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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

in Jamaica Plain, and lived there till
mis- royalist father, who objected siren
uously to the American revolution,
transplanted him to England, where he
served under Nelson In the battle OF
the Nile.
The boy was French, son OF the ad.
miral Of the French ship rOrient, and
that was the vessel that blew up with
the immortal boy standing by the
mainmast
The boys unconscious destroyer.
Capt Benjamin Hallowell, was born In
the old BOylstOn house still standing at
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
To Make Soil Investigation.

Professor Milton Whitney, chief of
the bureau of soils, reports that the
farming lands of the United States
aggregate 83S, 591,774 acres and that
the yield per acre of all cereal crops
has increased. The bureau of soils in
tends to make an investigation of the
soils of the semi-arid belt of the north
west, with view to ascertaining the
nature of the soil, and what it is adapt
ed to and how it can be best improved
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Our Guns the Best.

In his annual report Rear Admiral
Mason, chief of the bureau of ordnance,
declared that the 12-inch guns mounted
on the eight latest of our battleships
already in commission are on equality
or superior in power to any 12-inch gun
afoat anywhere in the world, and the
12-inch guns of our battleships in course
of construction will be equal or superior
in power to any 12-inch foreign gun on
which we have authentic information.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Rural Commission at Omaha.

President Roosevelt IS commission to
investigate the conditions of rural life
in the United States has been called
to meet in Omaha, Neb., during the
third week of December when the Ma
tional Corn exposition will be in full
swing. Farmers, ministers, physicians,
bankers, merchants, grain buyers and
editors from the rural districts will be
invited by the commission to meet with
them in Omaha at three conferences,
when all will be given an opportunity
to make suggestions and tell of life on
the American farm as they view it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
AIDS THOUSANDS OF MUTEs.

London Rector Talks to 1000 in His
Church and Gives Needy Help.
London has 1900 deaf and dumb per-
sons who attend st. Savior's Episcopal
Church in Oxford street. the rector Of
which is the Rev. F. W. Gilby. who. al
though not a deaf mute. is son Of
parents thus afflicted. His congregation
is mixed, including aristocrats and even
bootblacks. He makes his signs as pic
turesque as possible. which action not
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
ASSUMES POWER IN HAITI.
General Simon Takes Reins of Govern
ment at Port au Prince as
Chief Executive.

Port au Prince, Dec. 7.-General An
TONNE Simon, commander in chief of
the revolutionists, who yesterday en-
tered Port au Prince at the head of an
army of 5000, today issued a proclama-
ton in which he assumed the title of
chief executive and decided that he
would organize a provisional govern
ment pending the assembling of the
parliament.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
ROOSEVELT PROMOTES SCIENCE
African Hunting Trip to Aid New Ma
tional Museum.

President Roosevelt, in a statement
prepared by Secretary Walcott of the
Smithsonian institution, made his first
official announcement Saturday regard
ing the hunting trip to Africa, on which
he will start within two weeks after he
retires from the presidency. The expe-
dition is to be QUILTED by the Smith
sonian institution, the president de-
fraying his own expenses, and will
gather natural history materials for
the new national museum. Mombassa
will be reached in April next year, but
no detailed itinerary beyond that place
has been made except the general route
to Victoria Nyanza and thence down
the Nile to Khartoum, where it is said
the party will arrive about April, 1910
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
ADMIRAL coaH1AN DEAD.
Death Was Entirely Unexpected Was
Living in New York.

eN1
Living in New York.
New York.-Rear Admiral Joseph B.
Coghlan died at his home in New
Rochelle, N. Y, at 1880 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
He was in command of the New York
navy yard from 1904 to 1907. He re.
moved to Ned Rochelle only about two
weeks ago.
Rear Admiral Coghlan IS death was en-
tirely unexpected. He, with Mrs. Cogh-
Ian, was living at the home of Charles
Chamberlain, former New York news
paper man, in Sutton Manor, the resi-
dence section of New Rochelle, while
waiting for his new home in that city
to be made ready for his occupancy.
The admiral was seen about the
streets of New Rochelle Friday, and
appeared to be as well as usual.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
CUT PACIFIC SHIPPING RATES
Japanese Boat Company to Set Own
Figures

Japanese shipping companies have
failed to make any agreement with re-
gard to transpacifc freights and the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha has withdrawn
from the Japanese conference and de-
cided to make its own rates. The Nip
pom Yusen Kaisha will make general
reduction of about II per cent under
the rates charged by the other steam.
ship lines ON the Pacific.
Count Komura, minister of foreign
affairs, has given instructions to local
governors of Japanese procedures to
prohibit emigration of Japanese labor
ers to America and Hawaii. Emigration
will be encouraged, however, to Peru
and Brazil.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
An Omission.

