The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20

is champion with cups and plates
and records and all that, and one of
his drives is certainly a hard thing
for caddie to follow.
"The first day he was out on his
last trip, they tell me he teed off
with beauty that looked good for
more than two hundred yards; but
he noticed that the caddie found it
very quickly, and that it was a long
way short of its apparent stopping
point. The next shot the caddie
again found 1t at once, and to their
amazement the ball was close up to
the green, when it looked to have
gone twenty yards to the right. So
the caddie had good rest in the
shade before the next drive. This
time he found the ball with even
less effort, and Bill became suspic-
ious. The balls were being planted;
but where could the boy be carrying
his supply? He was close cropped
had small mouth, and was as bare
as an egg save for a G string as wide
as your finger round his middle.
This time, when the boy was not
looking, Bill put blue pencil mark
on the ball. Again it was found too
easily and was in too short lie;
also there was no pencil mark on it.
They called the caddie back, accused
him and scrutinized him, but to no
avail. He protested by all the Igor
rote gods that he was honest and
tireless. After another hole or two,
something caught Bills eye.
Don't you think that boy car
ries his left arm very stif1y, gener-
alp said he.
"This time they saw him sneak
the ball out Of his armpit, plant it,
and then take to the shade. The
two players said nothing; but at the
next green they saw the Igorrote imp
renew his ammunition from a hiding
place by the sand box, and then, act
Ing under the sanction of the Secre-
tary of the War Department of the
United States of America general of
the army soundly spanked an enter
prising resident of our insular pos
sessions
Taft's Torn Trousers and the Gar.
"Well, a man must amount to
said Senator Ben Till
man a few months ago as he laid
down his morning paper, when they
telegraph the news all around the
world to say that he has torn his
pants He had just read that Taft
lad kept the car of the Russias
waiting for half an hour to receive
lim, because Taft had split his
,rousers.
The true inside history of this
International event is made public
lere for the first time and should go
Town in the traditions of our era as
notable commentary on the hollow
nockery of greatness I give 1t in
he unrevised version of the victims
,rother.
Perhaps if Bill had had time to
'et certified tailor around Irkutsk
nd take him through with him to
It. Petersburg, he might have been
BILE to avoid the crisis. You know
tailor must be regular Michael
ngelo of his trade to do credit to s
'rother Bills shape. He had this
ne pair of dress trousers, and they
ad been in active service by land
nd sea for sometime.
Some place around 10S east and !
Z north the left knee split across t
nd in the same latitude, about 62 I
asst, the right knee went. Bill (
truggled through to 81 east by
caring black sock pinned across
ach knee underneath, and then the A
oard of stragedy met, and as the
Ear would be waiting as soon as the
ain arrived 1t was decided not to
'pair the breeches till reinforce
ents could be rushed to the 'front.' b
nd the back, hasten to say. Mrs.
art went to work, and the pants .,
oked all right when she got
trough especially when Brother =
Ill had on that big fur overcoat b
'u hear all this talk about. >,
THE decisive moment arrived, =
I'd Bill put them on for the imper-
! party. 1t was a sorrowful hour. =,
ne bent his knees getting out of :,
e compartment, the good work was :,
undone. There was a white leak
each knee like a Montana snow -,
lift. So my brother Bill climbed :.
ok again and took them off. While "a
wife worked on one leg. Halle =,
mimic Rivers worked on the other,
le car of all the Russias was still -
lding the poise and wondering ~