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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-26

Boise-Mrs. Mary e. Ridenbaueh
has rendered her resignation, which has
been accepted, as member of the
board OF regents of the University Of
Idaho. Her successor has not been an
pointed. Ill health is the cauee which
prompted Mrs. Ridenbaugh TO give mn
her membership on the board, az she
felt that she was not physically able to
ca ~ on her duiie in flat capacity as
they should be done.
Mrs. Ridenbaugh had served az a
member OF the board of regents OF the
for more than five years. and
she leaves a record OF which she NAV
well be proud. She was first appointed
as memper OF the board by ex.Gover-
nor Morriton, since which time she
continuously served on the board until
the time OF her resignation.
Mrs. Ridenbaugh was secretary of
the board, which Office she had held
Tor the last four years. With the ex.
reption OF the meeting OF the board in
April, after the burning Of the univer-
'ity building. when she was out of the
state, she never missed attending a ses-
non OF the board during the years size
vas member.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-26
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
iss~s hat aru ukdy 70 Interest A
Our Readers.
= Brief Rsvisw Of the improvements.
Growth and Development Along
Al Lines Of Industry 7-hrouGhsus
Our Commonwealth Mining. He
torieai and Commercial.

lewsston-Mills in the upper Lapwsi
canyon will manufacture 10, 000. 900
ieet OF lumber by July 1, and the pro-
duct is now being delivered to .ns rail-
road at Culdeeac at the rate of Gil. 600
FEET day. Mech OF the cnt has been
contracted to eastern manufacturer
and will be shipped as soon as deIiv-
cred.
The entire interest in the Golden
Rule mill of the Lapwai Lumber com
Pany has been acquired by 4. Hack.
barth, fovmer president of the COM
paLy. Mr.. Hackbarth has owned z
halt interest in the mill Tor several
years, the remaining stock being held
by farmers In the community. The
plant is located on Lapwai
creek above Culdesac, and now has
20 90, 600 feet Of logs In the yard to be
this season. The entire
plant with equipments Is valued at
'So 900, the purchase OF che remain
ing one-half interest being made on
hat basis.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-05-26

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ucular reception there Is a mark. and
this mark Is invariably placed on some
part OF the premises where II viii be
seen A semi-eircle, a quadrant. the let
ter X, figures, and numerous hero
sIyphies. which are no less ike the IN
scriptioHs OF the AbyssiniaHs than those
used during the reign Of the pyramid
builders, are continually being employ
ed 10 convey warnings, news OF an in
different nature. and statements that
are calculated % mentally transport
the hobo who reads them into the
Gelas of Elysia-
The marks or signs are never in
scribed On a place where they would
be apt 10 be erased. or defaced. m
deed such care is exerted in finding
a suitable place, that the owner OF the
residence is rarely aware Of the fact
that he is a marked man. The marks.
nevertheless, are there, and while they
may escape the eyes Of the resident.
Il Is the business OF the tramp 10 md
them To the latter they are all i'm
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MoUinq Upon Washinqton.

Just at this time the weather In the
Northern States is too unsettled and
uncertain. and until the weather pro-
phets see fit TO hang up the balmy
weather sign 10 stick for a series of
months we may expect to have the
''neer do wells as our fellow-towns-
men. Residents Of the Virginia and
Maryland hamlets contiguous TO Wash
ington and outlying districts of the
city already have ample evidence Of
the fact that the city is TO have a
tramp convention or conclave within
the near future, and The front and
rear gates hook as though expert wood
carvers had been busy with them.
The roadsmen have a code of sig
nails by means Of which they inform
one another of the presence of dogs in
yards. and also tip off the fact that
the housekeepcr is easy or close-fisted
In addition to these the tramps have
many other signals. which they scratch
on the gates and fences. and II they
chance to come upon place where the
wrong sign is shown, they lose no time
in scratching IL off and carving the
car~ect one In its place.
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portant, for on them depends his mode
OF procedure Consequently. before
directly approaching the house he
makes a careful scrutiny Of the fence.
trees. and grounds. with the result
that, when he knocks on the door or
rings the bell. he usually knows Just
what 20 expect
Sometimes these bedraggled birds o,
travel hit the pike" as they char
ac1erize their wanderlngs. slngIy. but
such occurrences are rare. As rule
they love and require companionship.
and wander through the country in
groups Of three. four, and five. Al
though in the course Of their wander
inEs they traverse every State in the
Union, from Maine 10 Florida. ana
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. they
rarely, If ever, have any particular des-
unation In mind Their travels ara
governed by only four rules: the South
In the winter, the North in the sum
mer. large cities in cold weather. and
small towns and the country al The
first signs OF spring
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enough 20 eat. I've been out 20 re-
ceptinns with them myself One night
a coUple OF Young professors got their
hands against some fresh paint before
they came into the house where the
reception was. When they took or
their sriked-tsH coats and rolled up
their sleeves Why. c0nfound IL! al
though it was p degrees below zero,
these fellows acre wearing miuE0w-
seine underwear. don't care what
q man who can't wear flannel next 10
his hide when snow Is on the ground
thinks Of you. I want you 10 have
a sfand-in with the Substantial men
OF the country.
Nov, I tell YOU. sou--yDu've spent
eight years in the grade schools. four
years iu the high school, had a special
tutor Tor another year 20 get YOU
tsaaE, and have put in four years IN
.ns nhlNeTsIty OF course this is all
i-e"'- 4ou aren't spoiled yet. and II
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Some Strange Book Marks

