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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-10
WALLACE LIBRARY
The Building cOmpIstec Books VIII Now Be
Purchased

The Public Property Committee made
an examination OF the Wallace Library
building Thursday evening and formally
received il from Mr.. Geo. ". Wrotsn.
architect and builder.
Granolithic walks will now be laid TO
the building, gas and electric lieht put In
and the building nicely furnished. after
which the committee on library books
will purchase the books. The building
cost 50, 600 and $40 coo will be expend-
ed In books.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-10
THANKSGIVING DINNER

The ladies Of St Georges Episcopal
church will hold their annual Thanks
giving dinner this year as usual.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-10
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NO SERVICE SUNDAY

There Will be no service In Grace Epis.
eopal church, Caroline county. next Sun.
day.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
GALLERY WIT.
Sometimes the Actors Turn the Tables
on the Interrupters.

Sometimes the Actors Turn the Tables
on the Interrupters.
Some amusing instances of the wit
and humor Of the gallery and pit
patrons of the drama are printed in the
English Illustrated Magazine, On one
of the first nights Of the opera of ICY
mon'' at Drury Lane a dissatisfied crit
ic when Mr. Vernon began the last air
in the fourth act, Torn from me, torn
from me! Which way did they take
herY Immediately sang in the exact
time of the air. to the establishment Of
the audience, why, toward Long Acre.
toward Long Acre"
Vernon was for a moment stunned;
but. recovering himself he sang in re-
1oinder: "Ho. no! Did they SO? Then,
I'll Overtake her. I'll soon overtake
herp' and preciptately ran off amid
the plaudits of the whole house
In t"Sancho PanZa." comedy In
three acts, by Dufreni. the duke says
at the beginning of the third act, 81 be-
gin to get tired of Sancho." so do l."
said a wag in the pit taking his hat
and walking out. This sealed the fate
of the piece.
When John Reeve was playing Bonn
bastes at Bristol upon being stabbed
by ArtiXommus he denied the fairness
Of the thrust and, appealing to the pit,
said, ''It is not fair. sir. is it?" A bald.
headed gentleman who probably took
the whole representation to be serious
and to whom Reeve directed his glance
replied, Really, sir, ! cannot say. for
I don't fence
Barry Sullivan. the Irish tragedian,
was playing in Richard Ill" some
years ago at Shrewsbury. When he
came to the line "a horse! A horse!
My kingdom for horsew some one in
the pit called out, ''Wouldn't a donkey
suit you. Mr. SulIivanT yes" re-
sponded the tragedian. turning quick
ly on the interrupter; 'please come
round 10 the stage door"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10

that was blown In Coldwater, Mich,
where bank was wrecked and many
thousands Of dollars secured.
The crime was traced to Yegg and
some of his companions. and they
were found guilty and sent to prison
Thereafter those who employed the
nitroglycerin instead of the older
methods were called '.yeggmen" or
"yeggs."
This was the beginning of the term,
but since that time the application of
it has grown greatly. Today "yegg."
viewed from whatever aspect. Is the
most dangerous criminal with whom
the police of the country have to deal
He is one who rides the country DER
ON freight trains. working through the
south in the winter and migrating to
more exhilarating climes during the
summer. He will beg when he is
hungry and will steal and commit
murder when he sees an opportunity
Of benefiting himself.
Today there are thousands or ''yeggs"
scattered throughout the country. Most
of them belong to some certain band.
each one of which has a leader. He
is the king. 1t is his duty to enlist
recruits. To him also is shipped all
the loot, and he in turn converts it into
money and places the amount to the
credit of the member sending it in.
For this the king receives a commits
sion.
Most Of the "yegg'' gangs carry what
is known as 'kitten" with them. The
kitten" is a boy, young man or Grip
pie. whose duty it is to visit houses
and places Of business. apparently beg
ging food or selling shoestrings, lead
pencils, etc.. and who then reports to
the gang "the lay of the land" SO that
when the time comes for pulling of
the job all are familiar with the prem
ises The kittens" are often runaway
boys and later become "yeggs" them
selves. destined to follow a life Of
crime and Observation-Disclosures Ga
zette-TimeS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
Origin of the Jury.

The seed Of our present form Of
trial by jury may be found in law
Of Ethelred H., binding the sheriff
and twelve prominent thames to
swear that they would neither &C
quit any criminal nor convict any
innocent person. In 1176 the jury
system was very imperfect, the
jurors being essentially witnesses,
distinguishable from the other wit
nesses only by the oath they were
obliged to take. Under Edward /.
witnesses acquainted with the facts
in question were added to the jury,
and finally these became simply wit
nesses, without judicial power, while
the first ceased to be witnesses and
became only judges of the testimony
given. Centuries were to pass, how
ever, before the complete separation
Of the functions of juryman and
witness was effected.-New York
American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
The Cannon Ball Tree.

