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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
and send him away, and should stay

and send him away, and l should stay
at home and pray and wait"
"Oh, Leonie!" whispered "Leoniew
She took from the lace at her white
throat a tiny blue und gold swastika
and pinned 1t on Iuy coat
This Is instead of the red sleeve
broldered with pearls" she smiled,
though her eyes were wet. And you
shall wear 1t on your coat instead of
your helmet. Do you know what it
signifies, brave knight"
1T brings good luck and is a tails
man to ward off the evil eye" | an
swered, smiling, too, for had she not
called me brave?
THAT and more. The colors are 10y
atty and royalty. The up and down
points are heaven and earth, the right
and left behind you and before you
time and eternity. The symbol means
that you are not free from personal re,
sponsibility while you wear It. 1t
means noblesse oblige, dear knight
Ride forth to your promise; be brave
and strong, and victory will be yours"
SO | kissed my lady's favor and then
her hand and rode away
Aside from my desire for Leonie or
news concerning her. my year with my
foster father was pleasant one. His
library was full of books, his mind a
storehouse of ideas concerning travel,
history and romance. He gave me my
mornings for writing. and | wrote
much, glad that out in the world Lee
onie was reading and waiting
The request he had asked might have
been whim but he gave, leaving Lee
onie out of the question. much more
than he could have received The year
was nearing its close when he spoke to
me of my future.
"You have no idea of what these
months have been to me, Arthur" he
said as we were walking one evening
by the lake in his meadow
And they have been much to me.
SIR" l answered truthfully.
What would it mean to you to have
them lastf' he asked. hitting some
goldenrod sprays with his cane, his
eyes on the yellow blossoms.
ut couldn't be quite like this, sir"
| answered slowly. and then told him
about Leonie and the swastika.
1T wasn't within, boy, that has kept
you here" he replied, with a smile on
his fine old face. "You had begun
writing to me of this Leonie and it
happened that l had seen the girl.
though she had not known my name. |
| wanted to test her, boy. You have |
future before you which must not be |
spoiled by the wrong woman. Tomor- |
row go back to her and If she will |
come bring her to me. The old house |
needs you both"
had thought to find my lady where |
had left her, but she was standing |
under some poplar trees near her own |
gate. AS | came in sight of her a |
vagrant breeze touched the trees, and |
a shower of yellow leaves fell around |
her like golden butterflies urged my
horse forward and sprang from my
saddle
| had thought to greet her in words |
of the master poet, in language beft-
ting her true knight come safely home,
but all my stammering tongue could ut. |
ter as her glad, welcoming face was
raised to mine was: "Leonie. Oh, lie
onier'
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
A Historic Settlement.

The first purely American settlement
west of the Mississippi river was Cape
Girardeau, Mo. Its first settler, how
ever, was Ensign Girardot, French
trader and for some time an officer In
the French army, who located on the
rocky mountain promontory just north
of the present town. From Girardot
the counrt was named The first per-
manent settler at Cape Glrardeau was
Louis Lorimier, a Professionalism,
who in 1882 came from the Miami val
ley, west of the Mississippi. His wife
was half breed Shawnee woman, and
through her great Influence with the
Shawnees he was given large grant
of land in 1905 by the governor of the
territory. Shortly thereafter the Span
ish government, deeming 1t wise to
populate upper Louisiana, offered free
lands exempted from taxation to set
tiers. Because these settlers came from
Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina
almost entirely Cape Girardeau claim
ed the honor of being the first Ameri-
can settlement. Previous settlements
had been largely Spanish or French.
Lorlmier was counted as the father of
the town, which dates in organization
from 1906. He died in 1912, having
survived his Indian wife four years.
He was buried by her 81" II 'ff,,1a
III :. 6. on tree crowned hill over
looking the western Mississippi-Ka
sas City Star
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23

