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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-18

keep people right before the pub
lie for mere pleasure. Imagine,
If you can our surprise, when, a
few days later this same party
informed us that they were not
subscribers to the local paper.
and could not take it as they al
ready had about fifteen dollars
worth of current periodicals. We
examined our lists and found
that they were telling the truth.
That they are not now subscri-
bers and have not been for
years.
Hear We, hear We, hear We, We
patriots and tell us what man
ner of stuff people are made of,
when they'll live in a community
and will subscribe fifteen dol
lars year for foreign papers,
and yet will not subscribe a
measly dollar and a half for a
local paper that is spending hun
dreds of dollars per year, in build
ing up that community. For
our part we have no patience
with them and would give them
a rail ride occasionally if we fol-
lowed our first impulse.
Last week a well-to-do but &C.
centric individual stopped his
paper, because as he said, with
that dollar and a half he could
get the Semi Weekly Deseret
News" and we felt like telling
him to take his Deseret News
and go to - with it, but we
didn't, we just smiled, and said
Very well, sir, it's all right, it's
all right" But it was not all
right. We came into our sane
toum and wrote that mans
obituary, and wrote it proper,
too. We pronounced him
dead man" and we still think
he is, but of course we are not
publishing the obsequiles and Civ
ing full particulars this week on
account of that blessed (?) after
thought, and down the article
goes from the hook into the
waste basket.
1t was such a choice gem, how
ever, that we have rescued it
from the basket, and if the in
dividual concerned, will just
mention the matter, he alone,
can feast his eyes upon one of
the choicest pieces Of literature
that has been written in the last
decade. None others, however,
need apply.
And SO occasionally friends,
your newspaper man writes
things that are too good for
your eys. Perhaps, you too,
have experiences that you would
not parade before the public, and
so we haven't any the best of
you after all. A queer old world
isn't it.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-18
HON. EDWARD A. WALTERS

The Republican nominee for district Judge Fourth ud
cal District Idaho from the state OF
Iowa about twenty He where he
obtained collegiate education and graduate Northern
Indiana Law School-whch the from which udoe
legal education
Mr. Walters pracced law in Indiana for years where he
assistant public prosecutor the Porter district and
turning to Idaho about eight years immediately
in his profession Shoshone where he has established
practice
Mr. Walters of pleasing personality possessed of
sterling character and thorough and close OF law and
would fill the office which he has been nominal ted with m
credit.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-10-18

The sewing room and princi-
pals office at the Academy have
been recarpeted this week, new
chairs and furniture have been
installed, and thus the work of
Improvement goes on.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
FASHION NOTES.

Light, clinging, soft materials seem
to he specially in favor-chiffon, velvet,
silk corduroy, .radium, messaline and
the ever faithful mousseline de sole.
There are many styles and fads and
notions about combs and pins for the
hair, but nothing will ever supersede for
one instant the exquisite richness and
prQpriaty of real tortoise shell, carved
or adorned with gold.
Fur trimmings are admirable for
street dresses and evening cloaks. They
will be seen on many of the handsomest
garments of the winter. Butt is ex-
caedingly bad form to wear fur on an in
door dress.
Short skirtsifOr evening wear are still
popular among very young women. For
dancing there is no question about their
being practical and decidedly comfort
able. But a woman over rs should not
think of it.
Authorities differ about the size OF
sleeves. But without doubt the popular
taste lis inclined to cling to small sleeves.
People are not very enthusiastic about
big. full sleeves. And they certainly are
anything hut pretty.
One handsome evening cloak is Of
pompadour MORE. 1t is distinguished
from the popular empire style by cape
effect in the back, though there are the
flowing sleeves in front. 1t is trimmed
with sable and lined with accordion
plated chiffon. This idea of sable TRIM
ming WAS seen an some very handsome
evening cloaks.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
1ILIoNA1REs sWINDLED
BY ART DEALER.

