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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

feat at the hands Of her old enemy:
We now realized that we were DIS.
covered by the Germans: Pufrs OF OF
w presen s%0n Se sRhsek Of shells
was heard around the balloon? This
was uncomfortable; yet there was, no
way to avoid 1t, save by going higher;
half q mile, until we could barely dis
Germ the landmarks. But what was
two, or even two and a half miles
against the long range field guns OF
to-day? The shells new Lev thicker se1a sb Tne
the glass jars of our electric battery
Another cut a rope at one end OF the
basket. and we lurched pnGom n
we threw s SysT %ore th eaaaS was
screech; a three-inch shell hurled
toward us. Rechere gave shout OF
sThey have hit the bag" he cried
Il was true: Looking up / saw a
rent in the silk, and heard the hiss
Of escaping gas. The balloon swayed'
like wounded bird. Slowly it sank
view. Below was great plain, and
could distinctly see the field batteries
popping away at US ineffectually, un,
able to keep the range as we settled
through the thin air.
"What will they do to us?" asked
my companions.
General Martini shrugged his shout
ders, "Oh, they will shoot us at sun
rise tomorrow" he replied. 1T Is ne
matter. We have saved the day
additional troops are pushing NORTH
NY elation was over. I loved life
livery dearly. And now to die miserably
to be shot in a German field, withou
even an opportunity to let the folks
home know what had become Of me. Il
utter disgust I sat down in the car, TO
It was now lurching violently as W
approached the earth. Bullets whistle
around us. several striking the baske
work. Well, I would die. like man;
would show my companions, and ais
our hospitable German friends below
that an American can meet his rat
with a shrug as light as that OF
Frenchman, at least.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
ROM NQTESAND OBSERVATIONS
Compiled byWmRMackrill.

shoulder. Look" he said, quietiy.
pointing below us. lie had been sweep
ing the country with his field glasses,
and his eyes, trained to keen obser-
walton, had discerncd what we were
all looking for. I turned my glasses IN
the same direction. There was the
vindication Of my theory. Far below
us, stretched the fields and woods OF
the German Province of Lorraine, with
here and there, a town resembling
Through this fair country, stretched
the highways, like white ribbons. But
what was that silent, sinuous, snake
like movement on every road, ex-
tending for miles? Troops and troops
Of soldiers, helmets and gun-barrels
glittering and flashing in the bright
sun. AS far as the eye could reach,
with brief intervals between them, we
saw the thousands and thousands or
German soldiers. General Martini turned
to the telegraph instrument and clicked
off a message; and I knew that within
five minutes the General Staff would
learn, through its watchers in the Ethel
Tower Station, that the German rush
across the southeastern frontier was
but a blind; that the main movement
was to the north; and that Paris was
in danger of isolation from Calais and
from her ally, England.
For my own part I felt great ex.
ultation. In the face Of masters of
war, had advanced an opinion with
out support; had urged that my plan
be tested; I had won out. More, had
perhaps saved France the humilia-
ton Of surprise, and of possible de-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

