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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27
JAWSHWAY PEBBLES POND.

indignant at bein' drored away from his
favorite ockerpation-
"An' blamed eff 1T wasn't 50. The
pore old lady was completely oyster
fried from her knee jints down Fer
one that was fond Of piroottn about
town 1t were embarrassin a whole lot
1t was necessary to take great care
o. them stun pins fer fear o. breakin
EN-. an good hand-carved feets was
mighty expensive, bate ye!
but the discovery o. the mtsfortun
that he'd befell aged Mrs. PEBBLES opens
up a good line o. business fer Jawsn-
way, who seen at they was money 10
be made outen that there pond Inc
railroad ten mile away he'd started
grubhouse at the station PEBBLES got
the contrac' TO supply EN- with guar
anteed, indestructible, dreproof pies an
cakes which had gone through the
petrifaction process
"AII seemed to run smooth when one
day traveller drapped one o. them
pies on his foot as nigh took a toe
often the gent, an he sues the COM
pany an gifts heavy damages, which
put Jawshway out o. the business fer
good.
"Stfll he done somethin' sellin' Bow
yeneers to tenderfeets when they wan
dered down that way. Ef he on'y could
ha' toted that there pond bout the
kenIry I0eT q Den SlSnL SOO0 A1OA~J
in 1t fer him, but he couldn't see jest
how fer to manage IL.
What settled the question were the
arrival of a cyclone one afternoon that
Jest yanked the petrefactton pond omen
the map.
Did he hear anything o. It ag'in7
Wal. no, 1 can't say he<did, that is. in
it's original form. but I guess 1t he'd
sunthin' to do with the hailstorm that
swatted the hull caounty next day,
when stuns fell as big as muchmel-
lonsp'
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ki SEEN book t'other day." said old I
Mr.. Japes. called Wonders o. the

kkt SEEN DOCK t'other day, SAID Old
Mr.. Japes. called Wonders o. the
West, an may 1. be pIzened with
glass o. ice water eff they was a mention
O. Calamity Creek tween kivers. Nossir,
not a blamed syllabub!
THE eliot what got up the work jest
jumped that Eden o. the West an gath
cred his egsperiences. I'd say, from the
caboose of cattle keer.
why, thar was Jawshway PEBBLES
pond, wuth SEVERAL volumes, an then the
half on 1t wouldn't hev been told nohow.
When Jawshway staked his claim,
warming up to the subject, "he didn't pay
no regards to that bit o. waiter, 'cept to
obsarve mebbe that 1t resembled pea
soup.
His gran'ma, though, a very aged old
lady, some troubled with rheumatic. took
to wadn' in this pond, claimin' II done
her complaint a heap O. good.
"She he'd KEEP up this j'yous purshuit
for some months whens she was took
down with most GURUS symptoms to
her legs. Jawshway being fond Of the
venerable gal, pints ter once for Doc
Sniffin' for to engage his Professional sar-
vices He finds that distinguished gent
holdin down the bar o. the Early Bird
and maddern a bull snake fer oeln
yanked away FUN his ibations- But
Jawshway want ter be put on, but ropes
him an hauls him home ter inspec' his
gran mas annatermy. When Sniftin made
his organization he axes mighty grouty
what the old lady he'd been doin' OF late
ly, an among other things they tells him
of her passion fer pirootin' round In the
pond.
$50 she, Wal. you don't need no
doctor fer that complaint. What you alls
needs to call in is stun mason. Tne
lady's props has become petriicated
through wadin' in that pond, an with
that he founders out o. the house mighty
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II HE mechanical peril is difficulty
which has not escaped the attention
of the present Parliament. The spe-
cial commission which was recently ap-
pointed to acquire into the matter has IS
sued an interim report, and the following
evidence of one of the witnesses exam
ined is of special interest:
Q-"Can you writer A--"No; 1 use a
typewriter"
Q.-'Can you sing?" A.-"No; 1 use a
phonograph-''
Q.-"Can you play any musical instru-
ment?" A.-'.No; 1 use the pianola.
Q.-"Can you sew?" A.-"No; l use
sewing machine"
Q.-"Can you drawn" A.-"No; I use a
kodak
O.-"Can you walk?" A.-"No; use
bicycle, motor car. tram car or
train"
o.-"Can you see?" A.-"No; 1 use
o.~"can you hear?" A.-"NO; use a
Q.-"can you digest?" A.-"No; 1 use
digestives."
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bear thus bringing into question. A man
TO fill high place of trust must have
curiously delicate quality of inborn dis
cretion. Like a womans proverbial in
tuition. 1t must be ready to spring up full
armed to meet any sudden or strange
emergency This sense can be trained
to a wonderful degree. but IL cannot be
wholly created; the material In the rough
must. at least, precede the attempt at
refinement.
Roosevelt and a few other men own a
great part of their unique fame to the
possession of this rare quality alone.
Discretion is good judgment
A young man was canvassing In his
own neighborhood for new style of
dustpan While demonstrating the TAX
ing points of his article he said to his
prospective purchaser: Now, you see,
this lis gotten up especially for just such
to stoop'' The woman in question
CHANGED to weigh about 40, was of fine
figure and carriage, and an expert golf
player She afterward said that she felt
more like boxing his ears than buying
anything he might have
One who would succeed in any business,
either for himself or another. must discip-
line and sharpen his Judgment, until tact
is intuitive and becomes a second nature
An ilidiscreet worker is a menace to his
employer. To be a frst-class merchant,
or lawyer, or craftsman of whatever
kind, you must have tact and use 1T. In
direct proportion to the amount OF dis
erection you employ In your daily work
will be the measure of your success.
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FATHERS VACATION.

