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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
he would not 20 voluntarily

he would not 20 voluntarily.
As matter Of fact. We had no legal
right to stop Stcnsand. Technically
We We're guilty Of kidnapping. and the
situation began to look serious. The
American minister could not order
Stcnsand' sarrcst until he had received
instructions from Washington. These
had been Cablcd for the night before,
but had not arrived II Stensland had
only known this he could have walked
out and told us to go TO blazes. He
could not have escaped ultimately, but
he could have caused us lots Of trouble.
Just as We were about to take re.
course to argument and threats. tell.
Ing him We would follow him to the
end Of the earth and capture him
eventually, salvation came from Min.
lister Gummere. James Martin, Of the
American legation stan appeared with
a note from the minister saying II I
had notified the state department he
would take the responsibility Of de-
tanning Stenslanl, pending adNiccs
from Washington
by this time the fugitive banker had
wIlted and he agreed to return 70
America with MS any way we chose
without process.
During the long afternoon IN the ~.
fee OF the American consul Ston land
talked broken hoar'edly with MS and
finally made a full confession 10 As.
,is'ant States Attorney Olson In my
presence.
Puts Blame on Cashier.
He said Il cannot understand how
'hc shortage can be- S2.O0OOO0. To my
certain knowledge my liability to the
bank does not exceed 100000. Any
thing over that must have been stolen
by Herring
My Indebtedness began long
while ago. in 1896. II was a small az
fair, a small amount. and God knows
never intended TO steal, | was In n
tight hole and needed money pu,
my own note genuine. not a forgery
in the box. Then It was suggested Ia
me that the bank examiner would
stand for II, and he did.
Il never threw away money in any
direction in my life. never spent
over S. 900 n year. always was a
worker. ! never loafed In my life.
always was the first man at the bani
and the last to leave It.
The money | took was invested
year after year. in an endeavor e
make good. Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to
day | am arrested. a fugitive, with the
certainty OF a prison cell. And an
nearly go years old. God! God! Cod
As a matter OF fact Stensland failed
to take the most simple measures tC
hide his Identity. In his trunk were
found four volumes of Ibsen, all with
| Stensland's full name on the fyieaf
His key ring bore the tag OF tse Nil
waukee Avenue State bank.
The most amazing blunder OF al
was across the end OF his big trunk II
white letters three inckas high, Pau
o. Stensland."
Il did not notice this" said he "til
crossing from Gibraltar. was lean
ing over the rail OF the upper decl
and happened to look down on thu
main deck and saw my trunk with m!
full name staring me right in the face
nearly tainted I got down as soor
as possible and sat on the name 70
/ the rest of the voyage"
Stensland's life of exile was hell oil
eth. according to Stensland. From
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
~,sn't She Mean7

The old maid smiled maliciously.
Which type is the more popular,
the blonde or the brunette. Miss Sum-
merglrl?" she said.
I'm sure don't know" yaw=.a
dainty Birdie Summcrgirl.
And yet you've had experience in
both roles, haven't YOU" Uttered the
mean old thing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
Uses Either Hand.

Justice PhilImon Is the only judge
on the English bench who can boast
of being ambidextrous, and 1t Is said
to be curious to watch him taking
notes in court, using his pen first In
one hand and then the other.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

Our idea Of manly man is one who
isn't ashamed to acknowledge his
faults.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

Run to Earth at Tangier, Morocco,
the Man Chiefly Responsible
for the Ruin of Thousands of
Poor Depositors in His lnstitu-
lion Comes Back to the United
States to End His Life in the
Penitentiary-Days and Nights
of Misery Since His Flight from
Chicago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
Should SAY So!

You have Insulted me, sir!"
10y stealing one klss?"
40. sir---by being so evidently sat
lsflcd with only one. "--T'evelard
Leader,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
Cultivated by the Scholars.

1t Is stated that nearly 5000 school
gardens exist in Austria, not includ.
ing the sister kingdom Of Hungary.
They are connected with both private
and public schools, and are used for
purposes OF practical instruction in
horticulture and reegrowing. and
often contain botanical museums and
hoe hINoR.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
Hired Special Steamer.