k(O ONE Of the things we find in
books. put there for markers.
are funny enough TO take
The edge of the hum
drum monotony of our lives
said a Librarian in Carnegie
branch. 10 a writer for the New York
Tribune 'Oe the ordinary things that
people use for markers, such IS hairpins.
spectacles. combs. tooth brushes. false
teeth plates. and handkerchiefs. We find
something like a half bushel a year. and
by reference 10 the numbers and cards
return them 10 their owners. But when
We find fun poker hand, with a blue
chip in it. as was done in this very
branch. only yesterday. We can't help
but wonder what kind of a genius II is
that guides the footsteps Of the absent
minded beggars who read books
"Ill sive you a partial list Of the
things we find in books. I picked out
Of a sentimental novel the other day a
Government bond II was IN a treatise
on how 70 bring up children that
found the poker hand Evidently the
father had been taking a hand IN the
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management Of that hor,saLo15
exposition Of Henry Georges sf--Ta -
cleoTE found a S38.G00 morteare So
'aliSn evidently did not seriously trouble
the reader Of that book.
some one who had read .F-or+,- Wv.
= aiaAlng Money or something of a
s'-ii''aF ttle. had used for hooJzn,a-l,
summons 70 suit for a tailor hin
= student OF How TO PLAY Rridrs
Iouho last Sundays Bible class Iearar
d good bookmark. In a history M arr
was found holder used in the kitchen
Tor handling hot dishes. found 3, .
pooA on cnarity and the workings Of
numerous charitable institutions Do+a
from poor tenant begging a few mora
DAYS IN which 10 pay her rent. vras
interested enough in this book 10 Iool,
up the last borrower Of the hook
FOUND him 10 be man known all over
The city for his wealth and philantbropi,,
enterprises.
more than one Librarian has nIaved
the part OF Cupid. and by the reDres-
sioI OF Ihe speeding on their way OF
NOTES round IN books has reunited -.
- 80" DohoS- A young miss oF
'teh summers had the habir
iii.B her books at night and
'eS aiohg with her a young man
NIo 'ooA great interest in helping her
seiect her reading. watched ~
courtship grow from the .Aurorr.t -
t"e breakfast Table through Poa,s
Iales and poems and Lorna DooDe' 70
Shelley' Keats. and Heiue.
he ring appeared Uba, ,ba,,
oIousht back Mrs Browninx.s son
he's from the Portuguese. Rur ona
HIeIlI Httle Miss Reader appeared alone
and did not take out a book. Her eve.
were rec and there was every fndica-
uoh or showers I took the book. ana
on looking it through found a lertar
The envelope was unaddressed ana
had a perfect license to open II. Il w.
as I thought. 4 dance. a quarrel q
fearful night. and decision thar n
was all over between us The no,a
ended with a command to send hack
all letters. photographs. and love tokens
Il knew well enough where that Iet
ter should have gone. and had it bee1
an ordinary case I would have sem
Il on Its wa as 7 have done IN b,,n-
dreds OF others. But once l wrote A
ago, hOwever-and ! have never for
gUJten il. 4 did not forward Miss
Readers note. and in five davs she
came back all wreathed in smiles Win
her young man al her side. That waS
about two years. A month ago She
brought back a book on the care ~
children. and / haven't seen ber since
These are only a few OF the things
which serve 70 brighten the dul! gray
life among the stacks. but they serre
even d humdrum work"
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a joint in which they could get rid OF
the two bits"
Such is the life OF the average hobo.
Something for nothing" is their
motto. No matter where their lines
may be cast you viii find them wear
ing a grin which may be a little rue
full, but which may also be trans
lated, What's the odds?''
Ragged. unkempt. and dirty. but
never miserable, they adapt them
selves TO whatever circumstances in
which they may find themselves. max
ing the best Of everything with an
unconscious philosophy which is
worthy Of higher station than they
VIII tver reach.
Diogenes spent his life in an unavafl-
Ing search for an honest man. but to-
day contentment seems TO be even
more desirable If this be true who
will gainsay that the existence of a
tramp is, in a certain sense, to be
cnvied?
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Up a profession that none OF your
brothers have stopped 10. and become
q business man. OF course I say II
you wish 10 do any one Of these other
things and don't agree with me. YOU
shall have that liberty and TIL spend
a thousand a year on you for four
years more But. before you do that.
] m going 70 have my say for Just A
little while I want you 10 spend az
least one year IN the school that I've
been going 10 for half a century. 1
want YOU 10 put in a little study in
my college-the University OF Hustle
II seems 10 me that this so-called
higher education, which Is little more
or less than the reading Of good books.
should be the pleasure picked I'D in
leisure hours Of the business man
Why. I've seen one Of my .irends here
IN Chicago get tnto a talE with Iot Of
professors on subjects Gf history. re-
hgion. philosophy and literature aod
nearly skin them In an argument: and
J m shot II l don't believe that he has
a better education as you call il. than
any professor 7 ever met And vou
know that your old dad himself isn.t
such a slouch when It comes TO books.
eh, son,
But, here. This is Monday morn
ing and two days mail 10 go through
} on run along out now and see vT-Jr
mother You can take one DAYS vsca-
uon with her, but tomorrow morning
YOU snow up here -ith me. az
o clock. One Of ny travelling men has
Just told me that the Young man Mo
packs his trunks has got wise and is
gong 70 80 out on the road on his own
hook for another house. He ree5= a
good I've boy 70 help him along. and I
guess y Just turn you over 10 him for
few trips"
iChaPteT 2, "FakinE vs. Good Goods"
WIZ appear IN Next Sundays Issue.l
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Straight Talk" by Manager Of a Big Whole.
sale House 10 His Youngest Son, John,
Just OHof UniveTsiy-Older Sons Stug-
Cling in the Professions That John
Shall Take a Years Study in His Own
College, the University Of Hustle e"-To
Go on the Road as Helper to Salesman,