Look In the closet and you'll find
The children's winter caps.
And my golf blouse is also there,
Or on the shelf perhaps.
And in the lower left-hand drawer,
Or maybe it's the right,
You'll find the dolly I've begun.
like to sew at night.
Dear Robbie wants his drum and gun
And Jack his soldier hat.
Send Mary's doll. and don't forget
To feed the dog and cat.
And when you come on Saturday,
Please bring these things l wish.
My sailor hat. and rain coat, too,
And our old chafing dish"
Ye gods. / see it's UP to me
To be a Dush-cart man.
If that's the case, I'll leave the place
And Kate can hire a van!
Puck.
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THE NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE
By A. ]. Waterhouse

r T 'tvynth prizes, he said ne couldn't see
in who the drafted cause Coulo PC
81 working all the time nave 10 "eA
And can little things snirK
m laborng until the
a mil then I'd count shocking criie
really something awful is the fortune that DUCK
And guess I'll o dabohc luck
A MOTHER prizes but said "The fault is rnine
"A For mortal hash his still opne;
If I've the streak why the thing 10 o Ao"
that will make better show
And, n m o luck, do the best L
No strike blow indicates the
played gained both fame and pe'
Although he had a ALL he made himself
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A JUST JUDGE.

THERE county this State will be Stunned by
criminals until Superior Judge elected. When Judge
Wells Costa County sentenced the Seby gold rob-
him. He rejected all compound
and condong of the oense because the loot
had surrendered and punished the crime by stiff
Since then the free from crimes against property
until ncauous and orgeu highwayman held the
of the Central Bank Of Oakland their Point Rich
ond and robbed them $4,000 The robber arrested tried
Judge Wells No doubt he had figured
figured vainly Judge gave fo-hve years
should survive his his $4,000 will only year,
and that is prize
1t often said judicial should
for doing his duty But it ndeicae call the
fact that Judge may powerfully promote the public safety and
Contra Costa is rapidly coming the
great counties in the variety
rapid of population These
which Testers for wherever
valuable there criminals upon BOTH Under
the clear idea of his proper function
community held by Judge Wells becomes couny
growth We Of the opinion that for long criminals
avoid operating Contra Costa unless they have provided
safer asylum
the other night The hghwamn
than Jury coud-Ceveand Plain
Dealer.
dav 1And there
carefully watching
Record-Herad
poor he probably will arrange
minimize the transit between and the
paid for in transportation paradiseCevend
probably wind if the brides pa
would raise it for them-chicago News
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

