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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
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normally high wages, and all his en-
ployes receive liberal pensions in their
old age or in case of sickness. He
also provides literally for the widows
and children put Of his private purse.
All these payments consume a large
proportion Of the profits, SC that the
Emperor's income from his estates is
comparatively small.
Practically speaking, the German
Emperor is thus obliged to live on his
royal income of 100000 per annum,
which is altogether insufficient for his
requirements. The Kaiser has no per
sonal extravagances, but lives a sim
pie and strenuous life of hard work
and little luxury. He spends little
money on his table, for the cuisine OF
the German imperial residence is no
torious for Its inferiority.
The Kaiser is not a dandy, and
spends a comparatively small amount
every year on his clothes. The horse.
ne rides are not of a particularly
good breed, and not unusually expen
sive. He is not a gambler, and doe
not indulge in other designations which
would be excusable in his position.
He is, however, e~xtravagant in ont
respect, namely, in keeping up thu
imperial magnifcence Of his court OF
a scale never previously attempted b!
a King of Prussia. The support Of rel
atives forms a first charge on thu
Kaiser's income. He has to provid,
an annual allowance for his six sons
and has to maintain a separate cour
for several more distant relatives.
Apart from his expenditure for pur
poses Of royal display, the Kaiser de
votes a large sum every year to tn
encouragement of art and Of tn
drama. He is continually orderin
monuments to be erected at his ow,
expense, and buys pictures for preser
tation to public galleries.
The Kaiser maintains the Roya
Opera House, the Royal Theater i
Berlin, and the Royal Theater a
Wiesbaden at his own expense. A
three theaters are conducted only pal
TALLY as proft-making concerns.
With all these financial burdens til
Kaiser Is unable to make both end
meet on his income, and has bee
obliged to borrow money from som
Of his wealthy subjects.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29

The German Emperor, with an an
nual income of about four million dol
lars Is a poor man, and has great diff
ficulty In making both ends meet, de-
clares the London Express. He does
not receive a farthing in his capacity
as German Emperor, but fulfils the
duties of this honorary position free
of charge to the federation of German
States. The Kaiser draws his income,
first, as King Of Prussia; and, second,
as a private landowner.
His income as King of Prussia
amounts approximately to $4,0O0.0O0,
per annum The Emperor of Russia
receives an annual allowance of ap-
proximately $5,0O0,000, and the EN-
peror Of Austria an annual allowance
Of more than 100000. Both these
monarchs receive additional allowances
for certain definite purposes, and both
of them own vast landed estates far
superior in acreage to the German
Emperor's possessions.
The Sultan Of Turkey receives an
annual allowance Of $4,000, 900, and
the King of Italy draws over $3,OO0,.
600 per annum; while the incomes OF
several monarchs of smaller States are
nearly as large as that of the King
of Prussia.
The amount of 100000 granted
annually to the German Emperor II
his capacity as King of Prussia is no
taken from the national e%xchequer, bu'
from from State dominion!
which were formerly the private prop
erty of the Prussian royal house. TIL,
Crown lands were handed over to tn,
State, and in return the State pays
fixed annual income to the monarch
The Kaiser owns .eighty-three land
ed estates, comprising a total of $50,
600 acres. He is the greatest land
owner in Germany, and his posses
sions far exceed those of the tire,
landowners whose estates rank mex
to his own in acreage. These are tn,
Prince Of Pless, who owns 125,OO(
acres; the Duke Of Ujest, who own
100000; and the Duke of Ratibor, VIII
owns $4,000 acres. Some of the Ian,
of the Kaiser's estates is rented t,
farmers; but the Emperor carries o.
business on his own account in severa
parts of the country.
The Kaiser's workmen are paid at
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
Market for Stumps.

A new industry in the region at the
head Of the lakes is the gathering Of
the tree stumps for use In the Maine
shipyards. A large number of wooden
ships are built every year, and it has
been found that the most efficient cor
ner braces are those made from these
stumps, and hundreds are shipped east
every day. The roots Of the trees and
a short section of the stump are used
in making the braces, and stumps
from trees about a foot in diameter
are found to be the best. The stump Is
taken from the ground and roughly
hewn into shape before being shipped.
After its receipt at the shipyards II
is made into a perfect brace. The cost
of a carload of the stumps is close to
$500, and the freight charges run over
500 a car.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
AFRICAN PYGMiES.