change my colors and afaliations sew w.
eral times in as many weeks. My ~
9uaintance stood me in good turn;t q
Aside from my personal anresSSS's a y.
was no light matter.'n .su,aa M the
t nHrt o Of Germany The disagreement
T wh,ch had grown out Of the .Algecir,aass
CONTROVERSY % was only one Of serleeSI
Of causes Of war. Inc many he two
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a o Sv European dip
inmstic tWistings and turnings, mao
tanned the flames, already arising from ~
Germany's openly announce ui 10 This.
Ta dnrwopdagandIst publications Of the
Pan-Germanic League; the ann az Asa
of Austria, German EXPANSION IN ,a MS,a
Minor, the ruin Of English sea.pGIm AVN.
and the political ana nesSr 1nni the
fiooding Of the world by Germ ,af R Rr0a-
nets through the four ports OF I Haa
burg, Antwerp, Salonica ana ateriai
had stirred to resentment a tne n ~ En-.
a rland. Although France desired p ne
snch conyuision as was sure 70 OF
nroduced BY war, she was not co nt,,ni'
70 lie supinely ana see .r n mel 1pSS y Ger
ties T gsnds f What n Wcnae nat
Fl :Fo T I1RMs, rG To A II S2f D''''''
/ left the club and made my way tas
through the crowded streets to tne
Avenue ropera. REACHING asso ne 'isd G nv a
ciamor, which rose and fell and t hurst
IKE storm Ba csodmr OF s'Vi ~ Iahorers
e ensly ar up ana down ths streets. cheer:
with nag. ana banners hyi1 rss. 81 Every
color an and tr anscTiDo Of coming
1 9eSra the he street. MINGLED with the loud
cheering Of the .peDslaes II va :. e
sroop Gu,rs; 4 *. r s1s n n n ssse.
tnr nrowd and could perceive nothing
around me but a sea Of hands. mats
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
IN JUVENILE COURTS.
New Methods of Dealing with the
Ear1v Misdemea nors of Children


In the March number. of the, Sunset
count of the work of saving boys from
crime and prison influences. A similar
work is going on In many cities OF
the country. The San Francisco JuV on.
under the legislative act OF that year,
through. the untiring efforts of the
California Club, the Associated Char,
tiles, the Merchants Association and
other. large-hearted organizations an, and
laid the foundation for the legal mach,
inery. which. the. revised statute OF
1905 perfected and put into operation
This law provided. among other things
for an advisory committee, which a 5.
and establishes the proper CONNECTING
link between the Judge and probation
officers and the general public.
Since the establishment OF this cour'
and several hundred dependents have
been handled under the fatherly care
Of Judge Murasky. His eyes, ears anc
hands are the probation officers anc
volunteer workers. One officer look:
Masds th snotheG sees t n
side-is the ofiicial sob chaser; still
another is the directory and "diction.
ary''-he knows every boy-his doing'
and undoings for years past,
CONCERNING tne pan rrducisco WI
Arthur J.. Todd, the present chief pro.
baton officer, says: Mere numbers Q;
sensational captures, toilsome investi'
CATION, patient probation. successful re-
formation or occasional failure. Neither
do they suggest the hearty cooperatior
or Of the rapid development Of the gen
eral pub1ic's interest. Already the ~.
venile court has proven that 1t pays t.
study a child rather than brand him
| to see him az growing thing. respond.
| Ing to his environment rather thar
criminal born; fixed and desti,n aeI,n u
toward the employment Of its method!
in dealing with adult offenders"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
PUZzLIN0 OLD VOLUME.
Translated at EthnOIogy Burea
After Many Others Fall

After Many Others Fall.
Two books of 800 years ago, bound In
the quaintest parchment, Lave given
I'D their secrets, after expert llnsuists
and sthnologists pondsred many weeks
in a vain effort to determine their
origin.
Many languages were consulted, Ara
bic, Sanscrit, Malay, japanese, RUSSIAN
and languages that have traces OF
Latin, but the chirography. within the
covers Of these musty volumes COM
pared with none Of them.
The American Philosophical Society
of Philadelphia gave it up. Savants
and sages of other literary societies
failed in their efforts to elucidate the
strange language. The boots were
finally referred to the United St-te5
Bureau of Ethnology. Prof. Cyrus
Thomas withdrew the veil.
at Is the Cakchiquelche language
said Mr.. Thomas, spoken ty the In
dams of Guatemala. Zone Of the books
was on Bible history and the other a
collection Of Lenten sermons, written
in the sixteenth century by the mis-.
sionary priest, Father Domingo Woo,
who spent many years among the In
dams. It Is believed that when the
Spanish Fathers undertook to trans
late religious works into the Chac.i-
ouelche tongue they found the Latin
alphabet inadequate to express the Gu
rious accents Of the, Indians, and they
supplied the letters"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

