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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Oklahoma Offers Some Strange New
Ideas.

Kansas City.-Among the freak
propositions offered In the Oklahoma
constitution are the following: Levy
ing tax of one per cent on the gross
receipts of railroads: to eliminate the
name OF Almighty God from the con-
stitution. substituting in the preamble.
The supreme ruler OF the universe:
taxing peddlers and taxing theaters
and circuses: to locate the capital Of
the state on barren prairie at the
exact geographical center OF the state;
to prohibit the system of you scratch
my back and I'll scratch yours"
through the trading of votes on pro-
posed bills In legislatures; poll tax
qualifications for voters: providing for
the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people and
compelling the legislature to ratify
such election or expel members vot-
ing against IT: compelling insurance
companies to invest at least rs per
cent of surplus reserve fund within
the state: prohibiting the leaving Of
large estate to one child: compelling
corporation officials and employees to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
STRANGE BUT TRUE STORY
husband Suddenly Loses Memory and
Wanders Far from Home.

Denver.-Six months ago a steady
ana methodical clerk in the South.
ern Pacific Offices here telenhoned at
noon to his wife that he was just
ABOUT to take the street car for home
From that moment Nahum Wing dis
appeared as completely as il the
ground had swallowed him up. He
left happy household. a young wife
and child, his accounts were correct
he did not gamble, drink or in anv
manner dissipate.
There was much excitement over
the case and the finally accepted the
DRY was that he had wandered while
temporarily demented. into the moun.
tains and had persisted. The state
took up the hunt and the mounted
men OF the national guard were called
out to search the vicinity of the CITY
Attempts to discover his whereabouts
were in vain. His wife sold their
home and went to her parents In Bos.
ton.
A day or two ago clerk in a New
Orleans railroad Office demanded of
his fellow workmen that they tell him
where Columbine street (the place of
Wings residence In Denver) was 10
Gated. For long time he could NOT
be persuaded that he was in New Or.
leans. Gradually he realized that he
was Nahum Wing, but insisted that
all that had happened since he start
ed to take car for home to lunch
con was a blank.
His companions could only tell him
that he came into the Offices a few
weeks before and was given a place
He had done his work well. but had
been strangely silent as to himself
He telegraphed to Denver and receiy
ing no answer wired Boston. His wife
sent back an overjoyed welcome and
he is now on his way to join her II
has developed that once before he
suffered two days from Temporary
alteration OF mind
How curious are the vagaries OF the
human mind. that the cord of mem.
Dry should suddenly snap-only To no
restored with the same abruptness
This mans story sounds Incredible
but there have been any number ~
authentic cases equally strange.
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Several mon;hs ago a Kansas City
newly married couple went 10 stay q
while with the brides father They
said they would be there oaly until
the groom found suitable fiat--~possl
bly, = week. But they stayed and
stayed and the "old gentleman began
to got Tired Of supporting them. To
make matters worse the bride and
groom complained every time ham or
hominy. Of which the girls parents
we're fond. vas served at meals.
We cant stand ham and hominy.-
said the groom. Neither Of a. can
eat II"
This declaration was made one day
al the noon meal. That evening. while
the bride and groom were sitting on
the porch with her fsther. q wagon
backed up TO the curb Ia fron: Of the
house. and the driver began Unloading
a box and barrel
Hasn't that eriver made a mls
takef" asked the groom.
No. replied the girls father.
What's In the barrel and box
asked the glri.
"homsny In the barrel and bans Ia
the box saia the ~o'd geatlemaa.-
The bride and groom left neat day.
Kansas City Times.
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don't expect him to live till Sunday >.
No. indeed. lna'am."
And you even expect TO attend his
funeral on Sunday?"
Yes. ma'am. and I've got the mourn
Ing goods already"
Then his case must be quite hone
less
oh. entirely hopeless. ma'am
Too bad Has he been long all
ing-"
oh. he's not ailing at all maam~
What
ITS not sickness that's the mat
ter with him at all: he's as wei and
strong as ever he was In his life"
Bessie" exclaimed the surprised
lady In Indignation, you are trifinr
with me shamefully and viii no, 10,
crate ii one moment longer. Return
al once to the kitchen and cease in.
venting stories in order to get out on
Sunday"
amt inventin'. ma'arn." sobbed
poor Bessie: as sure as goodness I
amt II you want to know the truth
about IL. he's to be hanged to morrow.
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TUTOR OF MAHARANJ.