6uave Frenchman Sells tWorks of
Art" to the Acknowledgements
Women His Victims-Glad to
Have an Interview with the GA
nous Partisan Art Connoisseur',-
worthless Pictures Sold at Enor-
nous Prices-Wealthy Widow Sup
plies Her Relatives with 81, 600
Paintings.
copyright 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
once there was 8 Frenchman who
vas asalesman Of more than ordinary
ability, . most excellent Judge of hui
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
canvas that would have delighted :


connoisseur.
America was his chosen field for on
Grating his graft and large cities
the places selected 10 procure his kind
OF victims. The wife with a bank ac-
count Of her own, or a rich widow
whose husband had suddenly made his
millions and left her Independent were
his dupes. Never, under any circum-
stances, would he visit an old. we'll
known family of wealth.
After having secured a list of the
names and addresses Of q number Of
persons, and having revised it several
times. he was ready to begin business,
First he sent in advance an agent
whom he had had in his employ for
years, and who, in personal appear
ance and smoothness Of tongue had
few equals.
With a. handsome team Of cob
horses and beautiful landau, this adj
vance agent would call in regal style
at the homes of these new millionaires
and, getting an audience, which was
usually not hard to do, he announced
the recent arrival in the city of the
world-renowned and famous Partisan
art connoisseur, Mons.--, for whom
he, the agent, was DESTROYS Of making
an appointment to see the lady at her
home at any time specified by her. He
added that all the leading society wo-
men of the city would be granted an
interview with this famous man be-
fore he left the city.
On the day and hour appointed Mons.
would drive up in front Of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

In mentioning the different characters
and subjects presented. he would speak
Of them as one thoroughly familiar to
all lovers OF art. Then he casually
pointed out the diftereat pictures he
had disposed OF to Mrs. George Could
the Mrs. Vanderbilts, Chauncey De-
pew and many other notables and null
timillionaires. He even limited that he
never condescended to visit any but
multimillionaires and families of
note. Then, merely to offer . few
suggestions, he laid out this wonder
full piece at $1,000. and another for
$3.50, and so on.
AS il there could be no question - to
her making a selection, he would say:
''Now. shall aid you in selecting
$1,000 or $1,000 worth, or would you
prefer making the selection yourself!"
And, "How do you like this?" or @How
do like that? "Or don't you think
these six pieces would be about what
you ought to have?''
While this CRATER was playing Tor
big stakes, and his dupes were gull
BILE, he nevertheless had experiences Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
Vogue OF GRAY.

This Is a pale gray season and pale
gray wells are immensely popular.
They are thin as gauze and are fin.
ished with a wide hand Of silk around
the edge. That is one style of veil;
another is the pale gray chiffon veil,
with silk dots embroidered all over it,
and the third is the gray pattern veil
with lace flowers ret in and q very
elaborate finish around the edge. This
veil IN expensive, but the others, which
are often quite a. effective, can be
bought at very moderate sum. The
thinner the veil the better, for it is
intended only as trifle to set of the
completion rather than to shade it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
WHISPERED BY WIVES.

=.
Marriage Is mistake, and you are
blunder that cannot correct
Men have the rapid change artists
beaten. Before we were married You
called me dear. Now you want me to
be cheap.
You are constantly complaining
about my cooking, but ct NJ time do
sou neglect to pass your plate for a
second helping.
The difference between a husband
and lover Is that while both know
that the soup is burned, the latter
eats it and sayy nothing.
have come to the conclusion that
good husbands are only SO during the
honeymoon. That Is why all novels
end with the wedding day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
REAL MARvEls OF SPEED.
Some Bicycle Records That Put to
Blush the Best Pace Of
the Autos.

Because the automobile Is 80 con-
spicuously in the public eye, the world
Is inclined to marvel at each successive
report of its speed performances. They
almost shudder as they read of some
flights OF so and 60 miles an hour by
laundering monsters of 80, 100 or even
120-horse power. And while they mar
vel and shudder, speed performances
far more remarkable are being permit
ted to be passed "unheralded and un-
sung"-the performances of men on
BICYCLES.
How Insignificant appears 60 miles
an hour by gigantic motor car pro-
relled by an engine of 100-horse power.
when compared with IS miles per hour
by bicycle propelled by one-man
power! How little real merit there is
In 10 miles in two hours by the same
mighty creation of steel when In the
same period of time a mere mau On
two wheels completes full and more
than 999 miles! And yet this II the
case. It has become SO generally the
fashion to overlook and minimize the
bicycle and to glorify the motor ca.
that few there are who know that
within this twelvemonth two French
cyclists have set up records such as put
the motor car to blush-Guignard, S.
miles 1916 yards in 60 minutes, and
Contenet, 1886 miles in twice GU min
utea. II the world sought real marvels
Of speed, these would seem to supply
them.
OF course, these records were made
in the wake Of powerful motorcycles,
but that detracts little from their mer.
It. That flesh and blood should be
capable Of maintaining such amazing
flights under any conditions Airiy
staggers Imagination when it Is given
Bicycling World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