end heads In commotion. The civil
%Es, |o cG were IN wild stats Of
Cri.assicrs".' while the. dragons in
return urn Ssh SHOUTED "A Berlin" and "vive
At a corner met Captain Maui
Pourg, sttr11sglng througn the crowd;
ny way, to the War Office" he said:
My regiment is being modified. and
/ am ealled for conference: Come
ingenious. You may BE- Of Stance"
1t was q memorable mecting-eone
that shall never forget. Grave SEN
.ators,- uniformed Generals, and the
President, with his Ministers. discussed
well nigh morning. For q time wait
Summoned. Captain Maubo9rg an.
nounccd me as Monsieur Adams, Of
o s tn tie s see mgta1 se n
the world" a~d intimated that might
have, suggestions Of value. I had
spent my time, while waiting, In the
s1ddyc Of large war af tRat
the German forces were approaching
from points south Of the Vosges Noun
tains, with. view, perhaps, to cutting
off portion, Of eastern France ana
rnch to making It Ssnr barra
at Chaumont and at Belfort.. 1t ap-
| reared necessary to check the Invasion
III I mistake not" said. "the Ger
source 50 rec Of its supplies. Now IS it likely
that they would a second time adopt
ths plan? What EVIDENCE &c + have so you
east Of PARISH"
eve have the reports Of our border
agents." replied the President: we
are advised that the whole force OF
t tns German attack is In that d'rso.
"They may be right, I rejoinSed,;
| Is going on to the north? What would
s snppfn across far the s'aoSt
and cut off COMMUNICATION between
Paris and the C Cha. II. Is that move
fsnKsr Ssr reply At t. no t ThsS
President, it Is not impossiblle: w, we
must reconnoitre in that htar dlFeG aiIes
to the Belgian frontier" ~, ,u
permission. that this lead be folioWeo
at once. replied; can you not I'M m
PPn nedyih hurry a11 the the greatest possible mum
her Of veterans to the northeast nom
| tier: a war ballon might be sent I'm =
r,ediately to reconnoitre. ! should De
Rid to offer my services IN this con-
Very bold talk for an American IN
| the presence of generals grown gray
| in military service. I had only passed
through West Point Because OF .
MARTIAL color-blindness l had meyer
been admitted to the service; yee
had studied war for several years. ano
had learned that 1t is never sare te
trust to mere reports Of agents.
For an hour more the plan was us
cussed, and finally adopted. And mus
almost unwittingly, l became lnvoive,e
in a series Of the, most stirring sa anct.
dents~the war balloon RECONNAISSANCE
nv marvellous escape, the 1et tai,
lighting at Monte Pelier the spectaG,,
~ the greatest naval battle IN history
and personal encounters In detense u
The Sweetest woman in the WorlaL
ali these will live in memory 10 LIZ
, end Of my days. ,+ 40
! When the French Government Ge
! c;des that it wants anything belonglnl
To its citizens, there Is no req zap
i, to be unwound. From the mo o Ha1
= that the plan was adopted, orders neU
y thick and fast, by telegraph, pv te t
= nhone. by word Of mouth. WITHIN te
hours upwards Of five thousand a o',t
, mobiles were assembled on tne ouo
:. skirts of Paris. The response
. citizens and Of automobile companle
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
A Modern Al Sin.