Alameda, Cal The Bush-street Theatsr,
on the south SIDE of Bush street, be-
tween Montgomery and kearny, was
In the SOS and '7os known as the
Alhambra- The Alhambra Theater was
opened in 1868 and in 1873 IL was
known as the Bush-street Theater.
POSTOFFICE-Subs City. To
ascertain what steps are necessary to
name a village postoff1ce address let
ter Of inquiry to the Postmaster Gen
eral. Washington. d. c.
INsURANCE-M R.; City The right
of heirs to receive life insurance in case
the assured commits suicide, etc., de-
pends upon the conditions set forth in
the policy issued by the insuring COM
pany.
SALT CELLAR-Subscriber City The
English word salt cellar is an etymolo-
gical curiosity. The term cellar is
corruption of the French word -saliere.'
salt holder. The word salt cellar is
literally salt salt-holder."
THE FULLER MURDER-w. P. E..
City. Maude Eleanor Fuller Of this city
disappeared from her home in January,
1902. Her body was found in an un-
occupied house in this city on February
8 of that year. A full description OF
dered her can be obtained at police
headquarters.
COUNTING A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Alameda, Cal How long would 1t take
a man to count 100000 silver dollars,
one at a time. would depend on his
speed in handling the coins. If man
were to count 200 one-dollar pieces a
minute and he should work necessarily
for twelve hours a day IL would take
him to count the sum named days
hour 80 minutes.
WEBB THE SWIMMER-S., City.
CAPTAIN Mathew Webb. the swimmer.
after accomplishing many great feats IN
swimming including the swimming of
the Thames from Blackwell to Gravesend
in 1875 and swimming the English Chan
mel, August "a the same year, in twenty
one hours came TO this country in
1883 for the purpose of swimming through
the whirlpool Of Niagara July %, but was
drowned. He passed the rapids all right.
but when he reached the whirlpool he
was rushed to the American side and
disappeared. His body was recovered on
the New York shore on July Is, and from
the appearance Of the body it was pre-
sumed that. In entering the whirlpool he
struck rock and was rendered uncon-
scicus- He was a native OF England,
thirty-five years of age.
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Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men by tha
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 80 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1o4a
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

civilized world could enforce will The
nation with and fair generally willing to
give them the widest publicity
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

Townsends California GIace Fruits, in
artistic hre-etched boxes New store now
open. 767 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

MUSICAL COMPOSITION-C- l. T..
Fair Oaks. Cal There is no fixed price
for any musical composition Submit
the same TO first-class music pub
fishing house and you will ascertain
what 1t is worth
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

TOO-A. c. r., City. The sentence,
Life is to short, is not correct. IL
should be Life is too short.
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spend their lives advertising themselves expect to be
transportation to paradise-Ceveand Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

SCOTLAND YARD-B. G., City. Scot
land Yard is a short street In LONDON
England near Trafalgar Square, "nere
formerly were the police headquarters of
that city.
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POSTOFFICE-Subs City. To
ascertain what steps are necessary to
name a village postoff1ce address a let
ter of inquiry to the Postmaster Cen
eral, Washington, ID. c.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

SALT CELLAR-Subscriber. City. The
English word salt cellar is an etymolo-
gical curiosity The term cellar" is
corruption of the French word "saliere.
salt holder. The word salt cellar is
literally a salt stakeholder"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

INSURANCE-M. R.; City. The right
of heirs to receive life insurance in case
the assured commits suicide, ETC., de-
pends upon the conditions set forth In
the policy issued by the insuring COM
pany.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

TO READ-A. o. S., Oakland, Cal II
is proper to say II will let you read the
letter" for that implies that permis-
sion is given to the Individual TO read IT..
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

could brides pa
for Them News
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

BUsH-sTREET THEATER - ]. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

THE ALMSHOUSE-H., Germantown,
Glenn County, Cal. The location or the
San Francisco Almshouse is on the COR
bett road. near Laguna Honda
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

TUNNEL-F., City. The length OF
the opened tunnel through the APPS
known as the Simplon is eleven miles
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-27

ADOLPH WEBER-A- s., Dudley, Cal.
Adolph Weber, convicted of murder, mas
not been hanged. His case is on ap-
peal
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Mr. Rockefeller has desire to die poor probably
the transit between poverty the graveBatimore
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20
Notice to Taxpayers.

It is we'll, perchance. to inform the
citizens of our county that the reason
tax notices have not been sent out
earlier, is the immense amount of extra
work on the roll this year; said extra
work being occasioned by action of the
State board, wherein the price of all
land has been advanced 90 per cent,
cows lowered from $25 to $lS. stock
cattle from $50 to S12. and raise made
on all horses. However, we now give
notice that taxes are now due and pay
able at my office Poll and property
tax botn become delinquent on the
same date, namely. on the first Monday
in January. Your SPECIAL ATTENTION
is called to the fact that 10 per cent
penalty is added Immediately upon
taxes becoming delinquent Fifty cents
is added to delinquent poll tax. No
taxes received between the first and
fourth Monday in January.
j. L. DUNFORD,
Assessor and Collector.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20
Big Shipping Record.