Among the plants of Guinea one
of the most curious is the cannon
ball tree. It grows to the height
of sixty feet, and its flowers are re-
markable not only for their beauty,
but also for their fragrance. Its
blossoms are of a beautiful crimson,
appearing in large punches and ex-
haling a rich perfume. The fruit
resembles enormous cannon balls;
hence the name. However, some
say it has been so called because of
the noise which the balls make in
bursting. From the shells domestic
utensils are made, and from the
contents are obtained several kinds
of acids, sugar and gum as wei
the materials for making an
lent drink in gickness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
WORKS OF JOHN YEGC
A Daring Burglar Who Attained
Fame In His Line.
HIS NAME A POLICE LEGACY,

1t Is Now Applied to the Most Danger
Gus Criminals With Whom the Off
GERS of the Law Have to Contend.
Nitroglycerin In Safe Bursting.
In the expressive slang that per-
meates police circles throughout the
country, ''yegg" is one of the dam
gerOus criminal class.
The question is often asked, "What
is yegg, and how did the expression
part Of the query will lead to an eluci-
dalton of the first.
Some years ago, when the United
States government was experimenting
with high explosives, wishing to secure
some death dealing and destructive
shell that would cause more damage
than. any before manufactured, some
one suggested that introglycerin be
tried Up to that time this most pow
erful of explosives had not been util.
lied in this way.
The government experts went to
work, and the results of their expert
ments were from time to time pub
lished broadcast through the commu-
nifty. At last they succeeded in max
ing shell in which nitroglycerin was
the chief component part and which
made all former ones sink into insig-
uificance.
In a town in the middle west at the
time there lived a man named John
Yegg. In his earlier days he had been
one of the most expert electricians as
we'll as all round experienced mechan-
les In the country. Later, through drink
and bad associates, he had descended
to life Of crime, his principal art be-
ing that Of safe blowing.
He was attracted by the published
accounts of the experiments of the
government authorities with nitro
glycerin. The thought struck him,
Why could not this be used in blowing
safes?
The method at that time was to drill
hole in the safe to be wrecked, fill
this with powder or dynamite and
then touch the fuse. This method,
however, required considerable time to
pull off "a job and was noisy and
dangerous.
Yegg went to work on the nitro
glycerin method. He tried 1t, and 1t
was a complete success. Furthermore.
after he had performed job after job
he had the police of the country baf-
fed. They did not know how the
work was done. Yegg instructed
others in the art, and soon from one
end of the country to the other safes
were being wrecked, but by what man.
ner no one knew.
Yeggs method was to take some OF
the explosive which he and those with
him called "soup"-and, by the way,
this term is still extant-and pour it
In: the crack of the safe near the
hinges of the door, The small aperture
was then covered with soap to hold
the explosive in place. The fuse was
applied, and with the explosion Off
went the doors, slick and clean. The
entire job took but few minutes. 1t
remained for a young Pinkerton de-
tective to solve the matter on q safe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
Sure ENOUGH Hous.

Nose. the darby cook of party Of
surveyors in eastern Texas. was great
ly annoyed by the raZorback hogs that
while he was at the spring a particu-
larly ravenous band Of these 'piny
woods rooters" raided the cook tent
and ate up everything that was edible
and some things that weren't. For sew
eral moments after his return from the
press his feelings. "Waal" he finally
exclaimed, de good Lawd suhtainly
knowed his business when he named
hawgs 'hawgsr Dey sho' is hawgs!'-
EverybOdy's Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
WOULD HAVE SHOT HIM.
Quaint Story of Marshal Soult and
Louis Philippe.