Magistrate What is the charge
against yen this timer
Boggs-They eotohed me a-stealinR
oranges, yer worship
Maglstrate-Dldn't tell you when
you were here before net to steal any
thing mOre7
Boggs-NO. yer worship; you said not
to steal any more lemons, but yer didn't
say a word about oranges-LondoD
Graphic.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Negro Cavalry Praised.

Whatever may be the attitude of
other controversies with the eolored
troops in the United States army, West
Point has only words of praise and ap-
probation for the colored cavalry de-
tachment stationed there.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
New Rifle a Success.

Washington, Dec. 8.-That the new
magazine rifle just placed in the hands
of the army of the United States and
the militia of the various states is a
success is set forth by William Crozier,
chief of ordnance of the war depart
ment, in his annual report.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
anthropy which inflicted no wound upon
the pride Of the beneficiary.
NOT A MYTH.

story of 'The Boy stood ON the
BurninR Deck" Founded ON Fact.
Few people know that the boy on
the Burning Deck" is not a myth, but
an actual fact, and still fewer know
that the man who gave the order for
the destruction of the vessel, on whose
deck the aforesaid boy stood, was born
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
RECTOR REFUSES RICH REWARD
Turns $4,000 Over to Charity-Ch Church
Has Better Use for Money.

Presented with $4,000 by members of
his congregation on the occasion of the
25th annual anniversary of his rector
ship of Grace church, New York, Rev.
DR.. William Reed Huntington has de,
clined to accept the gift and has turned
it back for the use of the church.
In letter he suggested to the par
ishioners that the income from the
sum be used during his rectorship to
carry on parish, charitable and mis-
sionary work. In the event of his re.
tirement from the church he is to make
use of the income himself, but when he
dies it shall revert to the church treas
ury.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Old Indian Chief Dies.

stidham, Okla.-Rolly Mcintosh, 76
years old, ex-chief of the Creek Indians,
is dead at his home near here. McIn-
tosh had been a representative of the
tribe in Washington for the last 10
years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
France win Keen Finn ont.

If President Castro of Venezuela
comes to Bordeaux he will not be al
lowed to set foot on French soil until
after he has offered a formal apology
for the fashion in which he has founted
France.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

Mother = Whatl Fighting againl
Such a black eyel If you'd only fol-
low the lead of the minister's little
boy
Tommy-Aw, old try ter follow his
lead, but he led again wild his left, an
dat Is where he biffed me.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
sperrv,s Fleet In singapore.

Singapore, Dec. THE United States
Atlantic battleship feet, under COM
mand of Admiral Sperry, passed
through the harbor here Sunday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Professor W. I. knapp Dead,

Paris, Dec. 7.-Professor William
Ireland Knapp, formerly of Yale and
Chicago universities, died here Sun
day.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

One trouble with the man who starts
out to kill time Is that he kills q lot
Of time belonging to busy people.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
The Riter M.

Hewitt-who was that fellow who
In a ct of absent mindedness tried to
light his cigar from the electric Hghti
Jewett-He's a joke writer who makes
a speciality Of jokes about eOuntrymen
blowing out the gas.-New York Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

fautng good citizens who neglect their duty to the
munity responsible for graft in public e for boss
ism In States and cities and for practically every In
iouty of American politics. This is fact which To-
known to every practical politician and to every
who has ever for public office II they would do
their duty would have clean politics. We never Will
have clean politics until the exercise Of the right Of
voting is made compulsory by every person who is en-
titled TO cast q ballot.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
OTHER MARKETS.