ShOOlb olA1 Al HUME AND FRAY AND
WATT"
ceiving your lady's favor and kissing
her hand and riding away and riding
home again! All but my part-wait-
Ing at home while my knight was in
danger! That l shouldn't like
Maybe when he was about to ride
away you would have called him
back" l ventured. Maybe you would
have said: L need you to take care of
me. Let others do the fighting Would
you, LeonieY
Zone can never tell what one will do
till the time comes" she answered, and
would have turned to her book again
but my hand stayed herr
''Let me tell you a story, Leonie.
Once there was an orphan boy who
was adopted by a man and brought
up as his own son. The boy had been
left money, but the man gave to him
other things-love and sympathy, en-
enlargement and trust When the boy
had grown to man the foster father
sent him out into the world to accom-
plish his hearts desire. Did | say that
the boys ambition was to writer"
II understand, Arthur" she smiled.
"When the boy was going away he
tried to tell the man what he felt of
gratitude to him, but the man laid his
kind old hand on the boys shoulder
and said, Never mind that now, but
some time when | make a request of
you you will grant it And of course
the boy thought then, and said so, that
any request would be small. In compar-
ison with what the man had done for
him.
I'm few years the young man had
become reasonably successful. In the
many times he saw his foster father
the request was not mentioned, but
the boy had not forgotten. Then one
day he met you, and you know what
that meant to him. You must know,
Ieonie."
II think l understand, Arthur" she
whispered, coloring.
Last night the letter came. My fos-
+ar father has made known .,It,s re-
quest" -------
1t was difficult to go on, looking into
Leonie's eyes, SO full of trust and hap
piness, and-yes, l could see-so full OF
love.
THE request is year out of my life
to be spent with him-a year free of
all entanglements, as he expresses 1t,
In the matter of love affairs. 1t means
neither to see nor hear from the wom-
an love. 1t means that If grant the
favor | may not even tell the woman
love her and ask her to wait till the
year is done. Why couldn't he have
asked any other thing under the sun?
1t must be mere whim" finished
hotly.
Leonie was silent for time Her eyes
turned away from me, gazing out on
the feathery spray in the blue dis
lance
exclaimed wrathfully.
Then Leonie sighed and turned her
face to me and laid her slim hand on
my sleeve.
'The future is not ours" she answer
ed gravely. "Only today. 1t may be a
within, but think he has q reason, and
you promised to grant his request when
he should ask it. l know now what
should do If these were the days of
knighthood."
what. LeonieY asked sadly, for
now knew that l must go.
II should give my knight his favor
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The FuII>Particulars.

The other day lady who lives In
)ur town entered a grocery store and
asked to be shown a good kind of
breakfast cereal.
The clerk took down package and
said:
Madam, this is predigested FOOD
ooh, is that 500" she returned "And
by whom Y-Woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
Good For an Appetite.

'You must have a good appetite" re-
marked the thin man enviously.
what do you take for it?"
I'm all my experience" replied the
plump one, 81 have found nothing more
suitable than food" Philadelphia
Press.
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Lost.

Between the school house and the
Idaho Department store, leather wal
let containing valuable papers and
name of owner. Reward will be paid
for its return to the Idaho Department
store.
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Easily Settled.

Nurse-Doctor, a sponge is missing.
Possibly you sewed it up inside the
patient. Eminent Surgeon--Thank you.
Remind me to add $40 to the hill for
material.-Puck
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23

Talk is cheap. but silence costs you
d great deal less.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23

Don't buy II hammock until Won can
GET what you want at the right cost
Lavering has them in every style and
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
For Sale

A Second hand Remington typewriter
In first class condition. Twin Falls
Title and A bstract Co,
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
Seed Oats for Sale.

A fsw Big -Four and Lidz oats for
sale. j. w. McMaster, two miles south
of Kimberly.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23

Good city property In exchange for
ranch. See Brunk- Williams Realty
20 Apr23
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-25

