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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

1.-TWO plus two equals four" said the
married man, reaching for his book.
IF this light goes out on US wen be
In the dark. we can't eat our dinner
all over again because we've already
eaten It."
II wouldn't talk nonsense If were
you," said his wife.
Il know it, said the married man.
But unfortunately you are not You
have to stick to your own personality
and make the most Of II, thanking your
stars you have a husband who is will
ing to make allowances. I've given
you my reasons. Now, why not let it
drop"
us the fact that we've eaten our
dinner a good reason why we shouldn't
have new rug?" inquired his wife,
sarcastically.
"Don't let's have it all over again,
Belle" pleaded the man.
ooh, certainly not" said his wife.
"It's settled, Of course, If you say so.
I haven't any business discussing the
matter. I'm just a woman, and when
you say no / must acquiesce. But
you'd think me presumptuous If l
should come into your Office and tell
you that you didn't need new desk
and not allow you to argue"
"Now, that isn't"
Suppose / said, Henry, If 1t rains
tomorrow 1t will be wet, therefore
there Isn't the slightest necessity for
that desk / don't suppose you would
say that was good reason, would
youT
Il gave you reasons and you can't
deny that they are good ones"
ooh, can't II"
The married man sighed. II thought
made it perfectly clear to you" he
said.
"Well, 1 think we might have It,"
~ don't see how you can think 80
If you can tell me how we'd be JUST.
fed in doing it I'm sure would be
quite willing"
There's one thing I'm glad Of,
said his wife, after a pause, "and thai
is that / can think what like, ever
If l haven't anything to say. Other
people have new rugs"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
GOOD
Short Storiss

Beau Nash was not entirely a but
terhy, as is proved by the following
anecdote: His father was a partner
in a glass business at Swansea. This
was little known, and the Duchess Of
Marlborough once twitted him with
the obscurity of his birth. Madam"
replied Nash, 81 seldom mention my
father in company, not because have
any reason to be ashamed of him, but
because he has some reason to be
ashamed Of me-"
George ". of England must have
shared the popular opinion Of lawyers,
as it was his majesty who gave their
corps the title of 'srhe Devils Own"
Shortly after the formation of the
corps, Erskine was riding with the
king in the park when the regiment
happened to pass "What regiment is
that?" inquired the king. "A corps,
sir, l have recently formed, made up
of lawyers" Lawyers Then call
them the Devils own"
Soon after his first baby was born
his wife went upstairs one evening
and found him standing by the side
of the crib and gazing earnestly at the
child. She was touched by the sight,
and tears filled her eyes. Her arms
stole softly around his neck as she
rubbed her cheek caressingly against
his shoulder. He started slightly at
the touch Darling" he murmured
dreamily, cit is incOmprehensible to
me how they can get up such a crib as
that for 80 cents"
Alfred H. Love, the famous peace
advocate, protested in Philadelphia
against the great quantity of military
features in the jamestown Exposition
Really" he concluded, with a smile
lone would think that the whole world
was animated and kept progressing by
a spirit of hatred and revenge and bit
ter enmity. One would think that
but perhaps you know the story. A
pale, wan woman, on her deathbed
said in a weak voice to her husband
Henry, If die, promise me onC
thing Gladly, my poor darling
What is it I am to promiseP Prom
lse me that you will marry Mar!
Simpson The man started. But,
he said, I thought you hated her. :
do, Henry the dying woman whisper
ed. I want to get even with her."
Poultney Bigelow, the famous trav
eIer, was giving some advice to
young man who was about to Join TO
the first time the great army Of tour
lists on its annual trip across the At
lantic. Mr.. Bigelow adverted to tn
extraordinary amount of painting tina
goes on aboard an ocean liner. "ol
a certain ship one day." he said, =.
put my hand on a freshly painted
Yentilator. and. while removing thu
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
In the Occur GAIenes.

Calumet, Mich.-The Calumet &
Arizona Mining company announced a
quarterly dividend of $3.50 share
Saturday, as compared with S. three
months ago.
The Black Bear Fraction Mining
company has purchased from John I.
Arglve a 13-4Sth interest in the Black
Cub and Brown Cub lodes in the La
lande district.
Another strike has been made in the
Rex mine, according to B. M. Francis
The strike is said to have opened up a
full face of good milling ore.
The big tungsten deposit on PITT
cbard creek, near Murray, will De
worked by the Golden Winnie Iune'
stem Mining company, which VIII De
formally incorporated in few days
nave Gross of Wallace, it is under
stood will be president of the com
| pany.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
BLACK DAMP HORROR
THIRTY men KILLED In PENN
SYLVANIA COAL MINE.
Miner Is Said to Have Entered Mine
With an Open Lamp-Gas Found Is
So Poisonous No Human Being Can
Live In It-ExpIosion Could Be
Heard for Miles Around.