I'm nature. and a prince in the art Of
dottery.
HI Mas an ''art graft" and while it
49, not deep laii plot 70 inveigle
II unwary into patronizing him. his
mtthods we're certainly unique.
He always selected as his dupe some
woman whose husband bore the repu-
tati0n Of having suddenly gained
riches by some political graft or other
crooked methods. This woman was
very likely to be illiterate and anx-
Ions 10 be shown aow to decorate her
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

mansion, with not only . liveried
driver, but footmln IN uniform, as
we'll. Carrying under his arm num-
Der of "choice pieces Of art" he alight-
ed and presented his card with pro-
found dignity.
In the reception room he was ready
with an unheard Of vocabulary. in
broken French and English. introduce
ing his wonderful work of art, he
would, of course, assume that he was
addressing a person possessing unlim-
tied knowledge Of all such works, and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
The fashionable Ruche.

The heavier ruchings are worn with
the low collars that are now the style,
Collars are cut rather low in the
throat and all the way around there is
set heavy ruche which fills in the
neck nicely and is very becoming.
The thicker the ruche the better, and
1t is no unusual thing to see double
rufling, thick as half your wrist, car
ried out in two or three pale shades
of cream set In the neck of q gown
and used as finish to q low necked
shirt waist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
Rice Bread.

One cupful Of cold boiled rice, one cup
full white Indian. cornmeal one cupful
wheat -four, one teaspoonful baking
powder, two eggs, half teaspoonful salt,
one tablespoonful melted butter, one
cupful milk. Mix the dry ingredients,
add beaten eggs mixed with milk and
the melted butter, pour into shallow,
creased pans. Bake 80 minstes In .
moderate oven.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
Mn.t Have Been tho Flour.

II want to complain Of the -four You
sent me the other day" said Mrs. New
lived. severely. The grocer assumed
an anxious expression, says the Phila-
delphia Ledger, and inquired what vas
the matter with It. TT was tough" re-
nlied the housekeeper, accusingly. my
husband simply could not eat the bis
cuts made with e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
RATIONAL GREETINGS.

~How can u?"-Swedish.
.Aow do you fare?"-Dutch.
FLOW do you Standardization.
~fdow do you live on!"-Russian.
How do you perspire?" Egyptian.
"How do you have yourself?"-Pol
1sh.
How do you find yourself?"-Ger
man.
"How do you carry yourself?"-
French.
May thy shadow never grow less!r
Persian.
How do you dor'-English AMI
American.
How is your stomach" "Have you
eaten your rice?"-xhinese.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

In 1904 one out of every seven Lon
don children under the age Of u
months died.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
The Craze for Cheap Lands" as Seen
by Nebraska Editor.

The excitement which prevails
throughout the country in acquir-
ing Of title to cheap lands has as
sumed kind of craze, and no class
or condition OF people seem to be
immune from the disease. In fact,
the first infection of the disease
was discovered among the noble
men of the land; statesmen, mill
ionaires, persons in high authority
in state and national relations,
were found to be engaged in all
manner of schemes, legal and lille
gal, i'll the acquiring of title to the
cheap lands in the arid West.
This craze for land had no limit,
its measurements mounted up into
the million. Of acres in some in
stances. 1t seemed for a time that
the whole public domain was a
free-tor-all race to the winner.
But recent developments have di-
rected that much of this acquiring
was misjudged, and that, in addi-
ton to a demand to turn back
these lands to the United States
government, the lapd grabber is
punished by fine or Imprisonment,
or both. This action. and the no.
toriety that it has brought about
by trial, litigation and contest, has
aroused land-owning inclination
III the minds of the common peo-
pie, who heretofore never knew
what it was to have the aspiration
for a home of their own, let alone
farm of broad acres, which they
could swell out until it seemed to
encompass everything in sight
from horizon to horizon.
Then, too, the encouragement of
the government in its irrigation
projects, where millions of dollars
were to be expended in making
irrigable great tracts of barren
lands and converting them by this
simple process into rich productive
fields in which immense crops OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01

