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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

would you wear your straw hat
down to the office to-day?" asked the
mans wife.
"By no MEANS" replied the man.
THAT is different altogether. If wore
my straw hat I'd have a crowd follow
Ing me. I'm wearing the same hat that
l wore last winter, though
Because it Isn't conspicuous. If It
made you conspicuous you wouldn't
You know perfectly we'll that you
wouldn't. You'd go straight to n hat
ter's and get something that was in
style. But you want me to be conapIc-
uous, and l am"
"Do you mean to say that sweet lit
tie hat you bought spick and span new
only last fall would make you conspic-
uous?" demanded the man.
"When every woman Is wearing q
totally different style? Certainly I do"
his wife replied, in nowise Modified by
the implied nattery.
Every womAn?"
Every woman.
every woman wearing those invert-
ed, saucer-shaped denominations?
eyes, If you want to call them that"
Then, think l should want to be
conspicuous" said the man, decidedly.
'You can wear your straw hat, then"
retorted his wife. "Of course II you
feel that you can't afford to have me
dress as other women do l have moth
Ing more to say. I'll wear a shawl
over my head II you think 1t IL abso-
lutely necessary. But 1 think"
Nov, don't get excited, my DEAR"
said the man. you know perfectly
well that 1t isn't a question Of money.
don't care anything at all about that.
was just arguing that 1t was absurd
to go to the expense when 1t seemed
to be entirely superhuous. When you
get the worst Of an argument that's
the way you always are"
81 don't see that have got the worst
Of It," said his wife.
"You never will see It," said the
man. "I'll show you that you are quite
Illogical. You say that you don't want
to be conspicuous and yet you say that
the trimming Is going to cost $15."
aft get the plumes, but then can
use them on some other hat You said
Just now that you weren't talking
about the expense"
won't - you -please-wait-un
I've done-talking? begged the man.
81 was going to say that If you didn't
want to make yourself conspicuous
what do you want to stick plumes in
your hat for7 Tell me that"
"Oh, I'm not going to argue about
It" said his wife. an wear my old
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
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hat. suppose that ought to be good
enough for me-"
Don't you think / am right2"
"Oh, Of course, you are always
right"
"And that style will go out before
the winter Is over" said the man. "AIl
these very marked fashions do. They
get initiated in the very cheapest kind
of materials until the best people-the
really fashionable people-throw them
away. You know that is so. I've heard
you say that myself"
eyes, that is So" sighed his wife.
"Well, isn't 1t? And that last falls
hat Is really as tasteful and becoming
as 1t can be and 1t wouldn't be at all
noticeable"
Its lovely" agreed his wife. "And
as far as being noticed is concerned no
body is likely to notice anything I wear.
What does 1t matterT"
Don't talk that way" pleaded the
man. "You know l want you to have
what you want and l don't grudge the
expense. But you say yourself that I'm
right"
eyes, you're perfectly right" said
his wife. "But want the hat! i
want the hat! I want the hatw
''Then If it's like that" said the
man, wisely, you certainly will have
to have It,"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
A Capricieus Appetite.

"Its awful trying this catering to a
sick GIRL" Mrs. Douglas confessed TO
the friendly visitor who had called to
inquire for Amy.
II believe this convalescent business
comes harder on me than her real sick
ness" continued Mrs. Douglas, with a
deep sigh. I'm that put to 1t to get
something that she'll eat with a relish,
get all riled up sometimes trying to
tempt her"
The visitor murmured something
sympathetic, and thus encouraged, Mrs.
Douglas went on.
"Only yesterday" she said, al got her
a pork chop and five cents worth of
marshmallows for her dinner, and II
you'll believe me she turned up her
nose an said she couldn't eat a mite ~
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
KILLED IN A PANIC
SIXTEEN CHILDREN AT BARN
SLEY, ENGLAND.
Forty Others Injured In Rush for Bet
ter seats-screams and Struggles
of Victims Frightened Rest of Audi
ence and They Joined Stampede
Dead Numbered Several Babies.

