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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11

else After congratulations the happy
couple, who replied with true Anglo
Saxon grace, We all promised to sign the
marriage contract.
And we viii do honor to your sigma
lures" said Ephrinell, In the tone Of .
tradesman accepting q bill.
Ihe night came, and we retired, to
dream Of the marriage festivities Of the
morrow. took my usual stroll into the
car occupied BY the Chinese soldiers, and
FOUND the treasure of the Son Of Heaven
faithfully guarded. Half the detach-
ment were awake and half were asleep.
About o'clock In the morning 1 visit
Cd Kinko. and handed him over my pur-
chase at Mia. He anticipated no further
obstacles; he would reach port safely.
after all.
/. i am getting quite fat In this box. /"
he told me.
told him about the Ephrinell- Bluett
marriage, and how the union was to be
celebrated next morning with great
pomp.
AIR said he. with a sigh. ..They
are not obliged to wait until they reach
Pekin."
Quite 20. Kinko; but It seems to mo
mat marriage under such conditions Il
net likely to be lasting. But, altar all,
that 10 the couples lookout"
At O'Clock In the morning We stop
PED forty minutes at Tchertchen, almost
q the foot Of the ramiAcations Of the
husn Lun. None Of ~ had seen this
miserable, desolate country. treeless and
vsrdureless, which the railway was now
crossing ON Its road to the northeast.
Day came: our train ran the four hun
dred kilometers between Tchertchen and
Icharkalyk while the sun caressed with
10 rays the immense plain glittering in
its saline e1lorescence.
Go be continued.)
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
Some Great Forest Fires.

Among the first Of our historic forest
hres was that of Miramichi, New
Brunswick, in 1925. This started ear
ly one October afternoon and by mid
night had entirely devastated a strip,
Of country eighty miles long and twen-
ty-fve miles wide-a space as large az.
the State Of Delaware in which every
living thing was killed. including the
nsh In the streams. The loss of life in
the Peshtigo. Wisconsin. fire of 1871
was the worst this country has expert
enced. In burned area It was a little
larger than the Miramichi, but at least
1900 persons perished, and in conneo-
ton with simultaneous and contiguous
fires in Michigan the total was 1900.
Ten years later great forest fires swept
Michigan, with an aggregate burned
area Of almost 1000 square miles, do
stroying more than 100000 worth
Of property exclusive Of the timber it.
self, rendering 5000 persons homeless
and destitute and killing no less than
400. The great Hinckley fire, which
ragged In Minnesota In 1894 was not so
large in area burned, but 1t resulted in
a loss of 500 lives and $4,000 600 in
In 1902 eighteen lives and
81. OOO, 600 were lost in fires in Oregon
and Washington, and the next year
the East had severe visitation, from
Maine to Virginia, which had its worst
example in the Adirondack regions Of
New York, where there was a loss Of
no less than 100000 over a burned
area aggregating 1000 square miles.-
The ChautauQuan.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
RUG MADE OF HUMAN scALps.

seventy -ssven Lives the Cost Of One
Possessed by Iowa Indian.
rug which took seventy seven
lives In the making Ii owned by nm
Iowa Indian living in Stroud, o. T.,
says the Dallas News. 1t is $50 years
OLD and consists of seventy-seven
soaps torn from the heads Of as many
human beings. The rug, which ia
barely five feet square, is Of many
hues, for the scalps are red, gray,
black. white, brown and auburn.
They belonged to peaceful people, too.
and are said to have been taken by
special command Of the Great Spirit
from the finest specimens of men. wo-
men and children belonging to the
white, red and negro races.
As soon as the scalps were secured
they were sewn together and the rug
was from thar time regarded as tbs
remedy for all trouble. When an In
dian was taken sick he was laid ON
this rug and IL he did not recover his
spirit was assured Of pleasant Jour
ney to the happy hunting ground.
This remarkable creation can be
ssen only once a year.
At the annual wild-onion feast.
which comes on April 1, the Iowa In
diaals make tho rug play an import.
ant part The onion Is freely used.
the Indians saturating themselves
from head to foot with the Juice. This
was their successful way Of driving
away the evil spirits.
A prayer rug belonging to the shat,
of Persia is another valuable mat.
Though barely two, feet square, its
design IL most elaborate. 1t is work.
cd throughout in precious stones and
the effect IL dazzling. The ground is
formed Of rose diamonds and in the
center is a large bird, whose neck Ia
made OF amethysts and its body of /
rubies. The vines, which form a net
work. through which the bird may
be seen as through a cage, are made |
of emeralds, while the bands which
the stones are Of seed pearl.
The floral emblem Of Persia is worked
nut in blue, yellow and pink stones, |
this design being known as the Nina
Khani design. /
1t is difficult to determine even the
value of this small rug. !
but it has been estimated that IL 1t
were sold the proceeds placed at 5 per
rent interest would bring in an income
u at least $3.50, 600 per annum.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
A STORY OF TWO PAINTERS.
DID Van Dyok and Halls Really Paint
Each Others Portraitp