NY story relates to another All Sin:
Not Bret Hartes. but my own; my own
kith and kin.
It was only q few short weeks agone
In that city you 50 Wen KNOW ~,
frequent:
Where the south winds gently blow
IT'S a city of shade and a city OF
A city where laws are, made
BY statesmen great, by statesmen
OF every degree and grade.
Fer whsss, there is good there is also
And the task before me 1 hate,
AS there's much that's true ana more
that's sad
In the story l now relate.
BY invite I came on a Saturday night
For friendly game of cards,
Nor I since have thought 1t was just
the thing,
While protesting the kindest re-
y CARDS,
To be trapped into an unknown game
AS simple as A BIC,
By friends, whom each to the other
THEY'D m Wiee p up The table with me.
On this evening in question I simply
dropped in
On the Major. whose friendship
Not thin ii s. of aught but friendly
Or with tales Of the war to swap lies.
And there was the Doctor, another
good friend,
Such a modest and innocent mate:
And these two suggested nice, quiet
game,
Intending my ducats to take.
Twas a curious game to an innocent
So full fi 81 surprises unfair.
Where an honest hand Is so frequently
bluffed
And a bluff is called down by pair.
Five cards are dealt out, only one at a
And a t. you're not suited" you
While Flush" Is not always the most
modest sign,
ITO be full is far better than all.
And should there be dealt you a real
''royal flush,"
Still worse Is the luck you nave met
Not player responds when you open
the pot;
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
THE Troops WERE HURRIEDLY MOVED TO The ookOI"

,s Immediate. It was a national mat mat
was lnbb ack Of the Government STOOD
e es,. man. woman and child OF the va
public, d Before ROAD leading north east
e end Vest out of Paris was sW W. hanrs
asi nt HE pufing machines, eacn peal-
No from four to ten veterans av re.
iected from the flower OF ~. the Amy IN ssddl-
served in and * about Iera ea Cleared, and a
t doIan Ia snecial trains, loaded with mu.
nitions Of war, were 'speeoeo " '"'
ahead et them Sngs all to thfDssa autos
nigH,IT, "o rnshing over the matchless
1 Wrench roads, their horns echoing 80,
nornusly without intermission. N III
first car sat M. Rech aeiio q no and my
io99ist two fSe eT npent a eSe renownsd sa
s ssetore Martini, Of the Genera! s sar!!
H Hato aides. and wireless telegrapnters,
and. in the following. the appair,a ann
light d but w str SWEET fei through towns
.r IN vi lila without. pause. The da rs
a LIZA info dawn; the sun rose anS S
S ai the mists; noon came ne, a no
finally darkness again. oh insie Our ra.
stop We had ~ put b, ene H'' and canteen
t IIns " And as we sped northward, t the
Conviction grew that we were On 'ne
right track. u..,ra aav We
| Az dawn or the 6ecouu IDS, ~,o :
reached campiitte, near sa.d the Mno Bei as
point ndIt.s agTseo1 In up an oper
base Of set Sp the sas End
seon III there rose above our h 4sn. f RS
Vast bulk Of our air.ship' "a. Ia 'aHMh artin'
noon ths sa' be-, beg T e: t sar aassa.:
md ,1d s he tSs bslyioonis st. Rechers. Tn
cabis was cast Of. and We rapidly as.
e ce A wireless telegraph: m ,oo,,'i
shelf inside t the eas direct w %itf
the E' n.l T rsSchsd height Of perl,ap'
~ w miles lies proceeding MEANWHILE rap:
;SM,v v east. when General Martini
nyyo ~ Sedan, laid his hand on my
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

