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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
NAVAL TRAINING VALUABLE.

Young Men with Honorable Dis
charges Find Desirable Positions.
One of the most striking differences
in ship life to-day contrasted with
that Of thirty years ago, arises from
the changed character and standards
Of our enlisted men, says a writer In
the Army and Navy Life. Then, great
many of the enlisted men were for
elgners. In my first ship were many
Scandinavians who could not speak
English and great many Of the Amer
leans present were upward of 40 years
old. To-day all are Americans and
a large majority of the ships company
is under % years old. In the old days
a seaman on liberty would frequently
return to ship, overtime, drunk and
dirty. Many officers did not regard
this with disfavor, for such a man
would be deprived Of shore liberty for
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
CHAMPION wooD CHOPPER.
Vermont Wood Chopper Performs Great
Feat of Endurance.


Windsor, Vt.-Vermont has proved it
still holds the wood chopping Champion
ship of the world. Edward Moot re-
Gently cut down, chopped up, split and
piled five and one half cords of wood
IN 10 hours and SIS minutes.
The feat was the result of boast of
Maxwell Evarts, son of the late w. M.
Evarts, at dinner in Washington last
winter, that the Green Mountain state
possessed the huskiest chopper in the
world. Following his boast wagers to
the amount of $4,000 were made by
Evarts. Charles H. Treat, treasurer
of the United States, took $4,000 of this
wager and several senators agreed to
cover the other half.
The original wager was that Moot
could handle five cords in day. He
did it in an hour and half less than
the required time and had an extra
eighth of cord in his pile and an
extra half cord of chopped and split
wood on the ground.
Mr. Moot besides receiving 500 for
his day Is work from Mr.. Evarts is said
to have won considerable more than
that by backing himself
The contest was watched by a mum
Der of distinguished men whom Mr..
Evarts had brought from Washington,
New York, Boston, and by some 1000
residents of the state, who had gath
cred to encourage the state champion.
Most conspicuous among the guests
were l.. F. Lores, president of the Della
ware & Hudson railroad; L. A. Coolidge,
assistant secretary of the United States
treasury; Samuel G. Blythe of New
York, and A. B. Kittredge of South Da-
kota.
Woodchopper Moot laid out row of
axes, all sharpened to keen edge,
shortly before the rise of the sun, in
the edge of Eastwood growth. Re-
freshing himself with drink of brandy
and milk, he made ready for the CON
test. His son, Frank, stood close by,
read yto hand the chopper his axes and
wedges as needed.
At 1852 Mr.. Moot drove his axe into
the first tree. At $3.50 he had finished
chopping and splitting the five cords
stipulated, and the piling was about
one-third completed.
Moot stopped twice to eat during the
morning, taking two lunches, losing 10
minutes each. After O'Clock, real
izing that he would easily win, he
worked more slowly, but at 4:22, an
hour and % minutes before sunset, he
laid the last stick in place, amid the
cheers of the crowd.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
A COMETS TAI.

The Way This Filmy Dust Train IL
TONsed About by tho sun.
No bridal veil was ever so filmy as a
comets tail. Hundreds OF cubic miles
Of that wonderful appendage are out.
weighed by jarful Of air.
BY means Of the spectroscope we
have magically transported this fairy
plume to our laboratories and have
discovered that It Is akin to the blue
flame Of our gas stoves; for the gas
by which we cook and the delicate
tresses Of comet both consist Of conn
binations Of hydrogen and carbon, APP
propriately called by chemists hydro
carbons"
When it first appears in the heavens,
far removed from the sun, comet Is
tailless blotch of light.
AS a comet swims on toward the sun
the hydrocarbons of the tall split up
under the increasing heat into hydrogen
gas and hydrocarbons of higher boil
Ing point. With still closer approach
to the sun, these more resistant hydro
carbons eventually yield TO the increas.
ing heat and are decomposed in thG
form of SCOT.
.InterDlanetary space is airless hence
the SCOT cannot burn. 1t must pursue
the comet in the form of dust train.
The particles constituting that train are
small enough to be toyed with by tho
pressure Of sunlight.
No matter where the comet may be in
its orbit whether 1t has Just entered
the solar system or is speeding away,
that plume is inevitably tossed away
from the sun, just as If a mighty wind
were blowing it from the central lu-
mlnary.
The appendage Of shining dust is the
symbol Of the triumph Of light over
solar observation-disclosures Magazine
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Merchant Hallowe ,en Victim.

