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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
The Mystic Shrine
By Katherine MacCorrnack

aboard ship They made the best
they could Of their fate, and crowded
more pleasure in their contact with
each other than most people get out
Of their entire lives. After awhile the
nan began to want to drag off the
woman by her hair, from sheer force
Of coed spirits, like the natives did
their women This was the primeval
man showing himself The woman
also learned after awhile that the
man was a pretty fair sort, and she
then began to be more exclusive than
formerly. This did not strike the
fancy Of the man, as he was growing
more fond Of the woman than was
perfectly com Portable, so he opened
up his campaign with renewed vigor.
1T was long time before the two
thought as one, and they had only the
oren sky and soughing wind for a
witness to their pledge. but they knew
in their hearts that they loved each
other, and they were happy, They
had put out smany signals of distress,
but no living creature came that way,
and finally they gave up hope of ever
seeing another human being"
With her eyes riveted on his face
the woman had leaned forward In her
chair till her breath fell warm on the
man before her. 1t was with a mighty
effort that he smothered the wild de.
sire to crush her in his arms.
After long while a new Joy came
into the lives of the two wrecked
creatures. A new soul of which they
stood author, had been created, and
had 1t been coming to a palace of lux
ury 1t could not have been more Gag.
erly awaited"
AND 1t was yours and mine?' she
breathed, with her eyes still fastened
on IS face, the dear little baby was
yours and mine?"
Yes, my love, it was yours and
mine, yours and NINE his voice
broke with the tension of his emotion
and he caught her in his arms and
held her as though never to loosen his
clasp again.
Throwing off his arms, with a de.
spairing sob, she moved swiftly across
the room to the little curtained alcoye
that formed his inner office. She got
no further than the entrance, till he
was there before her, and as she
crossed the threshold she turned ON
him like an animal at bay and threw
up her arms with an abandon of COM
plete surrender
1T was your little one and NINE"
she kept repeating, your little one
and mine. Oh, Cod the half of my
life would have been a cheap price.
Your little one and mine"
And standing there il the darkening
shadows with the great motherlight
glowing in her eyes; with her arms
about him and his head buried on her
shoulder, they drifted away to the
beautiful Land of There Is, as singer
far below them sobbed out
And strive at last to learn sweet.
heart. sweetheart, to kiss the cross"
Copyright 1906 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
Athletics in China.

The other day China had its first
great athletic meeting, when 5000 stu.
dents, from AZ schools competed in
various kinds of races and sports at
Canton. In a booth on the ground
was a hospital corps composed of II
young Chinese doctors, each with the
Geneva cross on his arms So siren
uous were the competitors that there
were many cases to attend to.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
Salvation Army for Russia.

Russia may soon be invaded by the
Salvation Army. The cars opposi.
ton to the movement has been partly
overcome, through the efforts of Gen,
Booths agents at st. Petersburg and
Moscow and the sympathy of promi-
nent Russians.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
We Make Travel Easy.

Five trains daily via the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe, Colorado to Kan
sas City, st. Joe, Chicago. Galveston.
Ell Paso, City of Mexico. Ask me
about reduced rates. c. F. Warren,
G. A., A. T. & s. F. Ry., All Dooly
Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-23
Curious Books.

The British museum contains books
written on oyster shells, bricks, tiles,
homes, ivory, lead, iron, copper, sheep
skin, wood and palm leaves.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ENTIRELY ON CRACKERS.
Vermont Woman Eats 325 Barrels Of
Then in Sixty-Three Years.

Read sboro, vt.-Over 100000 crack
ers have kept life in the body of Mrs.
Cynthia c. Jillison of Readsboro, VT.
for more than 63 years.
She is now more than 70 years OF
age. and has subsisted on cracker
diet ever since she was ten years old.
The unusual distinction of having
eaten more crackers than any person
who ever lived is hers.
Her body is built on crackers, her
youth and middle age nurtured on
them. and now in her declining years
she still wards of the grim reaper
with a cracker.
During her lifetime she has eaten as
many as 1876 barrels of crackers.
Crackers for breakfast, crackers
for dinner and crackers for supper
and my friends have long called me
Polly" is her own comment on her
subsistence.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
Some Queer Family Names.