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

Of appliances leading to literary and professional and
managing occupations without any real soicitude about
the vital industrial foundations Of the nations happiness
and situation manfestly unjust to the greater
number unjust to those whom 1t has done the
most, has resulted.
Notwithstanding boosted universally OF educa-
onal opportunity there has up absurd hiatus
in the educational system which denies the just rights
of the wageearning and grevously the
Industrial efficiency and the material prosperity of the
country. There should be open chance for every
American child The influences Of the schools must not
lead boys who might become excellent cabnetmakers into
being noaccount lawyers and girls who might be nrst-
class breadmakers into being fourthass music teachers
The school system has grown deformed 1t ID onesded
and not broad enough at the base.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
Chicago.
F1our-Steadv.

Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, $1.07@1.10;
No. 3, 9sc@$1.o7; No. 2 red, $1,000
LOG "a.
Corn-No. 2, $4,000 1-4c; No. yell
low, 60 1-4@62 1-2c.
Oats-No. 2, 40 1-2c; No. 2 white,
sic; No. white, 4S 12@51c.
Rye-No. 2, 70 1-4074c.
Barley-Good feeding, soc; fair to
choice mailing, 61@64 Lee.
Flaxseed-No. / northwestern, $1.44.
Timothy seed-Prime, $685..
Clover-Contract grades, $3.50.
Short ribs, sides-Loose, $S.12 1-2@
$50.
Mess pOrk-Per bbl., $14.5O@
1852 1-2.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $9.17 1-2.
Short clear sides-Boxer, $S.75@9.
CattleEMarket steady to 10c lower.
Beeves, $3.5O@7.S0; Texans, $4,000
4.4O; westerns, $3.4O@5.75; stockers
and feeders, $2.7O@4.75; cows and
heifers, $1.6O@5.1O; calves, $5@7.
Hogs-Market 1Oc lower. Light,
$5.15@5.8O; mixed, $5.35@6; heavy,
$4,000; rough, $5.4o@5.55; good to
choice heavy, $5.55@6; pigs, $3.75@
| $4.85; bulk, $5.60@5.75.
Sheep-Market steady to 1Oc lower.
Native, $2.50@6.SO; western, $2.75@
4.SO; yerlings, $4.2o@5; lambs, $40
6.75; western, $4@6.75.
San Francisco.
Wheat Shipping, $1.62 1-2@1.67 IL;
milling, $1.67 1-2@1.72 1-2. Barley
Feed, SLAP 1-2@145; brewing, $1,000
1862 1-2. Oats-Red, $1.57 1-2@2.1O;
white, $165@1.SO; black, $2.25@2.6O
Millstuffs-Bran, $29.5O@31; mid
dlings, $3350@35.5O.
Hay-Wheat, $1S@22; wheat and
oats, $17@21; alfalfa, $11@15; stock,
$12@15; straw, per bale, 6o@9oc.
Wool-Spring Humb. and Mend, 100
19c; Nevada, 9@14c; valley Oregon,
IA 1-2@17c; mountain, SOS lie; South
Plains and s. j., 1909 1-2c.
New York.
Flour-Market dull, but firm.
Wheat-Spot irregular. No. 2 red,
SLIP 5-s@1.14 1-8 elevator and $1.14 IA
f. o. b. afoat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
| $1.19 So f. o. b. afoat; No. hard win
ter, $1.19 1-s f. o. b. afoat.
Hops, wool and petroleum-Steady.
Hides-Firm.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining,
3.42c; centrifugal 90 test, 3.92c; mo-
lasses sugar, 3.17c; refined, quiet.
Coffee-Quiet; No. Rio, 6 lie;
mild, dull; Cordova, 9 1-4@12 lie.
Bar silver, 4S lac; Mexican dollars,
45c.
The tin market was quiet at $29.a7 1-2
@29.62 12.
Copper was dull, with lake quoted at
$14.37 1-2@14.5O; efectrolytic was quot
ed at $14.12 1-2@14.25, and casting was
! quoted at $14@14.12 1-2.
Lead was dull at $4.25@4.30.
Spelter was unchanged at $5.10@5.15.
The iron market was unchanged.
Liverpool.
Close: Wheat-December IS; March,
rs 9 lid; May, rs, Bad.
I
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
PUBIC SCHOOLS LACK INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
BY Andrew S. Drape

~ NHWE9W % EdPSEs
The length Of the school period and the pro-
ductive value Of the citizen are closely re-
lated. Industrialism 10 the great basis Of a
nations true strength and real culture.
Knowing this. we have seen that there lie
not sufficient articulation between the educa-
tional and the Industrial systems of the coun-
try. We have seen the indefinite expansion
Of instruction and the unlimited MULTIPLICATION
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
VOTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLITICAL GRAFT.