Fayette City, Pa, Dec 3.-Between
Is and 80 miners, possibly more, are
entombed in the Naomi mine of the
United Coal company, located three
miles west of this city, and there is
practically no hope that any of them
are alive. The Imprisonment is due to
an explosion, of black damp about 8
o'clock last night, soon after the night
force went to work.
1t is said a miner entering an old
working with an open lamp caused the
explosion. Had the explosion occurred
on other than Sunday night more vic
tins would have been entombed. The
mine employed from 275 to 800 regu-
larly, about one-fourth of them driv-
ing entry at night, but on Sunday
nights only about one-half the night
force goes to work. The mine is OF the
shaft type and the concrete sides of
the entry were broken down so as to
close the passage back a considerable
distance. About 100 feet from the en-
trance is located the first airshaft and
from this deadly gas is pouring in
great volumes. The gas found in mines
in this territory is so poisonous that
no human being can live in it for more
than few minutes and it is believed
none of the entombed men are still
alive. One man, an unidentified for
eigner, managed to climb to the top of
the first airshaft, but dropped dead
there. No sign of life has come from
the others.
Just after the night force entered
the shaft there was flash which
lighted up the mine and all around it.
There was a roar as tons of coal and
slate crashed down the entries crowded
with workmen. Then utter darkness
followed, the explosion putting out of
business the lighting and air facilities
in the mine. The mine Immediately
filled with gases and several persons
persisted while running to get into the
fresh air.
The shock of the explosion shook
buildings in Fayette City and could be
heard for miles. In the homes of min
ers the explosion fell like a death sig
| ldI anu ClI1pIlSQ CNCA9 iAA1CA . SObteteoN
in the vicinity The occupants of these
men, women and children-fOrm the
saddest picture in the scenes about the
mine this morning. The women and
children are crying and stare witt
hope at the seemingly fruitless work
of rescue. The Naomi mine is one ot
the oldest operated by the United Goa
company, which has its principal office
in Pittsburg. 1t is one of the bigges
mines in the soft coal region and gave
work to 300 men all the year round.
The property loss will be enormous
as the mine was equipped at a cos
of thousands of dollars with all thu
up-to-date mine apparatus, such al
electric lights, electric coal cars ant
air ventilating system. The explosion
completely wrecked the air system ant
that in itself means that no human
being can live long in the mine as
now is. Thousands are f1ocking to tn
mine mouth, where every mean
known to mine operation is being e2
erted to reach the men. Aid has bee
secured from Monongahela City, Bel
virton and other neighboring towns.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
ONLY s2s,ooo,ooo ISSUED
Uncle Sam Wants to Cut Down Cost
to People,

Uncle sam Wants to Cut Down Cost
to People.
The final closing Of allotments of
the per cent one-year certificates
is definitely announced by Secretary
Cortelyou. He declared that no allot-
ments had been made or would be
made after his announcement of Wed
nesday night that no further PROPOSE
lions would be considered The point
was not quite clear until his state
ment today that some few allotments
might not be made from subscriptions
already in hand Wednesday. AS the
matter stands practically all the al
lotments are to national banks that
have agreed to take out circulation
and in the majority of cases have in
Dictated willingness to surrender the
certificates before maturity upon pay
ment of accrued interest on the date
of redemption. Information was still
withheld at the treasury as to the
amount of the allotments made, but
such information as is obtainable indi-
Gates that the total will not materially
exceed 25,000,0OO Roughly estimated,
these certificates when retired will
have cost the nation only $525,000 in
interest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