Sheep shipments from this station
have reached higher point than last
year and the season is not yet closed
Last years record shows 1900 double
deck cars shipped. which is now ex.
ceeded by one hundred ond there will
be at lerst that many mare to go before
the season closes. With the wool and
other stuff sent out this makes a very
flattering record for Soda Springs
Soda Springs Chieftain.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20

reason to believe that they will make
paying mines. This winters work is
expected to tell the story and all hope
it will be favorable one.
The sugar factory at Blackfoot began
grinding beets on Monday, Oct, 9th, and
the Republican says the first sugar was
placed on the market the following day
by Brown q Eldredge.
Miss Mollie Stuart of Boise. who re
Gently created sensation by riding DR..
Carver's horse off platform in dive
of "a feet into pool of water, has
Joined Floto's circus to perform sim
liar feat each day She will take her
horse with her and train him for the
act. The proprietors of the show have
made a contract with her at a large
salary.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20
PloDs to Get Rich

are often frustrated by sudden break
down, due to dyspepsia or constipation.
Brace up and take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They take out the materials which
are clogging your energies, and give you
a new start. Cure headache and dizzi-
ness too. At Ritter Bros. Drug Co. 25c.,
guaranteed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20

A well known travelling man who visits
the drug trade says he has often heard
druggistsinquireo fcustomers who asked
for cough medicine, whether it was
wanted for child or for an adult, aud If
for child they almost invariably recon-
mend Chamberlains' Cough Remedy. The
reason for this is that they know there
is no danger from 1t and that it always
cures. There is not the least danger in
giving 1t, and Tor coughs, colds and
Group it is unsurpassed. For sale by
Ritter Bros. Drug Store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20
PICKNGS FROM, THE PRESS

ANAAAvO0 x\Vxx' ILL x<&AOO
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
State Exchanges.
Kootenai county has 81 school dis
tricts and l56 teachers are employed.
Nearly $1,000 worth of apples will be
sold this year from the asylum orchard
at Blackfoot.
There are Is criminal and about 105
civil cases on the district court docket
at Blackfoot.
According to the Lemhi Herald, two
per cent of the people of that county
pay so per cent of the taxes.
Nampa will soon be supplied with
electric light and power from the Swan
Falls power plant on Snake river.
The village trustees of Emmett have
passed an ordinance requiring saloons
to close from midnight until 6 a. m.
The Masons at Salmon City have pur-
chased a lot on which they expect to
erect two story building next year.
It is reported that the morning mine
at Mullan has been sold to the Federal
Mining & Smelling company for
$3,OO0,0O0.
The contracts will be let at Salt Lake
in few days for the construction Of
the sugar factories at Nampa and
Payette.
Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Manning of Lew
iston celebrated their golden wedding
on Oct. 1st. They have lived in Lewis
ton for 35 years.
T. Thomason, who lives near Sand
point, harvested 40 bushels Of potatoes
from patch of ground 28x90 feet in
size. This is at the rate of 100 bushels
per acre.
The Lanyon Zinc company. which is
operating the Lucky Boy mine near
HALEY, is now prepared to ship car
load of ore a day direct to the company's
smelter at lola, Kan.
Bulger, the 5000 pound steer owned
by w. A. Coughsnour of Payette, died
suddenly one day lost week. The animal
was years old. He had been on ex-
hibition at the Portland fair during the
summer.
There are SO car loads of cement and
two of mixed black and giant powder,
now at Mountain Home awaiting to be
freighted to Bruneau, a distance of
about 40 miles. The material will be
used in constructing the great dam at
Bruneau.
Acting for the First National bank of
Caldwell, w. E. Borah has begun suit
IN Washington county against the Paci-
fic & Idaho Northern Railway company
to recover $4,000. The claim is for
money loaned the company in 1902, be-
fore the present management of the
road took charge.
The Soda Springs Chieftain says that
work ON >the Meeker-Call mines at
Enoch Valley is being pushed and sup.
plies have been put in for the winter.
The showing made by these claims has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
SOLDIERS ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
Swiss Alpine Troops Bivouac on the
Very Summit of Mont Blanc.