We will never have really pure politics In
America until we devise some means for com
polling voters to perform their duties. At the
present time the percentage Of men who shirk
their responsibility, particularly at the pFi-
maries, is enormous The result 10 that the
political game in America is played tso often
only by an inferior class Of citizens who could
easily be outvoted by good men, These de-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
A GOOD HUSBANDS HARD LOT.
By Louise Safterthwalth

Sometimes, 1t seems to me, that worn and
worried wives and mothers forget or at least
neglect to remember, that good husbands bear
their equal half Of the burden. woman who
runs house and cares for children has no
sinecure; this is the truth; but the man who
has to find every cent to pay for 1t all has no
easy snap of 1t, either. i woman's work Is
never done, the old saying runs, and where
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

there are children it truly is done; night well
day the mother forever has the yoke upon her neck
thousand trifng duties and exasperatons pursue her
like a cloud of midges So II she sometimes complains,
who can blame her? Though there thousands who
utter word but do their best always and cheer
fully so long as they live. But to the who be-
eves that all that husband does s to go downtown and
there while the hours away till o'clock in joyous free
dom would say that would like her to really know
what 1t
To many a man it being virtually slave. The
mother at least while she may be slave to her work
can order 1t it suits her. but the who is
of another take what is said to him. obey orders
and put pride-and in many cases principe-in his
pocket On such a husband rests always the haunting
responsibility Of maintaining the home. He never
forget that mother and children look him and to him
alone for bread shelter and food This burden Is
no slight one stay for every day in the week
in one room at one place, he 1t bright dark clean
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
THE SENSATIONS on YOUTH.
By 3. StanIsy Han.

!. ! !. :
- Young people need to tingle with sentiments,
IN and the appetite for excitement and sensation
| III is ut its height in the teens. Here is where
WI the principle Of NERVOUSNESS gives the teach
M | one OF his chief opportunities and resources
" Excitement the young must have, for feelings
| ~ their life II they cannot find It In
IN the worthy they strongly predisposed to
go seek 1t in the grosser forms OF pleasure
Hence every glow Of esthec appreciation, every thrill
by herosm pulse Of religious aspiration
by just much the potential energy OF passion
because found its knetc equivalent In higher
form Of expression 1t is from this point Of view that
OF German colaborers have even gone so far
advocate course Of love Stories
bring out the most chivarc side OF the
tender passion at this age when 1t 10 most plastic and
capable Of dealization while others have advocated
theaergoing selected plays, papitatng with lfe ac
ton and adventure that emotional tension be dis
charged not merely harmlessy but in an elevang way
American Magazine
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

Close: Wheat-December IS; Marcel
rs lid; May, rs, 8 3-4d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17

into Hampton roads. The Idaho is pre-
pairing to sail from Hampton roads for
Panama on an endurance run Tor the test
ling of her machinery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
FLOATING IN RIVER
BODY OF WHITE MAN RECOVER
ED NEAR ALEXANDRIA.

