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New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

80
III call Sam,
the lnOke-he's got
about q twenty
five. What's the
matter"
Captain Wilson
drew forth . bundle
from his coat and
slammed II upon the
cabin table. II was
neatly wrapped and
looked Ike a pack
age OF money; in
fact. a ten dollar note
lay upon the top
Of the rectangular
pile, which was Just
the size OF the bill.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

nlnS me coast at that
time and was in league
with the Cubans-there's
no doubt about that
and they took good care
never TO advertise their
affairs too much to the
Spaniards.''
" Well, we can take a
sail around there, any
how" said Gales. " You
get the starboard boat
swung out and lowered
ana put he sail in her.
!" srart right after dln-
ny. ana that VIII GiEe
Won time TO get some bait
and lines ready. Tell
them forward that We're
going fishing"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
By I. JENKINS HAMS

4 SEEDG looking individual loitered about
~ The dock all day while the Admiral
- was loading. He took care not TO get in
Il - the way OF the sevedores: but they called
hlln offensive names ANYHOW. for he was
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-10-11

Pearl Wright has accepted a po-
sition in the Bargain store.
A son was born Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Barker, Of Denver.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Seay, near this city, Tuesday.
Contractor A. j. Turner went
to Lewiston last night for = few
days visit with his family.
A. W. Tslkington returned
I tuesday, from three weeks trip
to Portland and coast points.
| w. P. Croft and family arrived
here Tuesday from Neg Perez and
will make their future home in
this city.
l.. Grabski is laying founda-
ton for q new building to be
erected just west Of the Austin
cash store.
g. j. Wright, Of the Gordon
Wright Mercantile company, of
White Bird, was doing business in
town yesterday.
The B. B. Of the Baptist church,
will hold q cooked food sale at
Gibson & Aliens jewelry store on
Saturday, Oct. 10.
At meeting of the city council
last night F. o. Miller was elected
councilman for the 3rd ward to
take the place Of j. B. Adams, re-
signed.
Rt. Rev. Lemual II. Wells,
bishop of this Episcopal jurisdiction
will hold divine services, with holy
communion, at Trinity church,
Grangeville, on Sunday morning,
Oct. IA, at IL O'Clock. All are
cordially invited.
G. S. Thompson came out from
Resort yesterday, where he has
had charge of Mat Gilbert's placer
mines during the past season. A
large amount Of work has been
done IN that district during the
past summer and some very salts
factory cleanups made.
The national mining congress
meets at Denver, Colorado, next
week and Mayor Batty has been
requested to appoint delegate
from this place. Mr.. Batty will
be glad to appoint anyone inter-
ested in mining, who can make it
convenient to attend.
John MCGEE, general manager
Of the Nez Perez Telephone COM
pany, and M. F. Fuchs, vice pres
ident of the company, are in town
this week. They now have in
stalled a large number of phones
with new orders coming in all the
time and are giving the people ex-
cellent service.
The FREE PRESS is in receipt of
q very welcome and interesting
letter from Ed. Heightsmann, Of
Payette, but formerly Of this city.
Mr.. Heightsmann, while content
ed in his new home, still takes
much interest in the people and
happenings Of this county. He re-
newed his subscription to the
FREE PRESS, which he says is al
ways welcome visitor at his
home.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-10-11
For Ladies Only.

Every Thursday evening at 1880
O'Clock, ladies do not miss the
chance to get your hair cleaned
at Jack, the barber. Everything
np-to-date. If
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