Washington.-A Hallowe zen prank
had tragic ending in the death here
at Georgetown hospital of Frank Kretz
mer, a young merchant of Rockville
Md, as the result of wounds said to
have been inflicted by Nicholas Offut
also of Rockville. Offut claimed, it is
said, that Kretzmer had insulted his
little sister by pulling her mask from
her face when she entered his store
with other youngsters in Hallowe zen
garb and played childish pranks.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Admit Defects in warships.

An officer who was prominently iden
titled with the entire proceedings of the
conference of naval officers at Newport
states that it had substantiated, with a
few minor exceptions, the charges OF
defects pointed out in Commander
Keys letter on that subject. This off
Ger has been persistent in his denucia
ton of naval defects. The conference
decided, he said, that few of these could
be remedied in the North Dakota and
the Delaware, which are now 40 per cent
completed, but suggested that, if prac
ticable, additional case armor of about
100 tons be placed around the smoke
pipe and uptakes to protect them
against splinters.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Chinese Dine Our Men.

Annoy, China.-Two thousand men of
the second squadron of the American
fleet were allowed to land Sunday and
were served at the reception grounds
with an European luncheon and Chi
nese dinner. The men, however, are
showing great disappointment because
they are not permitted to leave the
grounds, restrictions having been placed
upon them because the authorities do
not believe that the city is yet free
from cholera and plague. Admiral Sab
of Chinese navy also gave luncheon
in honor of Rear Admiral Emory and
the fleet commanders.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
SPENDS MILLION IN FOUR YEARS
Young st. Louis Sport at Last Finds AL
His Effects Seized for
nahk

st. Louis, Mo-" Jimmy" O'Neil,
clubman, bestower of big tips and price
of st. Louis entertainers, in four years
has so reduced his fortune of half a
million dollars that attachments and
levies on his property are hampering
his intended removal to New York city.
The O'Neil fortune of 81 900, 900 or
more, when Jimmy shared it with
his sister, Mrs. Elenor o Neil Nolker,
was made by their late father, Peter
O'Neil, in the lumber trade, after it's
foundations had been laid in the res
taurant business at the old union depot
on Twelfth street.
Jimmy" O'Neil IS hospitality is ia
nous in the downtown cafes and elite
bars of st. Louis Every one s money
but his was counterfeit" when he
was in spending mood, and the
stranger and chair warmer was as sure
of drink as an old college friend.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
AFTER CASTROAGAIN
NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT
GETS BUSY.
Venezuela Fails to Revoke the Decree
Prohibiting the Use of Ports at cura-
cao-one Week More viii Decide
Blockade Is PrObable-Both Sides
Make Preparations.

The Netherlands government fixed
November l as the limit of time for
venezuela to revoke the decree of Pres.
ldent Castro issued on May ID prohibit
ing the transshipment of goods for
Venezuelan ports at Curacao. President
Castro has refused to revoke this decree
but as yet, so far as is known here at
Wlllemstad, the Netherlands govern
ment has not decided upon definite ac.
tlon. There has been much activity of
late, but in an interview the governor
OF Curacao says that Holland ought to
nave assurances that Venezuela had not
revoked the decree at the last hour of
the. day fixed according to the ulti-
matum before taking any active meas
ures. He believed that his government
had made ample preparations for any
eventuality.
The opinion is held among naval of
Ulcers that no direct steps will be taken
within a week.
There is no question, however, that
Venezuelans believe that the Neither
lands government is preparing to block
ade their ports. Advices received by
the steamer Zulia from Maracaibo state
that on October "a President Castro had
ordered the mobilization of 10000
troops to be ready November 2. Two
days later there were rumors in Mara
caibo that Nicholas Rolando, who had
been charged with leading a revolution
airy movement in Venezuela, was cross
ing the frontier with 10000 men from
Curacao, Colombia. No further account
of this movement could be learned, be-
cause mail and telegraphic communica-
ton with Curacao was suspended 10
days ago.
Large shipments of powder and shells
have been received at Fort San Carlos,
at Maracaibo lake, and there is much
activity around the frontier.
Other advices reaching Willemstad
again report the serious illness of Presi-
dent Castro, who, according to the re-
port, was compelled to take to his bed
on Thursday last. There was some talk,
too, of trace of poison having been
found in his food.
The residents of Curacao and other
Venezuelan cities look for the blockade
to be inaugurated this week.
At Willemstad a wireless system has
been established so that uninterrupted
service can now be secured.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Available Grain Supplies.