From Harper's Weekly.
Up near the mountain village of Ander-
matt one energies from pass into kind
of Cirque" or level plateau, four or five
thousand feet high, and surrounded by
great peaks, many of them over $4,000
feet high. On this plateau are scattered
the barracks of the Swiss Alpine troops,
and in every direction one sees evidences
of military activity.
Where the pass closes In one may no.
tice pair of enormous steel doors-open,
of course but which can be closed at a
few moments notice. Or, again, hum
dreds of feet high up on prec1plce one
NAV discover with glass the unobtruSiVe
muzzles of six-inch and even nine-inch
quick firerS, mounted on disappearing
platforms. and approached through queer
little caverns in the rocks, closed with
little steel doors.
The big guns are provided not only
with hauling gear. but with special crews,
who drag them into position inch by inch,
while others block the wheels with great
beams as each inch is gained, so that the
gun may not roll back into the abyss, kill
ing and manning men on its way. Many
of these guns are mountain hoWltzerS cap
able of what artillery officers call high
angle fire"-tnat is to say, they are capable
of throwing projectfles over peak in such
a way as to drop them into the position
of an enemy who considers himself Sc
cured by the enormous buttreSses OF
granite which encircle him.
The plan is for one body of troops with
their artillery to get into a position domi-
mating the enemy, and it is no uncommon
thing for these hardy fellows. with their
smaller guns, to bivoauc on the very sum-
mitt of Mount Blanc by the side of the
Jansen observatory, where. after brief
rest they are marched down again by
easy stages. for some of the new recruits
are apt to suffer from bleeding at the
nose and ears, as well as severe headaches
and nausea, owing to the extreme rare
faction of the air.
Unusually the officers climb in advance
taking short cuts with the guide and
they are also attended by several sig
nalers provided with huge kitelike ar
rangements with which they communicate
with the officers and troops down beloY
The field telephone is also used. but the
big handwaved kite signals are often more
convenient in very wild and rugged spots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
Beehive in Her Parlor.
From the Montreal Herald.


In the heart of London >over half "a
hundredweight Of honeycomb has just been
gathered. The bees responsible for this rich
harvest belong to Miss Baden-Powell sis
ter of tho hero of Mafeking. These won
derful bees are the subject of an interesting
experiment. They had been removed from
an old residence in Pfckadilly to Miss Ba-
den-Powells new home at Princes Gate.
During their fifteen years in their old
quarters the bees never failed to store up
large quantities of honey. and were quite
content to live in the drawing room. where
their specially constructed hive, inven Ell by
Miss Baden-Powell. stood on table near
the window.
..The mystery is where they fed in order
to make honey SO excellent and in such
quantities." said Miss Baden-Powell "for
there was no garden attached to the house,
In their new home at Princes Gate the
bees come and go through passage in the
wall as before. and Miss Baden-Powen Is
watching anxiOusiy for signs of discomfort.
which she hopes will not be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
SANATORIUMS.
Gle Sport" and the French Academy.

lie Sport" and the French Academy.
Paris Correspondence London Telegraph
lie sport In the French sense. which is
not that of English sport Is now to be rep
resented by forty immortals.; forming an
Academic Sportive, on the lines Of the
French Academy. The first twenty men,
bers. who have been chosen by a vote
among readers of a motoring newspaper,
will themselves elect the remaining twenty.
The list of the sporting immortals appoint
ed by the public voice Is enough to show
where lie sport and English sport differ.
1t comprises eight motorists, inciuoIng
Prince Pierre d'Arenberg. Baron Henri de
Rothschild (the DOCTOR; MN. Leon SerpoIlet
and Mors: one novelist, M. Paul Adam; two
baloonists. Viscomte Castillon de st. Victor
and Comte Henri de la Vauix; but not a
single sportsman of the turf. the hunting
field, or the shooting covert, and not one
leading athlete, cricketer, foot baller. swim
mer, oarsman, or even golfer. Presumably
the present twenty immortals will supply
these deficiencies when they make up their
number to the required forty. Prince Pierre
d. Arenberg has been elected president: M.
Paul Adam, vice president; NJ Pierre Laf-
fitte a journalist. secretary, and Baron
Henri de Rothschild. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09

corner by smaller towers. The floor OF this
great tower contains a roof garden. where
visitors may seat themselves and partake
of light refreshments while they gaze upon
the gala and animated scene hundreds of
feet below. The roof garden Is reached by
broad stairways leading from the interior
of the building. Exhibits are housed from
all European countries. England. Germany,
France, Russia, Switzerland, Holland and
Hungary being ably represented. The dis
plays are comprised chiefly of exhibits dis
tinctive of their expositors and embrace
art, science and industry