Did Van Dyok and Halls Really Pain
Each Others Portraitr
There Is a story related by Hou
braken. which may or may not be true
that Van Dyck, passing through Haar
lem. where Halls lived, sent a mes.
senger to seek him out and tell him
that stranger wished to see him,
and on Halls putting in an appearance
asked him to paint his portrait, add
ing, however, that he had only two
hours to spare for the sitting. Halls
finished the portrait in that time,
whereupon his sitter, observing that
1t seemed an easy matter to paint a
portrait, requested that he be allowed
to try to paint the artist. Halls soon
recognized that his visitor was we'll
skilled in the materials he was using.
Great, however, was his surprise
when he beheld the performance. He
Immediately embraced the stranger, at
the same time crying: "You are Van
Dyck! No one but he could do what
you have Just now done!'
Assuming the story to be true. how
interesting 1t would be II the two
portraits existed, that one might see
what Frans Halls, accustomed to the
heavier type of the Dutch burghers.
made Of the delicately defined features
Of Van Dyck, and how the latter, who
always gave an air Of aristocratic ele-
gance to his portraits, acquitted him
self with the blum. jovial Hans, who
was as much ut home in a tavern as
In q studio. For no two men could
be more different, both in their points
Of view and in their methods, though
they were alike In this one particular
that each was a most facile and
skillful painter.-St Nicholas,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
FIVE HUNDRED WHALES DIE.

Go Ashors In an Inlet In the Strata Of
Magellan and Perish.
II saw 800 whales ashore at one
time ON beach in the Straits Of Ma.
gellan." said Captain James Heylet
OF the British navy, at the Union de-
pot Some years ago my ship lay
on Pearl Inlet q small creek q mile
and half long, opening into Port Sal
vador. which in turn opens into the
South Atlantic BY. . very narrow
spninG. One moening . Whiriw1nd
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
CHAPTER XIX.

sMillions-there are millions In that
pretended mortuary want"
In spite of myself, this imprudent
phrase had escaped me In such q way
that the secret Of the imperial treasure
was instantly known to all, to the rail-
way men ~ well a. to the passengers.
And %, for the greater security, the
Persian government, in agreement with
the Chinese government, has allowed Il
70 BE- believed that we were carrying
the corpse Of mandarin, when We were
really taking to Pekin q treasure worth
fifteen millions Of francs.
Now the secret IL divuleed. and We
know that this treasure, composed Of
gold and precious stones, formerly de-
posted In the hands of the Shah Of Per-
ia. y being sent to it, legitimate owner.
the Son Of Heaven.
Hnat u why my lord Faruskiar, who
VA aware Of It in consequence Of his
position a. general manager Of the COM
pany, had Joined the train at Douchak
." d to accompany the treasure to its
destination. That b why he and Ghangir
and the three other Mongols-had 90
carefully watched this precious van, and
why they had shown themselves 90 anx-
lous when It had been left behind BY the
breakage Of the coupling. and why they
were 20 eager for its recovery.
That Il also why 4 detachment Of Chi.
ness soldiers has taken over the van At
Kachgaf, In relief Of the Persians Thai
b why Pan Chao never heard of Yen
Lou, nor Of any exalted parsonage of that
name existing In the Celestial Empire!
We started to time, and, as may be
supposed, our travelling companions
could talk Of nothing else but the mill
Ions which were enough to enrich every
one In the train.
This pretended mortuary van has al
ways been suspicious to me-" said Ma for
Noltitx. "And that was why / oues.
toned Pan Chao regarding the dead
mandarin"
II remember" said; "and I could
not quite understand the motive Of Your
question. It Il certain now that We have
rot treasure In tow"
And add" said the major, that the
Chinese government has done wisely in
sending an escort Of twenty well armed
men. From Kothan to Ian Tchsou the
trains WIN have two thousand kilometers
to traverss through the desert. and the
safety Of the line = not a. ereat A n
might be across the Cobb"
An the more 10. major. N thu -
Ki-Tsans has BEEN reported
b the northern provinces"
Quite %, and haul Of fifteen milf
DoaS y worth having By . bandit chief" |
nu now could the chief Be informed |
: The trsasurs being ssntr'
Aas sort Of psepis always k,sv
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
Asked and Answered.