to speak of. Moreover, it is vacillating ,un-
decided sort of thing, which, take it, doesn't
pay in this business"
l We heard all this BEFORE" remarked Venn,
sitting stolidly on the bar, apparently without
the least intention of carrying out the nstruc-
tions given him.
'Of course-of counsel" said Price, tax
ing no notice of Sackvile. "The hook swing
Is the simplest feat in the gymnasium"
Simplest feat, indeed l found it far
simpler alighting on my head when I tried
1T yesterday. You know Ito Price, I'd seen
you do it three or four times running. 1t
appeared so easy that, when you all went
out, | determined to manage it by myself.
Sitting squarely on the bar, | sore, "a up
courage, and made a dive backward, but if
1T hadn't been for those marvellous elephant
cushions of yours l should have broken my
head"
Come, confess, Venn, you had Prices
long-egged valet handy, in case of accidents"
Pouf! l don't count natives as. any
thing"
At this moment the servant in question
came into the room, with letter in his hand,
and, making low salaam, he handed it to
Sackvile.
"Chitt-he captain sahib Ike waste" ("Letter
for his honor, the captain').
Sackvlle tore open the note, read rapidly
Tor second or two, and then uttered quiet
"Hurrah!"
whats .up?" inquired Venn.
''Well, about a fortnight ago Jeffrey and
| were dining with Colonel Burrowes, the
deputy commissioner. After dinner the con-
versation turned on tigers and tiger-shooting
Burrowes told me he knew what a keen
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

sportsman was, and that he might soon
have something. for me to do, if | cared
about it: Of course, replied that ! should
that, driven probably by drought and hun
ger, large tiger has appeared at Coma,
village about sixty miles from here. 1t has
killed a couple of natives-a woman and an
old man-and is committing, all sorts Of , depre1
dations on their hocks and herds: The VII
layers say it is a 'maneater,' and one that
paid them visit two years ago. So, good
bye, both of you. | start this evening. Moth;
ing like travelling by night in, this weather!
being on the spot day earlier?"
And, having shaken hands with both his
friends, the young soldier left the gymnasium
in search of jeffrey. -,
And now the scene changes to Coma, which
place our tiger-hunters reached in due course:
The village is situated on the right bank OF
what becomes during the rains a, consider
able stream. Now, however, in the height
of the hot season, the flow had entirely ceased.
Small, shallow pools dotted the bed at in
stagnant, being used Unfortunately by both
the villagers and their cattle. 1t was, new
ertheless, clear, from the moist appearance
of the sand, that water lay not far below the
surface.
Scattered in the nullah, or watercourse,
were a few patches of stunted vegetation.
These, by degrees, as one advanced up stream,
grew thicker and more luxuriantly, till about
three or four miles from the village, where
the banks were much broken and the bed
considerably wider, the underground became
low scrub jungle. 1t was here that the
tiger had his lair, and snoozed comfortably
in the shade during the fierce heat of the day,
to emerge again at sunset on his errand OF
blood and slaughter.
Today, however, he was destined to be
roughly awakened from his gluttonous sum-
bers, for Jeffrey and Sackyile had determined
turned out to assist in the drive, in the
hope of seeing their savage enemy bite the
dust
Our hunters post themselves, one on either
side of the watercourse, choosing position
scanty, so that the tiger, driven from one
clump of underground to another, must nee
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
He Still Believed If

An old railroad man was watching the men
at work repairing bridge on a Connecticut
railway, andsventured to remark that it was
too weak to bear a train. The foreman told
him sharply to mind his own business, and
sent him away with threat to report him.
The man went away, but he was so uneasy in
his mind that he hurried along the track to
flag train which he knew was shortly due.
1t had grown quite dark by this time and he
had no lantern. but as the train came along
he stood perilously near the track, and with
lighted matches made the signals to stop.
The engineer and conductor were rather in
clned TO be angry when they heard his story,
but they took him in the cab, went on slowly,
and when they came to the bridge found that
it had collapsed few minutes before, injur-
ing several men, including the wise foreman.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
The Lady and Leopard

One day worthy housewife in Kaffrland
came out from her cooking, and standing on
the ledge of rock at her back door, in per-
fectly natural way, emptied a pan of boiling
dishwater into the rank heritage below. 1t
fell, splash, on the back of sleeping leopard,
who jumped right up in the air as high as
the roof of the hut. What might have hap
pened next, who can say? But the aston
ished woman dropped the tin pan with clang
upon the rock, and the leopard took one leap
down the hill. The pan followed, and the
leopard's downward leaps became longer and
swifter as the pan bounded after it from rock
to rock When last seen the leopard was at
the bottom of the ravine, and the pan was
knocking away on the other side. The leopard
could have eaten the old woman with pleas
ure, but pan that first scalded and then
chased him was something he could not face
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