Miss Mclean was decided upon as
possessing all the necessary quallfica.
lions. with her lovely personality as a
kind OF bonus.
There are few young women In
America possessing a better educa.
uonal equipment for the novel posi-.
ton she is TO occupy. She wen, from
here to Oakland. Cal, where she was
graduated from the girls high school
She next entered the University of
California. from which she was gradu,
ated with the degree OF bachelor OF
philosophy. This was supplemented
by two years study and travel in
Europe.
Returning to America, Miss Mclean
entered Yale university, from which
she obtained the coveted degree OF
doctor Of philosophy. Since that time
she has been engaged in literary work
in New York city until she received
her present appointment. and has re
Gently entered on her duties.
Miss Mclean, who is now in India.
has written TO her friends here that
the Maharani is very beautiful and
intelligent woman. The Maharajah
himself is graduate OF Oxford and
possessed of vast wealth. To the
great disappointment OF Miss Mclean
everything about the palace. even 10
the rugs and furnishings. is imported
from England. She has had the great
est difficulty In making the people
who are fitting up her bungalow un-
derstand that she wants everything
Indian, not English.
Her highness is Brahmin OF the
highest caste. dresses In native cos.
tune, and wears its accompanying
veil Of is or 20 yards length.
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SLOWED TO enjoy your lll-gotten pos.
sessions Our mothers spirit will
prevent that You will never know a
moments peace. and brothers curse
will rest upon you TO the end. Re
member my words As for jastlre. =
looking about the court room and GOV.
ering with his gaze the judge and
turymen. there is no such thing"
That viii do. said the judge. cold.
~. "you have nothing 10 complain OF. :"
and the prisoner accompanied the
sheriff from the court house.
Mrs. Hamilton. leaning on the arm
Of Mrs Fry. went TO the lAtter's house.
for she would no, enter her house
while tenanted as II WAS There was
no doubt thought Mrs Fry. tina, she
really did believe that the man nov a
prisoner Was In reality her husband:
but the good lady herself had had her
mental faculties 80 played upon at
the trial that II almost seemed as n
she herself we're another person.
I wouldn't resk any case At court.
not one single minute" abe said TO
Dan. One lawyer Eits up an proves
II all out that his man IL ysne Hamii.
ton, so you see Il IL all Jest as EASY
As print Then anosher lawyer Eifs
~ and kicks the bucket over an
proves that the arst IL ali = iurrtbie
lie though he's master polite about
H. His man II vane Hamilton. an
sse explains Il all out jest So plain
and easy as i'o;her did. only direck
conir'y. It's my private 'pinion thea
:arymen diant know no more bout
Il than ! did. tsnny rate they looked
puzzled az could be after Mr. Stevens
got up and SPOKE his piece Fore
then ! VAS purity sure Edes had the
wcrst ont. but was drefae sorry for
I'm. but after Mr.. Stevens showed
cut hox tina, Ashley came. an jest
how T. al happened. I was Jest ssrs
he'd ri; the case. Bat. LoT' sake,
there slnt no justice In the land
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T HE


sfF"f @Ft RNtts-<0HtlUQC0s
Much had been said regarding ths
motives OF his client, but Mr. Steven,
coniended they were mAnifestly a,
great ON the part OF the defendant
There was no doubt he had become
ensmored with his brothers wife and
he had decided to possess her 10,
his own He had repeatedly urged
marriage. but not until AFTER the
eeath OF Lenora. who had been muir.
cered to remove 50 dangerous a Wit.
ness TO his past When he became
convinced that the workman called
Primus Edes was no other than the
true vane Hamilton. there was but
one course open. He must renounce
his claims or remove the true owner.
He chose the latter The shot was
either 1red by his own hand or BY his
emissary, Solomon Marks. who vas Q
nj tool for any such emergency.
The judge was very impressive In
his summary Of the case, which he
said was different from any other ON
record. He not only reviewed the
evidence on both sides as usual. set.
ting forth the claims OF each and ex.
planning corroboratlng and collateral
evidence. but he spoke OF the gross
charges which would be made after.
wards of forgery. perjury. and per.
haps murder. against the person who
sustained defeat He soiemnly charg.
cd them. therefore, to deliberate long
and wisely before deciding. that the
gravest conviction Of duty and Jus.
tice called upon the best and wisest
faculties OF the human mind 10 aid
them In decision like this, upon
which rested such grea, and unusual
issues II was not alone a question of
property, but OF family and OF life
and death, Therefore. let them delhi
crate well before deciding.
Two nights and a DAY passed he
ore decision was reached, aud then
II was In favor Of the present lncnm.
bent Of the Hamilton estates, Who was
declared TO be the true and legal own.
sr. Vane Hamilton: and an order. for
the arrest OF Henry Ashley. alias PR.
mus Edes. was fled by the order of
the Judge. upon the charge OF forgery.
perjury and embezaiement.
When the decision was made known
4 would have been hard TO tell which
lace was more pallid OF the two men
the ole who had ipst been declared
guilty or the one WHO had gained the
suit
For moment they turned to gaze
into each others faces. while a shade
u acute regret passed over that OF
TIE one declared to be vane Hsmll.
Ton, but on the other a look OF ter.
rible anger rested.
DO not think" he cried Tn thriIi.
Ing accents. that you viii ever be
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DIDN'T SEEM ou,rs so FUNNY
Butcher Forgot Good Joke Had
String Attachment.