sion was slowly dawniEg on him. Still
he was puzzled.
Tess. you did this, You-yJu''-
Then the absurIit- OF il made him
hesitate What influence cUlld Il poa-.
friendIess waitress have with one Of
the wealthiest corporations Of the
country? Clearly it was a mere coin
cidence! But it puzzled him. and he
looked to her for an explanation.
She stood near him with half avertcd
face. From the clear cut profile. with
its delicate outline and suggestive
curves of check and chin. his eyes
wandered back to the table from which
he had picked the document. There
were other papers looSeHed from the
rubber banda memorandum. loose
sheet of some printed matter an I'M
opened letter and Il card. The letter
and card attracted his gaze He dwplt
upon them for an instant and then
started as though touched by a live
wire
TESS" he murmured abstractedlv.
picking up the card and letter. can
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up at the sight of his happiness and
said:
you'll take it?"
He looked hurt, the smile fading
from his features.
''Tessr'
There were surprise and indignation
in the single word. Tess flushed and
stammered quickly:
"Oh, didn't mean that | was so
tired that the thought of 81 800 seemed
like-like"-
For the first time he noted her dra wn
face. His own Immediately changed to
sympathetic appreciation of her view
point.
1T does seem like a good deal" he
said slowly. 1T would give give you
now. for instance. nice long vacation.
and you need IT,"
Il wasn't thinking of that" she
stammered huTriedly.
For week Montrous was moody
and depressed He took no apparent
interest in his dinner Tess gently raj
lied him and even changed his orders
to suit her idea of what he needed.
His face grew pale and drawn. Finally
Tess said sharply to him one day:
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WE ARE NO LONGER USEFUL but because supposed
by all laws and dcum have finished the span allotted to
work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-25
Land for Sale.