n was glorious fall evening In Par
is. We were seated IN the club. o.. on
stirring events of the day. There had
been rumors and reports of Disagree
ments between France and Germany
No man could say what would hap
qui 7ive, armed, modifying. ready to
fight at the drop OF the hat.
Brangere, the sculptor, drew up a
small table and we prepared for a
er, which had just, become all the rage
in France. We had just dealt the
banker, Mongerval, former French am
bassador to st. Petersburg and myself
Suddenly Latour. the correspondent
Of La Vie. burst in upon US. Lis eyes
were sparkling. Latour's eyes always
contained a message of some kind.
Have you heard the latest?" he In
NO mo. What has happened?
war Is declared"
We Jumped to our feet in astonish-
4n'"Mt; Mutual insults have passed. Yhe
Germans have burned the French am
bassador in eff1gy. The French retail
ate by hanging a dummy, Kaiser. The
sns must ba SIfs down. q. ofs Benz
Streets str tae dRe sneiedi e that Germany
s snvs y, upon her dignity So there you
"And what from the War Officer"
Latour, bent over our table and fair
~ Kissed the words: 1.-THE Germans
have already invaded France. They
are swarming across the frontier. And
Is the asininity of the Government;
the littleness, the selfishness, the
greed Of the commanders and the min
.Latour's breath gave out. He was
ten. We looked at one another In
dumb establishment. For none knew w
the French, against which stood the
mighty power Of the enemy, her teem-
ing population, every man OF which
had been trained to carry gun, 10
recalled a announcement of the Ger
man General STAFF in 1905, when they
said. 1--WE shall impose on the French
ing from the cold regions Of the north
will march toward a temperate ell
gether ours"
Our party was broken up. The I'M
pending crisis was too much for us
II shall go to the 1ront anu Saluel
material for a wonderful group-lne
diving Generalissimo," said Brangere
throwing back his broad shoulders;
'The French will win" said Ouv.
rard. smiling, sand I shall loan then
funds-as much as they may need d.
Sei td France" And here he lied
for / knew. that he would demand IN
terest to the last sou. .r >,
"Adieu," said Mongerval. GO y
the President. I shall urge medltatl99n n
and I, myself, shall be an amnassaoo
to arrange terms He Wltnore'
was left alone-I, James Adams
a plain American Of adventure, to per
form part Of which I had tneh ~
conception. ~ I,
Germany either, for that matter, 10 p
secretiye, Suspicious are sure TO y
aroused IL your business IS , no. we:
known and openly stated:, LIN. ItsriS 10 20
it was we'll that was allied Win i 1l,f
American manufacturing hrrns, W. W.
offices in Berlin, Hamburg, paris - az I
Calais In France I was carelul ~
French in sympathy. ana outsPoKte >
too, In Germany I became isue3
to the core. In addition to THIS rea ',
adaptability, was PERSONALLY a,
ouainted with the French and Germa
rulers. had excellent German c9nne'
tions. and was well known IN Beiglui
Holland and italy. And inasmucn.
Il often became necessary for me
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

Michael Beudin, the "Giant Drayman
Of Paris" is dead. He was six feet
seven inches tall, weighed 1872 pounds.
and could easily lift and carry q barrel
containing 1926 gallons Of wine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

Most song birds are of more sombre
hue while those of bright plumage, like
the jays, parrots, and birds Of Paradise
have harsh voices.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

The Monaghan pheasant is one OF tn
most beautiful birds in the world AM
one Of the hardest to shoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

American oysters in the shell arr
shipped as far away as Shanghai.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20

OF the Saez Canal only si1tysix
miles Of the ninsty.nine had to be cut
through land.
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Not sound greets your offers to
To change my bad luck. Jack Pot
suggest,
But no brighter nor better my lot;
My name became Dennis, and / had
bloomed forth
A Jack Ass, instead Of Jack Pot.
In spite of all fusion quickly
AS I savSied their tricks and their
wiles,
When they dealt from the bottom, and
rang in cold decks,
Each deal adding wealth to their
But to all patient walters the good
Lord hath said
Every good they shall reap all their
days;
So bided my time for a Anal Jack Pot
And then boldly saw every
"raise."
When the betting was over, and all
hands laid down.
Two Pushes, two fulls and four
spread out -Four Aces" and then
blandly smiled
AS I gathered the several piles In.
For two aces I had. and two more
| had drawn
(From. my sleeye), like our old
friend, All Sin; :,
And murmured that song OF the ole
"Ivy Green"
IT gather them in" yes, II gather
them in."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-17

