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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

OF Constantinople constantly had a
number of trained Arabian horses (di-
rect descendants of the famous horse
owned by Ishmael 1000 years ago)
thrown forward as scouts, who from
time to time returned to camp and by
peculiar whinny and neigh reported
the proximity of the enemy.
But. to come down to the present
day, 1t is related by retired New
England clergyman, whose sands of
life had nearly run out, that one dav
on leading his horse down through a
lane to a brook for drink the animal
suddenly halted and, turning its head
round. grabbed up with its teeth one of
IT'S hind shoes which had just dropped
on. and. holding it in its mouth with
the nails dangling. 1t backed up against
a stone wall and clapped it onto its
moor and with a few violent kicks
nailed 1t on again.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
DEAD MERCHANT
He SOMETIMES DRIVES TRt De
AWAY FROM THE TOWN.
HINDRANCE TO LIVE MERCHANT
Are as Much to Be Feared as the
Competition Of the Catalogue
Houses-ShouId Be Awak-
ened or Buried.

Why should the home merchant be
patronized instead of the mail order
house? The subject has been ex.
hausted almost and from all points OF
view and all sides there is no valid
reason why the merchant at home
should not-exceptlng two, price and
articles wanted.
II Is not the intention OF the writer
TO jot down Il pleasant flow Of Ian
guage or to produce an interesting bit
OF reading matter, but merely to state
In a few simple sentences what | have
seen and learned OF the competition be-
tween the catalogue houses and the
home merchants. In the first place no
one community suffers greatly in this
competition. That makes the problem
all the more difficult In solution.
mean by this that the majority OF buy
ers In no one community purchase by
mail The business OF the mail order
house Is scattered over large terri
tory the number of orders coming
from any one community compared
with the whole Is comparatively small
to the number of orders In the town.
There is an exception to this in com
munity where the home merchants are
dead ones and ask exhorbitant prices.
To illustrate. There is little city in
the central part of Wisconsin. a beau
tiful little place. with its shady streets
and pleasant homes. 1t has several
general stores owned by live. wide
awake merchants. who are hustling for
business, yet are always pleasant and
ready to visit with a customer. They
are not put out at any time to show
goods, taking down bolt after bolt of
cloth and maybe then not making even
fiye-cent sale. They take that as
part OF their business: they are always
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

The spreading OF disease by insects
10 now proving 10 he much more com
uion than was believed ga be the case
but year asp or even n tew months
aEo. says American Medicine. Tbs
greatest attention has Hitherto hesr
slsen 10 those diseases wherein ths
Insect acts the part of a secoRdar,
host IN which the parasite aud.FEoes
some kind of change not possible il
man malaria. yellow fever. ulaFia
fWsaa Fever. etc. II Is interesting tt
aud Increasing attention bsinS given
% the possibility of the mechanical
transmission % lnfectiye organisms
from mah 20 man by means u Tbs
eommoaeF insects, ti.es. hedbaxs
reaches aud nsas There Is no rass
onAhis doubt that ia recent wars tiIeA
wers responsible for the tfaasfer OF
typhoid baciln to foods which were
not screened
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

tached ita key from the bunch at her
girdle and lung II toward the sentry
Without a word.
I'll. hi, within there The rogue .
got away from us, He's crossed the
river'" came the shout from the street
below; and Mistress Dorothy's unwei.
come visitors we're gone az suddenly
AZ they had come
As the last hoof beat died away.
Dorothy slipped 10 her knees beside
the chair
Percy" she whispered.
Are they gomez came back the
srn,thered inquiry, and then. before
assurance could be made. Huguenon
had the cnIntz covering on himself
and the chair.
came this night 10 beg OF YOU
he said. stepping forth. that you
would let your father--our father
wed US The chances OF war are such
and, Dorothy. you had quarreled
with me and you would not write me.
Hearts dearest--ah. Dorothy. II you
could know what II Is to me--crouch.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