In the village of East Brtdgewatcr.
In the summer Of 1855. a soap drum.
mer did little advertising FROM the
rear end OF saigon. He told stories.
cracked jokes, asked conundrnms and
sang songs. accompanying himself ON
a parioF organ. Incidentally he Eoid
soap.
lie asked the big audience gather.
ed around the wagon In tha public
square WHY didn't God give uom.
en- hear8s."
No one replied. 30 The drummer an
swered because he knew that
women eoalGn't keep their moutha
shut long enough 10 get shaved
The village butcher. Lasher shaw.
was nightly pleased. and the next
morning. to pass the joke along. be
joliied an early woman customer. say.
ting;
Hal ha, bal That was q good enc
last night about you women not haY-
Ing boards because God knew you
couldn't keep your m0aths shat long
enough 10 be shaved, Has hal ha,-
The woman gaze shaw an Icy stare.
and In frosty voice inquired. In
deed And IL thar the reason. Mr..
Shaw. thar you wear fuli beaFdT"
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place in his soul This il IN eyayv
IRE. | think To doub, /, would ha
TO doubt the good Father. Would he
Do you think. ailow any Of his crea.
lures TO be 50 depraxed that they
could not be redeemed from ain,
This man must be the twin brother
~ my husband. and he must have
good In bis nature Etill: for his mar.
ents were good people. and wicked
environment cannot quite change.
quite pervert. a noble nature. can it-~
Perhaps not. san you canno,
conceive OF tho difference between
good bringing up and the reverse re-.
lore came here ! vas engaged I'm
missionary work that brought INC I'm
contact with the most degraded pea.
pie. They actually had no conception
81 goodness. no belief In a better life
II people seemed good. they deemed
u hypocrisy. They would laugh 20
soorn any appeals TO conscience. far
they literally seemed TO have none.
Such people deserve the profound.
est FIFTY 4"
Bot he Is no, like that. He Ia ea..
Gated. be Is capable of affection: my
children love him. aud he appears 10
love them. He has noble impulses.
such a man can be appealed to-"
Mrs Hamilton You are the one 10
make the appeal
oh. ] cannot There Ia a reserve
7siween os thA, no @oras Of mine can
briggs. When in his presence I for.
ret everything bet that he has rob
he'd me % happiness Al other times
can think Of him as unfortunate
and 20 be pltlsde
Il Will talk @ith him. then. for you
and DO What ! eau, said the miulassr
Oh. thank yos. thaak yo1,~ she
said. gratefully 4 sometimes think
there Sas never 40 unhappy a won
an as l Tors from NY husband. ana
forbidden 70 mogru. because the be-
lief Is general that be Is nos my nus.
and. An8 - b. calle1 anfalthful-f.
Tie mos fsitafai Of wfvcs,~
II IL. indeea. hard. said the minls.
ter. WhstheT rlght or..wrong In your
i'siief know your heart Is true
Your faith in me is a great com.
Tort" she said. lifting her eyes earn
sstiy TO bis face. You viii see him
md DO what you cam.
Yes. viii see him. and do what
can
And fhen H-~ Hamilton les, i..s !
iSudy. and the minister thrust his /
ieTmor one ssse Rrd bent his head
a deep sh'n.si
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CHAPTER KIN.
undecurrents-