lock on the Iowa side instead Of
three as in a canal, which will
be drowned deeply, while the gov
eminent will save $4,000 a year
i'll operating expenses alone.
"As soon as the exact cost Of
the work can be computed the
syndicate of Canadian capitalists
who provided the money for the
work at Niagara will make their
decision. They have already said
that they wanted to build the dam,
bnt they will not give out the
positive statement as to the date
when the work will be started un-
til they know exactly what the
cost is going to be.
They are profitihg by the ex-
perience gained at Glenn Falls,
Pa, where they built a dam
across the Susquehanna, but be-
gan the work before they had &C
quired possession of all the land
necessary. The result was that
they encroached on the rights of
the owner of a little island which
The owner bought for 500. But
when it came to squaring matters
with this man they had to pay him
$4,000 before he would be salts
fed. That is why they are so
careful to have all the prelimi-
naries out Of the way before they
tnrn loose their 1000 men at Kc-
Okuk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01

golden grain would grow. vegeta-
ton spring up and the valleys
bloom and blossom like the rose,
and these to be given away to the
homeseeker, under the Homestead
law, with a few extra provisions
whereby the home teader is to pay
the actual expense ofthe irrigation
Improvement OH easy payments
and long time; not alone this, but
immense areas of Indian reserva-
ton lands which the government
has provided for settlement upon a
cheap land basis of ownership for
the land seeker. Is it any wonder
that there exists a land craze
m ong the people, an d
that the nervous, excitabl e
persons are crowding forward
to these arid districts, eager to get
farms and become land owners and
home owners, upon what is believ-
ed by them to be redeemed coun-
try, never more to be visited BY
drouth and the damaging influence
es of arid conditions, which have
prevailed for SO many generations
OF men, but have now passed away
That there are evidences of re-
claiming large tracts of these arid
lands by irrigation appliances and
improvements there is every reason
to believe. That there can to a
limited degree be made operative
systems of dry land farming in
many localities, with the aid OF
natural moisture conditions such
as have prevailed for the last three
years, there is no reason to doubt.
But the unreserved settlement of
these arid plains upon any basis
.of agricultural enterprise other
than assured irrigation improve
ment where the water supply is
sufficient to provide a means OF
crop growth in times of need is a
hazardous undertaking for the
settler.
\ land owning spirit is COM
mendable, whether it comes from
the results of excitement and has
assumed the form Of a craze, or
whether it is a deliberate con-
seriousness Of security in having a
home of ones own.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01
Par()id
Roofing -.

Four things enter into the max
ing of good roofing:
The felt; the SdturdtiOn. the
coating ;and the method of laying.
Paroid excels on all four points.
The felt is the foundation. II it
is not right to start with, no treat
ment of any kind can make it into
a good roofing.
we knO,C that our felt is right
because we make it in our own
mills established in 1S17.)
We make it because we cannot
buy a felt elsewhere good enough
for Paroid.
Other manufacturers who buy
their felt in the open market
wherever they can get it cheapest
necessarily take big chances at
the very start.
We couldn't give you the money
back guaranty we do il we did
not make the complete roofing
under our direct supervision.
y
Paroid roofing is not merely
dipped in a solution, but is soaked
in a water proofing mixture of
our own, which renders every
fibre of it-through and through
absolutely water proof.
=
And then the coating. Paroid
is coated on both sides with q
smoother, thicker, tougher and
more ferible coating than is on
any other roofing made.
There is no room for doubt
about it. You need not take our
word for it. Use your own judg-
ment. Compare Paroid with other
kinds. You will find that Pdroid
is the only roofing that doesn't
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD.
A Remarkable Advance in the Price
OF Platinum.