Recent investigations of the region
about the head waters of the Congo
have excited new interest In the mys-
terious small folk who inhabit the for
ests of the island. Tiny denizens of
the deep, still woods, sparing of speech
and having either no form of religious
worship, or a very crude one, they are
Of a very low order of intelligence.
But they know how to make fire, to
poison their little murderous darts, and
they have a. language, although 1t Is
simple, and contains but few words.
Although averaging only about four
feet In height they are nevertheless
not to be despised as foemen. They
are strange manipulating creatures,
of lighter color than the average ne
gro, and having rich hair which rolls
In tightly-Curled spiral locks. This
gives it the appearance Of growing In
tufts.
The pygmy race was known to the
ancients. Aristotle, Herodotus and
Homer wrote of the dwarfs, and prob
ably many Of the legends of gnomes
and fairy folk grew out of the misty
knowledge of these small tribes. "a
kinde of little people which are no big
ger than Boyes Of twelve yeares olde
but yerie thicke, and live only upor
aeshe which they kill in the woods
with Bowes and Dartes," wrote a sew
enteenth century author.
The pygmies have little or no idea o.
a Supreme Being. One tribe has beef
found who In times Of danger prayed
to Eyer" One traveller records sucl
a duplication.
Eyer, If thou dost really exist, VIII!
dost thou let us be slainf We ask the
not for food, for we i've on nuts anc
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mice. II thou hast made us, why dost
thou let us be trodden DOWN."

mice. II thou hast a us, why dost
thou let Us be trodden DOWN."
A stranger is fair game to a pygmy,
a legitimate mark for his little deadly
arrows. He sometimes traps the un-
wary. Having tied a cord to his ankle,
the pygmy conceals himself In the
bush. The other end of the string is
tied to a bough Of a tree which
stretches across the forest path. When
some one m that way the pygmy
agitates the bough by jerking his
ankle. Every sound or motion Of the
forest is of moment, and the new
conner stands still to look and listen.
Then the pygmy shoots him in the
back.
But" said one of the little crea-
lures, when rebuked, "he was a stran-
ger. He had no business here" an
argument which reminds one OF
Leech's picture and story in Punch:
"a stranger? Fave art a brick nj
imp
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
CHAPTEl r TT.

81 heard the footsteps Of his pony a
long way of. / was In the middle Of the
open road when / saw him coming along
in the moonlight. l stood still and wait
ed for him. Murder him! Murder him!
whispered a voice in my ear. Whose
voice was that? The evil ones voice.
"My stick was a thick, heavy cudgel
with a knob. 1 grasped 1t by the end
and waited. He did not see me. He
was looking straight before him, think
ing, l suppose, how no had done well to
get the nephew out of the wayne had
robbed and ruined. 80, as he came up
to me I lifted my arm and struck him
on the head once, saying, Give me bach
my land, villain! But l do not know
whether he heard me or saw me; for he
fell to the ground without a word or o
groan.
HE fell, l say, from his pony clean
on to the ground, his feet slipping away
from the stirrups. His face was white.
l stood beside him, waiting to see if he
would recover. l hoped he would, be-
cause 1t is a dreadful thing to think that
you have murdered a man, even when
you are still hot with rage. If he would
only recover a little and sit up, I thought,
i L SuOulu De u ndppy mdu. buL ne Qlu
not. He lay quite still and cold.
'Then l began to think that If I were
caught 1 should be hanged. Would they
suspect me? Fortunately, no one had
seen me take that road. l must 60 away
as quickly as l could, and leave no trace
or sign that would make them suspect
me.
'Then l thought that If I were to rob
him, people would be less inclined to
think of me; because, though | might
murder the man who had ruined me,
they would never believe that | would
rob him.
~ felt In his pockets. There was his
watch; no, l would not touch his watch
There was some loose silver, which ]
left. There was a bag containing money
l know not how much, but 1t was a light
bag. This l took. Also he had under
his arm a good-sized tin box in a blue
bag, such as lawyer carry. The box
knew would contain his papers, and his
papers were his money. So l thought
would do as much mischief to his prop
erty as I could, and l took that box
Then I went away, leaving him there
with his white cheeks and gray hair
and his eyes wide open. l felt sick whel
| looked at those eyes, because they re
preached me. l reeled and staggered a
l left him.
81 was not going to walk along tn,
road. That would have been a fool
, act. / turned straight off and struck 70
the open moor, intending to make 70
Plymouth. And l remembered a plac
where the box could be hidden away,
safe place, where no one would eve
think Of looking for 1t, so that everybod
should go on believing that the old ma
: had been robbed as well as murdered
This place was right over the down, an
on the other side.
AZ climbed the hill. On the way
passed the Gray Wether Stone, and
I thought I would hide the bag Of mons
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
BY SIR WALTER BEsANT