Special cable and telegraph communi
cations to Bradstreet Is show the follow
ing changes in available supplies az
compared with last account:
Wheat-United States, east Rockies
increased 2,O5O,OO0 bushels.
Canada increased 100000 bushels
Total United States and Canada in
creased 100000 bushels.
Afoat for and in Europe, 100000
bushels.
Total American and European sup
ply increased 4,630,O00 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, de
creased 662, 1000 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, in.
creased 1,756,OOO bushels.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
VINO Hurnnn Tonch,

"Janie had doll that would say
Papa and Mamma"
"What became of it?"
James mother is an advanced per-
son. and she said the doll was an mex
cusably childish reminder Of a grossly
benighted period"
"And what did she do7"
"She threw it in dark closet where
jamie didn't dare to go. And then a
day or two later she happened to step
on it in the dark and 1t shrieked Mann
ma = so naturally that she fell over in
faint and bumped her head and had
two buckets of water poured over her
before she recovered consciousness" -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
WOMAN M. E. CLERGYMAN.

Miss M. E. Nutter Admitted to Holy
Orders.
Miss Emma Nutter was ordained into
the ministry of the Methodist Protes
tant conference in Atlantic City, N. j.
recently in the presence of large gath
ering of parishioners and friends. Foul
others received orders, but she was the
only woman to be admitted to holy or
ders.
In the examination for orders Miss
Nutter scored an average that was
unusually high and her thorough
knowledge of theological subjects made
her friends confident that she has 6
brilliant future.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Allow Honduras More Time.

Honduras has been allowed an exter
sion of 20 days by the Cartago, Cost
Rica, court of justice in which to pre-
pare her case in substantiation of th(
charges that she made last summer thai
Salvador and Guatemala were promot
ing the revolution in Honduras.
Honduras wanted three months ex
tension, but Guatemala objected. With
in 30 days after this limit a decision
will be made.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
PRETTY woman SHOOTS Sell.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Fully dressed ant
wrapped in quilt, Miss II. Switzerland
a young and pretty woman, was found
dead in her room recently. A bullet
from revolver, fred evidently with
suicidal intent, had penetrated the neck
Two notes were found, one addressed tc
her mother, informing her of the deed
and another addressed to the medical
society, saying to take charge of hel
body.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Kills Man in Political Row.

Foraker, Ohio.-In a political quarrel
here Frank s. Seward, prominent mer-
chant and local democratic committee
man, shot and killed John A. Milan, a
well-known farmer of Pawhuska. The
shooting occurred in Seward 3 store.
Milan was a republican.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Parade 10 Hours Long.

New York.-Bunting, bands and bust
ness men were combined Saturday in
one of the most remarkable political
demonstrations ever witnessed in New
York, when upward of 100000 men,
representing every line of business and
important trade, tramped in a steady
stream up Fifth avenue, cheering FOR
Candidate Taft, from 10 clock in the
morning until long after dark.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
jap Troops Leaving seoul,

Seoul, Korea.-The Thirteenth divis-
ion of the Japanese army, which has
been on duty here since the outbreak
of hostilities with the Koreans, is en-
barking for Japan, which is regarded as
signifying the termination of trouble,
although a number of irreconciliables
continue to make disturbances in vari-
GUS parts of the country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Turkish Troons ouieted.