We began negotiations for a special
steamer to bring us back 10 Tangler.
Finally small steamer was chartered
and permission obtained from the OF.
iiccr Of the guard to leave port
At midnight we turned tail on the
Rock and headed across the straits.
1t was -four o'clock In the morning
when We rounded Malabat Point and
saw the red light above the gate OF
the city Of TangIer.
The steamer Oldcnburg lay half a
mile of shore. We hauled alongside
and asked II the passengers had land.
ed. II was great relief to hear that
they had not, "a We feared that II so
Stcnsland might have been warned
and started for the interior. This
would not have prevented his capture,
hut would have delayed It and made
lots of trouble.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

Blu the hangman never has any ad'
mirerg on his string.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

That things that are mo- 70 Ill with
you and mo as they might have been
is half owing TO the number who lived
faithfully a hidden life. and rest In un
visited tombs George Eliot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
stensland Comes Ashore.

Forty minutes later a boat put of
from the German steamer and headed
for the pier. In the stern sat Stems.
land, looking fat and hearty. He
climbed up the steps to the wharf
chatting gayly with four German fel.
low passengers.
We trailed slowly behind Stonsland
mp the steep, hilly streets When the
British post Office In Soko Chico
square was reached Stcnsland entered.
ANY letter for p. OLSEN" he asked.
mo, sir"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

" It's not much of a spaker Is Flan-
agan. Yez sint me TO see tn boss,
an seq TO tn boss seq /: It's fne
patriot yez are to keep tn min a.
workin when it's attendin' tn coun-
try's wake they'd be after doin'.
Sure. says /, IL tbs sich as ye they
be maxim bosses of it's a poor place
TO be a-oomin' to, Sure now sea I.
there's Branagan as Is a-helpin' maize
tn laws, an Branagan seq to me when
come over: Sure. Flanagan, an
it's no work you'll be doin' on Fourth
o. July. 'Tis a day ven have of fer
takin a bit OF dhrop with tn bys."
An sure, seq | to tn boss, it's nary
a pick will Flanagan lift on that day.
An. gintlemin an fellow pathriois,
tn wake win be hid In tn cook tint"
The celebration of section 10 lasted
for three days, and was followed by
seven funerals on the following Sum
day. II Is still referred to as a me-
morable day in the history OF the Mis-
sissippi g. Western railroad.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

ing the children; Of letting hem have
one day OF absolute freedom: OF as
sisting them in firing OF the said
dangerous toys in order u prevent
the little people from getting hurt.
Some people have a sneaking notion
that the proper observance of the day
is not entirely for the pleasure OF the
young people. and that paterfamilias
secretly enjoys rousing the neighbor-
hood with a blast of patriotism, and
that grandpa has been boarding up his
spare pennies for weeks past and
would have been much ehagrined II
his young grandson had not generous
ly invited him To set on" few of the
crackers himself!
IA for the mother OF the family,
would she upon any other occasion
put up with the din and the dirt and the
burns and ruined clothes IL she had
not some sympathy for the offenders
hidden away In her inner hearth
She may laugh at her husbands ef.
forts to become boy again. but she
la as delighted as the children them
selves when said husband persuades
her to try firing on the pistol. and she
recalls TO mind that IL was not so very
long ago when she was able TO hit the
bull's-eye at quite long range. Il
was Just your age then. daughter. :"
and she smiles quietly TO herself at
some halfforgotten episode.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

While the Fourth OF July is looked
forward TO with positive terror by the
mothers of small boys and venture
some girls. not one woman out OF
hundred has the heart to forbid the
observance of the day by the popu'
larry approved method of noise and
the necessary combination OF gun.
powder and fire. Truly no Spartan
mother was more heroic in sending
her sons to the training school and
battle than the plueky little American
mother of pack OF patriotic young
people. II 10 to be feared that the
fundamental spirit of independence
which made the day worthy Of re-
nembrance Is very often forgotten. or
at least lost sight Of. in the awful de-
light surrounding q pack OF nre-
crackers.
But how Is Ii that on this day of
days mother ignores or keeps silent
about her headache; paterfamilias
rises with the lark, ostensibly to pre-
vent his offspring from setting fire to
the premises if not to themselves. and
grandfather contributes to the JOY
BUSINESS of the occasion by generous
donations of cash, and even the
grown-up sons and daughters Of tina
household are willing to set on some
OF the larger pieces in the pyrotech-
mic layout? Is all this unselfish be-
havior entirely for the sake OF anus
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