Barnsley, England, Jan. 12.-Sixteen
children were trampled to death ard
al others injured in a mad rush for
better seats at an entertainment given
in the public hall here Saturday afr
ernoon. There was a great crush to-
secure admittance to the entertain.
ment and when the doors opened
every seat was taken and the gallery
was literally packed with children.
who filled the aisles and WHO were
dangerously massed against the lower
railing. With view to relieving this
Growing of the gallery the attendants
decided to transfer some of the chill
dren to the body of the house, and
one usher called some of Tie children
to come downstairs.
Immediately the rush started and
within few seconds hundreds CT
children were being trampled under
foot. Even those who had seats i'll the
gallery, doubtless being panic-stricken
by the screams and struggles OF the
crowds fighting to reach the staircase,
Joined in the stampede.
The scene was terrible one. the
cries of the injured and means of the
dying causing the greatest excitement
among those gathered in the body of
the hall. Police and ushers rushed t.
the head of the staicases, which were
lu OF uytfh
and by Tie most desperate efforts
managed to drag scores of the strug-
Cling children to the corridors below.
Ii was with the greatest difficulty that
a panic among the children in the
lower part of the house was averted,
all of them eventually being taken to
the street in safety.
When the reserve police arrived
they found the narrow stairway prac-
tically blocked with bodies, which
were crushed in some instances almost
beyond recognition.
\Scores of children were forced by
the pressure from the crowd behind
them to scramble over those that had
fallen, whether living or dead, and
many of the injured children were
found later to be suffering from frac-
tured bones and severe decorations,
caused by the indescribable manner in
which they had been tramplcd upon
News of the disaster had spread
and the theater entrance WAS soon
packed with hysterical and weeping
parents whose children were inside.
Among the dead were several infants
in arms. None were over 10 or II
years -Four were members of the
same family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

moral judgment of the community is keen and severe
In this we find just cause for satisfaction.
In democracy stability depends upon the reign Of
and it is the fact that common people that
gives for the future. Democracy has
stanty to struggle against three abuses. This is illus
rated by concerted attempts the part of those who
find themselves in strong position put others at
disadvantage by unfair 1t Is the business of
free government desiring far possible to give each
individual fair chance to put stop to improper
ces designed to restrict the of opportunity Then
there is the abuse of privileges received from the
eminent itsefthe misuse of public franchises granted
upon condition that they shall be used to benefit the
public 1t is the business of free government to
the just of such franchises for the
There is also the abuse of the system OF IT.
self by prosttuting representative selfish adj
vantage To guard against these abuses and put end
to them where they exist the must be constantly
alert.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
A New Trade.

In New York school teacher was
asking the children what trades their
fathers followed; but one little girl at
first refused to tell. "Come, Rosie, you
must tell" said the teacher.
"Well, ma'am. he's a worm-eater,"
said Rosie.
"a worm-eaterY'
eyes, ma'am. A worm-eater In an
antique"
The puzzled teacher made a journey
to Rosie's home, and found 1t was all
true. Her fathers work was boring
llfe-like worm-holes in initiation an
tique furniture, to make It look genu-
iun
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
Indorses the AIdrlch Bill.

The administration attitude on
four important subjects, as said 10
have been outlined to party leaders
recently by President Roosevelt at tire
White House, can be summarized:
Absolute Endorsement of the Aldrich
financial bill.
Differences existing between the
United States and Japan fully suscep-
tible of adjustment automatically.
Endorsement of the Knox bill and
others removes the supreme courts
objection to the employers liability
act.
An Astounding faith that Secretary
Taft will be nominated on the first
ballot.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
Montana Mines.