They had been trotting in matrimo-
NAL harness for six months, and the
pace wac beginning to tell.
what" she asked, after the man
ner Of a woman, lever made you fall
In love with meT
Love-" he answered, with the blunt.
ness Of his sex, 'is blind, you know
Detroit Tribune.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11

Here ID an item that says Dowis
II to tap extinct volcanoes for water
for his new Zion In Mexico"
"What does he take an extinct vol.
oano for-a hvatoFy
Plain Dealer.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11

'Say, paw" Queried little johnny
Bumpernickle. what does q paper
mean when It says that further com.
ment II unnecessarily
TT usually msans." my son. that
ne writer doesn't know what else I.
eaE~ answered. the old gentleman.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
WORLDS FASTEST
lON6.DiSTANCE TRAINS.

Dis Miles,
lance. per hr:-
New York Central lines, Chicago
new xork $50 q 40
New York Central, New York
BUFFALO .................... 40 So. BE
Pennsylvania Line, Chicago-New
1Ork .9Oo 80. 30
London N. W. r. R., London
ADefOeen .623 90
London 4 N. W. R. R., London
Orleans 4 Midi, Paris Bayonne .4S6 64.lS
Great Northern d N. E.. London
Edinburgh .................... 800 60aH
L.. L N. w. & Caledonian Ry.,
Fastest Rune I'm Railroad HisAssy.
Dis Miles.
touee- pee hnr-
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11

Some men 90 10 war and bleed for
thsiE. country and some others stag e
hons ard blssd their country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
PLACE FOR LOOMS.
To Be Confidential Adviser of Root
and Roosevelt.

Washington, Oct 14.-Francis B.
LOOMS, who was retired as assistant
secretary of state, will be given an
other appointment under the state de-
partment. 1t was reported taht he
would retire to private life, but it is
learned that ne viii be made a conf
Dental adviser to the secretary of state
and the president, taking the place
formerly field by John A. Kasson,
who, with a salary Of $4,000 a year,
enjoyed the title of special commission
err plenipotentiary under the tariff act.
Mr.. Kasson, who is an Iowan and an
expert in tariff matters, was employed
in the negotiation of reciprocity
treaties, but retired when it was dem
onstrated that congress would not ap-
prove the treaties. It has not develop
ed whether Mr.. LOOMS viii undertake
a new series of reciprocity treaties or
viii be confined to an arrangement
with Germany. It is probable that he
viii discharge other duties Of a con-
hdential nature in connection with the
diplomatic service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
s25,OOO,OOO FOR SCHOOLS.
New York Board Of Trade Man Criti-
cises the System.

New York, Oct. 14.-More than $685.
000.0 600 was asked yesterday by the
board of education of this city for next
years expenses. Comptroller Grout
commenting on this request before the
board of estimate and apportionment,
said:
TT seems to me that the only way to
achieve anything in the improvement
of the schools is to give the board of
education all it wants and demands and
then trust to good fortune that the
good things are done along with the
useless things
Clarence A. Davis of the north side
board of trade, said to the board that
the managers of the big department
stores here had written to him that the
public school graduates who applied to
them for employment were deficient in
penmanshtp and arithmetic, grammar
and spelling and their nature studies
had not increased their observation or
initiative
Describing a visit he had made to
one of the public sch ooIs for the pur-
pose of looking into nature studies,
Mr.. Davis said he had found a puny
chipmunk in a box, a featherless bird
in cage, and asickIy bean growing
in a covered box. When he asked
about them, he said, he was told by the
teacher that superintendent Maxwell
believed they increased the power of
observation of the pupils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
ECHO OF CAMPAIGN.
Corum Young sues Bale Waggener for
SANDER.