Flanagan's Grafton was the chief
feature of the Fourth of July pro-
pramme of section 10 of the Missis-
sippi Western railroad, then build
ing through one of the western states.
starting at nowhere. and SO far end
ing at nowhere.
This honor hat been accorded Elan
agan, as 1t was to his efforts the camp
were indebted for the privilege of
celebrating. Flanagan had been in
the country but four months, but that
was long enough to imbibe the Amer
lean spirit, together with generous
amount of red liquids, and when the
foreman of gang two intimated that
July would not be a holiday Elan
agan organized an opposition. and was
appointed a committee of one to wait
on the boss.
"Gintlemin and fellow Patriots, "
began Flanagan as he fa 1ed his audi
ence of railroad laborers gathered
from the four corners of the world.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

II IL a fitting time 20 visit ths
places where the struggles for inde-
pendence was made. and to take the
children. II possible. 20 visit them.
History becomes living interest To
ehik!rsn when Il Is recounted on the
very spot the famous deeds were en-
acted
Lexington. Concord Bunker Hin,
Valley Forge. the Brandywine. Ger.
mantown. Independence hail. the Bst-
sy Rose house. the Old South ehurca
and many other spots have a story
full Of inspiration 10 the boys and
girls OF every generation. for there
were enacted the deeds which vsrs
the making Of = nation
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12
PLEASED JOHN ADAMS.
Early Celebration Of the FSarth In
Philadelphia Described in
Statesman's Letter.

Noise and fireworks, psrades ana
display and even liquor set their mark
upon the anniversary OF the nations
birth while the nation was stiil very
young and the tory was yet abroad In
the land A picturesque description OF
the nrst annual celebration OF the ma
tons birthday. TIT. when the United
States was year old. 10 that by john
Adams In q letter 10 his daughter,
written from Philadelphia. "Y~~ter-
day being the anniversary OF Amer
lean independence. he says. "wr esls-
hrated here with n fsstisity and nere-
mony betting the occasion. vent
on board the Delaware with the presi-
dent and several OF the mariae con-
mittee soon after which we were "a
mted with a discharge OF 10 guns.
which was followed by II others from
Zach on the armed vessels on the river
The whArves and shores were all lined
with a vast coneourse OF people all
shouting aud hnxxaing
Aftsr the presidential party had
GENE ashore there followed. according
20 Mr.. Adams letter, good dinner
and good cheer" And there was "nne
music from the band Of Hsssians
taken NJ Trenton and continual vol
lsys between every toast from a com
pany Of soldiers drawn np in secchf
street" Then came parade Of The
companies and regiments OF d
evening celebration he writes Il waa
out walking about The streets for a III
tie fresh air and exercise and was
surprised 70 nnd that tho whole city
h-d lighted np their candles AZ ne
windows think II was the r.rst
splendid illumination ever saw
And again 4 bad forgot thu ringing
Of the bells all day and evening ana
the bonhres In the streets and the Are
works let Of =
However. the national Independence
was first celebrated July z. i7Ts four
DAYS after the signing ~ the Declare.
ton. according TO Marshall. on
warm sunshine morning. in the yard
~ the ststehouse far PHILADELPHIA
where. IN the presence OF = great
conconrss NJ people. the Declarations
of Independence was read by Jchn
Nixon. The company declared their
appreciation by th~fr repeated hnrxax
The kings arms were taken down ,n
the courtroom. after which We wen 20
the commons where the same was
proclaimed At e4eh ~ the ave bat
taiioas. Fine starlight. pleasant svrn-
ing There were bonGr-z ringing
bells and othsr demonstrations os Soy"
One day later. July O. the asciars-
tion was eeisbrHtsa a. New York Ia
manner directed hy Washtaxfon.
After this each recurring July was
observed by the army N TIT K vas
celebrated by fen De tols" tyollsyb
and every soldier Vas given sn sxfrs
giil OF rum In i77s The aay brought
10Y 20 wrsnxdoers IN the srmy All
prisoners sndsF sentence II te8ih were
xran,sd psr3ons ~ v sEhlaEt1n anA
released FROM confinement
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12
HOLY MOSES. ELEPHANT,
AVERTS A TRAIN WRECK.