yacht. trousers freshly creased and
rolled up at the bottom. straw hat. tn .
band OF which emblazoned his Greek
letter fraternity colors. In one OF his
gloved hands he carried a walking
stick-in the other his Ph. 3. degree
he had Just got at Harvard. The old
man was so glad TO see John that he
Rugged him when he came into the Of
fee.
We'll, you've go your degree. John?"
YES. father. Here II Is. I'll show
IT 10 you"
John took an initial silver cigarette
case out OF his pocket lit n coffin nail
with a wax match, and. slipping the
bow knot OF tie blue ribbon tied
around his degree rolled his sheepskin
out upon the old mans desk.
Him. hm-you finally got It, John.
Read II to me-"
John began mumbling over the Lat
in words on his Ph. B. degree. com
ing soon 10 his own name, "Joannis
CarOlianus Witherspoon.'
'Oh-hold on there with that stuff.
John. this Joannis Carolia aus business:
give me the John-Charley Of IT,
want you to talk 10 your old dad in
the straight American language
don't know anything about that STUFF
Then Joannis began TO stammer over
his translation of his Latin sheepskin
He made such a bot"hed Job Of Il that
the old man soon bluTted out;
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Willing to Take q Drink.

At this point Funeral Sam wiped
his forehead on a disreputable
coatsleeve, cleared his throat and
let out an oath.
H but it's hot" he calculated.
so much talkin's made me dry.
What's the prospect of your buying?
What? No joints in Anacostia7 What
are you givin' us? Honest? Well.
how about lending me the price of
four big ones? my buddies have to
come in. Of course Two bits would
go nice"
The two bits" were forthcoming,
and pocketed with a laconic thanks"
Guess III have to save this piece"
said he. as he thoughtfully fingered
the quarter. until we get across the
bridge. No, I amt going just yet.
It's too hot. and so much talkin' has
made me tired. Guess III crawl inside
the car apd take a snooze. Wen. so
long
Win lheSe words he ambled of in
the direction of his companions who
had disappeared within the car fully
half an hour since.
a few hours later the four tramps,
all sound asleep. We're discovered by
an employs OF the railroad company.
and unceremoniously bundled out of
the car. They took their ejectmenf
good-naturedly and rubbing their eyes
started across the river In search o.
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Leading the Simple Life.