ter. The next heir is Second Quarter.
The third is called No Quarter, the
fourth Bad Quarter.
The mother never had any say IN
the selection OF the names of her chill
dren. Old Philias decided on what he
intended to call them the day after
they were born, and what he said had
to be accepted in the Quarter house
hold. Not one of these sons has ever
been 20 miles away from home. NO
member of the family is able to read
or write and they have no conception
of the outside world.
About seven miles from the Phidias
Quarter farm lives the Bennett family
whose hired man is named Angel Cub
bum. He is proud of his name and
boasts that his brothers and sisters
who live in the same county, are just
as oddly named as he. One sister Is
Sizzley Cubbum, another Homino,
brother Calico and the youngest in the
outfit Measles Cubbum.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07

Philadelphia, Pap. Caledon Cam
eron, well-known artist and scientist
of this city. has an invention which
he thinks will revolutioniZe the pres
ent methods of ballooning. He has
not patented 1t, as he does not de-
sire any pecuniary gain.
In place of the gas bag, OF circu-
lar form now used. he would have the
cigar shaped form uesd in the dirig-
ible type of airship. He would substi-
tute a large and seaworthy boat OF
light material for the wicker basket
used to-day, which, he claims, Is I'M
seaworthy and a positive danger TO
all aeronauts in case of an unavoid-
able descent into water. He plans
TO have this boat guided by the man
taking the trip In 1t, by means OF an
immense pair of oars which would
be used on the air exactly as oars are
used in water. He claims that
through such an arrangement man
can travel through the air as he car
on water. he has manufactured
small model and tested IL with re
suits, he says, that prove the practi
cability OF his scheme.
"The great trouble has BEEN" ne
said. that men have rushed into this
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
SCIENTIST PLANS NEW ALRSHIIP

idea with only the craze to go up,
to get off the earth. From the fact
that simplicity has always been the
most successful, 1t Immediately struck
me that we men should be able TO
travel in the air by method similar
to that employed on water. The only
difference is that we must add some
substance to our air travelling craft
that will maintain a position of height
as the water does the ship.
"The modern aeronaut," he con-
tinued, "is always In danger OF his
life from drowning in water-my idea,
besides making such an event impos-
sible, provides a human method oil
moving power and an ability to cut
through the air currents or perhaps
even more successfully against them
know this thing to be practical, FOL
have tried IL on a small scale with
great degree of success"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
SPENT HALF HIS LIFE IN JAIL.

the easy movement and grace OF a
panther. But his face was against
him. 1t was hard and cruel of eX-
preston.
Before he left Chicago. however, he
determined to make one big play, and
he broke Hankins' bank. A short time
before that the house OF II. F. Whit
con, president of the Wisconsin Gen.
trail railroad, in Milwaukee, had been
entered and robbed. The spoil was
traced to a fence" in Chicago about
the time Mason made his Zig play at
Hankins' faro bank.
The fence" gave Mason away
While the Milwaukee police were ar
ranging to arrest him at Thornton s
place the hangers on at the gambling
house planned to rob him. Four OF
them attacked him, but he beat them
all and escaped to the street just as
the police came up and took him. He
was taken to Milwaukee and there in
duced two detectives to enter his cell
on the pretense of giving up. He
seized them both and threw them vio-
lently against the rear wall of the cell.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
logs" AND CUB
BUNS" IN OLD KENTUCKY.
Odd coanomens of the Quarter
Heirs - Remarkable Collection
Gathered Within a Radius
of 20 Miles Of Ford.

Ford, Ky.-It is doubtful If any 9TH
er county in this state or in any other
state can show such remarkable col
lection of given names and surnames
as are to be found within radius OF
20 miles from this town. We have
Able Chump, Little Chump, Chumppy
Chump and Skittles Chump. TO this
must be added the family of Chicken,
with the eldest son christened Ola
Chicken and the youngest daughter
Pullet Chicken. Then there is the og
family, with Barabbas Og at the head
of it. One of his boys is named John
l.. Sullivan Og, and the youngest girl
in the bunch is Simply Og.
But that is not circumstance TO
the way Philias Quarter has named
his children. He seemed to take de-
light in the odjity OF his own name
and to perpetuate 1t in the christening
of his four boys. The first one, born
about 10 years ago. is well known
throughout the county as First Quar-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
"8iG BILL" MASON, NOTED cRlMl'
NAL, AGAIN BEHIND BARS.
Was Well Known in Chicago Gambling
Circles-Arrested in Wisconsin,
Sent to Waupun, But
Made His Escape.