Column after column has been WITT
ton Aeploriug the fact that the buyer
spends her or his money away Irohl
home, that she or be is helping I'd Dhlio
IN the mail order house to the detrF
ment of the home merchant. The SEN
timent is good and the cause Is worthy
of the efforts being made to stop this
undertow: but no amount OF wrltins'
and no amount Of home patriotism VIII
ever overcome the bad effects OF the
dead merchant in the little to"h
truth can be plainly seen.
Let us turn back to the genera
stores and look up the proprietor 81
any one. He probably will be lonhu
busy waiting on customer, but IL ho'
he will tel you that 1t is not the cata'
logues alone that he fears, but also
that II is the lethargy OF these TWO
dealers. They are helping 10 ari'e
away trade from home.
| have wandered from the sub1ect
and gotten over on the buyers sue
OF the fence; but isn't it well at times
to look at the other side Of this pitiaoie
story? | started to write few lines on
why People Should Trade at Home
and have gotten into the field OF why
the Home Merchant Should Induce
People to Trade at Home 1t may De
fair to the little town to once in a
while throw few shoyels full OF eartn
on the dead merchant, lest he stinketh
and polluteth the rest.
EDWARD T. HALE.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
n TH '.IiIi.''. PLAY T.

he was the villain tn the play.
The lovely heroine she
Might after night ahs had TO say
Lay not your OWL hands on met
And people hlsaed him Tor the way
He showed his aeep-aycd ytliatny
Ito was the yiliaia ct the play.
The lovely heroine was she.
Hia wife Kha WAS, and both we're glad.
iiehind she Aeeaes they billed and eoosl
She gave him All the love she had
And hs with kindness was lmsnsd.
within their Joyful hsaFts no sad
AiiaEssiass eyer suiNht issrude.
tits wife she waa. aud beth were glad
Behind the scenes they titled and cooed
The worlds stase and iifs'a a play
wherein all pe0pie have their parts.
But tits behind the scenes that they
Too aften ait With aching hesrts.
Before the tootllghts they are gay.
Though n9ratns hate aud hiding smarts
The worlds stage and hfs's play
whsreia ali people have their parts
-. ". klser. IN Juage.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
willing to send post-haste to the city

willing to send post-haste to the city
for any article they may not have in
stock that Is wanted by a customer;
their stocks are up-to-date and free
from shelf-worn goods. These men
make the humblest customers feel vel.
come In their stores, and particular at.
tention is paid to waiting on children.
giving them even better measure and
quality than their elders would re-
ceive. And these men are advertisers.
Their ads in the local papers are
changed regularly and show time and
study. They meet the mail order man
more than half way In special sales
and clearing of odds and ends. Here
Is an instance where there is no legi.
innate excuse for person sending
away after goods, And the people do
not. Very few articles of general mer.
chandise are shipped into that city,
The buyer and seller are working in
harmony to their own betterment and
advantage.
But look at the other side. The CITY
which we have In mind has one hard.
ware and one furniture store. Both
have fairly good stocks for the size of
their circle of trade, but just step into
either one of these stores. The pro
prietor may be in the back room or the
back yard for all you know, but by and
by some stir is heard and leisurely he
makes his appearance-neither store
has need Of clerk--and probably with
some grumbles about being disturbed
asks what Is wanted. There might as
well be placards in the store announc.
Ing Buy what I've got and keen stir.
and We are busy. don't disturb us "
No EFFORT is made to show you an arti.
Gle, nothing Is ever taken down FINN
the shelves unless directly asked for
Neither hardware nor furniture man
acts willing to get what you want II he
does not have II in stock. And again
neither one OF these stores believe in
advertising. They use no spac. 4,
their home papers; a newcomer woula
never know the city possessed such
places Of business enterprise. Who
ever heard Of country hardware ar
furniture store having a special sale
or harvest sale or the like But why
NOT These two storekeepers are biz.
ter against the mail order houses, I
wonder why: | talked with the rail.
road agents in that little city and he
said lots Of hardware and furniture
was shiPped In, He said. One dav |
hlSoe OUT an express order for ss4 10
pay Tor bill of hardware. told the
man to 80 up and see II the mercAsn,
'on'an nll the order, Tie went but
soon came eaek. saying that he didnt
have half OF The strG N and and that
ne wouldn't cot a bit on shat he did
have" ~'1
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
SOME REMARKABLE HORSES.
Wonderful Stories About the Steeds
of Famous Men.