Other people aren't exactly in our
circumstances, my DEAR"
You don't know that Anyway. the
Praglers aren't nearly as well or az
we are"
"Have they been buying any $3.50
rugs?"
III isn't $50; it's $1s5. said it was
marked $3.50 three weeks ago, That's
just it; you make out what isn't so
and then you say that it's unreason-
able. There's quite a difference be-
tween $3.50 and $135., / think there is,
anyway, and / think it's worth saving.
But then I'm extravagant You are so
exact and you insist on telling me that
two and two make four and then you
talk about $3.50 rugs"
Are they buying any $135 rugs.
then
mo, but she had three new hats this
summer and that's more than i've had,
and you know it. And when you talk
about red not harmonizing with the
tone OF the room"
II don't care a cent whether it har-
monies or not. The point is
"The point is that you just want to
be obstinate about 1t. / should think
1t would matter quite little whether
a rug harmonized with the rest Of the
room. l just don't think that you no
ticed 1t. why, 1t would be too deeora-
tive for anything"
"Oh, give up," said the man. sect
it II you like"
mo" said the woman, gently but
firmly. II wouldn't get 1t as long
as you thought we ought not to. /
don't want you to consent just to
please me. / was just discussing 1t,
think that we. really should buy 1t,
but If you don't"
"Oh, guess maybe wen survive It.
Buy It,"
Don't talk like that, dear. / want
you to be convinced"
''I'm convinced"
"Really2"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, now, how much nicer 1t is to
talk over a thing quietly and reason
ably" said his wife, beamingly. II
win say that for you, Henry. You ale
ways listen to argument"
II have to-" said the married man.
Chicago Daily News.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
Attractions for December.

Manager Muehlman of the Spokane
theater announces the following at
fractions at that house for the month
of December:
December 1.-THE Vanderbilt Cup. "
December 3-"Quincy Adams Saw
yer"
December 4-5-6-"The Land of Nod"
December S-"Are You Crazy?"
December 9-10-11-12-"Woodland." .
December 13-14-San Francisco op.
era company.
December 15-16-"The Royal Chef
December 20-21-"The Rollicking
Girl"
December 22-23-Maude Fealey in
"The Stronger sex"
December 25-26-"The Man of the
Hour"
December 2S-"Yon Yonson."
December 29-30-"The Blue Noon.
December 31-Primrose MinstEels.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
STATION AGENT HELD UP.
Trinidad, WASH, Visited by Robbers
in DAYTIME.

Wenatchee, Wash, Dec. 1.-The sta
ton at Trinidad was held up yester-
day about noone by five men, and
about S12O and other property were
taken. Two of the men, giving the
names of ]. Thompson and Bill Marvin,
were captured and brought here this
morning and brought here this morn
ing and turned over to County Sheriff
Webb by the conductor of the train
They are now at the jail awaiting the
arrival of witnesses from Trinidad
with evidence of their guilt.
The two men say that they have
been beating their way from Mime
apolis. The holdup was darking in the
extreme, occurring in broad daylight.
The other three men have escaped into
the hills, and are being pursued by an
armed posse.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

white smear. fell into conversation,
with the seaman who was responsible
for the trouble He was an elderly
chap, and he had visited many out.
landish places. AS he piled the brush,
we had an interesting chat. How
long have You been a saIlorP said 4
finally. 'Sailorp the old man grum-
bled, dipping his brush into the can.
Bless yer heart, sir, I'm no sailor now
adays. I'm a bloomin' artist, that's
wot 1 am'"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.


Cabbage, SLIPS cwt;
beets, $10110 cwt; rutabagas, $10
Ito; carrots, 75c; white turnips, 81;
parsnips, $10110 cwt; cauliflower,
75c@$1 doz heads; onions, $2.25; to.
matoes, 10000 box; green, 25c;
sweet potatoes, $3.50 cwt; potatoes,
75c cwt; Hubbard squash, 75c@$1
doz; citrons, 75c doz; pumpkins, 75c0
81; eggplant, $3.50 crate; peppers,
100000 box; parsley, 15c doz punches;
celery, 60@75c doz punches; pineap-
pies, $2.75@3; Concord grapes, 450
SOC basket; Tokays, $1.75 crate; Mus
cat grapes, $1.25; Italian grapes, $3.50
Dbl; Cornicheon, $150 crate; bananas,
$2.75@4 bunch; huckleberries, 10c lb;
cranberries, $3.50 Dbl; winter pears,
$1.25 box; lemons, 81 case; cooking
apples, 75c@$1 box; fancy eating,
$1.25015O box; ounces, $2.25 box;
comb honey, $3.75 case.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh special
white filters, So case; local ranch, can
died, SIPS; first class local creamery
butter 33c Id; Jersey Belle creamery,
SIC Id; Columbia creamery, soc lb;
cheese, twins, 18c lb; Wisconsin loaf
Swiss, 18c lb; limburger bricks, 18c
lb; Tillamook, tic Id.
Sugar-$6,4O cwt; beet, 1925.
Coffee-Common package goods,
$17.1O cwt.
seed-Red clover, $3.50; choice,
1880; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, $500; white clover, $1S;
alfalfa, $19.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIT ton; bran and shorts, SIS
ton; red shorts, $19; white shorts,
$23; corn, whole, $160 cwt; cracked,
81. 10; rolled barley, $1.85 cwt; wheat,
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay, $25 ton; grain
hay, SIS ton; oats, $3.50 cwt; straw,
$40 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-steers, $3.50 cwt; COWS,
$3.50 cwt; sheep, $40425 cwt; hogs,
$3.50 cwt; calves, 7k@8c lib; hogs
51sc ID.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 12q
loo IDS uTesSeu uohS, Il n V14T2S w.
ducks, live, lac lb; turkeys, live, zoe
lib; dressed, 22c Id; geese, live, 13c lb;
dressed, 15c lb.
Hides-Green beef, &c Id; dry sailed
cured, 606hc lb; dry flint, lac; cali
skins, green, &c; dry, 19c; dry sheer
pelts, 11013c Id; kip, sc.
Creamery Produce, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
321ac lb.
Feed-Timothy hay, $20@22 tor
+. 0. b. Spokane; grain hay, $13@1I
ton; alfalfa, $13@14 ton; oats, $1.2Od
1.25 cwt; feed wheat, s1.25 cwt; whole
barley, $1.10 cwt.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
CRANKY MINES TO RESUME.
Shelter Also to Start Up-Lower
Waoe for 600 Men.