St Louis.--The strength of Holy
Moses was all that saved the Alton
limitsd from being wrecked al the
Chicago 4 Alton grade crossing In Al
ton the other day. Holy Moses Is an
elephant. and In reward for pushing
a collapsed animal wagon from It's
position on the tracks he was given
all the peanuts he wanted to eat
When II was seen that the horses
we're powerless TO take the heavy
wagon OF the track, Abdallah. keeper
Of Holy Moses. was told TO bring the
elephant forth.
As Abdallah drove the elephant
Ieisurely toward the wrecked wagon
q man ran up with an excited cry
The limited is coming; you'll have
TO move that wagon quick" In the
distance long drawn whistle an
nouLced the advent Of the train speed
ing so miles an hour.
Kneeling. Holy Moses placed his
enormous head against the rear Of the
wagon The thunder Of the coming
train grew more distinct Moses
braced himself. bent his big head
again 70 the task. tusRed. strained.
groaned. and with a mai supreme
Effort. started the wagon Again he
was goaded. and. with the roar Of the
locomotive so close that Il seemed
impossible 10 avoid a wreck. moved
the wagon slowly forward
Rounding a curve. a wbitefaced en-
eineer leaned from the -ab Of hts ay.
ing engine while the whistle shTteked.
Holy Moses. eKertinE every ounce OF
bis immense strength, pushed the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

and pay room rent, and near the end
Of the week they saw bankruptcy
coming up ahead. They decided TO APP
machine shops and were told they
could 20 10 work In the morning as
abore.s at sl2b per day. more money
han anybody In Roxbury had ever
earned except the postmaster
Blu; when informed that they would
have to report for duty at Ave a. m
every day anC work until Ave p. M,
the fun all went out OF Il. They de-
sided TO look for something elise. Their
next appeal for employment was at a
lumber mill, and they were hired to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

The Fourth y Jaiy ls ret a SID ani
zfitteriuE passion. bit \ glorious rsai
ity W celebrate tsis Curious bolt
dAy Ia hohor % ear forefSthsrs who
fought. ard fought hard 10 gain their
liberty. As sooa rs Ne gained cur
freedom. ;he first American tag float
ID over thu cantos Il is piece of
bunting lifted in che air but 4 speaks
sueiimely. and every part has a voice
It's stripes ~ alternate red ane white
proclaim the original anion a ~
yates 70 maintain tire declaration OF
Independence It's stars ~ white on
field ns blue proclaim that aaion OF
TIE states constituting oar national
con oscillation could not be destroyed;
The two together siknify union. Waits
is for purity. red fer vaior. blue for
Justice and ali together make f.s
n our country 20 BE- cherished By all
1ur hearts and upheld By all our
hands
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

Pittspurg. Clara Greece and Mary
Owens. OF Roxbury. somerset county,
took little Journey into the world
reeeAliS They had good time, but
they are eontented 10 go back 10 the
somnoient village OF Roxbury. They
are both romantic, and when they de-
sided to make the plunge to seek "a
fortune. IL was To be as men. One
aight, in the Owens girls room. they
performed a tonsorial act for each 9th
sr which relieved them OF their tiow-
ing tresses. Then they borrowed a
mit OF clothes each from the slamber-
ng brnthers OK Miss Owens, and hit
he pike for Conway,
They remained week IN Conway
rhey had carefully boarded their
money for weeks 10 make this plunge,
,ut money does not last forever Even
IN Conway Il costs something to eat
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

erty and the pursuit of happiness
Those words have been the battle
cry Of many peoples. They have en-
Outraged the races Of Europe and The
east IL the battles against oppression.
and tyrannical governments. one after
another have gone down before then
They are to-day the rsllying cry Of
he oppressed 81 Russia life. liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness
These words are The rock on which
be Declaration % Independence wss
f0uBgsd. They are The rock ca which
our government is founded 50 lonx
as We keep them as The rallying err
% he astion government b. the Dso-
pie for the people all live
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