In his letters to Lord Granville. pub
lished by the Royal Philosophical so
ciety, who was also greatly interested
in natural history, Smithson, the
founder of the Smithsonian institution
in America, relates how the horse OF
Alexander the Great, Bucephalus,
would at night, on hearing blast OF
the trumpet from the soldiers on guard
showing the approach Of the enemy,
run at great speed to his masters tent
and with his teeth grab the sleeping
monarch and shake him until he sprang
into the saddle and galloped toward
the enemy.
Also that the great Caliph Haroun-el.
Raschid in the eight century in march.
ing toward the forces of Queen Irene
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

What man was made Of: A small
quantity OF dust, large quantity OF
water and a much larger quantity OF
hot air.
What man ought to have been made
Of. A steel frame covered with cork,
a funnel-shaped mouth papered with
asbestos. and goats stomach lined
with double copper plates
II Is guaranteed that this man Will
not be affected by railroad and auto
mobile accidents. boat wrecks, SUBJ
way crushes, fires insurance compan'
les. doctors bills. breakfast foods and
all the other dire necessities of life
Huntley Child, In Life.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
SALT LAKES PLEAsuRi
saltair, utah's coney III
on Decoration b.

Salt Lake City.-Saltz|
ieading pleasure resort, n
he season of 1907 on Ded
With better facilities for /
The public than ever befopl
:ory. Many improvement
made during the closed \
new bath rooms having I
10000 feet of new platfor|
entrance and exit gates l
preventing delay of entra1
to the pavilion. The "
feet higher this season tha
and the bathing will be ID
be desired. In the amuz
lures will be found a new
ing rink, 100x150 feet, u
Touring Car, Roller Goa
Go-Round for the childreni
steamer carrying 200 n
line launches, the finest q
in the world, while a fra
taurant will satisfy the !
The rolling stock of u
which conveys the crow
from the city has been Id
added to, and a 45-minuts I
be maintained every day 4
A new depot has been ersf
ond South street betweeif
Fourth West. A trip to q
not complete without a
air, Utah's "Coney lslls
yearly entertains many q
pleasure seekers, and VI
ises to break all records
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
First Requisite for 1

At the annual convent
men of a large corporatiol
to be awarded to those u
the best reply to the qus
are you going to do to D
sales for the ensuing u
numerous comments and !
been made. a Telegram I
from the one absent sale
attendance had been unsv
vented by pressure Of \
being read to the asset
unanimously voted first
telegram read: Shall b
dickens" |
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

ing with the deer In tho forest; hiding
Ing In the swamps, flying from SUI
perior numbers. sleepless. half-famish.
cd. and all the time with an empty.
aching. questioning heart.s
She turned her face aside TO hide
the tears. so II was that brought
you on this mad.cap raid into town.
TO think OF a great. grown man. and
soldier. attending TO quarrel--a
fooiiah quarrel with poor silly girl
--in such fashion"
Hugenon's arm was stealing around
her waist. He guessed at the tears.
"Ah. love-" he said triumphantly. you
came OF your own free viii and sat
upon my knee, You did, without my
asking. that which you most cruelty
iouted OF me for desiring!"
"f3ut twas to save your life. sir,
You should be the last to fling It In
my face The girls voice broke, and
the tears were openly wiped away
now.
Never was ono 40 cruelty placed
and you TO taunt me. Never again
Say not SOL" he begged. Twill
DO always 20 save my life. aimee
must die II you love me not"
His eyes travelled past his half
yielding sweetheart. and caught slight
III his deaired father.in.law upon the
| threshold Come" he cried. come
air. and come. my dear one. and make
good your pledges 10 me"
| Ana. with the old chintz covered
armchair for reading desk. and TIVE
hastily summoned seryitors for wit
nesses. the Reverend Mr.. Trenhoin
married his daughter to Captain perc,
Huguenon,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
An Amssssadors