Constantinople.-A threatened out
break on the part of company of
Turkish troops attached to the garrison
at the Yildiz Kiosk was promptly put
down Saturday morning with single
volley from loyal battalion. Three
of the mutineers were killed or
wounded.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Police pigperse the Crowds.

Berlin.-A massmeeting of social
democrats held Sunday to protest
against the treatment of the socialist
minority in the Prussian diet resulted
in numerous conflicts with the police
who forcibly dispersed 10000 persons
who had been unable to gain admittance
to the meeting. A large number of ar
rests were made,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
No ola STOCK.

Prospective Boarder-The doctor
says l should have plenty of good fresh
air
Farmer Fields-Yes'm. YouT get
plenty of air at our place.
P. B.-But is 1t good and fresh8 Do
you get it fresh every day?-Kansas
City Times.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Dying. but Calls for His Pipe.

With his neck broken from falling
downstairs Herman Haedke, aged A,
lived % hours. Shortly before he died
Haedke called for pipe and tobacco,
saying that he wished to take one last
smoke before the end.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
SPOKANE THEATEE, SPOKANE.
Fine Plays Are Dated for the Month Of
November

Manager Charles Muehlman of the
Spokane theater announces the follow
ing list of attractions for November,
among them being several plays which
have not been in the west before, and
which will be seen in Spokane for the
first time:
November and 1O-''S Sis Hopkins. -
November II and 12-' The Time, the
Place and the Girl. )"
November 13 and 14-Willard Mack,
in "On Parole"
November Is, 16, II, IS and 19|San
Francisco Opera company, in roper
toire.
November 20 and 21-"The Lion and
the Mouse"
November % and 23-Dustin Farnum,
in "The Squaw Man."
SIN Wyoming
Love, pathos, treachery and retribu-
ton, with final happy outcome, are the
main elements of "In Wyoming" a
comedy drama of the northwest, which
will appear at the Spokane Thursday of
this week.
Isis Hopkins
''Sis Hopkins" that familiar play of
country life in the HOOsier state, now
on it's tenth tour, has been booked for
two nights at Spokane, beginning No
vember g. Miss Rose Melville, the orig
inator of "Sis Hopkins, " is playing the
title role again and is supported by a
company the equal of any she has yet
had
1.-THE Time, the Place and the Girl"
The attraction at the Spokane the
alter in the near future will be the
musical play, "The Time, The Place
and The Girl,'' which still holds the
Chicago record for 463 consecutive per-
formances, backed by New York and
Boston reputation. 1t combines a sane,
coherent story, with tuneful airy music,
and all done in pretty stage setting.
"on PAROLE
Willard Mack will appear in Gone
Parole" on November 10 and IA at Spo-
kane. As a scenic production it ranks
high. In Willard Mack will be found
AN artist who will entertain and please.
1.-THE Lion and the Mouse
''The Lion and the Mouse" will be
seen at the Spokane on November 20
and 81. Henry B. Harris is said to have
left no detail unfinished in his effort to
present Charles Klein greatest drama.
''The Squaw Man.
Mitchell Lewis, who is to play the
role of the Indian chief in "The Squaw
Man, the play by Edwin Milton Royle,
in which Dustin Farnum appears at the
Spokane November % and %, has &C
eomplished difficult task. Mr.. Royle
has made his Indians speak in their
native tongue-the Ute language-and
Mr.. Lewis speaks entirely in that
tongue.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Boys Got Caught.

Reno, Nev.-After invading a soror-
ity party at which only women were
admitted, five male students of Nevada
university-W E. Tilliston, J. A. Houli-
han, Ralph Dignowity, G. G. Schraps
and Lyle Selby-were captured by po-
lice after an exciting chase Saturday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

been traced to this
source, that it seems
almost needless to
utter a arnin g
against the use Of
raw" water when
there is the slight
est suspicion that
such water may not
be absolutely pure,
Yet SO strong is the
force Of cOnserV-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Teddy, Jr.. GETS Promotion.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., plain work
man in the Hartford Carpet company IS
plant at Thompsonville, Conn, was pro-
NOTED last week from the sorting room
to the worsted room-but he won It get
any additional salary yet.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
E1K1Ns WEDDING A DIsTuRBER
Changes English Court Arrangements in
Turin-C onnaught Alliance.