Laporte, Ind.-The doors Of the In
diana state prison have opened again
to one of the most noted criminals in
the country. His real name is Richard
Keegan, but he is best known as Big
Bill" Mason.
Mason as w. T. Wright was sent
up under the old law to serve seven
years. After about three years he
escaped and was finally located at
Cherry Hill, Pa. He was given no pos
sible chance after and went out only
at the expiration of his term.
big Bill Mason is particularly
we'll known in Chicago, where was the
scene of many of his exploits. Around
Mike" McDonald's and George Han
kins' gambling houses he was known
as the high ROLLER of faro"
He has pursued all the branches OF
crime, and while he has been success
| full in them all he has spent nearly 20
years in prison. So that in the bal
ance he strikes in his fifty-fifth year
the account is heavily against him.
In the Mortified bank raid, in which
he participated with the Younger and
James boys, he was "the kid" In all
of Mason's arrests he was well pro-
vided with bail money and was able
to get the best of criminal talent at
the bar to fight his cases. 1t was his
boast that he never pleaded guilty
After a wild spectacular career Ma
son appeared in Chicago and made his
headquarters at Dave Thornton S
House of David in Clark street. He
was always well provided with money
and ostensibly his business was to
make a show of il by buying drinks
for anybody and everybody.
Meanwhile he was playing faro In
McDonald's place, and occasionally In
Hankins' place across the street. He
was gen rally a winner and was accus-
toned to leave a sum OF money In
Thornton's to the credit of fellows who
were down and out Usually 1t was
he said 10 per cent. of his winnings
If he lost he put $40 bill there any
way for the same purpose, saying that
the Lord and the gambler alike loved
a cheerful giver and he wouldn't nave
luck IL he were not ready to divide.
Mason at this time was about 20 Of
= 26 years old. In appearance he wa'
a striking hgW-e. six feet tall, straigh
as a dart, broad shoulders and will
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07

In a moment he was out in the corri-
dor and running toward the main en-
trance. One of the detectives shot
him, but he got away. A few nights
afterward a badly wounded man
dragged himself to the door of the
house of j. /. Case, in Racine, owner
of Jay-Eye-See, the trotting horse. He
was delivered up TO the police and
sent to Waupun state prison for eight
years.
Waupun is regarded as one OF the
safe prisons of the United States, but
Mason sawed his cell door, sawed the
bars from a window out of the cell
house. a task that under the circum-
stances must have taken some weeks.
scaled a wall and was free. The prison
authorities had previously learned
that big Bill had escaped from the
Los Angeles prison and kept close
watch on him. Early one morning In
1898 there was a police fight in New
York which ended in Mason, Thomas
Reilly and James Coffey being cap
tured. That battle is a tradition oil
real glory to the New York police
force. Since then Mason has spent
nearly all his time in prison.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07

Jinks-Do you suppose a man with
family can live on a dollar day and
be Christian?
Blinks-Of course. He cant AFFORD
TO be anything else.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
The Other Way About.

Fidgety commutor-Say, conductor,
these everlasting stops drive a ner-
vous person crazy.
Cool conductor-So7 I had only
noticed that they made crazy people
nervous.-Judge.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
Almost Swallowed $1,000.

Utica, N. Y.-Eugene Smaltz. en-
ployed at lion, went to a clambake
few days ago and found rare pearl
in a clam which he was about to de-
YOUR. The pearl is said to be worth
about 1000. 1t is different from most
pearls. as 1t Is very dark, and shows
purple, blue and black. 1t weighs
four and one-eighth carats, and Is
without a flaw.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
The Limit.

Guest-waiter, take back this beef
steak. II isn't cooked enough.
Waiter-I thought you said you
wanted it UNDERGONE, sir.
Guest-Underdone Why It's so
rare you can hear 1t bellow.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
A Daily Thouoht.

We Judge ourselves by what we feel
capable Of doing. while others judge
US by what We have already DONE
Longfellow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-19
FOrsign Oyster Recipes.