1--WE stayed with Frisco until the
bulls got wise, and copped the
bunch. Frisco got jugged, and
those that got off all scattered ex-
cept Fatty, myself, and those three
that are with me now. We decided
to cut out the grating, and con-
fine our work to legitimate begging
it amt so dangerous.
"You know that work Of Frisco's,
too, was little to much like steal
ing, and 1 amt a crook. AS it is
now, we goes over the country see
ing all sorts Of things, living high,
and don't have TO do any work. OF
course now and then we gets
pulled off a freight and have to
spend five or ten days in the work
house of some little town, but
that's only when things gets going
so good that we gets careless. Be
sides, time amt no object with us,
and sometimes, in the winter, we're
mighty glad TO get caught. In the
summer, when it comes to solid
comfort, we've got you folks
skinned to death. Houses is close
together. we have ways of knowing
what's doing inside, there's plenty
Of fruit for the picking, and when
we get tired, why there's always a
haypile handy where you can roll
up and sleep as long as you please.
II we gets tired of one place, why
we moves on to another.
There's nobody that can tell us
where to get off. We hoboes are
the only people on earth that are
our own bosses. Our friends is the
hest, too. for any one of my buddies
sill divide their last cent witl me.
Any hobo will help another one-we
stick together. Don't ever think
either that just because a mans a
hobo he's a fool. Hot Air Brown
over there, was in Cornell Univer-
sity for two years, got fired, and
has been bummin' it ever since, but
say. he can spiel some when he
wants to. There are plenty of
others. too, who pum it because
they like the life. I'm one, I've
been hitting the pike, counting the
time spent with Frisco Siim,' for
more years than I've got fingers,
and I'm satisfied. l wouldn't trade
with anybody.
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well, father. donw Enow Just ex-
aetly, but thought ia Ike 20 take
postgraduate course and get Pm. d.
You see, I have only Phi. B."
"Ph. De Umphl Well. there's only
one letter between B and d. Don't
you thiak you've gone about far
enough? As Il Is you can't read the
one you have. What's the use OF get
ting anather?"
Well you see. father, the Pm r.
nowadays is just sort of a starter
You must have the Pm D.-that Is.
\ doctor OF philosophy degree; the
Ph. Is. IL only a bachelor OF philos-
ophy dsgTee-before a college man Sriu
recognize you as having done any
thing"
college nothingl What DO ! care
about what college men think of you7
They aren't going 10 support you.
Why. the poor begsars hardly set
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A Series of Unusual Interest and
Great Practical Value to Every
one in Business of Any Kind 8

you have your head set TO II good and
hard 10 take up a profession after a
while. ell very well and good. But
look ahere-I am just now sending
away-yes, see these checks-a hundred
dollars each 10 two Of your brothers
One Of them has been Practicing law
for four years and Doctor WitherspOOn
has had his sign out for over two
years. They're both writing TO the old
man 10 send them money 20 pay their
house rent. The only ones ] don't have
10 put up for right along now are Ned,
who too kup electricity. and sam that's
a mining engineer-and neither one Of
them right now is making as much as
nv average travelling salesman
"Of course. I say, II you want 10 be
come a professional man. that's all
right. But I'll tel. you. my son, the
lawyers and doctors get only a few
grains OF corn that fall through the
cracks: the business man owns the
crib. full Of ears I've kind Of got this
professional man idea out Of my head
I had il good and hard when your
older brothers We're growing up-but
if YOU want 10 do something Of that
kind. that s. all very we'll and good.
but. do you know, I've kind OF got IL
into my head that business man IS
a proft ssional man E-hy. my buyer
hero iI t4le silk depa -tment must know
a E-hol, lot Of things technical things
At that. too-and don't see why he's
not just as much a professional man
as the fellow thSt yanks a tooth ont
Of YOUR head. Why. my travelling
salesme, are professional men They
have study their business II has
cost me a good deal Of money 20 hnd
out that the young fellow starting out
on the road has a whole lot 10 learn.
Now, maybe you would Ike 10 take
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Strong Matter of Doubt.