The smelling situation in Montana
is one of paramount interest at this
time. The East Helena smelters.
owned by the American Smelling and
Refining company, the largest CONNER
cial smelter in this state, and which
practically treats all the ore produced
in Montana aside from that in the
Butte district, has fixed a new scale
for treatment, which mining men al
lege is an approximate increase of
from so to 100 per cent.
In the meantime the smelling COM
pany has announced reduction of 10
per cent in the wages of it's employees
because of the depression in the lead
market.
James Carpenter and James Miller
have made a shipment of high grade
ore to the East Helena smelter from
their Alice mine at Rochester, Madi-
son county.
Batter and Thompson, who have
been developing the Homestake mine
in Madison county under a lease and
bond, have made a strike.
Despite the slump in metal values
activity is reported in the Basin dis
trict, half way between Helena and
Butte.
A splendid strike has been reported
in the property of the Butte company,
on the south fork of the Little Boulder
river.
After 20 years of unsuccessful de-
velopment work on the Margaret
claim near Carter, Mont, Richard
Daxon of Wallace, chief owner of the
Tarbox mine, has made a rich strike
of cube galena.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
PROTECTION OF PACIFIC COAST
Delegations Call at National Capital
and Give Pointers as to
Needs.


The activity of Pacific coast delega-
lions, one of which called at the White
House and the other at the war depart
ment, puts new and grave phase on
the Japanese question. The conclusion
drawn from the conference is that the
Pacific coast states, by concerted
agreement, have decided to force the
government either to shut off the ORR
entails through an exclusion law or
fortify the Pacific coast. Either course
would be inopportune at present.
The delegation that conferred with
Assistant Secretary of War Oliver was
made up of Adjutant Generals Lauck
of California, Hamilton of Washington
and FINDER of Oregon. They said
(lthat the Pacific coast states would be
kNilling to organize companies for
coast defense work if the federal gov
eminent would bear the expense of
equipment, but that the states could
not divert any of the present national
guard for that purpose.
The seriousness of the Pacific coast
situation may be gathered from the
fact that the present coast artillery
force of the regular army is but 80 per
cent of the quota necessary to man
present defenses.
Congressman Kahn of California,
who called at the White House this
afternoon, is an advocate of heavy
Notifications for Pearl harbor, in the
Hawaiian islands. He expressed the
belief that if any power secured con-
troll of the islands as base it would
be able to devastate the whole Pacific
coast at will. The weakest spot on the
Pacific is Puget sound The Taft board
proposed elaborate Notifications there
but it is now open to an enemy's feet,
which can sail by unframed under
cover of fog, because the swift current
makes mining impossible. Torpedo
boats are absolutely necessary to repel
attacks.
The rumor that Admiral Evans
would proceed to Puget sound when
he reached San Francisco-which can
not be confirmed-gives a basis for
the assumption that that point will
not be left in it's present defenseless
state.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
FOUR DIE in FATAL FIRE.

New York Blaze Destroys $4,000, 900
in Property.
New York, Jan. 12.-Four men,
three OF them firemen, were killed and
about S5,OOO,OOO worth of property was
destroyed by fire which ruined the 49,
story building at Fourth avenue and
Nineteenth street Saturday night. The
nremen are believed to have gone
down in the blazing ruins when one
of the floors fell, but none of their
comrades Witnessed their deaths.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
OUR SOUND MORAL STANDARDS.
By Gov. Charles 3. Hughes


l believe that the moral standards of
the American people were never more
sound than they are to-day. Consid-
ering the tremendous increase in the
opportunities for wrongdoing, the Sc
ductive and refined temptation and
the materiallstic appeals that are in
cident 10 our mode of life and the
material comforts which invention and
commerce have made possible, l be-
lieve that the manner in which the
ethical development of the people has
kept pace with their progress in 9th
er directions may fairly be called ex-
traordinary. We have disclosure of
shocking infdelity to trust and to pub
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
Really Not Surprising.

my goodness" exclaimed Mrs. KI0-
der, 81 don't know anything more sur
prising than the way our gas bills run
up"
"Oh, that's not 30 surprising" No
piled her husband, when you consider
how many thousand feet they hava"-
Philadelphia Press
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
New Rayonet for Jap Soldiers.