Panned oyHteru.--Drain 30 oyuters, ada
two ounces Of butter, previously mixed b
q pan or casserole with two teanpoonfula
OF dour and one OF chopped paraiay. Stir.
blend and season with salt and pepper,
When the oysters begin 70 curl add ths
yolk Of two egEu, gnd ntiii stirring pour
own slices of toast made from slices Of
white bread out rather thick in squares
or rounds.
The second recipe on no list Is for fried
oysters IN German atyie. Drain two dozen
hne large pyatera, dry IN 4 napkin, keep
Ing the fuicn for soup. mix some salt and
pepper, haif cup pt nour, littie butter
and tss yelks ot tyo egg. DIP each
second miafurs, mSdo of equal parts Of
bread crumbs and grated ohosao, Fry in
boiling frt, drain and sarnish with psra-
leg and lemon,
HeFe u another rsolps for frying oysters
IN French atyiel
Oysters In FoTcameat..-Cook is oysters
with one ounos qf bHttcr, half cup Of the
oyster Juice. a little pepper and salt, for
10 minutes. Havs faAdy six ounces OF
forcomeat made q equnl parts Of chapped
chlckan and bresd oruinhu, an eEH, harba,
spoonful ct buttsr and uttle Euason-
lns, all mixed With enough miLk oS atock
TO make paate Dip each oyster h tnla,
covering thlckly, then IN bread crumbs
and egt and fly brown. BsFve with =
white sauce aud bosdsr with apFiss Of
parsley,
A simply made whlts sauce which n very
rood served With Eaeh a diah II made By
beating two eEgu than add salt, pepper
and the Juice OF ipmop adq half pint
Of beIiinf. milk. sdgrins the plxtHre over
a pan 81 hot water untl y thieksns,
This sauce Is also very good foe eroduettes,
cuuets or any kind OF nah.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-19
BASEBALL

The Vandever Avenue Cadets will
play q game Of baseball on April l4th
With the Smith Senate team.
The following players have signed
with the BrowntoWn baseball club.
which may be IN the city league
Scott, catcher; Duncan and Leonard.
pitchers; Raney, first base Besdy.
second base; MoDonough, third base
Ballantine, short stop; MauuerinR.
left field; Katts, right field; Neave.
centre field.
The Wilmington Fife and Drum
Corps has the following team: Kelley.
catcher; Hamilton, pitcher; Rinsler,
short stop; Barlow, first base; DuQan.
second base; Vansant, third base /;
Sakers, left field; Meeser. centre field ;
PATTERSON, right field
James A. brennan, manager Of the
Wilmington A. O. baseball Club, says
he is going to have a strong team this
year. Some of the well-knoWn local
players signed by Manager Brennan
are M. Flood, Ridgway and Glenn,
catoheIs; Hall, pitcher; Mcdonald,
first base; Speakman, second base !
Rose, shoItstop; j. McDonouRb,
third base o. Stab, left field Thomas
MoDonouRh, centre field; George
Stab, right field and pitcher.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-19
A Simple Way to Make Princesse Gown.

motifs In the model gown were In shades
% btuN a good deal OF Light old blue
being worked IN with most artistic eject.
A pretty nniuh for the top Of the collar
h also shown In this smaller drawing,
there being very narrow band OF the
gown material about the top OF the collar,
with large dota In blue silk embroidered
below at close intervals.
The plated friils used on the gown were
an inch wide or a little over when nm
ished, these friils being arranged IN a
very graceful eject about the lower part
of the blouse. The join Of the skirt and
blouse was hidden BY row Of this
plating. and a very broad ~ 1ulder line
was given by row OF the plating put
on over the top Of the sleeves. as a study
Of the drawing viii make clear.
The sleeves wero made n loose puts to
the elbow, the fullneSs Of the puh being
tucked into band Just below the turn
OF the elbow, this band being Of the ap.
pfique silk ngures fAgotted to strips Of
the SIN material, a. on the upper part
Of the bodice,
Three rows Of the narrow plsitinRs
trimmed these short slogvos The Gown
was made over a low necked lining Of
blue tanotA silk, the. lining extending
only 20 the waist line. II was carefully
boned and ntted, the ovardreau being fast.
ened 20 II By Invisible stitches about tho
corseiet, The gown illustrated being OF
silk. which wua not transparent and
rather close and heavy IN texture tuome.
what on the order OF ponEea). did not ~.
quire 4 sin drop akirt. a carefully attsd
washable white petticoat with embroidary
nounoes being used-
such a gown would be q very smart
looizing one for afternoon wear, calling or
for church, and II made az home would
be very inexpenhve ~ to materials. The
silk used IN the gown Hketchod CONES
for about rs cents a gard in all coiorinas,
In plain shades, about Is yards being ~
Quired for the average height Tho only
other expense beyond the material heinz
the applique figures used for the band
trimming, the lace for the Yoke and
sleeves and the yard and a half OF slih
used for the low nockad nnlna, other
minor expenditures beinK for crnhroidery
silk and the plating of tho frins.
For house and evening wear the snms
method Of making a prineesse gown b,
Joining q blouse upper part 20 a princcss,
skirt could be used, the IDEA workin1
out equally well IN all materials. sav
a charminG little frock made IA mi,
way, the material Of which was whit,
silk mousaellne. The Joining Of the vaisl
ana skirt being concealed by row. d,
narrow gnthered ribbon Of thin whit,
tafiota, put on IN nther an sieborat,
fashion In scrolls and loops, For th,
summer gown Of organdlo, bAtiate or mri
the same idea could be used, although ii
these very shesE gowns lesa severe
sertiona are inset into these frookS a,
trimming, the lace bands also being urei
/ az the Joining OF the waist and bodico
One more word as to the princess,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-19
Home-Made Lamp and Candle Shades.