low, generally known as the War
rem" The name, however, was applied to 1t
in Jest only, for it's official designation was No.
46. Its occupants were hospitable. good-na-
tured young bachelors, who were continually
their Numerous friends.
In the year 1856 one of the residents OF
this bungalow was George Price, young Off
Ger Of artillery. Price was much given to
athletics of all kinds, and had rugged up in
one of the unused rooms what might be
considered very fair apology for gym
nasium.
There was a movable horizontal bar, set
of parallel bars, "a trapeze and rings, and, as
Price always asserted that the alpha-beta OF
gymnastics ought to be to make flaming easy,
and, if possible, even comfortable and lux
urious, he had provided an abundance of
wadded rugs and elephant pads for that pur-
pose.
1t was in the middle of the month OF
May. The hot season was in full swing, but
it was comparatively early in the day, and the
heat, though great, had not as yet reached
it's maximum.
Three young fellows were disporting them
selves in the gymnasium. Perched on the
horizontal bar, sitting with his shoulders
square, and both his legs dangling on one side,
was Arthur Venn, captain in the Royal
Il
ground, and Price was officiating as instruc
tor. Evidently some feat was about to be
performed.
The third individual had made himself as
comfortable as circumstances would permit
on the parallel bars, and was watching the
other two, with an amused smile on his face.
This was Captain Francis Sackvile, twenty
four years of age, in the same regiment as
Venn, and one of the handsomest and most
popular men in the station; Price was hold
ing forth.
"Now, Venn, what you've got to do is this:
Fold your arms across your chest, and let
your body swing quietly backward, keeping
the knees we'll crooked The effect of this
catch will be to send your head and shout
ders, pendulum-wise, up against the other
side; then slip the knees from the bar, and
you'll come to the ground on your legs as
light as feather"
"Say like Bird" suggested Sackvile, per-
suasively. "You see, a feather has no legs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
Copyright by James Elverson.

z story opens in Luckabad, one Of
the largest and pleasantest stations
in India. Not far from the Canton
ment Church, and to its south side,
stood fair-sized, fat-roofed bun0a-
low, generally known as the War
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11
PALISADE PATTERNS.
A MAJOR DRESS FOR THE
BOY OR Girl.

Mother Is always glad Of newt ideas In frocks for
her young offspring and the one skefehed here Is e-
celleni in style and practieahitiy The frock IS in
one piece and thus easily put Of and on Il has the
further advantage Of closing the shoulders being
slipped on over the head and buttoned along Shout
der pieces which resemble epanle,s and give broad
ening effect. pretty stitched cuff completes the
sleeve and reinforoes place which is subject to
much wear The frock is beltel In long wasted
manner and leather is the best maSrra for the belt
crash or serge would serve as a rssis,er Of wear
and soil and with belt and shoulder buttons OF red
the frock would be quite fetching. For the medium
size yards Of 96-ineh material are needed.
477o-sizes, Alto years
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11

came down on hands and feet, like a
cat. A moment later we were off again,
at fun speed.
But forty minutes had passed when I
saw. far away to the southeast. fiut-
ter of white high in the trees. It was
the balloon case--the remnants of La
Jaune--and / knew we We're near the
end OF our run.
The infantry guard at the gate rccog-
mixed my uniform and saluted as we
swept through the gates. At the porte
eochere set the brake leaped from the
car and rushed into the chateau, my
sword clsnIing ominously behind me.
There was no change IN the appear
ance al. the rooms, save that they were
deserteA The tables were still Uttered
with PAPERS Blankets lay upon the
cots just as they had been thrown back
when the sleepers arose. It seemed
dead place: yet with a great hope In
my heart that might find Aimee there
passed quietly through the carpeted
parlors and on TO the small family din
lng-room beyond. which had been re-
served for the Emperor's private apart
ment.
/ threw back the heavy curtain at the
doorway. man stood within. He had
risen suddenly to his feet from chair
hv small tahle on which lay papers
and MACS left by the Emperor. He
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11
srxoeNs 81 paEcE0lNe caaprEas.