Grand Forks, B. c., Dec. 3.-Jay P.
Graves, general manager of the CRANKY
Consolidated company, which owns ex-
tensive copper mines at Phoenix, %
miles distant, and the largest copper
smelling works in Canada here in
Grand Forks, states that the directors
of the company have decided to re-
open the mines of the company Deem
Der 5 and the smelter two or three
days later, giving employment to some
900 men when operating at full ca
pacity. They have agreed to accept
the scale of wages paid one year ago,
thereby allowing mines to operate.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
New Sea WaII at San Francisco.

The board of harbor commissioners
have completed plans for the harbor
improvements under the first $4,000
900 bond issue authorized by the state
legislature. The improvements as
projected will consist of two sections
of sea wall and seven large concrete
piers. They will give to San Francisco
1000 feet of harbor frontage, with an
equipment unexcelIed at any port in
the whole world. The work is to be
done in the vicinity of the Mail docks
and will be carried forward with as
great speed as possible.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
tlnooIn,s Law Partner Dead.

Fairfield, nl-Colonel Haviland
Tompkins, lawyer and land owner,
who practiced law in partnership with
Abraham Lincoln in Champaign, died
on his farm near here recently, aged
"a years. He was a recluse and eccen-
trio.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
Nome Covered by Ash.

NOME and probably the entire sea
h paru peninsula is shrouded in an ashy
aa1e' and the ground for miles is Gov
o-s'i several inches deep with a fine
sl,'Iy powder, which is believed to be
Volcanic ash.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
Portland and Tacoma Wheat.

Portland, Ore-Club, 83c; bluestem,
SIC; valley, 83c; red, Sic.
Tacoma = Unchanged; bluestem
SIC; club, soc; red, 78c.
Walla Walla-Bluestem, re; club
zoe.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

over the bodies of her martyrs the
World has stepped to freedom
4 determined thief usually gets what
he is after.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

what makes 'em always talk bout
Death ridin' on a pale hoss7" some one
asked Brother Dickey.
"Well," was the reply, "any boss I'm
de country would turn pale ter see
Death comm" Atlanta Constitution.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
.1IIL Mine FRAUDS
.pvrRNMENT AGENT WAS
uOpRERED in COLORADO.
!, service Men Say Charge Can
.. pfoved-say They Have the
names of Ten Bad Men--Affair at
u.sOerus Mine, According to Denver
p.ws, May Develop Into Sensation.