The new Japanese pattern bayonet
for the army, orders for which are
about to be placed, is to be exactly
five inches longer than the present
bayonet. which is one foot in length.
With the new bayonet infantrymen
will be afforded a thrusting length
approximately of 61h inches, instead
of 561h inches, as at present.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

Miss Yerner-I do wish the VanGilts
would invite me to share their box at
the opera just once.
Miss Wise-Nonsense! You can't ex-
pect them to. They know you're not a
loud talker or dresser.-Philadelphia
Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

been amassed in this any other country by in
single life has been produced in the last forty years
the iron trade 1t has been the direct result of law of
Congress, enacted to benefit labor Under this law dur
Ing the years in which this fortune
muatng the has enforced the collection of
tax from the other industries of the country ranging
from $3.50 down to $3.50 per ton his entire output
not dollar Of which intended did go into
the treasury of the government but every dollar of which
was paid to this ronmaster In dealing with wages he
stood firmly by the natural laws, paying penny
than the law of supply and demand compelled The
law enriched the employer instead Of the employee The
employer has built palaces and bought castles The
poyes live in the same miserable shanties before
This act Of Congress is still in force, enriching the
greatest organization capital which the world has
ever known. My Judgment throws to the wind all the
theories Of equitable distribution by brotherly love or by
legislation believe that in economic affairs the only
way to fair share to be prepared always to fight
and when necessary to fight for it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
eoIovine House Is Burned.

st. Petersburg Jan. 15-The manor
house of the estate of Feeder A. Colo
vine, who was president of the second
duma. has been destroyed by fire
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

UDIISdIIUIIi IIUTG Important
than the evil disclosed the attitude Of the people
toward it. Devotion to duty and strict discharge of hon
orabe obligation to both Individual and public are not
hypocrticay preached but the sincere and nssen
demand of the American people from end of the land
to the other Individual shortcomings many, but the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
Banks Are Normal.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Comptroller Of
the Currency w. B. Ridgely said TO-
day that so far as the banks of the
country are concerned conditions to-
day are practically normal.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

There wouldn't be SO many mar
riages If a man had an idea his wife
would ever resemble her mother.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

far from there being many different roads leading
heaven there is in fact only onevz obedience to the
divine revealed law No may think himself excused
from obcying it, and If anyone loses heaven, is
to blame.
divine rule Of conduct involving life and death must
be the for all men, it must be Interchangeable and 1t
must be known easily God might have revealed made
known the divine law personally and directly to each
individual in a miraculous and unmstakable
IL He had wished to do so, but this not
sary. What He actually did to make it known to
certain through the teaching of Jesus Christi these
were instructed by Him during three years, and
organized into teaching society called the church. and
He commanded them to go and teach all nations prom
Using to be with them in their teaching until the end OF
the world"
Jesus Christ has taught that those who will accept
the teaching of the church those who do not know
what the divine revealed law isin these plain and I'M
misakabe words "If any will hear the church.
let him be to the heathen the heathen course
those who have not yet learned divine revealed
law But God will make 1t easy for anyone learn what
that law is, and to obey it, and thus reach salvation
he sincerely and humby begs the divine assistance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17

Some men need big humiliation
about so often to keep them reasonably
modest
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
NO BRoTHERLY LOVE IN BUSINESS


have never seen much of an exhibition
Of the effects Of brotherly love In commercial
affairs, and my opinion is that if the presi-
dent of a railway should attempt to run it
Oh brotherly love- the road would be scalped
bareheaded in thirty minutes, and at the end
of the month there would be no money in
the treasury with which to pay wages.
Probably the largest fortune which has ever
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-01-17
DIVINE LAW MANS ONLY GUIDE.
BY Francis B. Moore.

In the popular philosophy of our times q
fundamental doctrine has been evolved which
teaches that 1t is a trivial matter what one
believes; for 1--WE shall all arrive safe in the
better land, though we may have Travelled by
any one Of many different roads," This is an
enchanting notion, and it would be quite sooth-
ing II it were true; but If 1t is not, the sooner
we discover its falsitY the better for us So
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
"MERRY WIDOW, WALTZ oN AM ELEPHANT.

idea Merry
Widow" confined
probably will America before great while
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.