The signing OF the Declaration Of
Independence at Philadelphia on July
4. l77s. meant more to the world than
tue breaking Of the bonds between
Great Britain and rebelliOus colony
across the seas. The establishment Of
a government by the people md for
The people meant an object lesson for
the nations OF the old world which has
had It's effect on every day Of history
since that important event
II marked the downfall OF absolut-
ism. Of tyranny. Of the divine right
Of kings Of the governing OF men
Il defined the inalienable rights Of
nan IN the immortal phrsse-''life. lib
b. will and pleasure
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12
TWO VILLAGE GIRLS DON MALE ATTIRE
AND START OUT To see THE WORLD
Pair of Roxbury. Pa. Maids Find Life as Men
Is Not All Pleasure. and Are Glad to Re-
sumo Feathers and Ribbons

drive a team al two dollars a day. nins
hours TO constitute a day The nrsi
hour disqualified them. Neither giri
had ever handled lines before. and they
were not husky enough 10 lift boards,
and lid not kaow how 10 balance a
plank ever the resr wheel in unload
Ing. Lack OF experience won them
their discharge With only half days
wages in thsig trousers pockets
Conway is not very large place
II is decidedly bigger than Roxbury,
bat il VAS hot up 10 what the girls
had booked forward 10 in the great
world outside their home town. That
nigat they oiawled into freight car
headed toward Piusburg. and arrived
here early the next morning.
They had one dollar each when they
reacne. this city. and went over 10 the
North side 10 put up until fortune
came their way The dollar lasted two
days Then they were broke and hun
CRY They wandered ahaut the Noru
side all day. asking for work az nnm
her Of places ans being turned down
IL is not much run sleeping out th"st
nights. ana they had TO do something
81 that evening they made application
at the station for SHELTER They wers
placed in the tramp ward
An hour or two later n special Of
heer happened Ia look in at them
His suspicious we're aroused at some
thing, aud ne whispered SOFTLY and re-
ported to the chief OF police that be
thought they had better be placed In
the matrone department than the
tramps wari The chief az once called
the young women before him. and after
some questioning they broke down ana
between sobs admitted their esrap
ade.
| Work was sent TO Albert T., Owens,
| father of the Owens girl, az Rosbury,
| and he arrived at Allegheny. lie
| brought with him raiment more suit.
able for the young women. who were
being cared for by the matron. When
| be saw them in the matron's ward
/ dressed in mems clothing, he laughed
and said: Serves YOU both right
Mehhc your have more sense after
this experienced"
He took them home with him
rhe Owens girl was wearing a new
derby hat. Her father had on Z
rusty brown He threw IL aside and
put on the new one his daughter has
discarded for one with feathers and
| rthhoas on Il
why. Mary" said the Greece girl
''that hat looks better on your pal
than II Goes on you" They we're boti
glad TO go home. but they insist the,
had good time and do not regre
their little plunge into the great wori'
which lies outside of Roxbury
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12

One little. two little, three little fingers:
Four little. FIVE little, six little fingers.
Seven little eight little, nine little fingers:
Ten little fingers on two hands.
Cannon cracker fired on. then there were nine;
Niger chaser shot off then there were eight;
Torpedo exploded then there were seven.
Toy pistol blowed of then there were six
Pin wheel few around, then there Ave;
Skyrocket whizzed on. then there were four
Roman candle popped on. then there were three;
Red fire iared OF. then there two:
Flower pot went OF. took of these.
Piece OF punk burned out saved tbs last ona
Ten little. nine little. eight little fingers;
Seven little six little, Ave little fingers:
-Four little, three little, two little fingers;
But good finger two hands.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-12
LESSON FOR THE YOUNG,
Nations Birthday an Appropriate
Time 70 Inculcats Spirit
of Loyalty.

These are stirring times in the
worlds history. Bring the fscts down
70 the comprehension OF the boys and
girls. and on the nations birthday let
its celebration deepen in them a spirit
OF loyalty and the purpose TO do their
part In holding up the standards set
ey the brave men and women Who
.aied this great nation.