did not kill him then and there. He sat
In his room at Gratnor, his account books
before him, and he looked up and laugh
ed at me while he said it, juggling the
money that was in his pocket. And
was his nephew, and by his arts and
practices he'd jockeyed me out Of a farm
OF three hundred acres, most of 1t good
land, with the brook running through 1t
and a mill upon 1t.
II remember very well what l said to
him-never mind what IT was-but l
warrant he laughed no longer, though
he kept up his bullying to the end, and
told me to go to destruction my own
way, and the further from my native
parish the better.
80 I left him and walked away
through Watercourt to John Exon's Inn.
where l sat all that day drinking. ]
told nobody what had happened, but they
guessed very well that I'd had a quarrel
with my uncle, and all the world knew
by that time how he'd got my land into
his w possession.
"About 6 o'clock in the evening Harry
Rabjahns, the blacksmith, came to the
inn, and Grandfather Derges with him.
and they had a mug of cider apiece. And
then l began to talk to them about my
own affairs. l said l should go away
that very evening. l should walk to
Bovey Tracey, / said; ! should take the
train to Newton-Abbot, and so to Bris-
toll, where l should find a ship bound for
foreign parts. That was what l said,
and perhaps 1t was lucky l said 80 much.
But l don't know, because the verdict OF
the jury l never heard.
"We shook hands and l came away.
Twas then about eight, and there was
a half-moon. As l crossed the green the
thought came into my head that l was q
fool to go to Bristol when Plymouth and
Falmouth were nearer and would suit
my purpose better. l could walk to Ply
mouth easy, and SO save the railway
money. Therefore l rev olved to change
my plan, and instead Of turning to the
left l turned to the right and walked
across the church yard, and took the
road which goes to Widdicombe.
"It was only a chance, mark you, thai
l took that road. l did not know, and
l did not suspect, that my uncle hat
ridden over to Ashburton after l lefI
him. All a chance 1t was. l never
thought to meet him; and he might have
been living till now if it hadn't been fol
that chance"
The man who was listening groanei
aloud at this point.
The first two miles of the road Is s
narrow lane between high hedges. Pres
entity I passed through Heytree Gate
and so out where the road runs over thu
open down, and here l began to think
what l would do If / had my uncle be
fore me; and the blood came into m,
eyes, and l clutched the cudgel hard
Who do you think put that thought int
my headP The evil one. Why did HI
put that thought into my head? Becaus
the very man was riding along the roa'
on his way home, and because I was 60
ing to meet him in about ten minutes.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29

A man is rich in proportion to the
thing he a AFFORD to let alone.-Tho-
reau
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29
Diamond Cut Diamond.

"Borem makes me weary. He's al
ways talking about his novels and
Stories"
II never had any trouble with him.
He called on me last night and only
stayed ten minutes"
Great Scottl What did you do to
himT"
81 talked about my poetry."-Clevs-
land Leader.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29

After you are married, young lady,
1t is just as well to remember that
cooking is a greater art than humping
q piano
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-29