The body of white man was observed
floating in the river about IL 30 O'Clock
this morning by Capt James Marmaduke
of the ferry steamer Lackawanna during
one of the trips of that vessel between
Washington and Alexandria. Capt.
Marmaduke called the attention of the
crew of the tug Eugena. which was pass
ing. to the body. which was towed by
the tug to the foot of Princess street,
Alexandria. where it was made fast.
Coroner S. B. Moore of Alexandria. after
viewing the body. turned it over to the
crew of the District police steamer Vigi-
liant. The remains were brought to this
city and placed in the morgue
An examination by Morguemaster
Schoneberger disclosed that the drowned
man was smooth shaven' and between
twenty-five and thirty years of age. He
had placed: two bricks in his side coat
pockets. evidently, the authorities believe.
with the idea of committing suicide.
Two pocketbooks were found on his per-
son. In one of them was visiting card
engraved with the name Mr.. F. p. Rein
hart, but they contained no money. In
one of his pockets also was a bicycle
wrench and a Washington newspaper
dated March % showing that his death
occurred since that date. The deceased
wore plate holding two false teeth.
The mans features were scarcely recOg-
nizable and his body was badly discol-
ored. He was well dressed and wore rub
bers over his shoes. The police are try
ing this afternoon to establish the iden-
tity of the deceased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
ACTION DEFERRED.
Committee Withholds Decision on
Mountain Reserve Bill.

Though today was set for determination
by the House judiciary committee of the
constitutionalty of the Appalachian
White Mountain forestry bill. no action
was taken The committee considered
the tentative report by Representative
Brantley of Georgia, holding that the bill
is constitutional if it can be established
that acquisition of forests is in aid of
navigablity of streams and unconstitu-
tional if that contention cannot be sup
ported. and also canvassed the report
made by Representative IIi:tlefield to the
same effect. but a call of the House in
terrupted the discussion and final action
went over to next Wednesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
NEW PLANS FOR FLEET.
All the Vessels Will Visit Two Aus.
tralian Ports

1t is stated at the Navy Department
that the Atlantic battleship fleet. after
touching at Auckland, New Zealand. Oh
its way around the world, will. in all
probability, go first to Sydney and thence
to Melbourne, Australia. the whole fleet
visiting both places. After leaving Mel
bourne the vessels will sail around Aus
tralia and up to Manila. Previous an
nouncements that the fleet, with the view
of saving time would be divided between
Sydney and Melbourne caused manifesto
lions of regret from the people of those
places, who prefer shorter visit from
the whole feet rather than a longer one
from any portion of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17

without regard to creed, is the feast to
commemorate fraternal love- At the con-
clusion of his remarks. and at his re-
quest a toast was drunk standing, to
"Fraternal Love-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
NEED NOT APPLY.
Widows on Pension Roll Will Re-
ceive Increase Voted by Congress.

Pension Commissioner Warner has an
nounced that widows now on the pension
roll would not be required to make APP
plcation for the increase from So to So
a month recently voted by Congress. The
commissioner has instructed the pension
agencies throughout the country to put
this law into effect automatically, the
first payment of the increase to be made
May T. This action will result in saw
ing of several hundred thousand dollars
to the pensioners affected. Widows not
already on the rolls. but who are enti-
tied to the increase. are required to make
application, as in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17

without regard TO Greco, Is the IedSt W
commemorate fraternal love-. At the con-
clusion of his remarks. and at his re-
quest. toast was drunk standing, to
"Fraternal Love-
Discusses Our Country.
Mr.. Carter B. Keene. 3od degree, the
next speaker. responding to the toast
dress.
II believe that many of us" he said,
do not think enough of our native land.
We are SO engrossed in business affairs
and other pursuits that we forget the
great blessings we enjoy as citizens of the
United States.
AT times we look upon the United
States as an abstract proposition. No
man who once bends his knee to tyranny.
no matter how strong or brave he may
be, will ever regain his former strength.
Next to God, our country Is the prin-
ciple upon which the foundation of this
organization is laid
The last address of the evening was
that of Mr.. Maurice d. Rosenberg. eigh-
tenth degree. responding to the toast
Impressions. After reciting the i'm
p-essions made in the various stages of
Masonry through which he had passed, he
said: lit is a singular coincidence that the
solemn feast which we now celebrate
should fall upon the date when the feast
of Jesus Christ with His disciples is being
celebrated by the Christian world. on the
first day of the Jewish feast of the Pass
over, and it would be strange indeed if
the strongest impression that has ever
marked my life should not be the fact
that here we meet, of different races and
creeds, each respectful of the others be-
liefs. upon the broad plane of brotherly
love among all Gods children"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Rosenberg S
address the large audience arose, sang
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and the as
sembly was dismissed.