Artistic lighting Is recognised a. a most
important feature OF any room, and many
a room which seems OF a very ordinary
sort by daylight II changed into a very
charming one at night, when the lamps
and candles are lighted. / often wonder
why 80 many housekeepers seem satisfied
with the ordinary gas Jet or electric
light, shaded only by q white glass globe,
az a means OF lighting their living and
sitting rooms. when much more attrnc-
tive and artistic effects could be gained
by the use Of q lamp or two. with pretty
Eoft.colored shades. Il Is really not
matter OF expense, ae one or two good
lamps OF the douhle-burner variety will
often give enough light IN a small room
without using the light fixtures OF the
room at ala great saving, OF course, on
ones bills for Illuminating light.
Very well.designed lamps can be bought,
too, for very moderate prices, those Of
rather simple design in glass or pottery
being most desirable. Pressed glass made
IN imitation Of the old colonial shapes
can be had both 10 large and small
lamps, and large silver or brass candle.
sticks htted with a glass globe, burner
and chimney, all Of which parts can be
bought separately at a small price In any
department or lamp store, are very much
liked and not expensive. Do not, though.
on any account invest IN one Of those
atrocioun colored china lamps OF ornate
design which come with a round globe
% match. They always remind me OF the
sort OF lamp given away with trading
stamps or soap wrappers or something OF
the sort.
That Al white glass shades with crys-
tai drop ornaments, are also In great
favor uHed on a glass lamp 70 match,
and q very good idea, and one that does
not seem "a Be very well known Is 10
upe a chimney Of colored glass 70 give a
wAtmcr tight when the lamp iH lighted.
These chimneys are especially good IN
eject when they are Of ruby-colorcd glass,
which gives a lovely glow 70 an other
wise colorless shade when Lighted. Bead
frsnEs has been quite the rage ne a fnish
for lamp ana candle shades for the past
year or 10, and though these frlnged
shades are quite high Ia price IN the
shops, Il h not at all difncult and q great
saving Of money 10 make tho fringe ones.
self by buylnG the glass beads In bulk
and Htrincias them. Sometimes a pat.
tsrn i formed on the fringe by using
verioua colored beads &C certain Intervals,
but making this sort OF fringe requires a
little more work, AZ the beadn would have
90 be counted, The quickest way is tc
ws hSadA pt the hape color. or else IN
lsyefh quefent light eolort. stringina
Ieng lengths OF styons cord. DO mot string
! the beads too tightly on the cord allow.
Ing for cutting It nfterward IN sections.
| Cut these sections in pieces twice az long
as the fringe is 70 be and fasten each end
In the exact middle OF the strand. each
| section thus forming two lengths OF
| fringe. In the second shade illustrated In
the drawing, the fringe was Of pale yel-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-19
BOXING

kid" Hoy, oolored, of Clevs-
land, o., who is being handled by a
local sport, will meet "Billy" Gray Of
Philadelphia in one of the Wind-ups
at the National Sporting Club Arena,
on Wednesday night. A double wind
up is on the card. The second bout
will be between "Billy" Edwards and
Harry Jones both CT Philadelphia.
The semi-wind-uP will be between
fKid" Peerless Of Palmyra, N. j.,
and Jack Britton of Chicago. The
bout 10 expected to be a feature of the
show as both boys are good ones. The
two preliminaries follow; Hughey Nc
Cam of Philadelphia, vs.. Young John
Henry OF Palmyra, N. j.. Young Theel
Of Philadelphia, VS.. Young Mooney Of
Philadelphia.
Manager Reed des res all local boxers
who want a match to Communicate
directly With him.