Kansas City, Oct 14.-Balie p Wag-
Gener Of Atchison, an attorney and poll
tician well known in Kansas, was sued
in the circuit court Of Jackson county
yesterday afternoon for $4,000 for al
legged SANDER The suit was brought by
COrum II. Young, proprietor of the
Atchison Champion.
1T is said that Y0ung's suit is the re-
suit OF a political speech made during
the last campaign by Waggener. Young
was the Republican candidate for the
legislature against Dr.. Alaman, a Dem
ocrat Waggener took the stump for
Or. Alaman and in one of his speeches
Sc said to have accused Young Of hav-
ing run a gambling house in Atchison
where d marked deck of cards was used.
The statement was made at the closing
meeting of the campaign at Turner hall
and was most dramatic Mr.. Waggener
drew the cards from his pocket and
holding them above his head declared
that they were used in COrum Young
gambling house to cheat the victims.
The audience fairly went wild, shouting
for several minutes. The result was
that Mr.. Young was badly beaten
Waggener justified his charges against
Young by saying that Young attacked
him in the Atehison Champion with
Galsehoods and Misrepresentation.
The filing of the suit was attended
with great secrecy. The lawyer who
fled it refused to talk about it, and the
papers in the case were concealed At
the sherih's office it was said that the
lawyer had taken the papers away with
him. The object sor all the secrecy
was that Waggener is expected to be in
Kansas City today.
An Atchison dispatch says: It is
understood here that Corum H Young
suit against Bale Waggener. fled in
Kansas City. is the outcome Of a speech
made by Waggener in the last cam
paign. Recently Young was made heir
wnder the viii os Mrs. Eva Henderson,
to an estate valued at $4,000. Mrs.
Ianderson's sister is c0ntesting the will,
and Waggener is her attorney. Neither
Waggener nor Young is in Atchison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14

don't know who I will appoint yet"
said the mayor. Il may make the an
nouncement of the appointment at the
council meeing Tuesday evening
The city board of health is preparing
to issue permits to the scavengers of
the city. Permits were drawn up this
morning and they viii be issued to
those applying for them. BY issuing
these permits the board of health keeps
stricter censorship over the garbage
wagon question. Those holding per-
mits are required to meet the require
ments of the garbage ordinance by do
ing all scavenger work with approved
wagons. A penalty is provided for
those who violate the provisions of the
ordinance. This viii be the first time
in the history Of Topeka when the gar
bage business has been conducted on
business like lines in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14

Every day from September Is tn o.
tober 81. 1905, inclusive. the Union Ts-
cific viii sell one way tickets as fol-
lows:
5000 to Ogden and Salt Lake civ
$1,000 to Helena and Butte, Mont
s22. 80 to Spokane and Wenafebas
washington.
$500 to Huntington and Nampa. Ida
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and Sc
attic
$500 to Ashland and Astoria Ore
gon, via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and san Diego.
Corespondlngly low rates to rnanv
other California. Oregon, Washington
Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every dav
on Union Pacific between Missouri
river and Pacific coast; double berth
s5T5 For full information call on or
address nearest Union Pacific agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
Weellv Bank statement.

New York, Oct. 14-The statement of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for this week follows:
Loans, 81 O30, 2S4, 300, decrease $29, 456, =
500.
Deposits. s1.o2s, 157, 500. decrease. Ss8-
104. 400
Circulation. s54,155. 500. increase. s18.-
Legal tenders, s74,7s87oo. increase,
Specie. s1s1 s52,1oo. decrease. $685.
800.
Reserve. $2es,75o.sOo. decrease. $780,
500.
Reserve required, s25e. 5as, 400. decrease
Surplus, s1O.211, 400. increase $685.
225.
Ex-United States deposits, So, 1926.
increase, Sc, 938, IT'S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
UTILITY OF CHICAGO SUBWAY.
Alton Is Now Using 1t to Distribute
Coal Throughout City.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE first actual con
nection between a Chicago railroad and
the Chicago subway was made yester-
dav when the shafts from the bore to
the tracks of the Chicago and Alton
road at Van Buren, street were opened.
Two or three carloads of coal were drop
ned down and sent to a downtown bust
ness house Five shafts connect the
railroad with the subway and viii be
used for coal traffic. The Alton brings
in from rs to 100 cars loads of Illinois
biturnfnous coal daily. and all intended
for the downtown district win be deliv-
cred through the tunnel. Connection
with the warehouse by elevators win be
made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
WASTING AWAY