Quaint Story of Marshal Soult and
Louis Philippe.
In the reign of Louis Philippe Victor
Hugo was frequent and welcome
guest at the Tuileries. Here is one of
his anecdotes of the time as told in
Victor Hugo's memoirs:
"a few days ago the king said to
Marshal Soult in the presence of 9th
ers, Marshal, do you remember the
siege of Cadiz?
Rather, sire, should think so.
swore enough before that cursed Cadiz.
| invested the place and was forced to
go away as l had come
marshal, while you were before it
! was inside it.
81 know, SIRE
"'The cortes and the British cabinel
offered me the command of the Span
fish army
Il remember, sire
"'The offer was a grave one. I hest
tated long. Bear arms against Francei
For my family it is possible, but
against my country! | was greatly
perplexed. AT this juncture you asked
me through trustworthy person for a
secret interview in a little house stu
ated on the Cortadura, between the
city and your camp. Do yon remember
the fact, NJ. MARSHALL
Perfectly, sir. The day was fixed
and the interview arranged
0EAn6 dir aot fl1rn I1n2,
"'That is So
"'Do you know whyT
81 never knew
"T will tell you AS l was prepar-
ing to meet you the commander of the
English squadron. apprised of the mat
ter I know not how, dropped upon me
brusquely and warned me that | was
about to fall into a trap; that. Cadiz
being impregnable, they despaired of
Selling me, but that at Cortadura
would be arrested by you; that the en-
peror wished to make the Due dor
leans a second volume of the Duo
d'Enghein, and that you would have
me shot instantly. There, really add
ed the king, with a smile, your hand
OA JOuA SOAoSlCASC, NCAI SOu SOAAS W
shoot meP
1.-THE marshal remained silent for @
moment, then replied: No, sire.
wanted to compromise you.' The sub
ject of the conversation was changed.
A few minutes later the marshal took
leave of the king. and the king, as he
watched him go, said, with a smile, to
the person who had heard the CONVEX
sation: Compromised Compromise!
Today it is called compromise In re-
atty he would have shot me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
AN ANCIENT HIGHWAY.
Enaiand's Great North Road Is TIVE
Thousand Years Old.


Thousand Years Old.
Before we reached Hatfield, a few
miles out of London, we had already
been impressed with the magnificence
OF this Great North road. which is
said to have been built by Mr.. Gaze
sar. whose headquarters were In Rome
at the time 1t Is the direct route
: from London to Edinburgh and has
been Travelled for so many centuries
that the earliest histories of England
contain accounts Of the movement Of
troops upon it, 1t is great thorough
fare for vehicles of all sorts. motor
lists and cyclists. and In these modern
days there are well worn footpaths
along either side for pedestrians. We
passed scores Of motors. and | was
told while In England that the popu
larity of motoring had noticeably di
minished the number Of first class
travellers by rail- We found the road
for its entire length of 400 miles In
perfect condition. In many portions
the macadam is said to be nine feet
thick. Long sections of the road are
oiled, and on no part Of 1t was there
any appreciable amount of dust There
are few sharp curves, and the grades
are so slight that 1t has become a
great thoroughfare for speeders. with
the result that there are many police
traps for which one has to watch. We
found that we could stop in almost any
little village and get information as to
just where the traps were located-as.
for instance, they told us at Bigles-
wade, which is a better looking place
than its name, to look out for traps
Just the other side of Buckden and
again in approaching Weston-Frank
Presbrey in Outing Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
How Red Herrihqs Came.

The first red herring was accidental
~ produced in England many years
ago by fisherman who, having sur
plus OF fresh herring, hung them up in
a smoky shed to dry and then forgot
all about them. When he looked at
them some time after he found that
they had changed in color. The king
to whom the fishes were presented.
was so interested that he gave permits
sion to the fisherman to exhibit them
around the country as strange mon
STEERS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
His Nerve Good,

Dissa tisded Committeeman You
made a dismal failure in your effort to
please our audience. shall not pay
your fee in full.
Egotistic Lecturer-Oh, indeed, you
must. sir! l assure you worked much
harder than should have had to labor
with less difficult audience Besides,
think how much rarer sight l have
given you by failing than l should
have given If I had succeeded!-Ly-
ceumite and Talent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
Amenities of the Fair Sex.

Mrs. Al thought Mrs c. was a
friend Of yours. Mrs. B.-And so she
is. Mrs A.-Well. she isn't She's a
hypocrite. Mrs BLOW do you know
that? Mrs. A.-Because she tried to
get me to say something mean about
you Mrs. R-She did? How? Mrs
A.-Why. she asked me to tell her what
! really thought " von.-Chicagl News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-10
Not Unlikely.

The following appeared recently In
q schoolboy's essay:
"A long time ago England was once
foreign country. England has much
coal beds. When it is finished we shall
have to use our brains for fuel, and -
will be scarce."-London Pick-Me-U Up.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-01-03
JEROME.