Maurice Otterhack S. i0O three years. pr ceut
quarterly. lot - and part lot IS.
Meridian Hill-hnnie L. Gibbs 70 vir. William 3.
60 James i. Hood and Firmsn Z. Homer, .
secure John A. Massie and George 5. Reees
trustees $50. one % iity-eight months, 5 Per
cent, lot 81. block g
WJC1ley Park-Wiliam il. Van Week e ". %
Edward J. stellNagen and George Z. Fleming
to secure Edward I. Hillyer. 500, three years
3 per cent semi annually. part lots g ana e..
Square ss2-Chzriss ". Wheeler e. Uz. 70 WBlism
W. MILAN and John L. Warren, % secure
George F. Pollock. N09 three years u Dsr
cent, seIni-annualy. lol a.
SQusre f2-John T. Bardroh 10 William J. Father
and Gerald II. johnson. 20 secure Edwin D.
Ilatheg, $50. one. two, and three years, "A
per cent. ssmi-anuJIally, part lot =.
Square iS52-JeFsmiah O'Counor TO Michael J. Col
bert and Frank J. Hogan. % seGre Michael
j. keaIe and Henri " SOh0n. $500 one and
two TeaTs. per cent, semi-aDuU2liy. lot Ia
Blooming isle-1iay ". Walkup 20 Henry {.
Stewart and James ". Green. 20 secure Veto
l.. 8iiuteI. S2.ec. three ytdTE. Der cent. semi
annually lot ]. block Z same 20 same 20
secure Lizzie II. BenIey 500 two years. 5 per
cent, quarterly same property.
Square GI-CAazltsn p Rost % William 4 EiU
and Charles ". Simpson. q secure Aier u
Summers. $50. tEo years. Per cent. semi
annually lots 6 and e.
Square l15o-SllSan C. Nicholson Ct vir Leonard l.
90 Allan Z. Walker and Charles n Jones. %
secure jamie BAILEY s. 90 two wears. ) per ccu-.
ssIri-snuIIaliy part lots I92 and l03
Square s5-Walter 5. Barker = ux sIasuda Bar
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and Henry H BaEsaniin- 70 secure Oriental
Building Association. No. 6. 81 CO. lot - and
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-17
DAILY COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court Of the United States

supreme Court of the United states.
Present: The chief justice. Mr. Justice Harlan
Mr. Justice Brewer, Mr.. Justice White, MI. Justice
Peckham, Mr.. Justice McKenna. Mr. Justice
Holmes. and Mr.. Justice Hay.
Jewel p Lishtfoot. Of pittsbUug Tex Andrew
NJ. Crawford, Of Salem, Greg. and ". Il. Haynes,
Of st. Joseph, 40, admitted % practice.
No. .. The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. appellant. William II. Clark ct al Ar
gument continued By Ar. Maurice +. Locke for
the appellant, and by Mr., T. NJ. Ethesidge for the
appeiiees, and concluded By Dir. Maurice T., Locke
for the appellant
No. Is J. A. Axtell et al. plaintiffs in error, Us.
Cyrus Webber. Argued By Mr.. Albert X. Allen for
the plaintiffs In error. and by Mr.. T. J. Knox for
the defendant IN error
No. H The city Of Monterey plaintiff in error
vs.. David Jacks. Argued hy Sir. W. I. Brobeck for
the defendant IN error, and submitted BY Mr. Ham
ilton Gay Howard for the plaintiff in error
No. q Charles NJ Taylor appellant vs. Thomas
Buns et al. Submitted hy MF. Eugene s. Ives for
the appellant, and b. Mr. William Herring and
Mrs Sarah II. Sorin for the appeees
No. g. Daniel Sullivan, plaintiff in error. vs.
st. Louis. Brownsville and Mexico Railway Com
pany. Argument commenced by Mr.. FLOYD Me
Gown for the plaintiff In error. and continued b.
Mr. Reagan Houston for the defendant in error and
concluded By Mr.. FLOYD McCiosn for the plaintiff in
error
Adjourned until to-day at Il O'clock The day
call for Wednesday, October Il, win be as follows
Nos. 80 81, %, %, 81. 5. IS. g. %, and 49,