer and family,
of Nelson avenue. have gone to Elk
hart Lake, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Moore. of Bates
Taylors Falls.
boulevard, has gone to Chicago for
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis w. Hill, of Sum
NIT avenue. are taking a trip on the
lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Stewart. OF Holly
avenue, are spending couple of weeks
at Lake Minnetonka.
Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND M. Taylor.
of Summit avenue. have gone East for
a short visit
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Edgerton
and family are spending the summer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17

husband. When friend expressed
her surprise that the girl was willing
to do all this, the mistress was sur
prised in her turn. Why. what dit
ference can it make to her what she
does so she gets her money? Wnen l
hire a girl / expect her to do whatever
I want r.
'The room assigned to a domestic
servant is often less carefully cared for
than the dogs kennel. It is seldom
possible to secure one alone. Two and
three and four servants are expected
to room together. and it does not seem
to matter to the mistress whether this
room is clean when they go into IT.
whether there are curtains for the WIN
dows or a whole chair to sit on. OFTEN
a domestic servant is expected to sleep
in the hallway Or kitchen. l nave
known numerous instances where the
girl has only a mattress that is rolled
UP in heap during the day and
stretched out on the floor at night.
The little belongings she brought with
her must remain in a bundle in some
corner. Is it any wonder that glrl
isn't neat. ambitious and willing TO
stay?'
MANY mistresses make point of
speaking brusquely to their maids: any
personal consideration. any gentlenes,
az from one woman to another. is look
ed upon by them as a lesSening OF their
own dignity and self-respect, as If
common courtesy could impair any true
worth. or ordinary human kindness be
beneath the effort of any human crea-
ture. But the maid is expected to be
always smiling alert and courteous. no
matter what the demands upon her.
Imagine people living in the midst
of people happy in their own interests
and in the service you contribute, and
yet forever stranger and an alien
because Of their very service! You are
valued for your work alone: your per-
sonality, your interests. des, es. hopes
and sorrows are nothing to the family
among whom you pass your life. You
the a machine. wound up with
monthly wage. Very likely some do
nestle workers are of class that
would not appreciate or desire any
thing out of the ordinary path OF
drudgery. But some-many-are not.
1t would be worth d mistress while to
take at least the trouble to discrimi-
nate. To my mind there is small won
der that girls turn to any occupation
rather than domestic service. And yet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17

i In spite of the predictions of Dame
Fashion the collarless gown has not
reached a widespread popularity. In
the late winter and early spring all the
summer frocks pictured in fashion
books were made without collars ana
every one was thinking how pretty the
style was and how cool and comfort
able it would be for summer. Some
were unwise enough to make thln
dresses after this style. But women
were quick to realize that the collarlesS
gown was becoming to very few OF
them and no matter how fashionable
thing may be if it is not becoming It's
popularity if it ever goes SO far as to
become popular. is short-lived.
And the elbow sleeve! Why does one
not see more of them these warm days!
The truth is that 80 women out of 100
look as if they just stepped out or
kitchen with a short-sleeved, low-neck-
ed gown. There are few young girls, OF
the high school age, that wear these
gowns and to whom they are very be-
coming But they are few indeed. IL
must be a girl with a pretty neck. not
too long, nor too short, with a glrllSh,
graceful figure, who attempts to wear
a gown cut after this style. She must
also wear her hair dressed low upon
her neck.
The trouble with all these extreme
STYLES is that they are taken up by peo-
kple who can't wear them becomingly.
but who wear them nevertheless. 1t is
the same with the Scotch style of half
hose for children. Some tots look very
cunning with their half-bare legs but
when these legs are bruised and mos
quito bitten and dirty, as one often sees
Them, the style is not a pretty one. 80
in spite of the order for collarless
Fgcwns, which was issued by Dame
| Fashion, the best dressed women have
not taken it UP, and it is almost
pleasure to feel that people have been
ruled by their good sense rather than
the dictates of that ever-changing, ca
PRECIOUS mistress, style. For so often 1t
khappens that the people do not win otlt,
but every one takes to wearing some
STYLE that is really most hideous, know
ing all the time that it is neither be-
coming nor graceful. but wear it SIM
ply because it lis the style"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17
THE GYPSY'S DAUGHTER
BY PHALLEY YALE CURTIS.
Copyright 1903 by Daily Short Story Pub. Co.
again, Leah! The gentlemen wish