James Adams Americdn bushes,
man and graduate OF West Point, is IN
Paris al the opening of the great aCdi
betaceen France and GermGng. He en-
cages In balloon reconnaissance for
the French; ndrroseIg escapes capture
by German troops; and is aorecked ia
the grounds of the Chateau Lagandg.
IN France. He is narsed bg Aimee,
the Counts daughter, Nth iohopl he
falls IN Io6e. The Germans ddUdnce
and take the Chateau for headquarters.
GTtesDaan, q German Colonel, after
aodrd in charge Of the Chateau, insults
Aimee and is attacked by Adams, the
fght being stopped bg the Kaiser, a0ith
aoh0Bs adams is personally acquainted.
Adams joins the German HuSsGrs, IN
der Col. Lo1Denber0, an old friend, and
becomes acquainted 10ith F1eischaGnR,
q gigantic sergeant, aCho later proves to
be a friend IN need. The army noves
aOest 10 meet the French. Adams,
L0Oenberg and FIei8ehmdnn lead an
ambush, defeating a French column.
Returning to camp, adams is informed
that Aimee has assisted in the escape
OF a French spy, Ldtour, taking him
Gic1y IN her carriage. Griesmdn and
cdUGlrg are in pursait. With Fleisch-
mann, Adams impreSSes a German a0Gr
automobile and ruShes to Aimee'S aid.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11

watching each other like hawks: then
up and at 1t again, back and forth. cut
and slash, thrust and parry, until 1t
seemed to me that all my life long !
had been doing this thing. and that
should continue until the end of time.
At last my anger rose again. ]
twisted his sword to one side and
pricked him beneath the arm THAT
FOR a hint" 7 cried. IL shall press less
lightly the next time. Put down your
sword aud deliver the lady TO me 81
you shall die, traitor"
The word struck home. For answer
he cursed me, and came in with great
sweeping stroke that would have cut
me Ia two habit reached It's mark. But
] stopped, caught his blade near my
hilt, and with a strong upward lift and
throw put him off his guard. And.
though il was unwise. considering my
uncertain status with the Emperor. !
was too far gone with hate and with
desperation to recede. Ny sword came
down with heavy, dra rig stroke. II
grazed the side Of his head slieing of
an ear. II bit deep into the muscles OF
his thick. corded neck. II struck the
collar bone, shattered it. and turned in
ward And as ne staggered back and
tell, carrying down table and chair. his
blood spurted ID the low ceiling and
knew that my work was well done.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11

wore the uniform of a Prussian private
Of cavalry-dark blue with red facings
and small, close-fitting shake witt
} red pompOn. But what struck me wa.
: his attitude of terrified surprise, The
whitencss Of his face, the stare of hi:
small eyes. He thrust into his inner
pocket packet Of papers that were II
his hand; his features relaxed in 8
faint, sickly smile. and he saluted
Monsieur startled me-" he said, In
bourgeois French. II am arranging
these papers which have been left be
hind"
Disguised as he was, and with that
guilty look, still knew that some
where, and recently, 1 had seen him in
utterly different surroundings. But
there was no time for thought Where
Is your Colonel-Griesman l asked
HE is not here. He has gone-north,
since daylight, after the spy"
I turned back and met Fleischmann.
| "Mademoiselle is not here" he said,
nor IS Griesman. We must follow
them.'s
At the outer door spoke to a guard
who sat on a stone bench summing him
self: who is the man withinY'
He Is Colonel Cheeseman's interpre-
ter" he replied.
Ellis name2'
Jacques Grevoir.''
"Ah, a Frenchman?''
"No, a Belgian"
hurried down the steps. FIeisch-
mann was already in the car. ITO the
north" he said, as / took my seat
And to the north we went on the wing
Grevoir--Jacques Greyoir. The name.
the face, haunted me. Then / remem-
bered. Jacques. the servile garcon, at |
the club Why ! had seen him only the
night before / left Paris. And what |
did he here? Cheeseman's interpreter, |
eh?
Before could pursue the peculiar sit |
uation further we reached a fork of the |
road and stopped in a quandary
Fleischmann left the car to examine /
for tracks. There was no dearth Of /
showing that horsemen had gone in
both directions
Fleischmann FASTENED to a small
farm house near by, and returned lead
ing sorry-looking plough horse.
IT'S no great affair compared with
your iron steed," he said, with a grim
smile; but / will manage. You keep
ahead and ! viii turn to the left The
roads run parallel for some miles. If
you do not find her, cut across and
Join me. If ] do not, / will join you"
He swung to the saddle and rode off at
q smart gait.
AT a small village / obtained infor-
nation that q party, In three carriages,
had passed al sunrise, followed a few
hours later by small body of cavalry.
SO pushed on, growing reckless in my
,hase and running many risks on the
narrow, winding road.
At last / came upon them at the lit
lie village of Vartoux. Eight horses !
we're picketed near a well. Close by six !
roopers were lounging on the grass be- (
leath a great tree, for the afternoon !
vas warm in spite of the lateness of !
he season. Beyond them stood a car /
iage. l recognized the vehicle as !
Afmee's, and hardly waiting for the !
Machine to stop, rushed toward 1t. 4
there was no one inside. turned to i
he soldiers
where is your Coionei?" a
One of them saluted, with scant re- 4
pect, and pointed to low, stone inn, I
wenty rods up the road. Thither ] q
astened, my heart beating fast with
niger and hope and fear. liz
The room was long with low ceilings 8
nd somewhat dark. On one side 8
tretched a row of small tables, at one a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11
cHAPrER '.