We have for sale the following valua-
bic tracts of land
One Military Lot of so acres, small
portion of which is under cultivation.
All good land, and every acre tillable.
Watered by several good springs and
never failing small run. Contains
some good timber. One-half mile
from R. r. siding, and one and one
half miles from Oakland.
Also part of two Military Lots contain
ing about 80 acres. This property is
directly East of Oakland, on the South
side of the B. & o. r. R. siding on the
North side of tracks. Contains valu-
able grazing land, portion of which
is in cultivation. Valuable r. R. front
age.
Also 10 acres suitable for building sites,
1uSt East of Oakland on the North side of the
OAK land and Nit. Lake Park road.
For further information, address
THE H. WEBER & SONS CO.,
6-tf Oakland Nd.
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EXecutriX's Notice.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
Garrett County, Maryland, letters tesla
mentary on the estate of Thomas j. Low
dermilk, late of Garrett County, Mary
land, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with vouchers thereof
duly authenticated, to the subscriber on or
before the goth day of Aug. 1905. They may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of the said estate. All persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th day OF
February, 1905
LOUISA A. LOWDERMILK,
EXecutrix.
McHenry. Nd.
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you explain how you got that paper
and thiS-this"-
His voice trailed off, and he added,
reading the card:
Miss Morley"
He turned it over and gazed at the
back, then looked at the handwriting
on the unopened letter
Miss Morley" he read again.
Tess could stand it no longer She
held out hand for her property. lie
watched her. q cynical smile slowly
framing itself on his lips
You're not Tess-Tess Darlington"
he went on, returning the card and let
ter It's little game of deceit you've
been playing Miss Morley. And old
John Morley is the president Of the
Consolidated Tin Can company! 1t is
quite a coincidence"
His laugh was mirthless and harsh.
something like a suecr curling his liDS.
She WINGED under it. but moment
l&,er size turned t@.r"la,ro!y tor ard
him and explained.
Il did not iuteHd to deceive you II
was there in the restaurant for fo. the
experience | wanted to >rr fuI my elf
how others lived did not want to
give TO charity inliscrimiuatrly ant
He interrupted sharply:
"Charity, Oh. yes. il WAS charity to-
She stopped him wi;h an tmppr'Dus
look. The Shame mounted to his iore-
head.
NO, l didn't mean that" he arplo-
Gizcd, But lu"st have the conf act
cancelled. | could not acrrr' the ro;al-
ties on the patent III tnat way"
She watched him with dumb look
of pain on her face. When she held
out her hands, he did not see them.
His eyes were bright with a new deter.
mination
You do not wish to offend me- she
began slowly. '1-after all. our friend
ship and what has happened. should a
small thing like this stand between
u.s."
1T is what has happened between us
that makes this impossible, Tess" he
replied, smiling as he emphasized the
old name which had grown so dear to
him. Il knew Tess Darlington. | do
not know Miss Morley"
If before there had lurked any hone
in his heart, it was now forever sup
pressed. Tess-the girl he had loved
was no more. and in her place was
He shuddered and turned from her.
Il must 60" he murmured gently.
There were pain and irresolution in
her face. Then suddenly she took the
copy of the contract and tore it in two,
casting the two pieces in the open fire.
place.
''lf this makes the difference" she
said firmly. II shall have the original
destroyed like this. 1t is not worth the
loss of such-such friendship as ours.
Now I'm Tess again-simply Tess Bar
rington, the obscure waitress at DIS.
I'm tired. horribly tired. and need
vacation. See the circles under my
eyes! Do they not appeal to you?
Think what vacation we could take
on $1,000! Wouldn't it be glorious?
The saucy eyes and smiling face were
close to his. He held his breath and
clinched his teeth. then slowly shook
his head. He replied with evident eff
fort:
mo, no. That does not alter it. The
illusion is broken. Tess, poor Tess. is
no more!"
She uttered little cry of dismay,
the color fading from her face. I'm
MI ct- al 81,
hands again. He took them and held
them passionately.
81 loved Tess-oved her dearly" he
exclaimed between clinched teeth.
"She was more to me than my patent.
more than all else in life" /
"Then | shall always be Tess to you
simply Tess"
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listlessly dropped into the
chair. The day was hot. and
the stuffy little restaurant made his
head ache.
When he looked up to give his order
the new waitress smiled and in reply
to his question said
"Patsy's gone, and Pve taken her
place. l hope I'll suit you"
Montrous thought the name better
than Patsy, and the face and figure
fitted it admirably. TesS-TesS Bar
rington. 1t sounded good. and the eyes
were wondrously liquid and brown
The dinner hour was an oasis in the
desert of work and worry Montrous
began to drop in earlier to avoid the
monday rush. Once when the table
presided over by Tess was crowded he
unwillingly took his place at another
As the days and weeks passed the new
waitress looked tagged, in common
with the rest
when do you take your vacation|
he asked one day.
Il don't think I'll take any" she said,
with a sad smile 1T costs too much"
Montrous understood \ vacation
without wages would be a joyless af-
fair.
Il suppose you take yours soon?"
she murmured
mo; not this year." he blurted out.
81 cant-not until my patent comes
out"
This was the first time he had spoken
to stranger about his patent, and he
wondered at his words. But he con,
tinUcd:
You see, I'm poor and must make
this patent go. It's a great one but
they don't see it that way. or want to
buy it outright for a mere song. But
I'll starve before they get it that way"
The subtle power which had induced
him to reveal this much of his inner
life to Tess could not he explained. lie
was no psychologist He had no time
to take an inventory Of his emotions A
week passed without further reference
to his work Then one day she asked
half apologetically:
Can l see the patent?"
''Sure! But it may not interest you.
It's all about-about making tin cans"
He laughed at the crude description
and then added:
IT'S a machine that will save thou
sands-millions-to manufacturers of
tin cans, I'll bring it around if you'll
let me-"
Montrous made the patent an excuse
for calling often.
zone concern offered me five hun,
dred for it." he exclaimed scornfuny
Think of it! Five hundred for two
years work.
In the middle of the summer he
beamed into the restaurant on very
hot day and whispered softly:
What do you think, Tess: I've got
a raise. The great Consolidated Tin
Can company offered me s. 800 today
for the patentr
She was tired with the days nn"e-
hitting work, and the lines on her
face were drawn, but she frightened
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-25
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, That the subscribers
of Garrett county, hath obtained from
the Orphans Court of Garrett County, in
Maryland, Letters of Administration on the
personal estate OF
WILLIAM HACHMAN,
late OF Garrett county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same. with
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscriber, on or before the 2Sth day or
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
May, 1908.
EDWARD II. STNCELL.
SAMUEL MOSSER.
Administrators,
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Hard Times Ahead
For the Railroads.

BY LUcluS OF the Boston
][a HLE 1T is IMPOSSIBLE PREDICT THE EXTENT
Sc III AND TIE TIME DURING WHICH RAILROADS WILL BE
&AE. AFFECTED BY THE RECENT PANIC, AM FORCED TO
BELIEVE THAT THE WORST BEEN Elk
PERlENCEO AND TAKING EXPERIENCE OF FOR
MER PANIcs AS A GUIDE, DO NOT MATERIAL
IMPROVEMENT IN The PRESENT SITUATION FOR SOME MONTHS
TO COME AND AM FEARFUL THAT THE FALLING l.
ROAD TRAFFIC is LIKELY TO BE is AT
THE PRESENT
Whenever there material decrease in gross earnings rail
road finds impossible, rule reduce operating expenses
to its without somewhat
spending decrease This due the PAYROLL EN-
PENSES ARE THE LAST THAT CAN BE MATERIALLY
REDUCED and much larger portion railroad
operating decreases train service and Ill other
outgo cannot be made sufficiently large Offset decrease gross
until the payroll can be CORRESPONDENCE decreased
y y
If there to be falling off the volume of traffic.
added facilities that have been provided everywhere during the last
two or three will opinion, be ample for acommoda
ton OF the REDUCED volume of traffic. ard endorsements
of these facilities CAN BE DISCONTINUED WITHOUT Def
EIMENT UNTIL THERE is A NEW REVIVAL OF BUSI
NESS. .....t. -~,,> .1,.,
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COuntYOurLife
By Deeds,
Not by Years.