The letter z, followed BY a question
mark. as ~, implies doubt on tie par,
OF the transcTiber as TO the absolute
desiTability of the house SIS stop
over place In the vernacular of the
gentleman Of the road, II says the
place Is always good for q hand out.
but that the inmates are curious and
ply the applicant with questions.
Hoboes are rarely AZ a loss for a good
yarn with which 20 repay their vie
tins. but as a rule they don't like TO
do II.
No matter what the reception OF the
men who resemble the h.ies OF TIE
field. but solely IN that "ihey Toll not.
neither do they spin.' for that par
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mere is dog on the premises and .he
housewife is not at all stingy with lot
water when tramPs appear az her
aooT These tWo are sufficient 10
irishten OF the average hobo. but
some arc from the good old state Of
Missouri and the experience Of others
who have gone before gives birth 70
no caution on their part.
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"Riding the Rods"

It does ,Aot mean much TO the aver
age good citizen who works IN an Of
fee all day and then goes home to
spend the evening with his family. hut
to the tramp, whose only thought is Of
getting something 10 eat and place
to lay his weary bones without exert
ing any of his surplus energy. It sigri-
fies the housewife is good for the
limit" In other words. a good square
meal can be had for the asking. and
in addition the woman will fix up a lit
tie snack to be eaten at some future
time. If the tramp wants TO shake
eff his winter garments for spring at
tire all he has to do is to ask All
this and more is conveyed to his mind
by the mystic sign on the gate
BXS IS quite different This sign
means so many horrible things that
the tramps usually take to the woods
at first sight OF 1t and do not Iinger
TO ascertain whether the carver has
made a mistake or a different family
resides there since the BXX was en-
graved- This might mean any number
of fierce things that are handed out
to the inoffeRsive. unobtrusive tramp,
but it is usually taken TO signify that
the visitor must be beware because
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We'll. never mind what II Is Just so
long as you've got IT," Then, Ike a
business man. having brought one deal
10 head the old man started in on
another and turned to Joannis with
the remark:
Well. now look here. John; you are
a man now. You are twenty-one years
old and have this here degree. what
are you going 10 dos
Well, after I have my vacation.
father"
Vacation, hi! You haven't had
anything but vacation since you were
born and you haven't given a vacation
70 your mother and me since ] used 10
walk you nights 10 keep you from
howiing. Now you've been through
school and got what you wanted-you
know l wes kind OF half mind not TO
give you this last four years anyhow
now what are you going to do7"
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This bunch that you see here =
the same bunch that's been going
il for a long time. We're the same
old crowd and we're all here except
Fatty. Where's he? Oh, he got
tangled up with freight car and is
laid up for repairs in a hospital
down in Memphis, Tenn. He'll join
us again as soon as he's able.
How'll he find us? Don't you think
we know how to write and do you
think we forget a pal like Fatty
when he gets laid up?"
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CONTINUED from Page This sectiOn)

s14. Frisco took the money, put
il with that which the rest had col
lected and after taking out his
share, and Dig hunk for the re-
serve fund kept to pay fines and
get the members out Of trouble,
divided the rest up between the
men. Ny share was something
over So.
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Copyright, 1908. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
CHAPTER /.

Copyright, 1908. by Joseph B. Bowles-)
CHAPTER !.
II HE manager OF a large whole ls
sale house eat in his office. He
had started 10 rustic for him
self at the age of twelve in
little country store BY hard
work he Tad made himself the
acting head OF a large wholesale firm
nd held in the vault big slice Of the
,ompany's stock, Juicy in dividends.
When he had TO quit school and go
work he was Just beginning the third
art OF arithmetic and a simple volume
United States history. He would have
ad a much larger slice OF the firms
tock had he been a disbeliever in race
-uicide and had he not felt that all of
lis seven sons should have a university
lucation and training for some pro-
ession.
AS the old man read his mall. his
-oungest son, John, who only that morn
i1g had returned from nine months at
he university. came into the office. The
Id man was fond OF his children and
specially loved his youngest SON. Al
hough a man OF business the veteran
las genial IN his makeup; he was dem
cratic: he felt himself as good as a
upreme court Judge and no better than
he elevator boy.
John was logged in the latest fashion
on each foct 4 shoe the shape Of half