i. Tho Denver News publishes story
tot Chief Wilkie of the United States
/, socret service is in possession of a
II s.oce of evidence, some of which will
4 = verified by witnesses and much
X mora of circumstantial nature, that
!. n men are involved in the alleged con-
+ .niracy to murder United States Sc
eret Service Agent Joseph Walker,
!. who was killed at the Hesperus mine,
!, near Durango, Col, recently by a
!. miner named Vanderweide, while in
!. search of evidence to be used in the
nrosecution of men indicted on the
charge of defrauding the government
ont of valuable coal lands. Chief
Wilkie is preparing detailed report,
& which will be submitted to President
4 Roosevelt ON his request at an early
late.
# Since the death of Walker, 80 men
rom the government secret service
nave been in the neighborhood gather
ng evidence and when Chief Wilkie
Visited that section few days ago a
hull report was made to him The claim
that Walker was shooting at Wander
Eeide and Superintendent Mason OF
The Hesperus mine, who was with Van
lerweide at the time the latter killed
Walker, has always been secuted by
he government agents. on the theory
hat it would have been impossible to
nave shot Walker in the manner he
I. Fun fVCr
Ind shooting at them.
Following this view, they made Ell
orts to ascertain if there was others
present at the time of the shooting and
lave learned that four other men, all
armed with rifles, were near by and
were present, they claim, for the pur-
pose of carrying out the alleged plan
to murder Walker. 1t is further as
serted on good authority that the
names of these four men are in the
possession of the government repre-
sentatives, and they will be appre-
hended in due time. The local branch
of the department of justice has served
10 subpenas upon persons requiring
them to appear before the fedora
BTduu jury WHICH Will llISGC III DSA ~
December IL, and has about a dozer
more to serve.
Of the persons already served, it is
said that several are under suspicion
Of being connected with the alleged
conspiracy TO kill Walker. An effort t
verify the above through Mr.. Wheels
and United States District Attorne!
Earl Cranston was unavailing, boil
zen refusing to confir NOR deny thu
tory. Another development in thu
Investigation of the Walker killing il
he fact that an effort will be made tt
prosecute Vanderweide and Mason
who are now charged with murder, il
the federal court Should the fedora
court take cognizance of this connten
ton, the Colorado law providing cap
tai punishment would be made to al
DIV
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

But the more a man knows ths len
he has to say about his knoWiedgo
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

This world is enriched by the good
more than by the clever.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

The fit survive-the unfit perish.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20
Remarkable Rescue.

That truth is stranger than fiction has
once more been demonstrated in the little
town of Fenora, Tenn, the residence of
G. V. Pepper. He writes II was in
bed, entirely disabled with hemorrhages
of the lungs and throat Doctors failed
to help me, and all hope had fled when
[ began taking DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry. Then instant relief came. The
coughing soon ceased the bleeding dimin-
ished rapidly, and in three weeks [ was
able to 90 to work" Guaranteed cure
for coughs and colds. SOC and S1.OO at
all drug stores. Trial bottle free.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20
The rlagiC No. 3.

Number three is wonderful mascot
for Geo Fl. Paris, of Cedar Grove, Me-,
according to letter which reads: "After
suffering much with liver and kidney
trouble, and becoming greatly discouraged
by the failure to find relief, | tried Electric
Bitters, and as a result [ am a well man
to-day. The first bottle relieved and
three bottles completed the cure" Guar
anteed best on earth for stomach, liver
and kidney troubles, by all druggists, soc.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20

Pll stop your pain free. To show
you fifst-before spend penny-what
my Pink Plain Tablets can do, will
mail you free Trial Package of them
DIR. Shoop's Headache Tablets. Neu-
ralgia, Headache; Toothache, Period
pains, ETC., are due alone to blood con-
gestion. DR.. Shoop's Headache Tablets
simply kill pain by coaxing away the
unnatural blood pressure. That is all.
Address DR.. Shoop Racine, Wis.
Sold by all dealers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20

Get free sample of DR.. Shoop's
Health Coffee" Ifreal coffee disturbs
your Stomach, Heart, or Kidneys, then
try this clever Coffee imitation. DIR
Shoop has very closely matched Old
Java and Mocha Coffee in flavor and
taste, yet he has not even single grain
of real Coffee in it. DR.. Shoop's Health
Coffee Imitation is made from pure
toasted grains or cereals, with Malt
Nuts, etc. You will surely like Health
Coffee. Sold by all dealera.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20

A prompt, pleasant, good remedy for
coughs and colds, is Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup 1t is especially recon-
mended for babies and children, but good
for every member Of the family. 1t con-
tains no opiates and does not constipate.
Contains honey and tar and tastes nearly
as good as maple syrup. Children like
it, Sold by II. G. Dodson.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-06-20

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DIR. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Please
note it is made alone for Piles, and its
action is positive and certain. Itching,
painful, protruding or blind piles dis
appear like magic by its use. Large
nickel-capped glass jars so cents.
Sold by all dealers.