Fred L. Cockburn, cashier of the
jerome State Bank, spent Christmas
in Miner.
Harvey W. Hurlebaus left last week
for a short visit with his sister and
mother in Butte, Mont
Geo Miles, who has been visiting his
brother, E. Miles, in Shoshone, joined
one Of the engineering crews this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ayers, who
have been stopping with Earl Lee at
the jerome lodging house, have re-
turned 20 Hagerman.
Four engineering crews are busy on
the extreme western part of the tract
between Gooding and Hagerman. com
pleting the topography necessary before
making final survey for bitches.
The recent fall Of snow has effectu-
ally put a stop to the sage brush gru1-
bling There are a number of contracts
not yet completed and work viii be
as soon as the weather per
mits.
Jerome, Dec. 81, '0S.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-01-03
COOLING.

There viii be New Years dance il
the town hall tonight.
Fred Bliss, of Bliss, is in Gooding tC
attend the New Years ball tonight.
Sam Malicot has opened barber
shop in the building adjoining the new
town hall.
DR.. Dill, of Shoshone, was called to
Gooding Monday to see Ray Gooding
who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Chas. Coons is very sick at her
home on the Stuenenberg ranch six
miles west of here.
! A. J. Schubert, the secretary of the
townsite company, is spending the hoH-
days with friends in Boise.
F. W. Jordan, the hustIing salesman
for the Idaho Irrigation company, was
Gooding visitor Tuesday.
Joe Serpa has returned from Omaha
where he went in charge of three cars
of sheep for Governor Gooding.
F. A. Rossman, the barber who OPP
crates a chair in Henry Eagelus' shop,
has gone to Boise for a short time.
Henry Eagelus has moved his stock
of confectionery and sundries to MS
new quarters in the postoffice building
1t is reported that Mr.. Slater, living
near Bliss, died this morning from in
juries received by horse kicking him.
W. B. Kelley has completed his new
ice house and is ready now to fill it as
soon as ice forms sufficient to justify
its storage.
Evans Wood has the foundation in
for a new building on Idaho street
which will be used by him for grocery
store when completed.
By the way, New Years day in Good
ing was an ideal day, warm and full of
sunshine and everybody feeling good to
start in on the year of 1908.
The Ladies' Aid society cleared SAT
with their Christmas festivities. This
money goes toward the building fund |
of the Presbyterian church to be erected /
here this spring.
Fred Gooding is erecting a comfor-
table dwelling house on the old Silk
ranch. The foundation is now in and
work will be continued as soon as
conditions permit.
Mr.. Killingsworth, the foreman on
Gooding's ranch, has returned
from Portland where he went with a
car of hogs. He reports having re-
ceived good price for the hogs.
The postofiee will be moved this
week into its new quarters and the
railroad company has suppliedits agent,
Tom Alley, with fine cart for carry
ne the mails to and from the depot.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-01-03

E. W. Gardner, the manager of the
Nampa Lumber company's yard at
this place, has gone to Nampa for a
short visit with his family. He thinks
of moving his family to Gooding in the
near future.
Louis Adams, of Soldier. is in Good
ing this week to purchase a load of
supplies for his ranch. He begins with
a ton of flour just for a starter. The
Soldier and Camas prairie people are
getting next to the fact that Cooling
is their best trading point.
C. A. Bell, one Of the gentlemen who
invested in new ranch land here at the
November drawing, has built a com
Portable house on his land and estab-
Ished his residence there. He has re-
Gently been on the sick list in Shoshone
but is now better and has returned to
his home.
Mr.. Furtch and wife, from North
Dakota, accompanied by their son and
son-in-law, are here looking over the
country with a view to locating. They
express themselves as very much pleas
ed with the outlook for Gooding and
vicinity and it is likely they will buy
land near as well as invest in Gooding
town property with a view to entering
business in the new town.
The idea of a central school for Good
ing and vicinity is being agitated and
it is hoped the idea viii prevail. The
central school viii give each child with
in the radius of six or seven miles all
the advantages of a graded and high
school. 1t will give longer terms and
better teachers. 1t will enable pupils |
to attend who could not otherwise do 1
so because the school wagons will run
in all sorts of weather and each child /
will be brought to school in a warm I
covered wagon in bad weather and at
no greater cost than is now met for
less accommodations. Let the central
SCilOOl DS Duib Dy diA HlSd1lS-
The Nampa Lumber company has
the first section of its sheds
and has large supply of all sorts of
material on hand. This firm
is one of the largest lumber companies
n the state. 1t owns its own mills az
Nampa and saws all of its own lumber
It secures the logs from the Payett
liver and they are brought across by
all from their holding grounds at En- /
nett. MIR E. W. Gardner, their local c
manager here, is the right man for the
,lace. He is a fine architect and build
r and is well acquainted with all the !
ietails connected with the building 5
rades. He is ready to advise his Gus 2
omers and to make estimates for them I
n any kind of building. e
Gooding, January 1, 1908.