It's the small bat constant
loss of flesh that indicates
physical waste - the gradual
slipping away Of healthy flesh.
pound by pound, which no
ordinary food seems to re-
store. SCOTS Emulsion will
restore it. This Emulsion is
the greatest flesh builder OBJ
tainable. SCOTS Emulsion
first stops the wasting that's
one gain. Then when It sup
plies new flesh and takes one
back to normal strength and
weight, that's another gain
and a big one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
HUGE PILE OF GOLD.
The United states Treasury Now Holds
Nearly $500, 100000.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE gold in the
United States treasury has reached
nearly $500. 000, 600, or, to the exact, $741,-
s32, 500.
The present unprecedented supply Of
gold and the tendency for it to continue
to increase is attributed in large part
to the increased production Of the vel
low metal 1t is also true that there
has been a steady inflow Of gold from
abroad. The importatfons from both
Paris and London, though not large
enough in any one single shipment to
attract general attention, have been
steady enough to increase the yellow
horde at the New York subtreasury
very materially
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
ROCK ISLAND FREIGHT WRECK
Cars Derailed at UdelI Yes
terday Afternoon.

Seventeen freight cars were derailed
yesterday afternoon on the Rock
Island at Uden, Iowa, and traffic on
the main line to Kansas City was de-
layed considerably The wreck occur
red early in the afternoon and the adj
vices received at the district superin-
tendent's Office here are to the effect
that it was caused by the dropping of
the brakebeam of one of the cars.
This threw the car off the track and
before the train could be stopped six
teen other cars had gone into the
ditch. Most of the cars were
'empties." Noneof the train crew were
injured. The cars piled up all over
the track and it took many hours to
clear away the wreckage. Passenger
trains were .detoured over a branch of
the st. Paul, which is in the neighbor-
hood, and were only delayed a few
hours, but all of the freight traffic,
which is just now unusually heavy,
was held up for a long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14

Junction City. Kan, Oct 14.=Pri-
vate Robert Manley was shot and
killed by Private James A. Keith FRI
day afternoon about o'clock. Both
soldiers are of troop A. Ninth cavalry.
a regiment of negroes. After the shoot
ing Keith went to his barracks, where
he was taken prisoner and locked in
the guard house. The United States
marshaTs Office at Topeka was notified
and the prisoner will be turned over
to the federal authorities for trial for
murder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14

not be marked by an elaborate literary
exercise but toward midnight there
viii be a grand fireworks display,
bands will render patriotic airs and to
the tune Of Aud Lang Syne'' Presj-
dent Goode will formally declare the
exposition closed.
The exposition has been a remark
able success from every standpoint 1t
is probable that with today's attend
ance the fair win have attracted over
100000 people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
CAPTAIN KING TO LECTURE.
He win Address Missouri University
Students on Journalism.

Columbia. Mo. Oct 14.-Walter
Williams, chairman of the executive
committee of the Missouri university.
has announced that arrangements
have been completed for a course of
lectures on journalism to be delivered
at the university by prominent news
paper men from all parts of the coun-
try. The first lecture viii be given by
Captain Henry King of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat and the others Will
follow at intervals during the session.
The course aims to describe all the
details of newspaper production from
the ground up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
EXPOSITION PAID.
Portland Show Most Successful of It's
Kind Ever Held.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 14-Today was
"omcers and stockholders day at the
Lewis and Clarke exposition and is
the last of the exposition period. After
tomorrow the work of wrecking the
immense exhibit palaces and state
buildings viii commence.
President GOode has made public
announcement that stockholders will
receive a dividend from 80 to 40 per
cent on their stock, a record said to
excel any exposition of ike character
ever held in the world.
The passing Of the exposition will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-14
SPECIAL Low Homeseekers' Rate Via
Santa Ea

On the first and Third Tuesdays Of
each month until December 81, 1905. the
santa Fe viii sell round trip tickets to
T0ints in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklabo-
ma. Indian Territory, Louisiana. New
Mexico and Texas, at the rate of Is per
cent of the one way fare, minimum SO
limit q days from date of sale.
7. L. KING, c. P. & T. A..