No substitute has yet been found
for platinum, which is employed in
the manufacture of electric lamps,
telegraph instruments and a varie-
ty of other articles. For years the
supply has scarcely equalled the
demand, and there has consequent
ly been rise in price, slow at first,
but recently very abrupt. A bul
letin of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey says that in March
1905, this metal was quoted at S2I
an ounce, the price having advanc
ad in short time from $40. 50.
At the higher of these two figures
it was worth more than gold. Dur
ing the greater part of last year
the price kept fairly steady at
$50. so an ounce, but on February
I, 1906, it jumped to SIS an ounce,
where it remained until last Sep
TENDER, when it leaped to the I'M
precedented value of S34 an ounce.
G.. w. Horizons report to the
United States Geological Survey
shows that the production Of plati-
mum in the United States iucreas.
ed from 200 ounces in 1904 20 3IS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01

break when you give it a short
bend. If you can freeze the vari-
Gus samples you'll have a still bet
ter test, and you'll find Paroid the
only flexible roof in a zero tenn
perature, while others crack like
an lcicle.
But even the best roofing must
be properly applied.
In every roll of Paroid you will
find a complete roofing kit, with a
supply of square, ruSt-prOOf,
waterproof caps. The only rust
proof cap made.
These caps are patented. You
get them only with Paroid.
Being square, they give you
larger binding surface and so
hold the roof more securely.
Being water-proofed on both
sides, they do not rust and cork
loose and cause leak, as all other
caps do, sooner or later.
And when the roof is laid, you
not only have good and durable,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01
ounces in 1905.

ounces in 1905.
The rise in price of platinum
and its increased production in this
country may be ascribed to two
cause.-the growing demand for
the metal and the reduced Weld of
the Russian platinum placers,
which usually furnish about 90 per
cent of the worlds supply.
The anxiety felt by the plati-
mum dealers during the Japanese
Russian War has not abated since
the settlement of international diff
iculties, buthas further increased as
Russia's internal dissensions have
developed. Even before the up
risings, it is said, the large Russian
mines were purposely curtailing
their production, This reduction
OF the output is due to the fact
that the entire product for a vary
ing term of years was bought up
under contract and at prices that
now seems ridiculously low.
Though reaction may come be-
fore long, the present high price
will stimulate production in this
country. Mr.. Horton saws that
platinum is known to exist in if
teen counties in California, Butte,
Calaveras, Del Norte, Humboldt,
Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, Plu-
mas, Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo, San Bernardino, Shasta.
Siskiyou, Trinity and Yuba; in
nine counties in Oregon, Baker,
Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson,
Josephine, Lincoln, Linn and
Union; i'll eight counties in Idaho.
Ada, Bingham, Boise, fillmore,
Nez- Perez, Oneida and Shoshone;
in four counties in Colorado, Chat
fee, Park, Saguache and San
Miguel; i'll three counties in Wash
ington, King, Skagit and What
com; in two counties on Montana,
Custer and Granite; in Utah, in
Garfield county; in Arizona, in
Yavapai county; and in Wyoming,
in Albany county. The metal is
also rarely found in Alaska ard in
gold bearing sands of the Coroza
River, Porto Rico. Isolated oc-
currences Of single nuggets or me-.
traces of the metal have been
found i'll many other counties of
these states, as well as IN four of
the Eastern States, namely, New
York, Pennsylvania, North Caro-
lima and Georgia. III many of
these localities the metal occurs
only sparsely. The most promis-
ing fields are those of Southern
Oregon and Northern California.
Here the metal has been found in
commercial quantities. With
proper methods a considerable en-
nual output should be obtained.
Platinum is found i'll the gravel
forming the beds of certain streams.
and is usually associated with gold.
The operation of recovery is called
"placer" mining, as distinguished
from the removal Of deposit of ore
in solid rock. The two metals are
separated from the lighter sand
and gravel by a method of wash
ing that carries off everything ex-
cept the gold and platinum. These
are caught by irregularities in the
bottom of sluices.