was not familiar with the road over
which we were travelling, and could not
afford to be reckless with its many
turns. Better that ! arrive a few min
utes late than not at all. Yet the pace
the giant automobile made seemed flu
rious to Fleischmann, for presently
heard his heavy voice III my ear:
Scott und Himmell! 1t is too fast"
"There is no danger ] shouted back.
II know the machine as you know
your horse"
Presently he spoke again:
I'VE shall be arrested at the chateau.
They will telephone from headquar-
ters'
1t was q disagreeable thought
Should suspicion arise at camp as to
my intention, the rear guard at the
chateau would be ordered by wire to
arrest us. But F'leisehmann rose to the
occasion, as he did so often in times of
trouble. Once more heard his voice at
my ear;
"Slack III and / viii break the wire"
/ glanced upward where, at the side
of the road. two strands of wire were
supported on iron poles or on conven-
lent trees. ! had seen the signal corps
at work and knew the system. The
upper wire, OF heavy copper, was the
through line. extending back across the
Mouse, into lorraine, and thence, by
established lines, south into the Vosges
Mountains, where Ii connected with the
army of the Crown Prince. operating on
the southeastern border. The other
wire, or iron, was local" running
only from the chateau to the headGuar-
tiers on the Aisne River.
1t was a daring act-deliberately to
sever this line of communication. Yet
we were well into the affair now and
must see 1t through
4 NIqrkapad gnnaH and Elnigchrnqrf1
sprang from the car The wires were
here fastened to a TAN poplar. He,l
Skinned" up the tree, and, taking hold |
OF the local" with both hands. swung |
out upon 1t. The slender strand broke |
clean at the insuIator and Fleischmann
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11

of which sat Griesman and his orderly,
busily talking. The innkeeper came
forward with a smile Of welcome. ]
waved him aside and turned to Cries
man, who looked up with a sneer.
All, Herr Adams, SO you have come
for the iady7f
Il have come for Mademoiselle La
gunay," I replied. II wish to see her Of
once
He broke out into hooking laugh.
In which the others joineas well so
you shall, so you shall see her, pres
entity, perhaps. But you must know
that she Is a prisoner OF Warmly pris-
oner."
She is TO be released said. hotly.
Il heard from the Emperor your report.
II is said that she aided the spy. La
tour, 10 escape. You viii prove It or
release her.
Griesman took the time deliberately
to draw from his pocket a cigar and to
light Il before he spoke He knew that
| was burning with impotence and an
ger. Leaning back and speaking
through 9 cloud of smoke he made my
heart leap with delight
There IS nothing in the charge. so
far as Il relates to msdemoiselie. for
which I am glad. since my regard fs5f
her Il very--tender, ] may say
He paused TO take Ii the full effect ar
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11
WOMAN OPPOSING Ex
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president of the Illinois Association
opposed to the Extension Of Suffrage
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