The publicity given to the reported
objection of King Edward to the
Abruzzi- Elkins match because of con-
current project to establish match be-
tween the count of Turin, who is the
duke IS brother, and Princess Patricia
of Connaught, who is the kings niece,
has put the court agents in an explana-
tory attitude.
No attempt is made to deny the report
that because of the insistent character
of the Abruzzi suit the proposed Turin
Connaught alliance has been declared
off, but roundabount publicity is given
to other reasons for the dissertation,
says a London cable.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Hallowe'e en- Trick Costs S25O, 900.

Bolton, Vt.-Fire started by Hal
lowe ZEN roysterers totally destroyed the
Bolton company's and ten other build
ings of the city. Loss $25O,oO0.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Was the Oldest Sinister.

Miss Therese Heinfurter, aged 81
years, died at the home of her nephew,
NJ. Goldberg. Miss Heinfurter is said
to have been the oldest spinster in
America, says Hudson [Wis.) special
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
Not Particular as 10 Wenpon.

The waiter girl knew a thing or two
about table etiquette, SO she smiled
scornfully as she said, Its not our
custom to serve knife with pie"
''NoT remarked the patron in sur
prise. ''Then bring me an ak"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

We have noticed that you can sell
dom say of girl: "She is pretty"
that some girl present doesn't add
Eyes, and she knows it"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

1t makes every man insulted that in
his own case his word is not enough
to prove his innocence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
~N-NNON-N~NNO
The Dnnger AMI Wnter,

So much has been written on the dan
ger of impure drinking water, and so
many epidemlcs of typhoid fever have
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

Every man who goes to the devil
saves others who the travelling the
same road
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

Portland.-Club, Ssc; bluestem, 93c;
turkey red, 9Oc; red Russian, see; val
ley, sic.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
: 'In Wyoming.

Love, pathos, treachery and retribu
ton, with a final happy outcome, are tn
main elements of Gin Wyoming" {
comedy drama of the northwest, whicl
will apear at the Spokane Thursday o
this week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25

with order to clean up premises be-
fore Monday. Hudgens said that no
one hal refused to clean up and that
all had made start. Root asked him
If he was aware of the fact that The
property owners abutting the alley
between Aultman and Lyons had
only In few cases begun to clean
up. Hudgens stated that in most
cases the persons he had visitec had
asked that the wagon which was
cleaning up for the city also clean
for them.
Richard A. Reipe presented petit
tion from property owners on Gar
den street to allow the running of
Nevada Northern trains to the juno
tion of Garden and Murry streets.
On account of the too few signatures
the petition was withdrawn.
The ordinance. making it a misde-
meanor to utilize electricity from the
wires of the electric light company
without their deriving benefit was
passed over for second reading until
next Tuesday.
A resolution giving the contract
for excavating the basement of the
new city building to w. l.. Nelson
for $3.50 was passed. After discus
sion of a few other matters of minor
importance adjournment was taken.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-25
AMERICAN CAR
BROKE GEARING

X. II. Hastie and IL. o. Hall re-
turned yesterday from Typo. where
they went last week for the purpose
of looking over mining properties.
Results of their examination, Mr..
Hastie stated last night, were not Of
enth usiasm making character.
Going out on The trip, the Ameri-
can ear in the around the world con-
test passed Hastie and Hall in Rail-
road valley. Later in the day the
drivers came on the car stranded at
Twin Springs, where 1t was tied up
for 20 hours. Its crippled condition,
Mr. HASTE states, was due to its
plunging into a ditch while going at
full speed. Broken running gear re-
suited.
In the predieament in which the
automobilists found themselves IL be-
came necessary to send man ahead
on horseback TO get necessary ma
terials to make repairs. He was
nearing Tonopah when he met To-
nopah Bonanza automobile party,
which went about and got the neces-
sary materials, following which a
fast run was made TO the stranded
car and its delivery from trouble
brought about. The American reach
ed Godfeld Friday morning. 81
hours later than expected when this
city was left on Thursday afternoon.