That evening the Rev Arthur Ham.
ueriy sat By his study table trying TO
III his mind upon the sermon ne was
writing. but Il would wander in spite
Of himself to the scene ia court.
peculiarly trying TO one Of his sensi.
bii;ies: for be could but pity the
Pale. shrirkinE So-ap whose trials
were laid bare 10 the public saEs.
srd he could but Fifty the one who
sfd lest tho ss'i. xhe ssr ruil,. II
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1 Innocent. for his heart was a mercifn
one. So when a tlmid knock 4me e
his ears he welcomed Il as . diversion
from troublesome thought, and wheel
ed from the table Just a. q lady en-
tered In response TO his Invitation
II was Mrs Hamilton.
The minister arose and bowed hast
lily and In some confession.
Can do anything for YOU" he
said. earnestly. 4 win. II can
oh. don't know. | don't know
she cried. 4 came to you for I have
nc one else To go TO. want some one
10 advise me who Is very wise and
good, and know OF no one but you.
y am not very wise nor good" he
said gently, -but will do nay best 10
ali you in any way tina, can"
Il don't know that you can aid me.
or that any one can. don't know
what TO do. | have been so terribly
shocked the past week. have heard
such dreadful things said about my
conduct. and yon may think nae very
wicked. But indeed | am not, have
tried TO do just right" and she look
cd up piteousiy as child might into
the minister's face. Never before had
he seen her stirred from her usual
Gueeniy bearing. and the sight moved
BIN as nothing else could.
Il know Il" he said. sooshinsly.
You have tried to do just right. Bat
may you not have been mistaken"
No. am not mistaken. am
more firmly convinced than ever. 1
know he Is not my husband. and moth.
Ing shall induce me 10 say otherwise. !"
How can you be 40 sure7"
How can ! he so sure. You never
loved. or you would know | should
know my husbands soul In any boey
II he claimed me did not know M
first because he did not recognize ME,
tut when he did was sure. tried
hot TO be precipisate, but all the time
knew--knew
But the other man looks more like
your husband
All. but his soul IL n stranger 10
'sy soul" and she looked np In an
earnest. almost Wild manner that
touched him greatly.
do you mean to appeal for an.
other triais"
No. II would do no good
Then what can be doneye
Il don't know. unless you appeal
TO him"
Il appeal 10 hlmf"
Yes. TO the man who has frauda.
iently cot possession OF our home.
You are good man and might know
81 some way to touch his heart. You
sre very persuasive. very eloquent.
But II he is such man as you
think him."
"Stlil. there IL some vulnerable
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How could he touch fhfa man. n =.
we're the tmpostor. Mrs. Hamiltov
conceived him TO BET Could he AZ
~ Could any oney He doubted Il
stili. he would try. II was not
ate; barely nigs O'Clock. He wcuid
20 Tat very ntght.
Changing hts dressing gown Tor :
ccas. and making some 80. ..snlrs
alterations in his dress. he set out o.
hla errand. andf 5000 reached shf
Hamilton residence. He ranr ~
ten and was admitted into the haTr
which held 4 few boxes and = trunk
dr. Carter and Mr. Hamilton came e
greet him. and the former said. a. b
stepped over a box:
~vane 10 going to the hotel. for he
VII not keep Constance from her
come any longer He IL q noble Eel.
low, Mr.. Hammeriy.-
The minister felt a chill Green cvey
iia resolution. but only for a moment
Whether she was right or not. he
would KEEP his promise TO Mrs. Hamfr.
too. and as soon as Mr.. Carter LEFT
the room. sxcusing himself on nc
count Of some duty, Mr. Hammcrlsy
preached his errand.
y 90 no, say. Mr.. Hamilton. that
Fou are no, what you seem, but 1
came simply At the request OF Mrs.
hamilton. who really believes that
YOU arc cot her husband. II tg her
solemn conviction. and II is cruelty
unjust 90 rank her With the many
pnfailhtui wives. some Of whom
inishs make pretenees such a. have
'sen aseribed 10 her. You. surely.
90 not think her capable OF such
basenessfe
No. think she IL sincere in ner
telief. She il noble woman. in.
capable Of such an act. IL was not
my wish to have her narse dragged
before the public as II was. but one
cannot do as he would a, such tines.
Mrs. Hamilton In convinced thaf
you are her husbands brother. that
yon have been led almost without
roliison OF your own to wicked
courses which are At variance with
suaf rTat nature. She thinks, with
tinerrnt environments soa would
have been a different man
What else does she say asked
NJ Hamiiioa. a. the minister paused.
She wished me 70 appeal to you
to give her back her happiness. she
Is very miserable: very much chang
Ell from the happy woman frss
knew when came to Groveaale. she
IS rare woman; one among a thou
sand
You are right. She Is one amonx
. thousand Would you give up such
a woman
TT" The minister's hnt face flush
81 with emotion.
Ito be eonttnued.l
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PIOh LAZY MAN.;
LAYS ABED 80 YEARS
4ETS UP WHEN MOTHER
KEN TO HOSPITAL AND
HERE is NO ONE TO
WAIT ON HIM.