Copyright 1903 by Daily Short Story Pub. Co.
again, Leah! The gentlemen wish
it,"
But L am so tired. mama"
Eyes, yes! But see all the pennies.
Once more and 1 will get thee red
scarf"
And SO, inspired by that promise, the
little gypsy again broke into the
strange, fantastic dance, her tiny feet
in perfect step. and time to the thrum,
thrum of the mothers old guitar. Light
as thistle down, she glided to and fro
over the rough ground, the gypsies in
their ragged, yet artistic, garb forming
a picturesque background for the
beautifully gowned women and their
rich escorts. who crowded about the
little dancer.
To the casual observer the child was
an enigma, seeming to possess two ma
lures in one, while, to the keener mind,
the solution was found as one turned
from the sweet, pure face of the moth
er to the father, handsome, yet crafty
The elfin child was in fact the fitting
IL.
AS the visitors left the camp, the
father, in reply to a sign from one of
the gentlemen followed to turn of the
road. where, the dingy tents no longer
visible, the gentleman, bidding the rest
of the party drive on, called the man to
him.
1.-The child is yours?" he inquired.
mine"
How old is she?"
six years"
"Who taught her to dance and
sing?"
Like me she dance, the song come
from her mother"
"Ah, So 1 thought And she resem-
bles you both?'
why you ask"
Because 1 desire to know. Come.
tell me all; you will not lose by il"
commanded the gentleman. using. as
he believed. the strongest persuasion.
Listen. Before Leah born the moth
er love me much One day the queen
know When 1 come home she turn
from me. DO not touch me. I hate
you,' she said: the queen tell me ALL
and 1 laugh and say: 'Ah. so the
queen talk; some day she talk no more
but do not hate me or your child be
like me- And again I laugh. and that
night the queen die and Leah born.
Half love. half hate is Leah: that
| way she be till I die. The stars have
told it. When 1 die she be like the
mother always. Till then she be as
you see her now, part heaven, part
hell"
AS the gypsy ceased speaking. the
gentleman turned towards him with
an expression of decision: Would
you like to sell your daughter"
Sell herr" returned the man.
yes, sell her. You need money"
yes, much. But the mother need
Leah; it kill her to lose her.
well. don't tell her: steal her away.
She'll get over if in time"
! mo, never. never" answered the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17
The Servant Question Again.

A New York woman who has known
from experience what it is to be both
mistress and maid at different periods
of her life says:
1.-THE chief trouble in getting refined,
intelligent, self-respecting- girls to take
up domestic service, it seems to me, is
the lack of reedom, the personal servi-
tude. l might say. to which they are
subjected. There is no allowance made
for individuality. A servant is serv-
ant. and if you hire out" you may ex-
pect almost anything.
In every other sort of work there are
regular hours and requirements and
the rights of the worker are respected:
But in domestic service the worker has
practically no rights defined. She has
a Sunday or an afternoon off, but in
case of any unexpected occurrence.
company or something of that Sort she
is expected to shift her holiday to suit
her mistress convenience no matter
what her own engagements are. know
a girl engaged for general, homework
who is required to button her mistress
shoes. brush her hair. or perform any
personal service needed by her and her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-17

vention in Asbury Park chose scorch-
ing week in midsummer for their act
of treachery, instead of waiting till
Christmas was at hand and the jingle
of the jolly old saints bells could al
most be heard. Four months later and
these we'll meaning but misguided yea
lots who would most likely have met an
awful fate at the hands of the indig-
nant child population Of these United
States. For week, it seems, the
summer school of method, a branch of
the New Jersey Sunday School asso-
citation, has been in session, and at
every sitting the enormities of Santa
Claus have been discussed. After de-
nouncing Santa as a worthless Me-