By CLARA BARTON. Of the National Red Cross
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Our Relations With GERMANY.

By CHARLEr1AGNE TOWER American to
lW HE LONG STANDING BETWEEN
4 UNITED STATES AND GERMANY CLOSER.
IF POSSIBLE, DURING YEAR AS A RESULT
OF THE EFFORTS GOVERNMENTS. 1T
is SCARCELY POSSIBLE
BETWEEN TWO NATIONS THAT
THAT HAVE so MANY INTERESTS
The understanding reached between the American tariff commits
sion and representatives the German resulted an
agreement which will facilitate commerce. and hoped that
the trade relations of the nations will EXPAND AND
STRENGTHEN on the basis of this agreement.
The exchange of German and American professors
of the genial idea conceived by Emperor William STIM
ULATING AND FRUITFUL EFFECT IN THE SPHERES OF
CULTURE AND SCIENCE and has brought men and
the students of Germany and the United touch
The influence of these exchange professors HAS NOT BEEN CON-
FINED TO THE LECTURE HALLS 1t has expanded to the
entire people, and the educated both countries have been
brought into intimate relations As result there grown up
BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING of the pecuiarites of
each people, and the idea of the emperor when he nauguraed
movement THUS HAS BEEN FULFILLED
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MOntrOUS'
By GEORGE
ETHELBERT WALSH.
Copyright, 1907. by George EtheIbert
upright. 1907. by George EtheIbert
"

N ~ ONTROUS was more seedy in
III appearance than usual as he
~ 81 listlessly dropped into the
chair. The day WAS hnt and
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you explain how you got that paper
and thiS-this'-
His voice trailed oft. and he added.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-25

Such grave ERROR! have noticed particularly old
soldiers In attending reunions Of old soldiers noticed
that nearly the whole of their conversation upon TIE PASSING
OF TINE AND UPON THEIR AGES They seem to think it
quite marvellous that they ALIVE let having in mind
the doing of anything fer their fellow their fault
but the fault Of the attitude of the world the old in years
WHEN MAN HAS CEASED HIMSELF USEFUL He
is NO LONGER USEFUL BUT MAINTAIN THAT NO ONE NEED
FEEL THAT WAY FIFTY, SIXTY SEVENTY
EIGHTY OR EVEN NINETY OR A HUNDRED AGE-THAT
IS, ACCORDING TO YEAR STANDARDS. AT EIGHTY
ARE AS CAPABLE OF BEING USEFUL WORLD AS THEY
WERE FIFTY YEARS BEFORE PERHAPS NOT IN THE SAME WAY
AND MAYBE IN A MUCH IMPORTANT WAY FOR LIFE
GIVES EXPERIENCE WITH ITS YEARS OF SOME &C
COUNT USE OF.
Birthday celebrations after without value and
what IS more verify believe that they harmful LET YOUR
LIFE BE COUNTED BY THE MIIESTONES OF ACHIEVE
NENT AND NOT BY THE TINEPIECE YEARS. We would
all be that and would live much older than
do at the time, when the props pulled
by tradition and precedent when the trcore and has
reached
Today feel in mind did half century ago.
and that's because I HAVE NOT FOLDED MY HANDS AND
GIVEN UP WORK and also given up the thought that just
useful as | was in other wears
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EE mind is constructed that have become firmly
convinced that after certain length of time we cease
to be useful and when birthday calendar indicates
that we have reached or are nearing that time we.
become lax in work and finally cease to accomplish
NOT RECAITSE WE EEL IN Pc AII1,Y I'll AZ