Most women know that If they do
not behave, men will talk about them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
90 Fifth avenue, New York. Cynthia West
over Alden, founder and president general.
Hot Springs Sunshine Home.
L HEADQUARTERS,
MINNESOTA HEADQUARTERS

over fifty women interested in Sun
shine work gathered in the parlors of the
Hampshire Arms yesterday morning to
hear Mrs George II. Eastman of Hot
Springs, Ark, tell Of the rest home the
Sunshine society has established for sick
and helpless women, who have sought the
health-giving powers of the springs.
Mrs. Eastman is the prime mover in
the home, and its success is largely due
to her fine executive force, magnetic per-
sonal1ty and enthusiastic spirit. Not
W1thstanding her travels and social du-
ties, Mrs. Eastman manages the home,
doing all the buying, planning the menus
and keeping general supervision over
everything. Mrs. Eastman is most de-
lightful talker and easily inspires others
with her Sunshine spirit
There was a band of Sunshiners in Hot
Springs doing good in a general way, but
no special work had been organized until
the mayor of the city asked them to save
the Home for the Friendless from being
disbanded. For years the institution had
been running down, and at this time
there was debt of $1,000 and the prop
erty was in a most dilapidated condition.
The Sunshiners decided to make this
their established feature and went to
work with will and enthusiasm that re-
suited in the paying of the debt in
and running expenses. At the present
time the entire city is proud of the Rest
home, and Mrs. Eastman says it's citi-
zens strongly support it, and never is an
appeal for help made in vain.
The city allows the home s25 a month
toward it's expenses, and from the mayor
and aldermen to the humblest citizen all
are willing to help. Several original ways
are used to bring in the necessary finan-
ci91 holm Whom Y,,ar IF
or means serves on a jury he turns his
fees over to the Sunshine society," an6
several of the aldermen of the city give
their salaries to the home
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
SHAKESPEARE IN THE WEST.

M c. GOODWIN was narrating the adventures Of
y. Hamlet company that had toured the parts
of the west
Manager Smith, who also played first gravedgger, said
Mr. Goodwin 'was in despair certain Arizona town, for
his company booked for two weeks engagement and
the people treated the play with most dsheartenng ndf
ference They yawned in the sooquy and in the mad
many of them went to sleep.
''Smth would have changed the BILL but other play
had been rehearsed and there neither costumes
scenery for any other play So Hamlet had to continue
tho Smith would have given anything for the power stir
the audience up bit.
Gone night he stirred them up unntentionally He put
by accident two vests When he took off, in the grave
digging scene first the and then the other the
people amused of laughter the house,
and there outburst Of applausethe first applause
Of the engagement.
''Smith pleased and proud He what the
people liked and he resolved to give it to them full
measure So the next night in this scene he twelve
vests and standing in front of the grave he removed them
one by one Roars Of mirh shook the house; it the
proudest of Smiths e he felt that he had been
the company's salvation.
t''As he removed the ninth ves he looked round and
his sefconceit fell go per cent He had thought
they laughing him alone but there behind him
the second gravedgger putting OF the vests fast he
took them off,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE SOCIETY
STATE OFFICERS.

one wealthy women has placed at thu
disposal of the home the use Of a car
riage whenever desired: the ice and tel
ephone service are donated, while all the
supplies are purchased at wholesale
prices. The home also has a garden OF
its own which supplies many of the fresh
vegetables
The matron has a crippled daughter,
and asks but small salary, besides the
home furnished for herself and child At
present the home has eight inmates who
are there for life and but two of these
have any source of income
One woman has small house from
which she receives 81 a month rent This
she uses for her personal needs. AS a
recompense to the home for her care she
has willed her property to the home after
her death.
Mrs. Eastman says that the society
does not give the needy women a home
only, but in many cases it is called upon
to send them back to their own homes
when money exhausted, it is found there
is no cure for them. During the winter
| months, when the hotels are full of Wis
itors, entertainments are given and COM
siderable money raised in this way. All
the inmates of the home are furnished
the baths and medical aid free. q
! At the conclusion of Mrs. Eastman's
| talk, Mrs. Noble Darrow, president of the
| Minnesota Sunshine society, told of the
| outing work the society is carrying on at
! Lindstrom, and Of the society's hope to
some day have a Sunshine Rest home In
| Minneapolis.
Miss Lucille Smith of st. Paul sang
several selections, which awakened de-
cided enthusiasm, for Miss Smith has a
remarkably fine contralto voice, of un-
usual depth and richness, and she sings
| with intelligence and feeling Miss Edith
Abel accompanied her pupil.
| An informal reception was held and the
Sunshiners given an opportunity to meet
Mrs Eastman, who leaves within a few
days for a tour of several months in
| EurODe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07

He put this thought into effect right away and the
suit somethn wonderful The digger instead of only
dom about eighth Of s work. done
mems work apiece They shaved away like maniacs You
could hardly get 'em to stop. In fact Wednesday and
Thursday, two Of em dug all night by the light Of lantern
The cellar dug in time
sAnd this all due to Mr.. Clarks cleverness You
see he had buried the earh where the ggers would be
to turn it up with their spades, very old, ancient
piece of parchment with these here words it:
'SGrete store Of Money lyeth buried beneath
thys Spot. He vt fyndeth ytt may kepe, ytt.
Remember ye Poore -Gottlieb Astor.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
Hoe to Get UNen to Work.