The practice OF tippinx h
ly bad; the recipients 4 !
some benefit. A former y
Choate, American am0ass7
land before Mr.. Reid. has Y
hotel on the coast on u.
ceived from visitors ID NJ
embassy, whose servant !
money than those attack,1
embassies. chiefly becau.s }
Der Of wealthy American.
the ambassador and scatts|
traditional generosity.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
"Pjlorim's Prooressr

A dramatic version
Pilgrims Progress" has
sented at the Imperial
don. The ten scenes, VI
to have been finely stas
companied by old Enslls'
the whole production wa
cess.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
DAYS az aara.,,r,

The delight OF garden Is never
osasins Every year ono thinks Of
some improvement In the summer
aud carrying them out In the antumn
IL The most fascinating employment
one's plants become ones friends
aud thiak one can get more real
pleasure oas OF gardening for a little
outlay than one can Ia anything else
The countess Of Aitamont In Tbs
Gsails womesa
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

An English nlilkman
penny was discharged !
ployer. The next nor
posesly distributed SOU
his masters customers
ing his employer TO los|
portion of them.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
A Lottery Winners -,

A Rome correspondent
all-night banquet feight I
a. m.) given to 100 guesi,
commercial traveller. who 1
Italian lottery prize Of aM
put away 27S bottles Of al,
tween them. which is Il
two bottles and threeuu
man.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Measures for Firs

AT the head of a De
Edge. England, this ne.
considerably posted;
dangerous. A stretchs
tanned at Hurst CottaF
required"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

Mrs. DE Poynt--I find that Mrs.
Van Swift Is thoroughly bad woman
Mr.. DE poynt--And yet you invite
her hereP
Mrs. De Poynt--Oh. that's all right
None OF our set has found out about
IL yet. Leader.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
The Actors Complain,

me physician looked grave.
give you" he said, but ten mors
years OF work" 'o'e
Grinding his teeth. the acton ,,...,
inadvertently; SSe'
curse you. why didn't YOU tell ms
,his oetores Are you aware that vor
nave robbed me Of at least seven a.
well seasons =" 'Aie
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Complaints from the Kitchen

Il declare II is hard" sulked the
Dough Here can't get the least bit
OF a rise for myself without being
worked"
Look at met" sadly replied the
Egg Amt | always getting whipped
for other peoples desserts ?"--Balti.
more American.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

ratienee.--And did you scream when
he kissed you. p
Patrice-of course, But he said
he liked TO hear me scream. so he de
handed several eneoresi yonkers
Statesman.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
But Not the liuouina.

What can we do TO improve the
present method of dancingg" thun-
dered the parson; dancing is mere
hngging set to music"
We might cut out the music" soft.
~ suggested the bad young man in
the rear of the auditorium.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

There was young woman named Lulu.
Who wished rich man to come WOO La.
Hut as mons showed desire.
She got made as fire.
And went or and married Zulu
Baltimore American
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

Are you going to have a spring
opening for your customersf'
''oh. lots OF them
What do you nean by that"
Il manufacture umbrellas. 49, Baiti.
more American.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Suicide Followed Pc

In London a photoglsl'
TO the house of a wesi.
he found dressed u
King Lear. He posi-
several pictures TO p
Later the photograph
man had committed 81
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
The Optimistic.