1t is probable that the soft pedal
will be put on the Hattiesburg muni-
cipal campaign while the editors are
here and every one will join hands in
trying to make the visitors feel at
home.
But this doesn't mean let-up for
any considerable time.
1t was a matter of common discus
sion on the streets Monday, that in
stead of street talks, that the candi-
dates have joint discussions, first in
each ward and lastly general wind
up at the court house before the cam
paign closes. At least a dozen voters
were discussing this question yester'
day in a group assembled at the court
house. Only one said he was ready
and willing any time.
The people are anxious to hear the
candidates discuss their positions on
several matters of municipal import
ance. They argue that Hsttiesburg
has grown to be large city, that the
administration of its affairs is mat
ter of vital concern and the candidates
who want to hold office should be will
ing to say just what position he will
take in certain matters.
The News has it on good authority
that there will be some speaking done
before the campaign closes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
The Style in Clocks.

There are funny things aboutSehe
clock business" said the salesman
from Connecticut. "Nine-tenths of the
clocks that | sold on my last trip
were eight-day clocks. Everybody
seems to have serious objections now
adays to winding clocks. If | could
provide customers with 30-day clocks
or 60-day clocks, without too much
additional COST, they would prefer
them. The demand for long-distance
timepieces represents a decided
change in taste. A year or so ago
everybody was clamoring for 24-hour
clocks, on the ground that they kept
better time. Now, If could put on
the market some of those. one-year
and five-year. clocks that venturesome
manufacturers turn out now and then
as curiosities they would prove ready
SELLERS "
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20

precede the use of force for collection
of contract debts; it provided for an
International prize court to which ap
peals may be taken from biased de-
cisions of national prize courts; 1t re-
solved that a third conference, in
about eight years, should take up and
continue its work under international
direction; it gsve to either party to
controversy the right to publicly ask
the services of the Hague Tribunal,
thereby forcing its adversary to arbi-
trate or to publicly admit its fear of
its unwillingness to do so, thus doing
away with the former incongruous re-
quirements that two nations on the
verge of war must first agree to ask
for arbitration; it extended the work
of the Red Cross to naval warfare and
it greatly improved the Hague con-
vention of 1899 by making mediation,
good offices and commissions of in
quiry more easily offered or invoked.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-05-20
MOHONK CONFERENCE
OPENS AUSP|C|OUSLY.

made in the cause of arbitration. The
work of the second conference at the
Hague and of the Central American
peace conference will furnish a text for
many addresses, the speakers including
James E. Scott of the state depart
ment, a member of the Hague confer
ence; Minister Corea of Nicaragua,
Minister Calvo of Costa RIGA, DR.. Ben
iamin F. Trueblood of Boston, John
Barrett, director of the Bureau of
American Republics and many others.
Educational phases of the arbitration
question will be considered by presi-
dents of the leading colleges and uni
versities from New England to Cali
fornia, while distinguished statesmen,
senators and congressman will also
speak. Half hundred commercial or
CARNATIONS in various parts of the
country have sent delegates. News
paper men on the program include
Rollo Ogden of the New York Evening
Post; A. c. Lambdin of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger; Walter N. Page of
the Worlds Work; o. S. Marsden of
Success Magazine and Hamilton Holt
of tho Independent.
Perhaps the greatest public service
the conference can perform this year
will be to set forth squarely just what
the second Hague conference did.
Considerable uncertainty on this point
still exists in the public mind, and
much of it is doubtless unjust to the
men who went to the Hague. Two of
these men are to participate in the
Mohonk meeting, where they will have
an opportunity to place themselves on
record, and where, too, they may meet
in discussion some of the ardent peace
advocates who profess dissatisfaction
or at least disappointment, with the
4 results of The Hague.
i Dispute the racial and temperamenta
differences of the delegations from the
forty-five countries, it is pointed ou
that the second Hague conference gave
to the world a decree that hencefortl
an offer of arbitration must Away,