SEA CAPTAIN was talking about the late
Maskline Clark, the Philadelphia recluse,
whose sole interest in life appeared to be
the helping Of sailors in distress.
''Mr. Clark came to my help once, - the
mariner said "I had hurried ashore off
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
4 String Of Good Stories.
THE UNREPENTANT swINDLER.
~ cannot toll how tho truth may be:
Issy the tale As twas said to me-

COMMANDER TAKEsHITA, the Japanese naval attache
~ at Washington, said at dinner, anent officer who
had broken his parole:
He who dishonors himself will be always dishon-
orabe do not believe in repentance. do not believe
that sin and become good again. Sin leaves neradc
ably soiled
Hence, it futile to try to reform rascas and Grim
inals Covery openly the mood strikes them these
admontions the swindler answered the
Yokohama judge.
'The swindler had come, footsore and weary, the
cottage of man. There he had been entertained
month without payment. Finally, departing he had bor
rowed the entire savings Of the household that had sheltered
him, pretending that with this money for lawyer hire he
would be able to get Inheritance that had been withheld
from him.
$50 the hosptabe poor gave the swindler all his
savings and that the end of the swndle of But
he caught by the police few months later and at his
trial he proved guilty Of having swndd his benefactor
Of his modest hoard
The judge before sentencing the swindler said to him
reproachfully:
How could you be so base to swindle these honest
folk who put confidence in you?
''The swndler with smile replied:
Your honor I'll make it worth your while if you
tell how to swindle those who don't put confidence
in me- !"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07

"The cellar Of this
house was to be a big
one, and Mr.. Clark said
he was payin the dig
gers by the day. They
got good wages, but the
way they dug was
scandalous. Shovel one
minute, then smoke and
gas five. Then go and
get a drink of water.
Then gas some more. I
guess you know the
kind Of men [ mean.
"The contract was
out in the country, and
Mr.. Clark couldn It get
new men to substitute,
and the diggers kept
dom less and less all
the time. He was los
in money. right and
left on the contract,
and one night, with a
grave face, he was
countin' up his losses,
when a thought struck
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
What the Market Affords.

] OMEGROWN raspberries Is cents.
Strawberries, 1919 cents; fancy, ID cents
Blueberries, Is cents
Currants and gooseberries, 10 cents. ....
Sour cherries, $240 for twenty quart baskets.
California cherries, Is cents pound .
Plums, 35 and 40 cents a basket
Peas 80 to 40 cents peck .&e
Head lettuce two for 5 cents. -.....
Celery, cents. ..,.. -.
Melons, 20 to 80 cents.
Spring Chickens % to Is cents pound fowls Is cents
Veal stew cents
Lamb stew, 6 cents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
HERCULES CEMENT.

I HAMPTON L. CARSON, attorney general of Pennsyl-
vania the piazza Of Delaware Water Gap hotel
talking about very resourceful and alert lawyer.
His ready wit fails him. = Mr. Carson said. ''He
is dixie the fakir who selling Hercules cement.
This fakr stood village street with half
about him. He recounting eoquently his
cements virtues and at the time he demonstrating
these virtues with actual experiment He took up plate
broke it half ceented the two pieces with the Hercules
and then suspended from the mended plate tenpound
weight
" Look-a-here, he said. There is cement like the
Hercules It always ready it needs heating and it is
strong STEEL To this plate for instance have just
hung ten-pound weight will remove that weight
and substitute The cement, you
see, holds firm increase the weight to thirty pounds
and
"Crash The plate broke The little audience smiled
9 But the fakir, not at all perturbed, went right
g tAnd you will observe, ladies, that the plate now
breaks with thus giving opportunity to
the edges firmly together whenever it is desirable
to: do so -