Hieks-Yes, indeed. he's always
happy when he's looking for work.
WiCks--Wcil. well. what a cheerful
disposition. And Is he never sad or
despondent9
Hleks--oniy when he fnd H.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Laroe Fee for siass|

For q single arss
United States supfe
II. Choate. former
Great Britain. once
The effect OF the
declaring unconsSila
come tax.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Danger Ia prlnklnn Water.

Doctor Ito hts patient. who is III
with typhoid feverl This Is probably
caused by some water you have drunk
When did you last take some>
Patient About three years ago,
think
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Soap and the undertaker.

Tired Tatters-Know'd wot?
Weary Walker--Wot dat sign over
de way SEE: Cleaning and Dyeing"
Tired Tatters-Well, wot erbout IL
Weary Walker-Why, I alters
know'ts dey went tergether. Chicago
Daily news.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Love In Golf.

''If you will be my sweetheart true.
Then 7 will be your iaddie."
II really can't" the golf girl said;
But you may be my eaddie.'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
semeshina Wrona.

is your chauffeur thoroughly com.
peteatrH
I'm afraid not. I've had him q
month and he hasn't eloped With my
wife yet Judge.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
oxsrloesed

The umpire now Stands forth orcs more
In hourly peril OF his nfc.
Oh. why are theirs no neSiais for
The real hero OF the strtfer
Washington star
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
she Had sen :

A little girl rushsS
room enc afternooa
held up her finger
Berta, Aunt BertA
tack in his tail.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Where the oirer.rc.

wat IS grand opera as dis,ine,
from light operae S''''''
Oh. you pretend 10 apureeia.s ~.
out you can apr elate The o,nsr.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Aappy.

Old Friena--And have you been
happy IN your second marriasee
Octogenarian--Yes. ever since .
lost INV hearing
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Ideals

Few men succeed
their ideals. but thai
against the ideals.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

Ingenious.
Lady" said Flooding Pete, ARE
you one O desc people dat hates
-trampsr
Il am" was the prompt and de-
cisive answer.
swell. wouldn't you like to show
your feelins by tenptin' me to over
eat myself an putin de curse of
dyspepsia on me?'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06
Chance to Sell c.

kafhrs in many a.
still winnow their o.
with sticks and throw
A simple corn shellsf
sell well If properly
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

He-What sort Of wife would you
advise me TO marry?
Shell should advise you to leave
the wives alone and try single young
lady.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

A spade.
A hoe.
Some seeds
To SOW.
And catalogues galore.
A bit
or sell.
Spare time
To TOLL
The gardens made once more
A flood,
A frost.
Toe bad
All lost,
suburbanite Nv sore.
An oath.
A spade.
The beds
He-made
An nicely as before.
A boy,
A gate.
Sly chicks
In walt.
Then garden stun from store.
don G. shafer, In Judge.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

Miranda--Last evening Reggie call
ed me dear,
Myrtilla-~Yes. he probably thinks
you are--at any price!~-New York
Press,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15
DOUBLE MURDER DOUBTED.
The Officials United on the Murder
and Suicide Theory.

Dover. Me, March -(SpcciaD. -
James NJ. Knowles, high sheriff of
Piscataqus county, ana others inter-
estcd in the tragedy which occurred at
Squaw Brook, Moosehcad lake, last
Monday were surprised To read the
dispatches published in the morning
papers today in which GrecnNille
physician was quoted as believing that
q double murder had taken place. AS
a matter Of fact none of the officers.
oven Deputy Sheriff Harry L. Sawyer
of tireenville take any stock in the
double murder theory ANA ii is prob
able that the case will be dropped.
There appears to be but one theory
and that is that murder. arson and
suicide took place at the hatchery last
Monday morning.
The officers also honestly believe
that a. W. wilkins. the ex-suprrin-
tcndent Of the hatchery. became in
sane and killed Arthur Hersey. the new
superintendent. and then set fire to
the buildings intending to escape. He.
however may have been frightened by
the approaching tote team driven by