A man named Thompson,
\ to bed in 1877 and did not
Fntil a fortnight ago, Is be-
have established a worlds
BON, who lives with his moth
Re, Lurgan, was a boy of IL
@ent to bed. He was looked
his mother. and his pres
Pc house was hardly known
agers. In all probability he
re remained in bed for the
IS life had not a crisis oc-
his domestic affairs a fort->
ompson was then taken i'll
p be taken TO the infirmary.
essly alone, Thompson was
to get up. A search was
for the suit which he dis
years ago. but he was I'M
ess without assistance.
ghbors were called in, and
of squeezing him into the
ed the three men a whole
when dressed he was too
pix, and an ambulance had
ght to convey him to the
Eed there until his mother
nough to leave the infirm-
be followed her home. He
He'd to walk this time. as
ms refused an ambulance.
of the case came out
believing officer applied to
hns for relief for Mrs.
who has only occasional
some more energetic sons
migrated to Australia. She
is pence a week. The re-
story convulsed the guard
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the preparation she used contained
properties for resisting cold With a
big cloak she left the stage door for
st Mays hall, and mounted on a
white steed in waiting for her. She
strapped her cloak to the side of the
saddle. for use in case of emergency,
and rode fairly rapidly through the
streets which the legend gives as
Godivas probable route.
Apparently there was no local
Keeping Tom to tell of her ride. At
any rate Milo got back to the theater
without soul having seen her. A
nashlight photograph was then taken
OF her as she sat on the horse.
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5EtsH GIRL TAKES NUDE
PRINT THROUGH STREETS
OF COVENTRY TOWN.
United ON WHITE HORSE
BE of I'VE Ancient Toune" Are
keked When Told Of the Occur
rce-Journey Made When Ma
Ives Are Wrapped in sIumber.

J don.-There is perhaps no an
community In the length and
tn of England just now than
beople of we ancient toune OF
Rtry." They simply declined to
ke that while they slept a wom-
be through their streets on horse
bn much the same way as their
I'd Godiva made the journey In
ays of long ago. Their unbe-
however, does not dispose of
yet
,Hhis skepticism was aroused by
lat of La Milo" beautifully
woman. who is going the
of tine variety theaters In Lon
>sing as certain classical figures
altogether"
midnight ride nude through the
of Coventry has only had the
of adding to the personal en-
it she has derived from the real
OF a strange within.
living that steps had been made
Eredit the story, | took advan-
La Milo's presence In Liver.
writes a correspondent, ito
on her and hear what she has
fact that her feat was told in
tail in the newspapers than it
have been was a concession to
eeling and protection to some
to those who. in the face of
ic particulars, might have
Rlled to account for allowing
woman to pass through the
Milo talked freely of her es-
When she was a mere girl.
she made up her mind that
ver found herself in Coventry
Id repeat the feat of Lady Co
d when she arrived there on
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WAS GOING TO DIE.
|ood Reason for Foretell-
Peetheart's Demise.

Pm Mills tells this story,
eders typical of the start
Fsque nature of some OF
pa misery that come TO
p the changeful current
sanston was approached
hired girls with the re
be allowed TO be at lib
Sowing Sunday.
fmurred. says the Chi
@s. Why. no. you can
Ht Sunday. Bessie; you
rgarets day out"
l want 10 get away
pleaded tie girl, be
o go To the funeral
Pc funerals You have
the death OF any of
dead yet. ma'sm nut
for him"
heart. Bessie,"
Thursdsy. And you
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Are you eoang TO take that lifsie
trip with me spoke about lasi wee 80
Il havent thought aho1, u
Well. tAink OF Il this HeeS. VIII
you"
Yes. n thisk about q. I'll ,hink
about a."
BY the way, kAw you 90 the street
the ether day and you never noticed
me-
4 never noticed you PUCK.
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Enlightened.

My sister sent you her love and a
Kiss said the designing young man
How could she send me a kiss %
innocently asked the unsophistlcatss
young girl.
And the designing young man an
swered with illustrations taken fro,,
life: by male-special delivery
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Though, Scientists Were crary.

when the natives Of Natal saw aged
and Staid members Of the British as
soeistion. on their recent visit TO AZ.
rica. begin TO chase butterflies and big
ioeasts. TREY found no difacalty ir
reaching conclusion as 10 the men-
tai condition ct the visitors.
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.CTRESS RIDES
AS GODIVA RODE

her tour the within returned.
She says she would have made the
ride without secrecy. but for the
frowns Of officialdom whose sanction
she sought. it being refused.
Therefore. she took matters into
her own hands. Her ride started At
TWO m. She was made up at the
theater as she does for her usual
show. the only difference being that